Colorado
For Colorado, public project retainage cap (%) is 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is 5%; release deadline is not specified in this section; escrow required is no; milestone reduction is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Colorado
- Public project retainage cap (%)
- 5%
- Private project retainage cap (%)
- 5%
- Release deadline
- not specified in this section
- Escrow required
- no
- Milestone reduction
- none
- Statutory citation
- C.R.S. § 38-46-103 our reading
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
A property owner, contractor, or subcontractor shall not withhold as retainage more than five percent of the price of the work completed under the contract or subcontract.
— colorado.public.law, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- colorado.public.lawhttps://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_38-46-103