Application and Certificate for Payment

The Application and Certification for Payment form is the cover sheet for your billing application. It includes these sections: header information, summary totals, and certification section.

Header Information

  • Project name, location, and address
  • Applicant (your company) information
  • Owner/customer information
  • Contractor information
  • Architect information
  • Contract date and number

Summary Totals

The Application and Certification for Payment form automatically summarizes these:

  • Original contract sum
  • Net change by change orders
  • Contract sum to date
  • Total completed and stored to date
  • Retainage
  • Total earned less retainage
  • Less previous certificates for payment
  • Current payment due
  • Balance to finish, including retainage

Certification Signatures Section

  • Applicant’s certification signature and date
  • Architect’s certification (to be completed by architect/engineer)
  • Owner’s/lender’s approval sections