Nebraska
For Nebraska, public project retainage cap (%) is 10% for a political subdivision; the Construction Prompt Pay Act does not reach State of Nebraska contracts; private project retainage cap (%) is 10%, and no more than 5% of additional progress payments once the withheld scope is 50% complete; release deadline is within forty-five days after the project, or a designated portion thereof, is substantially complete; escrow required is not addressed in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 45-1202, 45-1203, 45-1204; milestone reduction is at 50% complete, no more than five percent of any additional progress payment, conditional on assurances of continued performance and financial responsibility, recorded from its source on 2026-10-08.
- State
- Nebraska our reading
- Public project retainage cap (%)
- 10% for a political subdivision; the Construction Prompt Pay Act does not reach State of Nebraska contracts
- Private project retainage cap (%)
- 10%, and no more than 5% of additional progress payments once the withheld scope is 50% complete
- Release deadline
- within forty-five days after the project, or a designated portion thereof, is substantially complete verified
- Escrow required
- not addressed in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 45-1202, 45-1203, 45-1204
- Milestone reduction
- at 50% complete, no more than five percent of any additional progress payment, conditional on assurances of continued performance and financial responsibility
- Statutory citation
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 45-1202, 45-1203, 45-1204 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
(1) For retainage, in an amount not to exceed the amount specified in the applicable contract, which shall not exceed a rate of ten percent. If the scope of work for the contractor or subcontractor from which retainage is withheld is fifty percent complete and if the contractor or subcontractor has performed work in accordance with the provisions in the applicable contract, no more than five percent of any additional progress payment may be withheld as retainage if the contractor or subcontractor provides or has provided satisfactory and reasonable assurances of continued performance and financial responsibility to complete the work;
— nebraskalegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-08
Where each value comes from
These values are stated in different places, and not all on the same page, so each is shown with the passage that states it and the source that passage came from.
Public project retainage cap (%)
Owner includes a person, an entity, or any political subdivision of this state. Owner does not include the State of Nebraska;
— from nebraskalegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-08
Release deadline
The owner or the owner's representative shall release and pay all retainage for work completed in accordance with the provisions of the contract within forty-five days after the project, or a designated portion thereof, is substantially complete.
— from nebraskalegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-08
Sources
- nebraskalegislature.govhttps://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=45-1204
- nebraskalegislature.govhttps://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=45-1203
- nebraskalegislature.govhttps://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=45-1202