Retainage Recovery Kit: Closeout to Collection

I have a General Contractor asking for an AIA form filled out for just a retainage. How do I do this?

“I have a General Contractor asking for an AIA form filled out for just a retainage. How do I do this?” A

closeout-to-collection system for specialty-trade subcontractors chasing held retainage — a 7-tab retainage tracker, a

retainage-only pay application, a release review guide and a five-stage demand letter ladder.

THE PROOF

56 days was the average wait subcontractors reported for payment after a pay application — general

contractors in the same survey estimated 30 days

Source: Billd, 2025 National Subcontractor Market Report — survey of 800+ commercial construction professionals, April 2025

WHAT IT SETTLES

The job is finished. The crew is gone. The money is not.

In the package: 88 pages · 7-tab tracker · Pay application · 51-jurisdiction framework · Demand ladder