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(Beta) Create a Subcontractor Payment application on Behalf of a Payment Application Contact

 Phased Release: Modernised Subcontractor Payment application Experience
This page details the modernised subcontractor payment application experience. 
 Note
If you have the legacy version of subcontractor payment applications, follow the steps in Create a Payment Application on Behalf of a Payment Application Contact instead of the ones below.
 Limited Release
flag-us.png flag-canada.png The Progress Billings tool is only available to Procore customers in the United States and Canada who have implemented the Procore for Speciality Contractors point-of-view dictionary. To learn more, see (Limited Release) Owners & Speciality Contractors Point-of-View Dictionary Options

Objective

Background

If your company or project doesn't want to grant external collaborators access permission to your Procore project so they can submit their own payment applications, your team can collect the digital or paper payment applications from your payment application contacts outside of Procore. Once collected, payment application administrators can create them in Procore on each payment application contact's behalf. 

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions
  • Additional Information:
    • A payment application administrator can:
      • Create payment applications for all of a project's commitments.
      • Edit amounts on a Bill of Quantities when the payment application is in the Draft or Revise & Resubmit status. When multiple payment applications exist for one commitment during one billing period, you can only amounts on the latest payment application.
      • For users legally required to provide claimants with a payment programme, see  Export a Payment Programme.
      • Revise the 'Payment Due Date' on the payment application for Early Pay Programs.

Prerequisites

To perform the Steps in this tutorial, the payment application's commitment must have:

In addition, a payment application administrator must create a billing period for the payment application. See Manage Billing Periods

Steps

  1. Open the New Payment application Page
  2. Update the General Information Card
  3. Update the Bill of Quantities Card
  4. Set an Release Retainage on SOV Line Items
  5. Add Attachments
  6. Save the Payment application

Open the New Payment application Page

Users always create payment applications in the project's Commitments tool. 

  1. Navigate to the project's Commitments tool.
  2. Find the commitment to create a payment application for in the 'Contracts' tab. 
  3. Click the Number link to open it. 

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  4. At the top of the commitment, click Create and choose Create Payment application from the menu.
     Tip
    Is the 'Create Payment application' option inactive? To learn why, hover your mouse cursor over the tooltip. This option only activates when Prerequisites are met. 
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    This opens the 'New Payment application for [Contract Number]' page so you can update the General Information card. 

Update the General Information Card

In the New Payment application page, update the General Information card. Once updated, continue by updating the Bill of Quantities. 

 Note
The element circled in ORANGE is only available with Procore Pay

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  • Learn how to update the General Information card as a payment application administrator: Show/Hide      
    • General Information Card

      This table details the elements in the 'General Information' card. An payment application administrator can update this information when creating or editing a payment application of behalf of an payment application contact

      Element Field Type Description Learn More
      Contract Company Read Only Shows the name of the subcontracting company designated as the 'Contract Company' on the commitment. To change the company name that appears:
      Status* Drop-down list Accept the default status (Draft) or select a different status from the drop-down list. 
      • When a payment application is ready for review, remember to change its status to Under Review.
      • Once reviewed, remember to change its status to Approved or Revise and Resubmit. 
      What are the default statuses for Procore payment applications?
      Payment Application # Alphanumeric text Procore automatically assigns payment application numbers in sequence using its default numbering system or the custom numbering system defined for your project's payment applications.  Read Can I customise the numbering system for financial objects in Procore? before changing this number. 
      Billing Period* Drop-down list Accept the billing period that appears by default or select any billing period from the drop-down list. 

      Note: Payment application contacts and users with 'Standard' level permissions on the Commitments tool can only select a billing period when a payment application is NOT already associated with it. 
      Only payment application administrators can Create Billing Periods.
      Billing Date* Calendar control Shows the billing date for the selected billing period. You can change the date for this payment application with the calendar control. Only payment application administrators can Create Billing Periods.
      Period Start* Calendar control Shows the start date for the selected billing period. You can change the date for this payment application with the calendar control. Only payment application administrators can Create Billing Periods.
      Period End* Calendar control Shows the end date for the selected billing period. You can change the date for this payment application with the calendar control.

      Note: To help project managers track how payment applications impact a project's budget, the 'Billing Period' date on a payment application aligns with the work performed on a project.
      Only payment application administrators can Create Billing Periods.
      Billing Type: Progress Billing
       
      Option button Requires Procore Pay

      If the subcontractor is submitting progress billings for an ongoing project, choose this option.
      When your company has Procore Pay, this setting works with the Payment applications Settings for Progress Conditional and Progress Unconditional lien waivers. See Enable Lien Waivers & Set Default Templates on Projects.
      Billing Type: Final Billing
       
      Option button Requires Procore Pay

      If the subcontractor is submitting a one-time payment application or if this is the final payment application for an ongoing project, choose this option. 
      When your company has Procore Pay, this setting works with the Payment applications Settings for Final Conditional and Final Unconditional lien waivers. See Enable Lien Waivers & Set Default Templates on Projects.
      Submitted Date Calendar control Select the date the payment application was submitted to your company by the subcontractor.  Typically, this is printed on the payment application that you received from the subcontracting company. 

Set and Release Retention on BOQ Line Items

Add Attachments

  1. Scroll to the 'Attachments' section. 
  2. Choose from these options:
    • Click the Attach Files button. This opens the Attach Files dialogue box, where you can upload files from your computer. Click the Attach button when finished. 
      OR
    • Use a drag-and-drop operation to move the files from your computer or network into the 'Attachments area'. 

Save the Payment application

Click the Save button at the bottom of the 'New Payment application' page. 
Note: If workflows are turned on for subcontractor payment applications, you can also choose 'Save as Draft' to save your work and stay in the same workflow step.

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