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The two AIA forms behind most US progress billing, line by line, with how the numbers connect and what AP checks.
Published October 15, 2026 · Reviewed October 15, 2026
AIA Document G702, Application and Certificate for Payment, is the one-page summary a contractor signs to request a progress payment and the architect signs to certify the amount due. G703, the Continuation Sheet, backs it up line by line, dividing the contract sum according to the schedule of values. G703 totals carry to the G702. Subcontractors use G702S and G703S, submitted to the contractor.
The G702–1992 Contractor’s Application for Payment has nine numbered lines. Lines 4 and 5 come from the G703; the rest is arithmetic.
| Line | What it shows | Comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Original contract sum | The signed contract |
| 2 | Net change by change orders | Approved change orders |
| 3 | Contract sum to date | Line 1 plus or minus line 2 |
| 4 | Total completed and stored to date | Column G on the G703 |
| 5 | Retainage | A percentage of completed work (G703 columns D + E) and of stored material (column F), or the total of column I |
| 6 | Total earned less retainage | Line 4 minus line 5 |
| 7 | Less previous certificates for payment | Line 6 from the prior certificate |
| 8 | Current payment due | Line 6 minus line 7 |
| 9 | Balance to finish, including retainage | Line 3 minus line 6 |
| Column | Heading | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| A | Item no. | The schedule-of-values line number |
| B | Description of work | The scope of that line |
| C | Scheduled value | The line’s share of the contract sum |
| D | From previous application | Work completed on earlier pay apps (D + E from the last one) |
| E | This period | Work completed in this billing period |
| F | Materials presently stored | Stored materials not yet in D or E |
| G | Total completed and stored to date | D + E + F, with percent complete (G ÷ C) beside it |
| H | Balance to finish | C minus G |
| I | Retainage | Used where the retainage rate varies by line |
Take the illustrative $120,000 drywall subcontract from the schedule of values example, at its third pay app, with 10% retainage and no change orders.
These amounts are illustrative and are not customer data. See the full schedule of values example.
The contractor signs the application, and the form includes a notary block. The architect then certifies to the owner the amount due. Per AIA’s instructions, as of October 2026, the architect may certify a different amount than applied for, initialing each changed figure on the G702 and G703 and attaching an explanation.
Between a subcontractor and a general contractor, AIA publishes G702S–2017 and G703S–2017. The subcontractor signs, has the application notarized and submits it with the G703S to the contractor.
When a subcontractor enters the pay app in Procore and attaches its G702 and G703, Invoice Check compares the totals, arithmetic and SOV billed amounts with what they entered. For pay apps that arrive by email, Denize for Procore prepares the commitment invoice for your review.
Facts about the AIA forms on this page come from these public pages, as of October 2026. Check them for changes before relying on a detail.
If your subcontractors enter G702 and G703 pay apps in Procore, we’ll show Invoice Check comparing them with the attached forms.