As part of our ongoing commitment to making Payapps the leading solution for managing progress claims, we conduct a periodic review of our adherence to SOPA and Construction Contract Act (CCA) legislation.
Although the template used is already compliant, we're making a few minor changes to the Payment Schedules (both Lump Sum and Schedule of Rates contracts) to improve clarity and alignment with terminology used in legislation.
Lump Sum Payment Schedule - Upcoming Changes
Page 1:
'Claim' changed to 'Payment Claim' - Payment Claim #, Payment Claim Date, Payment Claim Period
Summary section updated - Gross amount approved, Net Retention, Scheduled Amount
Page 2: No changes
Page 3 onwards:
'Payment Assessment' changed to 'Value Approved to Date'
'Subcontract Value' to 'Subcontract Amount'
Remove percentage columns for 'Completed this period'
Add Column 'Difference' to show Value Approved - Subcontractor claimed amount
Approved Variations
Change 'Payment Assessment' column heading to 'Value Approved to Date'
Change 'Approved Claim Value' to 'Value Approved'
Remove percentage columns for Completed this period
Added Column 'Difference' to show Value Approved - Subcontractor claimed amount
Unapproved Variations
Changed 'Payment Assessment' column heading to 'Value Approved to Date'
Changed 'Approved Claim Value' to 'Value Approved'
Changed 'Value Submitted by Subcontractor' to 'Submitted Variation Amount'
Added Column 'Difference' to show Value Approved - Subcontractor claimed amount
Rejected Variations
Changed 'Payment Assessment' column heading to 'Value Approved to Date'
Changed 'Approved Claim Value' to 'Value Approved'
Changed 'Value Submitted by Subcontractor' to 'Submitted Variation Amount'
Reasons for Difference
Changed 'Submitted by Subcontractor' to 'Subcontractor Claimed'
Changed 'Payment Assessment' to 'Value Approved'
Changed 'Modification Reason' column heading to 'Reason for Difference'
Included line headings before the affected lines.
Attachments
Line level attachments moved to top of this section.
Relevant heading included to lines commented against/with attachments.
Included below items for the line level attachments
- Item Ref
- Description
- Approved this claim
- Comment
- AttachmentIncluded below items for Claim and Contract
- Uploaded by (Claimant/Respondent)
- Document Description / Comment
- Attachment
Schedule of Rates (SoR) - Upcoming Changes
Changes to Page 1 & 2 - Similar to changes to Lump Sum contracts
Page 3 onwards.
Add "Difference" column to 'Completed This Period' section for original line items and variations
Reasons for Difference
Subcontractor Claimed qty and dollar amount to date displayed
Value approved and dollar amount to date displayed
'Completed to date' heading above subcontractor claimed and value approved introduced
Attachments column included
Attachments
Line level attachments moved to top of the section.
Relevant heading included to lines commented against/with attachments.
Included below items for the line level attachments
- Item Ref
- Description
- Approved to date: dollar amount + quantity
- Comment
- AttachmentIncluded below items for Claim and Contract
- Uploaded by (Claimant/Respondent)
- Document Description / Comment
- Attachment
Logo
Old logo replaced with new one
If you have questions regarding the changes please reach out to your Account Manager or our Customer Support team via in-app chat, email : support@payapps.com or telephone: 1300 252 463