Guides on pay applications, AIA forms, retainage and lien waivers — written for the people who actually put the package together.
The pay-app deadline is tomorrow, and the subcontractor's AIA G702 PDF is sitting beside a G703 continuation sheet with totals that don't agree. The project manager is asking why the retainage…
Read article →The project accountant opens the shared drive on the first of the month and finds thirty subcontractor invoices in one folder. Each uses a different format, each has a different billing cutoff, and…
Read article →You recorded the mechanics' lien correctly. The property search shows your claim, the owner knows you're unpaid, and the general contractor keeps promising that the check is coming. Then the owner…
Read article →You've finished enough work to bill, but the general contractor wants an AIA Form G702, a G703 continuation sheet, lien waivers, stored-material records, and signatures before anyone reviews the…
Read article →The job is moving, the drawings are marked up, supplier quotes are in hand, and three trades are asking for release dates. The problem is the same on too many projects. There isn't one dependable…
Read article →It's the last week of the billing cycle. Your field team has recorded labor, material receipts, and subcontractor costs, but the general contractor sends the pay application back because the coded…
Read article →A punch list is a construction closeout document that records unfinished, incorrect, or nonconforming work that has to be fixed before a project can be called substantially complete. It matters at…
Read article →A crew opens a wall during a renovation and finds an old cast-iron drain running straight through the planned work area. The foreman needs a new route, extra labor, and materials. The project manager…
Read article →You're at the kitchen table the night before your first major AIA draw. The pay application is ready, the check is expected, and a one-page lien document is waiting for your signature. The question…
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