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payment-application-generator

Generate AIA-style payment applications. Track schedule of values, calculate retention, and produce payment documentation.

Install / Use

npx skills add datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill payment-application-generator

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Quality Score

91/100

Supported Platforms

Universal

Our assessment of payment-application-generator

payment-application-generator scores 91/100 on our quality scale, 403rd of 1,180 Content & Media skills we index (top 35%).

Its SKILL.md is 14 KB long, well organised into 16 sections with 5 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.

It has 333 GitHub stars, a meaningful sign that others use it.

Substance
30/30
Structure
20/20
Description
15/15
Adoption
11/20
Freshness
15/15

Maintenance, license and trust

  • The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so payment-application-generator is actively maintained.
  • It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
  • Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install payment-application-generator?
Run npx skills add datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill payment-application-generator. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent.
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The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so payment-application-generator is actively maintained.

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Payment Application Generator

Business Case

Problem Statement

Payment applications are error-prone:

  • Manual calculations cause mistakes
  • Retention tracking is complex
  • Inconsistent documentation
  • Delayed submissions affect cash flow

Solution

Automated payment application generation with schedule of values tracking, retention calculations, and standard format output.

Business Value

  • Accuracy - Eliminate calculation errors
  • Speed - Faster billing cycle
  • Cash flow - Timely payments
  • Compliance - Standard documentation

Technical Implementation

import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime, date
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from enum import Enum


class SOVStatus(Enum):
    """Schedule of Values item status."""
    NOT_STARTED = "not_started"
    IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
    COMPLETE = "complete"
    STORED_MATERIAL = "stored_material"


@dataclass
class SOVItem:
    """Schedule of Values line item."""
    item_number: str
    description: str
    scheduled_value: float
    work_completed_previous: float
    work_completed_current: float
    materials_stored_previous: float
    materials_stored_current: float
    total_completed_previous: float

    @property
    def total_completed_current(self) -> float:
        """Total completed and stored this period."""
        return (self.work_completed_previous + self.work_completed_current +
                self.materials_stored_previous + self.materials_stored_current)

    @property
    def percent_complete(self) -> float:
        """Percent of scheduled value complete."""
        if self.scheduled_value == 0:
            return 0
        return (self.total_completed_current / self.scheduled_value) * 100

    @property
    def balance_to_finish(self) -> float:
        """Remaining value."""
        return self.scheduled_value - self.total_completed_current


@dataclass
class PaymentApplication:
    """Payment application (AIA G702/G703 style)."""
    application_number: int
    period_from: date
    period_to: date
    project_name: str
    contractor: str
    owner: str
    contract_sum: float
    change_orders_amount: float
    retainage_percent: float

    items: List[SOVItem] = field(default_factory=list)
    approved_date: Optional[date] = None
    approved_by: str = ""

    @property
    def total_contract_sum(self) -> float:
        """Original contract plus approved changes."""
        return self.contract_sum + self.change_orders_amount

    @property
    def total_completed_this_period(self) -> float:
        """Work completed this billing period."""
        return sum(item.work_completed_current + item.materials_stored_current
                  for item in self.items)

    @property
    def total_completed_to_date(self) -> float:
        """Total completed and stored to date."""
        return sum(item.total_completed_current for item in self.items)

    @property
    def retainage_amount(self) -> float:
        """Total retainage held."""
        return self.total_completed_to_date * self.retainage_percent

    @property
    def total_earned_less_retainage(self) -> float:
        """Amount earned less retainage."""
        return self.total_completed_to_date - self.retainage_amount

    @property
    def balance_to_finish(self) -> float:
        """Remaining contract balance."""
        return self.total_contract_sum - self.total_completed_to_date


class PaymentApplicationGenerator:
    """Generate and manage payment applications."""

    DEFAULT_RETAINAGE = 0.10

    def __init__(self, project_name: str, contractor: str, owner: str,
                 original_contract: float, retainage: float = None):
        self.project_name = project_name
        self.contractor = contractor
        self.owner = owner
        self.original_contract = original_contract
        self.retainage_percent = retainage or self.DEFAULT_RETAINAGE
        self.sov_items: Dict[str, SOVItem] = {}
        self.applications: List[PaymentApplication] = []
        self.change_orders_total: float = 0

    def setup_sov(self, items: List[Dict[str, Any]]):
        """Initialize Schedule of Values."""
        for item in items:
            sov = SOVItem(
                item_number=item['number'],
                description=item['description'],
                scheduled_value=item['value'],
                work_completed_previous=0,
                work_completed_current=0,
                materials_stored_previous=0,
                materials_stored_current=0,
                total_completed_previous=0
            )
            self.sov_items[item['number']] = sov

    def add_change_order(self, amount: float, description: str, item_number: str = None):
        """Add approved change order to contract."""
        self.change_orders_total += amount

        if item_number:
            # Add to existing item
            if item_number in self.sov_items:
                self.sov_items[item_number].scheduled_value += amount
        else:
            # Create new line item
            new_number = f"CO-{len([i for i in self.sov_items if 'CO' in i]) + 1:02d}"
            self.sov_items[new_number] = SOVItem(
                item_number=new_number,
                description=f"Change Order: {description}",
                scheduled_value=amount,
                work_completed_previous=0,
                work_completed_current=0,
                materials_stored_previous=0,
                materials_stored_current=0,
                total_completed_previous=0
            )

    def create_application(self, period_from: date, period_to: date,
                          progress: Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]) -> PaymentApplication:
        """Create new payment application."""
        app_number = len(self.applications) + 1

