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Subcontractors are paid for what was measured and certified… not what was requested
Subcontract orders, actual measurement, certification and retention, before any payment.
There is no real screenshot of this area yet; the diagrams on this page explain the process only, and the screens are shown in a demo session per edition and scope.
- Subcontract order
- Subcontractor request
- Measurement
- Certification
- Shown in a demo
- Described in the company profile, shown in a demo session per edition.
- Depends on scope
- Depends on set-up, an integration or a service defined in scope.
Adapted from the DIGIT Corporate Profile 2026, page 22, 24
A measurement is not a certificate
What the subcontractor submits is a request, what your engineer measures is evidence, what you certify is a certificate and what you pay is a settled commitment. Four different facts.
- 01
A clear work order
Scope, lines, rates and retention agreed before work starts.
- 02
Actual measurement
The quantity done is measured on site and linked to the line.
- 03
Certificate before payment
No payment without an approved certificate and retention deducted.
From work order to payment
Each stage is owned by a different person.
- Step 1:
Subcontract order
- Record
Work Order- Owner
- Contracts manager
- State
- Approved
- Output
- Committed value
- Step 2:
Subcontractor request
- Record
- Subcontractor claim
- Owner
- Subcontractor
- State
- Received
- Output
- Quantity claimed
- Step 3:
Measurement
- Record
Measurement- Owner
- Quantity surveyor
- State
- Measured
- Output
- Technically accepted quantity
- Step 4:
Certification
- Record
Certificate- Owner
- Project manager
- State
- Certified
- Output
- Certified value after retention
- Step 5:
Payment
- Record
- Payment voucher
- Owner
- Finance
- State
- Paid
- Output
- Settled commitment
Figures that must never be mixed
Each figure answers a different question.
Claimed
Means What the subcontractor submitted
Does not mean Not what was actually done
Measured
Means What your engineer measured on site
Does not mean Not yet an amount due
Certified
Means What you approved after retention
Does not mean Not a payment
Paid
Means What actually went out
Does not mean Not the full commitment
Subcontract documents
What is checked before every payment.
Subcontract work order
Work OrderScope, lines, rates and retention rate.
Shown in a demoMeasurement record
MeasurementQuantity done per line and who measured it.
Shown in a demoSubcontract certificate
CertificateCertified value, retention and amount due.
Shown in a demoRetention
RetentionAmount held and when it is released.
Shown in a demo
Questions before paying
What the project manager and finance check.
Does the claim match the measurement?
The difference between claimed and measured for each line.
- Source
- Subcontractor claim and measurement record
- Decided by
- Quantity surveyor
How much of the commitment is left?
Order value minus what has been certified so far.
- Source
- Work order and certificates
- Decided by
- Contracts manager
Which retentions are due for release?
Retentions by release condition and date.
- Source
- Retention register
- Decided by
- Finance
Control views
Views for following up subcontractors.
Subcontractor position
Commitment, certified, paid and retention.
Shown in a demoMeasurement variances
Claimed against measured.
Shown in a demo
Connected to
What a subcontract certificate affects.
Next step
See this process on a scenario close to your work
A short discovery session to define what your company needs, then we show the screens available in your edition and explain what needs set-up.
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