Delaware
For Delaware, owner-to-gc payment deadline (days) is 30; gc-to-sub flow-down deadline (days) is 15; late-payment interest rate is 5% over Federal Reserve discount rate per year; project types covered is both; attorney fees recoverable is yes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15; source re-checked 2026-09-29.
- State
- Delaware verified
- Owner-to-GC payment deadline (days)
- 30 verified
- GC-to-sub flow-down deadline (days)
- 15 verified
- Late-payment interest rate
- 5% over Federal Reserve discount rate per year
- Project types covered
- both verified
- Attorney fees recoverable
- yes our reading
- Statutory citation
- Del. Code Title 6, §§3501 et seq. and §2301 (private); Del. Code Title 29, §6516(f) (public)
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Projects Covered by Prompt Payment in Delaware The state of Delaware regulates prompt payment on both private and public construction projects. Private Projects Payment on private construction projects in Delaware are governed by Del. Code. Title 6, §§3501 et seq. and §2301. These regulations apply to all private construction projects except residential projects of 6 or fewer units. Payment Deadlines for Private Projects Payments from the property owner to prime contractors must be made within 30 days of either the receipt of a request for payment, or the end of the billing period; whichever is later. Once the contractor has received payment, they must in turn pay their subcontractors or suppliers within 15 days.
— levelset.com, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- levelset.comhttps://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/delaware-prompt-payment-faqs/