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values established, or in the case of unit price work based on the number of units completed. After fifty percent (50%) completion, and pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218 . 735(8)(d), the Contractor may submit a pay request to the County as Owner for up to one half ( 1 /2) of the retainage held by the County, and the County shall promptly make payment to the Contractor unless such amounts are the subject of a good faith dispute; the subject of a claim pursuant to Florida Statutes section 255 . 05(2005); or otherwise the subject of a claim or demand by the County or the Contractor. The Contractor acknowledges that where such retainage is attributable to the labor, services, or materials supplied by one or more subcontractors or suppliers, the Contractor shall timely remit payment of such retainage to those subcontractors and suppliers. Pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218 . 735(8)(c)(2005), Contractor further acknowledges and agrees that: 1 ) the County shall receive immediate written notice of all decisions made by Contractor to withhold retainage on any subcontractor at greater than five percent (5%) after fifty percent (50%) completion; and 2) Contractor will not seek release from the County of the withheld retainage until the final pay request. 4.4. Paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 do not apply to construction services work purchased by the County as Owner which are paid for, in whole or in part, with federal funds and are subject to federal grantor laws and regulations or requirements that are contrary to any provision of the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. In such event, payment and retainage provisions shall be governed by the applicable grant requirements and guidelines. 4. 5 . CONTRACTOR shall allow adequate processing time for County Commission final acceptance and approval for final payment in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Prompt Payment Act, Florida Statutes section 218. 70 et. seq. 4.6. The CONTRACTOR shall make the following certification (Affidavit) on each Request for Payment: "I hereby certify that the labor and materials listed on this Request for Payment have been used in the construction of this Work and payment received from the last request for payment has been used to make payments to all subcontractors, laborers, material, men and suppliers except as listed below: 4. 7. Notice of Non-Payment. If one or more "Notice of Non-Payment" or "Notice to OWNER" is received by the OWNER, no further payments will be approved until non-payment(s) have been satisfied and a "Lien Waiver" for each "Notice" has been submitted to the OWNER. Upon request,