How does a contractor actually bill for work in progress?
A pay application is the periodic, line-item billing a contractor submits for completed work, certified by the owner or architect before payment releases.
Start free→A pay application (or pay app) is the billing artifact a contractor submits each period to get paid for the work completed so far. It bills against the schedule of values line by line, applies retainage, accounts for change orders, and is certified by the architect or owner before payment is released. On commercial work it usually takes the AIA G702/G703 form.
The pay app is where the money meets the work. If its math does not match the schedule of values, or it bills progress the field did not actually complete, it gets rejected or, worse, overpays and creates a clawback. Getting paid on time depends on a clean, certified pay app every cycle.
Scaftra builds the pay application from the schedule of values against captured field progress, applies retainage by the contract, and accounts for executed change orders, all on one project record. The pay app matches the SOV because it is computed from it, not re-typed from a spreadsheet.
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