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What is AIA G702 and G703 in construction?

AIA G702/G703 is the American Institute of Architects' standard pair of pay application forms: G702 is the Application and Certificate for Payment summary sheet, and G703 is the Continuation Sheet that breaks the contract sum into schedule of values line items. Contractors submit the pair, usually monthly, to bill for work completed and materials stored, and the architect certifies the amount due. Together they are the default progress billing format on US commercial projects.

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G702 = summary cover sheetG703 = line-item continuationTracks retainage & balance

The definition

AIA G702 and G703, Explained.

G702 and G703 are companion AIA contract documents used for monthly progress billing on commercial work. G702 (Application and Certificate for Payment) is the one-page summary the contractor signs and notarizes and the architect certifies. G703 (Continuation Sheet) is the line-item backup behind it: every schedule of values line with its scheduled value, work completed, stored materials, percent complete, balance to finish, and retainage. You will see them referenced in the owner contract's payment article, in subcontract billing requirements, and in lender draw packages. GCs use them to bill owners, subs submit them (or G702-style equivalents) to GCs, and project accounting lives off them. The estimator connection: the schedule of values in column C is usually a re-sort of the estimate, so how you structure bid line items determines how cleanly the project can bill. Common rookie mistakes: building an SOV so coarse the PM cannot defend percent complete, letting G703 lines drift away from the estimate's cost codes, and forgetting that the G703 must foot exactly to the G702 contract sum.

How it is measured

Everything on these forms is measured in dollars and percent complete. On the G703, columns run A through I: A item number, B description of work, C scheduled value, D work completed from previous applications, E work completed this period, F materials presently stored, G total completed and stored to date (D + E + F), H balance to finish (C minus G), and I retainage. Percent complete per line is G divided by C. Column C must total the current contract sum, including approved change orders. G703 totals carry to the G702, which nets out retainage and previous certificates to reach current payment due. For estimators, the practical unit is the line: each SOV line needs a dollar value the field team can measure progress against by percent complete, not by cost spent.

What Is the AIA G702 Form?

AIA G702 is the Application and Certificate for Payment: the one-page summary sheet the contractor signs (and usually notarizes) to request payment for a billing period, and the sheet on which the architect certifies the amount actually due. It carries the contract sum, approved change orders, total completed and stored to date, retainage, previous certificates, and the current payment due — every one of those figures rolling up from the continuation sheet behind it.

AIA G702 also appears as AIA 702 with the G dropped, AIA G 702 with a space, AIA G-702 with a hyphen, and AIAG702 without spaces; contracts and specs use these spellings freely, and all name the same one-page Application and Certificate for Payment, also called the G702 form, the G702 document, and the pay app cover sheet.

The official G702 form is licensed and distributed by the AIA through AIA Contract Documents.

What Is the AIA G703 Form?

AIA G703 is the Continuation Sheet: the line-item backup that breaks the contract sum into the schedule of values, one row per SOV line, with columns for scheduled value, work completed, materials stored, percent complete, balance to finish, and retainage. It is where progress is actually measured — the G702 only summarizes what the G703 columns already prove, which is why the two forms always travel as a pair.

You will also see it written AIA 703 with the G dropped, AIA G 703 with a space, AIA G-703 with a hyphen, and AIAG703 without spaces. All name the same Continuation Sheet.

Column	Name	Formula or rule
A	Item number	Identifies the schedule of values line by item number.
B	Description of work	Describes the work on the schedule of values line.
C	Scheduled value	Dollar value assigned to the line; column C must total the current contract sum, including approved change orders.
D	Work completed from previous applications	Value of work completed from previous applications.
E	Work completed this period	Value of work completed during the current billing period.
F	Materials presently stored	Value of purchased materials not yet installed, if the contract allows billing for stored materials.
G	Total completed and stored to date	G = D + E + F. Percent complete per line = G / C.
H	Balance to finish	H = C minus G.
I	Retainage	Retainage withheld at the rate set in the contract, tracked by line when rates vary.

The table restates the column definitions already given in this section, and the letters follow the G703 continuation sheet.

What Is an A1A Document, and Is AIA Document G702 the Same Thing?

A1A, with the digit one, is a common mistyping of AIA, with the letter I. The numeral 1 and capital I look alike in many fonts.

G702 and G703 are AIA Contract Documents, carried in the AIA's own catalog as AIA Document G702 and AIA Document G703. Both forms are AIA-copyrighted and licensed through AIA Contract Documents.

The pay-application pair has not been reissued since the 1992 revision, which remains the current edition. That is why retail packs and agency examples still carry the G702 1992 Application and Certificate for Payment label.

What Is the Difference Between AIA G702 and 703?

The short version: G702 is the signed one-page summary that certifies the total application, and G703 is the continuation sheet that breaks the schedule of values into line items behind it. Neither replaces the other — G702 without G703 has no line-item proof, and G703 without G702 has no certification.

Put as questions, the G703 answers which schedule of values lines earned money this period and how much is left to finish on each one. The G702 answers what is due for the period: the line totals carry up from the continuation sheet, retainage and previously certified payments come off, and the contractor signs that sheet for the architect to certify.

