Contractor prompt payment; MWBE subcontractors.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 28-72
in effectSec. 28-72 - Contractor prompt payment; MWBE subcontractors.
(a) Each contractor on a city contract with certified MWBEs as subcontractors shall pay the respective subcontractors any invoiced and undisputed amounts for accepted and completed work within thirty-five (35) days of the contractor's receipt of the subcontractor's invoice. Payment to the subcontractor shall be timely made as required under this section regardless of whether the contractor has been paid for the same work or payment period. For the purposes of the section 28-72, any subcontractor, regardless of whether that subcontractor holds a city contract, may be required to make payments to MWBEs as set forth in this section.
(b) Contractor is required to provide written notice to its subcontractor of either approval or rejection of the subcontractor's invoice within ten (10) days of receipt. If the invoice is rejected, the written notice to the subcontractor shall include the deficiencies or disputes regarding the invoice.
(c) Failure to comply with the payment requirements in this section may be grounds for withholding of payment by the city to the contractor, and may be grounds for breach of the city contract.
(d) The payment requirements under this section shall apply to MWBE subcontractors regardless of tier.
(e) This section 28-72 shall apply only to city contracts in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more based on the original contract amount before amendments or changes.
(Ord. No. 286-20, § 2, 4-13-20)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH28HURI_ARTIIINOCOCOREREPRDECOSE_DIV3NOCOCOREREPRDECOSE_SDIIICOEN_S28-72COPRPAMWSUFetched: 10/27/2026