Pursue an eligible contractor or supplier payment complaint
Business Disputes
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Use the role-specific CCB process for a prime contractor, subcontractor, material supplier or employee dispute.

Who this route is for
Eligible claims against a licensed contractor; claimant role and residential versus commercial project classification determine requirements.

Timing and notices
The page gives different deadlines for prime contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and employees. The pre-complaint wait does not extend the final filing deadline.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Contract, invoices or wage records
[ ] Project address and work or indebtedness dates
[ ] Contractor license and board address
[ ] Certified pre-complaint notice and mailing proof
[ ] Role-specific complaint form
[ ] Court/arbitration filing if required for the commercial bond route

How to proceed
1. Identify your role and the structure type, then read the matching section of Contractor Compliance.
2. Check the strict filing limit for that role; contract promises do not extend CCB’s statutory limits.
3. Send the required 30-day pre-complaint notice by certified mail to the contractor’s address of record.
4. Complete the role-specific form and submit the supporting documents; follow separate commercial bond procedures when applicable.
5. Respond to CCB’s review and mediation requests and preserve any required court or arbitration filings.

Open role-specific CCB payment-dispute instructions: https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/contractor%20compliance.aspx

Limits: Commercial bond access requires a damages award and timely notice to CCB/bonding company before judgment. CCB is not the court deciding commercial damages.

Publisher sources
Oregon Construction Contractors Board : Contractor Compliance : State of Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/contractor%20compliance.aspx
Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot
SHA-256: 471c24bf3ed9d38cd33ee47697d692f4348810e385d5c72c765580e4a724f64d

This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline.

Start here
Identify your role and the structure type, then read the matching section of Contractor Compliance.

Where and how to submit
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/contractor%20compliance.aspx

What will it cost?
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.

After submission
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.

Corrections, denials and appeals
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.

Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.