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(Beta) Create a Subcontractor Progress Claim on Behalf of a Progress Claim Contact

 Phased Release: Modernised Subcontractor Progress Claim Experience
This page details the modernised subcontractor progress claim experience. 
 Note
If you have the legacy version of subcontractor progress claims, follow the steps in Create a Progress Claim on Behalf of a Progress Claim 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

A progress claim administrator can also gather digital or paper progress claims from a project's external collaborators, outside of Procore. Once you have the progress claims in hand, you can create subcontractor progress claims in Procore on their behalf. When using this option, you don't need to provide external collaborators with progress claim contact permissions for your project's commitments. 

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions
  • Additional Information:
    • A progress claim administrator can:
      • Create progress claims for all of a project's commitments.
      • Edit amounts on a Schedule of Values when the progress claim is in the Draft or Revise & Resubmit status. When multiple progress claims exist for one commitment during one billing period, you can only amounts on the latest progress claim.
      • For users legally required to provide claimants with a payment program, see  Export a Payment Program.

Prerequisites

Steps

  1. Open the New Progress Claim Page
  2. Update the General Information Card
  3. Update the Schedule of Values Card
  4. Set an Release Retention on SOV Line Items
  5. Add Attachments
  6. Save the Progress Claim

Open the New Progress Claim Page

New progress claims are always created in the project's Commitments tool. The first step is to open the 'New Progress Claim' page as follows:

  1. Navigate to the project's Commitments tool.
  2. In the Contracts table, locate the commitment that you want to create the progress claim for. 
  3. Click the Number link to open the commitment.
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     Tip

    Want to collect signatures using the Procore + DocuSign© integration? To do this, click Edit Contract. Next, place a mark in the Sign with DocuSign© checkbox on the 'General Information' card in the commitment. If you add a mark, click Save . Otherwise, click Cancel. Important things to note:

  4. In the contract, click Create. Then choose Create Progress Claim from the drop-down menu. 
     Notes

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  5. Continue with the next step. 

Update the General Information Card

The next step is to update the 'General Information' card as follows:

  1. In the new progress claim, add and/or verify the data in the General Information card:
     Tip
    Need to edit an existing progress claim? If you are editing an existing progress claim, you can click the Edit button that appears in the top-right corner of the General Information card. This button only appears on the card after the new progress claim is saved.
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    • Contract Company
      Shows the name of the company that completed the contracted work associated with this progress claim. This company is assigned to the commitment contract during creation. See Create a Commitment
    • Status
      Select a status for the progress claim from the drop-down list. On a new progress claim, Procore's default status is Draft
       Notes
      • To learn about statuses, see What are the default statuses for Procore progress claims?
      • If a progress claim is ready to be reviewed by a progress claim administrator, remember to change its status to Under Review.
      • After the progress claim administrator reviews a progress claim, its status can be change to Approved or Revise and Resubmit as needed.
      • Users with 'Standard' permission on the Commitments tool can only edit progress claims in the Draft or Revise and Resubmit status. 
    • Optional: Progress Claim #
      Enter the downstream collaborator's progress claim number in the Progress Claim # box.
       Note

      Important things to note about the Progress Claim # field:

