An Iowa Subcontractor Agreement is evidence of a contractual agreement between a general contractor and a subcontractor to provide services or materials at a building site.
Subcontractors usually provide specialized services like plumbing, electrical work, excavation, heating, air conditioning or ventilation installation, or any other construction work necessary to construct residential or commercial buildings.
Subcontractors are not contractor employees but workers who perform a specific task or furnish specific items. They are not usually hourly workers and instead furnish an invoice for their work and are paid upon completion.
Subcontractor agreements are especially useful in Iowa when issues arise over payment, leading to the filing of a mechanic’s lien in the Iowa lien registry. Should a legal dispute arise and go to litigation, a written, signed agreement can provide evidence of the contract terms.
Iowa’s definition of a subcontractor is especially relevant for subcontractors filing a mechanic’s lien in the Iowa Secretary of State’s Mechanics’ Notice and Lien Registry.