The Construction Office Pay Playbook

About this book

A practical construction-office guide to contract setup, schedules of values, pay applications, retainage, stored materials, cost-plus and GMP billing, change management, and closeout. Includes digital record controls, verification checklists, and an independent owner–contractor agreement appendix. Educational guidance, not legal advice.

Use the book as a disciplined workflow framework — not as a substitute for the signed documents. Before acting on payment rights, claim deadlines, notices, waivers, insurance, bonds, or final payment, verify the project-specific contract and applicable law.

Inside the book