Washington
For Washington, public project retainage cap (%) is 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is no statutory cap; release deadline is 60 days after completion of all contract work; escrow required is optional; milestone reduction is contractor may request retainage be reduced to 100% of the value of work remaining, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Washington
- Public project retainage cap (%)
- 5%
- Private project retainage cap (%)
- no statutory cap
- Release deadline
- 60 days after completion of all contract work
- Escrow required
- optional
- Milestone reduction
- contractor may request retainage be reduced to 100% of the value of work remaining
- Statutory citation
- RCW 60.28.011 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
public improvement contracts must provide, and public bodies must reserve, a contract retainage not to exceed five percent of the moneys earned by the contractor as a trust fund for the protection and payment of: (i) The claims of any person arising under the contract
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=60.28.011