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Statutes & Constitution : View Statutes : Online Sunshine Page 3 of 7 ( a ) On which delivery of personal property is accepted by the local governmental entity ; ( b ) On which services are completed ; ( c ) On which the rental period begins ; or ( d ) On which the local governmental entity and vendor agree in a contract that provides dates relative to payment periods ; whichever date is latest . History . - - s . 4 , ch . 89 - 297 ; s . 2 , ch . 95 - 331 ; s . 2 , ch . 2001 - 169 . 218 . 735 Timely payment for purchases of construction services . - - ( 1 ) The due date for payment for the purchase of construction services by a local governmental entity is determined as follows : ( a ) If an agent must approve the payment request or invoice prior to the payment request or invoice being submitted to the local governmental entity , payment is due 25 business days after the date on which the payment request or invoice is stamped as received as provided in s . 218 . 74 ( 1 ) . ( b ) If an agent need not approve the payment request or invoice which is submitted by the contractor , payment is due 20 business days after the date on which the payment request or invoice is stamped as received as provided in s . 218 . 74 ( 1 ) . ( 2 ) The local governmental entity may reject the payment request or invoice within 20 business days after the date on which the payment request or invoice is stamped as received as provided in s . 218 . 74 ( 1 ) . The rejection must be written and must specify the deficiency in the payment request or invoice and the action necessary to make the payment request or invoice proper . ( 3 ) If a payment request or an invoice is rejected under subsection ( 2 ) and the contractor submits a corrected payment request or invoice which corrects the deficiency specified in writing by the local governmental entity , the corrected payment request or invoice must be paid or rejected on the later of : ( a ) Ten business days after the date the corrected payment request or invoice is stamped as received as provided in s . 218 . 74 ( 1 ) ; or ( b ) If the governing body is required by ordinance , charter, or other law to approve or reject the corrected payment request or invoice , the first business day after the next regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body held after the corrected payment request or invoice is stamped as received as provided in s . 218 . 74 ( 1 ) . (4 ) If a dispute between the local governmental entity and the contractor cannot be resolved by the procedure in subsection ( 3 ) , the dispute must be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution http : //www . leg . state . fl . us/Statutes/index. cfin?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0218/ . . . 5 /31 /2005 `J