      • An Progress Claim # is NOT required to save a progress claim. You can leave this field blank.
      • An Progress Claim # is a free-form entry field that lets progress claim contacts enter a reference number that corresponds with their own progress claim numbering system.
      • A duplicate Progress Claim # on a commitment is NOT permitted. On one commitment, every progress claim must have a unique Progress Claim #. 
      • An Progress Claim # does NOT automatically populate on head contract progress claim. See How does Procore automatically complete amounts on an upstream progress claim?
    • Billing Period
      Select the date range for the billing period. Procore automatically selects the current billing period by default. 
       Notes
      • Progress Claim administrators are responsible for creating billing periods. For instructions, see Manage Billing Periods.
      • Users with 'Admin' level permissions on the Commitments tool can select any billing period from the drop-down list.
      • Users with 'Standard' level permissions on the Commitments tool can only select a billing period that does NOT have a progress claim associated with it. 
    • Billing Date
      Procore automatically selects the default date defined in the current billing period. This is a required field. 
    • Period Start
      Procore automatically selects the default start date defined in the current billing period. This is a required field. 
    • Period End
      Procore automatically selects the default start date defined in the current billing period. This is a required field. 
       Note
      The 'Billing Period' date in Procore is intended to align with the work being performed on a project so project managers can track and report the effect of progress claims on the project's budget. However, if your accounting team defines billing periods differently, it is recommended that you keep the 'Billing Period' entry and then manually enter your unique accounting dates in the 'Billing Date,' 'Period Start,' and 'Period End' fields. 
    • Optional: Payment Date
      Enter the date the payment should be made to the 'Contract Company'. 
    • Optional: Submitted Date
      Enter the date the payment should be submitted to the 'Contract Company'.
  2. Continue with the next step. 
     Tip
    Want to save your progress claim now? If so, click Save to create the progress claim now. To proceed with data entry, you must click Edit on each card in the progress claim. 

Set and Release Retention on SOV Line Items

If you want to set and release retention on the line items in the SOV, follow these steps:

  1. Choose from these options to select the line items:
    • To select all of the line items in the SOV, click the checkbox in the 'Item Number' header of the data table. 
      OR
    • To select individual line items, mark the checkbox(es) in the 'Item Number' column for the desired line item(s). 
  2. In the Schedule of Values, click the Edit button. 
  3. Optional: If you are a progress claim administrator who wants to set the retention for the progress claim, do the following: 
    • Mark one or more Item Number check boxes. Then click the pencil icon above the data table in the Schedule of Values. 
      This opens the Edit pane on the right side of the page. 
    • Enter the retention values to apply to the selected line item(s):
      • Work Retention This Period (%). Enter a percentage amount to indicate the percentage of work retention to be released this billing period. 
      • Retention Released. Enter a percentage amount to indicate the percentage of retention released.
      • Materials Retention (%). Enter a percentage amount to indicate the percentage of work retention to be released this billing period. 
    • Click Apply
  4. Choose from these options for entering work retention:
    • Work Retention This Period ($). Shows the currency amount for the work retention this period. The value that appears here is based on your entry in the 'Work Completed this Period' column. An entry in this cell lets Procore automatically calculate the percentage value in the 'Work Retention This Period (%)' column. 
      OR
    • Work Retention This Period (%). Enter a percentage amount for the work retention that you are requesting to be released this period. An entry in this cell lets Procore automatically calculate the currency value in the 'Work Retention This Period ($)' column. 
  5. In the Total Retention Released columnenter the total amount of work retention being requested for release on the line item. 
  6. Choose from these options for entering materials retention: 
    • Materials Retention ($). Enter a currency amount for the material retention that you are requesting to be released this period. The value that appears here is based on your entries in the New Materials Stored and Previous Materials Stored columns. An entry in this cell lets Procore automatically calculate the percentage value in the 'Materials Retention This Period (%)' column. 
      OR
    • Materials Retention (%). Enter a percentage amount for the material retention that you are requesting to be released this period. The value that appears here is based on your entries in the New Materials Stored and Previous Materials Stored columns. An entry in this cell lets Procore automatically calculate the percentage value in the 'Materials Retention This Period (%)' column. 
  7. In the Total Retention column, Procore calculates the sum of the 'Work Retention This Period ($)' amount plus the 'Materials Retention ($)' amount to represent the total retention amount on the progress claim. 

Add Attachments

  1. Scroll to the 'Attachments' section. 
  2. Choose from these options:

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    • 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 Progress Claim

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

Send a Progress Claim with DocuSign©  

Optional: If your project team wants to collect signatures on your progress claims using the Procore + DocuSign© integration, click the Send with DocuSign© button at the top of the page. To use this button, the DocuSign© integration must be enabled on the project (see How do I enable the DocuSign® Integration?) and the progress claim must be in the Approved, Approved as Noted or Pending Approval status. To learn more about the DocuSign© integration and preparing envelopes for signature, see DocuSign®.

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