Oklahoma § 61-113.1 - See the following versions:
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 61-113.1 — See the following versions:, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-113.1. See the following versions:
OS 61-113.1v1 (HB 4080, Laws 2022, c. 238, § 24).
OS 61-113.1v2 (SB 1520, Laws 2022, c. 315, § 1).
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works
§61-113.1v1. Partial payment - Retainage.
A. A public construction contract shall provide for partial
payment based upon work completed. The contract shall provide that
up to five percent (5%) of all partial payments made shall be
withheld as retainage until the project is fifty percent (50%)
complete as determined by the awarding agency. When the awarding
public agency determines that the project is at least fifty percent
(50%) complete, the retainage amount shall be two and one-half
percent (2.5%) with respect to the balance of the work.
B. The Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority shall not withhold retainage on public construction
contracts awarded by the Department or the Authority.
C. The Department of Transportation shall not withhold
retainage or require any bond on projects awarded to railroads on
the railroad's privately owned or operated rail property.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 74, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws
1983, c. 67, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 200, §
2, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 278, § 4, emerg. eff. May
27, 1997; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 19, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c.
99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2022, c. 238, § 24, eff. Nov. 1,
2022.
§61-113.1v2. Partial payment - Retainage.
A. A public construction contract shall provide for partial
payment based upon work completed. The contract shall provide that
up to five percent (5%) of all partial payments made shall be
withheld as retainage. At any time the contractor has completed in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of the total contract amount, the
retainage shall be reduced to two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the
amount earned to date once the public agency has determined that
satisfactory progress is being made.
B. The Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority shall not withhold retainage on public construction
contracts awarded by the Department or the Authority.
C. The Department of Transportation shall not withhold
retainage or require any bond on projects awarded to railroads on
the railroad's privately owned or operated rail property.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 74, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws
1983, c. 67, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 200, §
2, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 278, § 4, emerg. eff. May
27, 1997; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 19, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c.
99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2022, c. 315, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2022.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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