Iowa Site Work Contract for Contractor

Busker v. Sokoloski, 203 N.W. 2d 301, 304 (Iowa 1974). In construction cases, a non- breaching party may recover interest payments to third parties if reasonably foreseeable and caused by the defaulting parties breach.

Begin with the Date and the Address of the Other Party. Start with the Basic Details of the Planned Work. Include Special Stipulations. State Whether There Will be a Further Agreement. Create an Area for Signatures. Sign and Date the Contract Letter.

You can withhold payments from a subcontractor if he does not perform the job in the time frame specified by contract. Most contracts contain penalties for every day that the contractor completes a job later than outlined. In addition, you may suffer damages as a general contractor.

Identifying/Contact Information. Title and Description of the Project. Projected Timeline and Completion Date. Cost Estimate and Payment Schedule. Stop Work Clause and Stop Payment Clause. Act of God Clause. Change Order Agreement. Warranty.

Both parties should sign the contract, and both should be bound by the terms and conditions spelled out in the agreement. In general that means the contractor will be obliged to provide specified materials and to perform certain services for you. In turn, you will be required to pay for those goods and that labor.

Iowa does not have state licensing requirements for a general contractors license. However, any construction contractor (individual or business) who makes $2,000 or more a year doing construction work, must register online with the Iowa Division of Labor or by calling 1-515-242-5871.

A contractor who has been paid for a project and refuses to pay a subcontractor shall as a penalty, pay 2 percent of the amount due per month every month that the payment is not made. In addition, the prevailing party shall be entitled to his attorney's fees and costs.

The California statute of limitations for breach of contract and breach of implied warranty is two years for oral agreements and four years for written ones.

Filters. A recovery of expenses; a reduction or withholding for legitimate reasons, of part or all of an owed amount; a defendant's right to have part of the plaintiff's claim reduced as the result of a breach of contract by same in the course of the same deal.