Prompt Payment Ordinance Clause Samples

Prompt Payment Ordinance. This Contract is subject to the City’s Prompt Payment Ordinance, Title 2, Chapter 2.06 of the Oakland Municipal Code. The Ordinance requires that, unless specific exemptions apply, the Contractor and its subcontractors shall pay undisputed invoices of their subcontractors for goods and/or services within twenty (20) business days of receipt of invoices unless the Contractor or its subcontractors notify the City of Oakland Liaison within the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (“Liaison”) in writing within five (5) business days that there is a bona fide dispute between the Contractor or its subcontractor and claimant, in which case the Contractor or its subcontractor may withhold the disputed amount but shall pay the undisputed amount. Disputed payments are subject to investigation by the Liaison upon the filing of a complaint. Contractor or its subcontractors opposing payment shall provide security in the form of cash, certified check, or bond to cover the disputed amount and penalty during the investigation. If Contractor or its subcontractor fails or refuses to deposit security, the City will withhold an amount sufficient to cover the claim from the next Contractor progress payment. The City, upon a determination that an undisputed invoice or payment is late, will release security deposits or withholds directly to claimants for valid claims. Contractor and its subcontractors shall not be allowed to retain monies from subcontractor payments for goods as project retention and are required to release subcontractor project retention in proportion to the subcontractor services rendered, for which payment is due and undisputed, within five (5) business days of payment. Contractor and its subcontractors shall be required to pass on to and pay subcontractors mobilization fees within five (5) business days of being paid such fees by the City. For the purpose of posting on the City’s website, Contractor and its subcontractors, are required to file notice with the City of the release of retention and payment of mobilization fees, within five (5) business days of such payment or release; and, Contractor is required to file an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that Contractor has paid all subcontractors, within five (5) business days following receipt of payment from the City. The affidavit shall provide the names and addresses of all subcontractors and the amount paid to each. If any amount due by a prime contractor or subcontractor to any claimant ...