        # Update progress for each item
        items_copy = []
        for item_num, sov in self.sov_items.items():
            # Carry forward previous values
            updated_sov = SOVItem(
                item_number=sov.item_number,
                description=sov.description,
                scheduled_value=sov.scheduled_value,
                work_completed_previous=sov.total_completed_current - sov.materials_stored_current,
                work_completed_current=0,
                materials_stored_previous=sov.materials_stored_current,
                materials_stored_current=0,
                total_completed_previous=sov.total_completed_current
            )

            # Apply current period progress
            if item_num in progress:
                prog = progress[item_num]
                if 'work' in prog:
                    updated_sov.work_completed_current = prog['work']
                if 'materials' in prog:
                    updated_sov.materials_stored_current = prog['materials']

            items_copy.append(updated_sov)

            # Update master SOV
            self.sov_items[item_num] = SOVItem(
                item_number=updated_sov.item_number,
                description=updated_sov.description,
                scheduled_value=updated_sov.scheduled_value,
                work_completed_previous=updated_sov.work_completed_previous + updated_sov.work_completed_current,
                work_completed_current=0,
                materials_stored_previous=updated_sov.materials_stored_previous + updated_sov.materials_stored_current,
                materials_stored_current=0,
                total_completed_previous=updated_sov.total_completed_current
            )

        application = PaymentApplication(
            application_number=app_number,
            period_from=period_from,
            period_to=period_to,
            project_name=self.project_name,
            contractor=self.contractor,
            owner=self.owner,
            contract_sum=self.original_contract,
            change_orders_amount=self.change_orders_total,
            retainage_percent=self.retainage_percent,
            items=items_copy
        )

        self.applications.append(application)
        return application

    def calculate_payment_due(self, application: PaymentApplication,
                             previous_payments: float = None) -> Dict[str, float]:
        """Calculate payment due for application."""
        if previous_payments is None:
            # Calculate from previous applications
            previous_payments = sum(
                app.total_earned_less_retainage
                for app in self.applications[:-1]
            )

        current_payment = application.total_earned_less_retainage - previous_payments

        return {
            'total_completed_to_date': application.total_completed_to_date,
            'retainage_held': application.retainage_amount,
            'total_earned_less_retainage': application.total_earned_less_retainage,
            'previous_payments': previous_payments,
            'current_payment_due': current_payment,
            'balance_to_finish': application.balance_to_finish,
            'percent_complete': round(
                application.total_completed_to_date / application.total_contract_sum * 100, 1
            ) if application.total_contract_sum > 0 else 0
        }

    def generate_g702(self, application: PaymentApplication) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Generate AIA G702 Application summary."""
        payment = self.calculate_payment_due(application)

        return {
            'document': 'AIA Document G702',
            'application_number': application.application_number,
            'period_to': application.period_to.isoformat(),
            'project': application.project_name,
            'contractor': application.contractor,
            'owner': application.owner,
            'original_contract_sum': application.contract_sum,
            'net_change_orders': application.change_orders_amount,
            'contract_sum_to_date': application.total_contract_sum,
            'total_completed_to_date': payment['total_completed_to_date'],
            'retainage': {
                'percent': application.retainage_percent * 100,
                'amount': payment['retainage_held']
            },
            'total_earned_less_retainage': payment['total_earned_less_retainage'],
            'previous_certificates': payment['previous_payments'],
            'current_payment_due': payment['current_payment_due'],
            'balance_to_finish': payment['balance_to_finish']
        }

    def generate_g703(self, application: PaymentApplication) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """Generate AIA G703 Continuation Sheet."""
        data = []
        for item in application.items:
            data.append({
                'Item No.': item.item_number,
                'Description': item.description,
                'Scheduled Value': item.scheduled_value,
                'Work Completed - Previous': item.work_completed_previous,
                'Work Completed - This Period': item.work_completed_current,
                'Materials Stored - Previous': item.materials_stored_previous,
                'Materials Stored - This Period': item.materials_stored_current,
                'Total Completed & Stored': item.total_completed_current,
                '% Complete': round(item.percent_complete, 1),
                'Balance to Finish': item.balance_to_finish,
                'Retainage': item.total_completed_current * application.retainage_percent
            })

        # Add totals row
        df = pd.DataFrame(data)
        totals = df.select_dtypes(include='number').

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