Missouri
For Missouri, public project retainage cap (%) is 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is no statutory cap; release deadline is 30 days after acceptance and receipt of required documentation; escrow required is no; milestone reduction is public owner may reduce or eliminate retainage if work is proceeding satisfactorily, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Missouri
- Public project retainage cap (%)
- 5%
- Private project retainage cap (%)
- no statutory cap
- Release deadline
- 30 days after acceptance and receipt of required documentation
- Escrow required
- no
- Milestone reduction
- public owner may reduce or eliminate retainage if work is proceeding satisfactorily
- Statutory citation
- RSMo § 34.057 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
Retainage withheld on any construction contract or subcontract for public works projects shall not exceed five percent of the value of the contract or subcontract.
— revisor.mo.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- revisor.mo.govhttps://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?bid=905&hl=§ion=34.057