Enable Retainage on a Purchase Order or Subcontract

Objective

To enable retainage on a purchase order or subcontract using the project's Commitments tool. 

Background

Depending upon the accounting method set on a purchase order or subcontract, you can enable one or both retainage settings on the contract. To learn about setting the accounting method, see How do I set the accounting method for a contract?

		Accounting Method
Retainage Type	Definition	Amount Based	Unit/Quantity Based
Completed Work Retainage	An agreed-upon percentage amount on a contract is withheld from a subcontractor to ensure the work is satisfactorily complete on the project.
Stored Material Retainage	An agreed-upon percentage amount allocated on a contract for stored materials to ensure sufficient materials are available to complete work.

Things to Consider

• Required User Permissions:
  • To enable retainage on a purchase order or subcontract:
    •  'Admin' level permissions on the project's Commitments tool.
      OR
    • 'Read Only' or 'Standard' level permissions on the project's Commitments tool with the 'Create Subcontract', 'Create Purchase Order', 'Update Subcontract', and/or 'Update Purchase Order' granular permissions enabled on your permission template.
• Additional Information:
  • If you want to enable either of these settings on all of the project's new commitments, enable the options in the 'Default Contract Settings' area of the Commitment tool's Configure Settings page. See Configure Settings: Commitments.
  • If you would prefer to apply sliding scale retention to your commitment invoices, see Enable Sliding Scale Retention Rules on a Commitment's Invoices.

Prerequisites

• Create a Purchase Order or Create a Subcontract
• Set the accounting method on the contract. See How do I set the accounting method for a contract?

Steps

1. Navigate to the project's Commitments tool.
2. Click the Contracts tab. 
3. Locate the purchase order or subcontract that you want to enable retainage setting(s) on. 
4. Click that contract's Number link to open it. 
   
5. Click the Advanced Settings tab.
6. Click the Edit button.
   
7. Scroll to the Invoice section. Then:
   • For contracts using the Unit/Quantity Based accounting method
     Place a checkmark in the Enable Completed Work Retainage box. Contracts using the Unit/Quantity Based accounting method can only be used to bill for completed work. This method cannot be used to bill for stored materials.
     
     OR 
   • For contracts using the Amount Based accounting method:
     Place a checkmark in one or both boxes:
     
     • Enable Completed Work Retainage.
       AND/OR
     • Enable Stored Material Retainage. To learn more, see How do I bill for stored materials in Procore? 
8. Click Save.

See Also

• Create an Invoice on Behalf of an Invoice Contact
• Create an Invoice for Release of Retainage
• How do I bill for stored materials in Procore?