Set or Release Retainage on a Subcontractor Invoice

For Procore Customers in the United States

When your company applies the 'Owners English' or 'Specialty Contractors English' point-of-view dictionary, you'll see different tool names and term changes in the user interface. Learn how to apply the dictionary options.

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This table shows the differences in tool names (bold) and terms across the point-of-view dictionaries for Project Financials. These dictionaries are available in US English only. The default dictionary is designed for general contractors, which means that you will need to work with your Procore Administrator at your company and your Procore point of contact to access the other dictionary options.

General Contractors English (United States) - Default	Owners English (Owner Terminology V2)	Specialty Contractors 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)

Objective

To set or release retainage for line items on a subcontractor invoice from the Project level Invoicing tool.

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.

Things to Consider

Required User Permissions:
- To set and release retainage when editing the most recent invoice before, during, or after the billing period's 'Due Date':
  - You must be an invoice administrator.
- To release retainage when editing the most recent invoice during the current billing period:
  - You must have 'Standard' level permissions on the Project level Commitments tool.
    AND
  - You must be added to the 'Private' drop-down list on the commitment.
- Read about required user permissions for downstream collaborators: Show/Hide
  - Some Procore customers choose to provide their downstream collaborators with access to the Project level Commitments tool:
    - To modify retainage amounts on the most recent invoice before the billing period's 'Due Date':
      - You must be an invoice contact on the commitment.
        AND
      - You must have 'Read Only' level permissions on the Project level Commitments tool.
Additional Information:
- If there are multiple invoices for a single billing period, you can only edit the billed amounts on the most recent invoice.
- If you are adding a payment schedule after the invoice is approved, enter the amount for the work you are claiming this period in the 'Proposed Amount' column of the invoice detail. To learn more, see Create a Payment Schedule.
- You can also manage withholding using the sliding scale retention feature. To learn more, see What is sliding scale retention?

Prerequisites

Edit the Schedule of Values

Navigate to the project's Invoicing tool.
Click the Subcontractor tab.
In the table, locate the invoice to edit.
Click the Invoice # link to open it.
Scroll to the Schedule of Values.
Click Edit.

Set Retainage on Line Items

To set retainage on invoice line items:

In the General tab of the invoice, scroll to the Schedule of Values.
In the Schedule of Values, locate the line item(s) to modify and scroll to the right of the page to view the retainage columns.
Choose one (1) of these options:
- Enter an amount to withhold for the line item the Work Retainage this Period ($) column. Procore automatically calculates the entry in the Work Retainage (%) column.
  OR
- Enter a percentage amount to withhold for the line item in the Work Retainage (%) column.Procore automatically calculates the entry in the Work Retainage ($) column.
  Examples
  - When you enter a currency amount in the Work Retainage this Period ($) column, Procore calculates the entry in the Work Retainage (%) column. For example, if you enter $1,250.00 on line item 1, Procore calculates the Work Retainage this Period (%) as 5%.
  - When you enter a percentage amount in the Work Retainage this Period (%) column, Procore calculates the entry in the Work Retainage this Period ($) column. For example, if you enter 5% on line item 2, Proore calculates the Work Retainage this period as $625.00.
Update the amount of retainage to release in each line item on the invoice as needed.
Click Save.

Release Retainage on Line Items

To release retainage on invoice line items:

In the General tab of the invoice, scroll to the Schedule of Values.
In the Schedule of Values, locate the line item(s) to modify and scroll to the right of the page to view the retainage columns.
Enter the amount to release in the Total Retainage Released column.
Example

Before data entry, the cumulative total amount withheld for each line item is shown in the Total Retainage column. In line item 1, the Total Retainage is $2,500.00. In line item 2, it is $1,250.00.

Enter the amount of retainage to release:
- To release all of the amount withheld, enter 100% of the Total Retainage value. In line item 1, enter $2,500.00 to release the entire amount.
- To release half of the amount withheld, enter 50% of the Total Retainage value. In line item 2, enter $625.00 to release 50% of the $1250.00 amount.
After data entry, Procore reduces the Total Retainage value by the amount of your data entry:
Update the amount of retainage to release in each line item on the invoice as needed.
Click Save.
Procore saves the invoice in its current status. A banner appears at the top of the screen to show the total amount of retainage being released on the invoice.