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Statutes & Constitution : View Statutes : Online Sunshine Page 4 of 7 procedure prescribed in the construction contract or in any applicable ordinance . In the absence of a prescribed procedure , the dispute must be resolved by the procedure specified in s . 218 . 76 ( 2 ) . ( 5 ) If a local governmental entity disputes a portion of a payment request or an invoice , the undisputed portion shall be paid timely , in accordance with subsection ( 1 ) . ( 6 ) When a contractor receives payment from a local governmental entity for labor , services, or materials furnished by subcontractors and suppliers hired by the contractor , the contractor shall remit payment due to those subcontractors and suppliers within 15 days after the contractor's receipt of payment . When a subcontractor receives payment from a contractor for labor , services , or materials furnished by subcontractors and suppliers hired by the subcontractor , the subcontractor shall remit payment due to those subcontractors and suppliers within 15 days after the subcontractor's receipt of payment . Nothing herein shall prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from disputing , pursuant to the terms of the relevant contract , all or any portion of a payment alleged to be due to another party . In the event of such a dispute , the contractor or subcontractor may withhold the disputed portion of any such payment if the contractor or subcontractor notifies the party whose payment is disputed , in writing , of the amount in dispute and the actions required to cure the dispute . The contractor or subcontractor must pay all undisputed amounts due within the time limits imposed by this section . ( 7 ) All payments due under this section and not made within the time periods specified by this section shall bear interest at the rate of 1 percent per month , or the rate specified by contract , whichever is greater . History . - - s . 3 , ch . 95 - 331 ; s . 3 , ch . 2001 - 169 . 218 . 74 Procedures for calculation of payment due dates . - - ( 1 ) Each local governmental entity shall establish procedures whereby each payment request or invoice received by the local governmental entity is marked as received on the date on which it is delivered to an agent or employee of the local governmental entity or of a facility or office of the local governmental entity . ( 2 ) The payment due date for a local governmental entity for the purchase of goods or services other than construction services is 45 days after the date specified in s . 218 . 73 . The payment due date for the purchase of construction services is specified in s . 218 . 735 . ( 3 ) If the terms under which a purchase is made allow for partial deliveries and a payment request or proper invoice is submitted for a partial delivery , the time for payment for the partial delivery must be calculated from the time of the partial delivery and the submission of the payment request or invoice in the same manner as provided in s . 218 . 73 or s . 218 . 735 . (4 ) All payments , other than payments for construction services , due from a local governmental entity and not made within the time specified by this section bear interest from 30 days after the due date at the rate of 1 percent per month on the unpaid balance . The vendor must invoice the local governmental http ://www . leg. state . fl . us/Statutes/index . cfin ?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0218/. . . 5/31 /2005 '