Colorado

Retainage is the withholding of a percentage of payment to ensure the successful completion of construction projects. Since cash flow is so vital to the success of a project, many...

The Colorado construction trust fund statute was enacted to impose penalties on anyone who uses construction project funds for any other purpose but paying the contractors and suppliers on the...

Recent legislation drastically changed the Colorado payment bond requirements. These bonds will now be required for P3 projects.

The Colorado Prompt Pay Act establishes a framework for timely payment of contractors and suppliers on public projects. This collection of statutes sets the deadlines for payment, the release of...

Not all states’ lien notice laws were created equal. If you’ve done construction work or supplied materials in more than one state, you’ve probably experienced this first hand. The team...

Continuing our brief review of pay when paid and pay if paid clauses throughout the United States, this post examines these clauses under Colorado construction law. Colorado allows for both...

If there's one rule that remains consistent from state to state, it's that labor or materials must be incorporated into the project for mechanics lien rights to arise. That is,...

Mechanics liens, as creatures of statute, require strict compliance with the statutory requirements in order to remain valid. While there are always timing requirements and formatting requirements that must be...

A step by step guide to filing a mechanics lien in Colorado | Mechanics liens are powerful tools to prompt payment for construction companies

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