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How does Payment work

The standard FACS Payment template is designed to manage contractor payments by tracking quantities, amounts, retainage, stockpiles, and adjustments over the life of a project.

Key Payment Terms & Definitions

  • Change Order – Modifies project scope, time, or dollars.

  • Pay Item – A unit of work with pricing details (e.g., Clearing and Grubbing).

  • Material Acceptance – Approval of materials necessary to allow for payment of specific items. 

  • Material Stockpile – Advance payment for delivered but uninstalled materials.

  • Retainage – A portion of payment withheld until milestones or project completion.

  • Adjustment – Manual credit or deduction (e.g., incentives, penalties).

  • To Date – Value from project start up to a specific date.

  • Percent Complete – Payment progress as a percentage of the authorized amount.

  • Recorded - A value entered into a document entry
  • Paid - A value recommended for payment that meets all project set payment criteria

 

Key Fields and Sections

General

  • Number (Required, Unique)

  • Subject (Required)

  • Pay Period Start / End Dates (Required)

  • Payment Date

  • Assignee, Creator

  • Final Payment (Checkbox)

  • Remarks

Summary (Auto-Calculated Fields)

  • Amount This Period – Sum of eligible work, stockpiles, and adjustments within the pay period.

  • Amount to Date – Sum of eligible work, stockpiles, and adjustments to date. 

  • Percent Complete This Period – Amount This Period / Projects current authorized amount.

  • Percent Complete to Date  – Amount To Date / Projects current authorized amount.

Retainage

  • Retained This Period – Suggested based on retainage % and project cap, user-editable.

  • Released This Period – Retainage returned this period (must not result in negative balance).

  • Retained to Date / Released to Date – Cumulative, system-calculated fields.

NOTE: The system enforces a retainage cap if entered within the Project Settings / Payment area.

Adjustment

Use for manual financial changes not tied to specific items (e.g., incentives, disincentives or penalties).

  • Adjustment Table

    • Amount (Required)

    • Remarks

    • Related Pay Item (optional)

Signatures

  • Submitted By

  • Approved By

 


Additional Features

  • Includes standard fields: WorkflowContributorsCommentsReferences

  • Payments follow this workflow:
    Pending → Under Review → Approved or Canceled

Approved and Canceled statuses are locked. Only a Project Administrator can revert them and only the most recent pay period may be unlocked.


 

Location

Documents > Payment

 

If you have any questions, or need additional assistance, please reach out to our support team at support@facsware.com and we will be happy to assist you.