Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-222
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Definitions
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works Page 68
As used in the Fair Pay for Construction Act:
1. “Construction contract” means a written contract or
subcontract awarded by an owner or contracting entity for the
purpose of making any public improvements or constructing any public
building or making repairs to or performing maintenance on the same;
2. “Material supplier” means any entity that supplies
materials, services, or equipment to be used in conjunction with the
performance of work on a construction contract;
3. “Prime contractor” means any entity that has a direct
contract with an owner to perform work under a construction
contract;
4. “Owner” means any state government entity, municipality,
township, public trust or an instrumentality of a state government
entity, municipality, township or public trust in this state, or any
entity designated by the owner to act on the owner’s behalf, that
requests work to be performed by a contractor under a construction
contract;
5. “Proper invoice” means a request for payment or partial
payment based on work performed on a construction contract;
6. “Retainage” means the difference between a gross proper
invoice amount on a construction contract and the amount paid on
said contract;
7. “Subcontractor” means any entity that has a direct contract
with a prime contractor to perform a portion of the work under a
construction contract; and
8. “Sub-subcontractor” means any entity that has a direct
contract with another subcontractor to perform a portion of the work
under a construction contract.
As used in the Fair Pay for Construction Act:
1. “Construction contract” means a written contract or
subcontract awarded by an owner or contracting entity for the
purpose of making any public improvements or constructing any public
building or making repairs to or performing maintenance on the same;
2. “Material supplier” means any entity that supplies
materials, services, or equipment to be used in conjunction with the
performance of work on a construction contract;
3. “Prime contractor” means any entity that has a direct
contract with an owner to perform work under a construction
contract;
4. “Owner” means any state government entity, municipality,
township, public trust or an instrumentality of a state government
entity, municipality, township or public trust in this state, or any
entity designated by the owner to act on the owner’s behalf, that
requests work to be performed by a contractor under a construction
contract;
5. “Proper invoice” means a request for payment or partial
payment based on work performed on a construction contract;
6. “Retainage” means the difference between a gross proper
invoice amount on a construction contract and the amount paid on
said contract;
7. “Subcontractor” means any entity that has a direct contract
with a prime contractor to perform a portion of the work under a
construction contract; and
8. “Sub-subcontractor” means any entity that has a direct
contract with another subcontractor to perform a portion of the work
under a construction contract.
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