Built for trade subcontractors

Bill correctly.
Get paid on time.

One AIA®-style G702® and G703® application, generated from a locked Schedule of Values. Zero rounding errors, zero rejections, zero spreadsheets.

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G703 — Continuation Sheet
Pencil draft
Description of workScheduled%Balance
1.10Demolition24,500100%0
1.20Rough plumbing86,20062%32,400
1.30Fixture set41,80049%21,260
1.40Trim & final18,95012%16,700
TOTALS171,45058%70,360
Period ending 2026-05-31 · App. No. 04Math balanced ✓
The cost of a single rounding error

Your money is sitting on the GC’s desk.

Commercial subcontractors fund labor and materials out of pocket, then wait. One math mismatch on a G703 line resets the clock by another 30–45 days.

$280B
lost annually to U.S. construction payment delays
96 days
average subcontractor wait time in 2025–2026
5%
of subs receive payment within scheduled dates
44%
of subs hit immediate cash-flow blockages from billing friction
Source: 2025–2026 ASA/Levelset payment surveys, FMI industry reports.
How it works

From contract value to certified application — without the spreadsheet.

01
SOV grid

Build the Schedule of Values once.

Drop in your subcontract line items. Scheduled values are locked, so a stray click can't break the math. Retainage is set per line — fixed, varying, or release-on-completion.

02
Pencil-copy collaboration

Send the pencil draft, not a PDF markup.

Share a read-only link five days before the formal due date. Your GC's PM reviews the percentages online, requests changes in-line, and approves. No printer, no fax, no email tag.

03
PDF export

Lock the period. Export G702 + G703.

One click renders the standard AIA-style cover sheet and continuation sheet — every figure carried forward, every column balanced. Hand it to your notary and submit.

Features

The narrow utility, done right.

Not an ERP. Not a GC portal. A focused tool that solves one expensive problem — the monthly progress billing application — and gets out of your way.

Prior-period locking ledger

Once you submit, last month's figures freeze. Historical columns can't be edited, even by accident.

Dynamic retainage engine

Line-by-line retainage with mid-project release events. Calculations stay correct when contract terms shift.

Balance-to-finish math

Scheduled − Completed = Balance, enforced at the database level. Submitting an unbalanced sheet is physically impossible.

G702 + G703 PDF exporter

Distinct AIA-style letterhead layout, ready for notary sign-off and submission to any GC's portal.

Pencil-draft share links

Read-only collaborative review URLs that replace mailed paper copies and PDF markups.

QuickBooks & Xero sync

Pull approved values back into your ledger automatically. No double-entry, no re-keying.

Pricing

Flat-rate monthly. No setup fees. No annual lock-in.

Enterprise ERPs run $15,000–$50,000 to set up. You shouldn’t need a six-figure budget to bill correctly on a $400,000 contract.

Solo Subcontractor
$59/ month

Independent specialty contractors managing 1–3 active commercial jobs.

  • Up to 3 active projects
  • Standard G702 / G703 PDF export
  • Pencil-draft share links
  • Prior-period locking ledger
  • Email helpdesk support
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Compare:Payapps from $46/mo (1-contract limit)·Flashtract $199/mo·GCPay ~$3,999/yr·Sage / Premier $249–$349 per user/mo + $15K–$50K setup
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The PencilDraft promise

Zero-Rejection Accuracy Guarantee.

If a formal payment application generated by PencilDraft is rejected by your General Contractor or Architect solely due to a mathematical or rounding error on the G702 or G703 sheets, we refund 100% of your subscription fees for the preceding three months.

  • Rejection must stem from math or rounding errors on PDFs exported from PencilDraft.
  • SOV must use values approved by the GC, with verified historical data entered before the cycle.
  • Rejections from missing insurance certs, lien waivers, or site documentation are excluded.
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