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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".31" citation="COMAR 21.07.01.31" title_num="21" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="01" heading="Prompt Payment of Subcontractors.">
  <text>Mandatory provisions for all contracts:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This contract and all subcontracts issued under this contract at any tier are subject to the provisions of State Finance and Procurement Article, §15-226, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 21.10.08. In §§A—D of this regulation, the terms “undisputed amount”, “prime contractor”, “contractor”, “subcontractor,” “supplier”, and “supplier” have the meanings stated in COMAR 21.10.08.01.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A contractor shall promptly pay its subcontractors or suppliers an undisputed amount to which a subcontractor or supplier is entitled for work performed under this contract within 10 days after the contractor receives a progress payment or final payment for work under this contract.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If a contractor fails to make payment within the period prescribed in §B of this regulation, a subcontractor or supplier may request a remedy in accordance with COMAR 21.10.08.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A contractor shall include in its subcontracts at any tier for work under this contract wording that incorporates the provisions, duties, and obligations of §§A—D of this regulation, State Finance and Procurement Article, §15-226, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 21.10.08.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>