Where to Get AIA G702 and G703 Forms (PDF, Excel, Fillable)

Licensed, fillable G702 and G703 forms come from the AIA itself — the documents are copyrighted, so the official channel is AIA Contract Documents, sold per-document or by subscription. There is no official free download. What public sources do offer is completed-format examples: government agencies and universities publish filled or blank G702-format sheets in their bid packages, which are useful for seeing the layout and column math before buying the real thing. Treat any third-party 'free AIA template' carefully: owners and architects routinely reject pay applications that do not match the licensed form, and the G703 columns must foot exactly to the G702 either way.

The current edition is the 1992 revision, which is why agency examples and retail packs carry the AIA G702 1992 label decades on — the form has not been reissued since. Paper copies still sell in pads and packs through building-code booksellers for contractors who bill on hard copy.

Public examples of the G702 format: a Connecticut DAS bid-package G702 (PDF) and a City of Los Angeles remediated G702 example (PDF). The paper 1992 edition sells in packs via BNi Building News.

AIA G703 Form in Excel

A public example of the G702 format is the Austin Peay State University G702 worksheet (Excel). An industry example of the pair as a spreadsheet is the subcontractor G702/G703 Excel template.

Worked example

Filling Out AIA Forms G702 and G703: Billing Month 3 Worked Example

Illustrative numbers: a $1,200,000 contract, billing month 3, 10% retainage. Through month 2, G703 column D (previous applications) totals $300,000. This month the team completes $180,000 of work (column E) and stores $20,000 of approved material on site (column F). Column G, total completed and stored to date: $300,000 + $180,000 + $20,000 = $500,000. Percent complete: $500,000 / $1,200,000 = 41.7%. Column H, balance to finish: $1,200,000 minus $500,000 = $700,000. Carry it to the G702: retainage at 10% of $500,000 is $50,000, so total earned less retainage is $450,000. Previous certificates for payment totaled $270,000 ($300,000 earned less $30,000 retainage). Current payment due: $450,000 minus $270,000 = $180,000. Sanity check: new money this month is $180,000 + $20,000 = $200,000, less 10% retainage of $20,000, which lands on the same $180,000.

Schedule of Values Example on the G703

For this illustrative split, assign half of each column total to Concrete. Split the remaining half equally between Steel and Drywall. For each line, G = D + E + F and H = C minus G.

Concrete: C $600,000, D $150,000, E $90,000, F $10,000, G $250,000, H $350,000.

Steel: C $300,000, D $75,000, E $45,000, F $5,000, G $125,000, H $175,000.

Drywall: C $300,000, D $75,000, E $45,000, F $5,000, G $125,000, H $175,000.

The lines total $1,200,000 in C, $300,000 in D, $180,000 in E, and $20,000 in F. G totals $500,000 and H totals $700,000. These are the same totals used in the month 3 example.

How Ruh handles it

How Ruh Handles AIA G702 and G703.

Ruh reads the drawings, runs the takeoff, and prices the quantities against the contractor's own price book, then hands the estimator a line-item draft to review, adjust, and sign off. Because that draft is already organized into cost-coded line items backed by real unit costs, it converts directly into a defensible schedule of values for G703 column C instead of a lump-sum guess. The estimator still owns the judgment calls, like how finely to split billing lines and where retainage exposure sits.

On this page: What Is the AIA G702 Form? · What Is the AIA G703 Form? · What Is the Difference Between AIA G702 and 703? · Where to Get AIA G702 and G703 Forms (PDF, Excel, Fillable) · Filling Out AIA Forms G702 and G703: Billing Month 3 Worked Example.

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AIA G702 and G703: Frequently Asked Questions

Is G702/703 one form or two?+

Two. G702 and G703 are separate AIA documents submitted together, usually monthly, as one pay application package, which is why they are almost always named as a pair. The certification happens on G702; the line-by-line support for it sits on G703, so neither is submitted alone.

Who signs and certifies AIA G702?+

The contractor signs the G702 and typically has it notarized, certifying that the work claimed is complete and prior payments were properly applied. The architect then certifies the amount due, which can be less than the amount applied for if they dispute percent complete on any line. The owner, and often a lender or title company behind them, pays off the certified amount, not the requested one.

How does retainage work on G702/G703?+

Retainage is withheld at the rate set in the contract, commonly 5% to 10% on US commercial work, and shows on G702 line 5, split between completed work and stored materials. G703 column I tracks it line by line when rates vary. Many contracts step retainage down at 50% completion or release it at substantial completion, so read the payment article rather than assuming.

Can I bill for stored materials on the G703?+

Yes, column F covers material purchased but not yet installed, if the contract allows it. Owners usually require backup such as supplier invoices, proof of insurance, and storage on site or in a bonded warehouse. When the material is installed, its value moves out of column F and into the work completed columns, so never count it in both places on the same application.

Are AIA G702 and G703 free to download?+

No. Both forms are AIA-copyrighted documents distributed through licensed channels, sold per-document or by subscription, so a legitimate fillable G702/G703 is a purchased document. Public agencies do publish G702-format examples in their bid packages, which show the layout and column math, but for the actual pay application most owners and architects require the licensed AIA form.

Is AIA 703 the same as G703?+

Yes. AIA 703, the AIA 703 form, and the G703 continuation sheet all name the same document — the G prefix just marks the AIA's contract-administration document series and often gets dropped in casual use. The same applies to AIA 702 and G702. In a contract or spec, read them as the licensed AIA documents unless the text says otherwise.

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