How do I set and release retainage on a subcontractor invoice in Procore?

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      English (United States) - Default

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      English (Owner Terminology V2)

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      English (Specialty Contractor Terminology)

      Invoicing

      Invoicing

      Progress Billings

      Owner

      Funding

      Owner

      Owner/Client

      Owner/Client

      GC/Client

      Prime Contract Change Order

      Funding Change Order

      Client Contract Change Order

      Prime Contracts

      Funding

      Client Contracts

      Revenue

      Funding

      Revenue

      Subcontract

      Contract

      Subcontract

      Subcontractor

      Contractor

      Subcontractor

      Subcontractor Schedule of Values (SSOV)

      Contractor Schedule of Values (CSOV)

      Subcontractor Schedule of Values (SSOV)

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Background

In Procore, the term Retainage refers to the practice of withholding of a portion of a contract amount until the work is deemed satisfactorily complete. The withheld amount is specified in an agreement between the contracting party (the party paying for the work) and a contracted party (the person or company performing the work). A common practice is to withhold 5-10% of a contract's total value until a milestone is reached. Then, the withheld amount can be released as a progress payment. When work is substantially complete, the withheld amount can be released as a final payment.

Answer

The practice of setting and releasing retainage on invoices protects contractors from potential losses and helps to ensure quality work by subcontractors. To set or release retainage on a subcontractor invoice, you must be an invoice administrator.

Set Retainage

To set retainage on one (1) or more line items in a subcontractor invoice's schedule of values:

  1. Navigate to the Invoicing tool.

  2. Click the Subcontractor tab.

  3. Find the subcontractor invoice to edit.

  4. Click the Invoice # link to open it.

     Tip

    Alternatively, you can navigate to the Commitments tool, open the desired commitment, and then click the Invoices tab. Then, click the Invoice # link to open it.

  5. Scroll to the invoice's Schedule of Values.

  6. Click Edit.

  7. Mark one (1) or more line item checkboxes and click the Edit Values button.
    This opens the Edit Values panel.

  8. Enter a value in the Work Retainage this Period (%) box to set the amount to withhold on the selected line items.

  9. Click Apply.

Example

For example, to withhold 10% retainage on the first invoice's selected line items, type 10 in the Work Retainage This Period (%) box in the Edit Values panel. After clicking Apply:

  • The first line item has a Total Completed & Stored to Date Value ($) of $500.00 USD. Procore calculates the amount to withhold to update the Work Retainage this Period ($) value to $50.00 USD.

  • The second line item has a Total Completed & Stored to Date Value ($) of $2,096.25 USD. Procore calculates the amount to withhold to update the Work Retainage this Period ($) value as $209.63 USD.

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Procore updates the Total Retainage column on the far right of each line item to show the total retainage amount the line item on this invoice. The system also updates the Total Retainage column's subtotal row, as well as the Retainage total the bottom of the invoice. In this example, the amounts withheld for each line item are $50.00 USD and $209.63 USD for a Retainage total of $259.63 USD on the invoice.

Release Retainage

To release retainage on one (1) or more line items in a subcontractor invoice's schedule of values:

  1. Navigate to the Invoicing tool.

  2. Click the Subcontractor tab.

  3. Find the subcontractor invoice to edit.

  4. Click the Invoice # link to open it.

  5. Scroll to the invoice's Schedule of Values.

  6. Click Edit.

  7. Mark one (1) or more line item checkboxes and click the Edit Values button.

  8. Enter a value in the Retainage Released (%) box to set the amount of retainage to release for the selected line items.

  9. Click Apply.

Example

When creating a new invoice for the commitment in the next billing period, note that Procore automatically inputs some of the previous invoice's data on the new invoice.

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For this example, the subcontractor has completed 100% of their work, so 100% of the retainage withheld on the previous invoice will be released. To release 100% of the retainage, type 100 in the Total Completed & Stored to Date (%) box in the Edit Values panel. After clicking Apply, Procore updates the highlighted values to release 100% of the retainage withheld on the previous invoice or $259.63 USD.

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