ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	NOTE 5 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017 were $65.0 million and $36.2 million, respectively. Such retainage amounts represent funds withheld by project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the project owner. Retention amounts and the length of retention periods may vary. Most of the amount outstanding as of October 31, 2017 will not be collected until the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019. Retainage amounts related to active contracts are classified as current assets regardless of the term of the applicable contract and amounts are generally collected by the completion of the applicable contract. The Company monitors its exposure to credit losses and maintains an allowance for anticipated losses considered necessary under the circumstances based on historical experience with uncollected accounts and a review of its currently outstanding accounts and notes receivable. The amount of the allowance for uncollectible accounts as of October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017 was approximately $2.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively, and it related primarily to project development loans made in prior years. The provision amounts for uncollectible accounts for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2017 were $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The Company did not record a provision for uncollectible accounts for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2016.

NOTE 5 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017 were $65.0 million and $36.2 million, respectively. Such retainage amounts represent funds withheld by project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the project owner. Retention amounts and the length of retention periods may vary. Most of the amount outstanding as of October 31, 2017 will not be collected until the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019. Retainage amounts related to active contracts are classified as current assets regardless of the term of the applicable contract and amounts are generally collected by the completion of the applicable contract.

The Company monitors its exposure to credit losses and maintains an allowance for anticipated losses considered necessary under the circumstances based on historical experience with uncollected accounts and a review of its currently outstanding accounts and notes receivable. The amount of the allowance for uncollectible accounts as of October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017 was approximately $2.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively, and it related primarily to project development loans made in prior years. The provision amounts for uncollectible accounts for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2017 were $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The Company did not record a provision for uncollectible accounts for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2016.