General contractors, remodelers and the trade subcontractors they hire
Subcontractor Agreement
An agreement between a general contractor and a subcontractor for one project: the scope and exclusions, price and progress payments with retainage, the lien waiver exchange at each payment, changes only by signed change order, schedule, insurance with the certificate attached, warranty and termination.
Use this template needs a free Signathing account, which is a code to your email or mobile number, no password. It copies the document and all 30 fields into your templates so you can send it in a minute.
What is inside
- 1. Parties and project
- 2. Scope of work
- 3. Price and payment
- 4. Lien waivers
- 5. Changes
- 6. Schedule and coordination
- 7. Insurance, licenses and safety
- 8. Independent relationship and the Subcontractor's people
- 9. Warranty, closeout and defects
- 10. Termination and disputes
- 11. The prime contract and other terms
- Signatures, with a signature, date and printed-name line for each role
Who signs
- 1. General Contractor
- 2. Subcontractor
Good for
- Hiring a trade sub for a defined scope on one project
- Papering a sub who has already quoted the work
- Setting the lien waiver and retainage terms before the first draw
Questions
- Is the Subcontractor Agreement free to use?
- Yes. Download the blank PDF, or copy it into a free Signathing account and send it for signature as many times as you like. There is no card and no trial.
- Who signs the Subcontractor Agreement?
- 2 roles: General Contractor and Subcontractor. Each role has its own signature, date and printed-name fields at the end, and the fields in the body are assigned to the role that fills them in.
- Can I change the wording?
- Yes. Download the PDF and edit it in any PDF editor, or write your own version and upload it as a template. The fields are yours to move, add or delete in the template editor after you copy it.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It is a general form provided as a convenience. Laws differ by state and change over time. Check the rules where you are, or ask a lawyer, before relying on it.
More templates
- Residential Lease Agreement
A plain-language one-year or month-to-month lease for a house or apartment, with rent, deposit, maintenance and notice terms. Pick a state and the deposit, notice and disclosure clauses follow that state's statute, cited in the document.
- Rental Application
Collect an applicant's details, housing history, income and references, with a signed authorization to verify them. No Social Security number field, on purpose.
- Move-In / Move-Out Inspection Checklist
Room-by-room condition record both parties sign at move-in and again at move-out, so deposit deductions are about documented damage, not memory.
Who this is for. The subcontractor agreement is one of the documents a general contractor gets signed before the work starts. The rest are at free e-signatures for contractors.
Free, and not the kind of free with a catch
Unlimited documents, up to 25 signers each, certified PDFs on every one. No trial clock and no card to start.
Start signing free