In response to subcontractor proposals to limit or replace retainage, the 2000 Legislature directed OPPAGA to examine various construction industry practices and recommend whether Florida construction law should be revised.
OPPAGA concluded that any legislation that would limit contractual flexibility could interfere with the free market and have a negative effect on the construction industry. However, to facilitate improved contract negotiations, OPPAGA recommended that the Department of Management Services identify and disseminate best practices that could limit the barriers to final project completion and facilitate the equitable release of retainage.
To date, the Department of Management Services has not developed best practice guidelines for construction contracting.

Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.