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Illustration: a job folder closed with a yellow band, beside a checklist with three items checked and the last box still open, titled Closing out the job

Billing and cash

Closing out a paving job: punch list, final invoice, retainage

Closing out a paving job is the work between the crew's last day and the last dollar: punch list, final invoice, waivers, retainage and a look at the numbers.

Sep 29, 2026

Illustration: a monthly calendar with one day circled in yellow beside a stack of three pay application sheets, titled Working for a GC

Billing and cash

Working for a GC: pay apps, retainage and lien waivers

Working for a GC, you get paid through pay apps with retainage held and lien waivers attached. How the monthly cycle runs and what gets a pay app sent back.

Jul 28, 2026

Illustration: rising progress-billing bars, each with a held-back slice on top, titled Retainage

Billing and cash

Retainage and progress billing for paving jobs

On commercial and public paving work you bill as you go, and the owner holds back a percentage until the end. How progress billing and retainage really work.

Jun 23, 2026

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