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Retentions

Easily calculate and apply retentions against payments. Produce payment certificates automatically.

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Retentions

Easily calculate and apply retentions against payments. Produce payment certificates automatically.

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Retentions in Mastt

Efficiently manage and track retentions with Mastt's comprehensive payment tools:

  • Simplify Retention Setup: Easily configure retention terms directly within contracts and process payments.‍
  • Automate Certificates: One-click to produce progress claim & payment certificates with retention reports.‍
  • Release Retentions: Easily release retentions in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

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What are Retentions?

A retention is a portion of a payment that is withheld until the completion of a project to ensure that all contractual obligations are met. Retentions are commonly used in the construction industry to provide a financial incentive for contractors to complete the project to the required standards and rectify any issues.

Project Managers are often the contract administrator / superintendent who will receive progress claims from the construction contractor, performing detailed assessments of work completed and applying any retentions, before issuing a Payment Certificate. This process is often aided by cost managers and quantity surveyors, and governed by the Security of Payments Act.

Challenges with Retentions, Payment Claims & Certification

Common challenges we see managing retentions & payments.

❌ Time Consuming: Setting up & maintaining spreadsheets to track progress claims & retention amounts, produce payment certificates, is error prone and time consuming.

❌ Tracking and Monitoring: Keeping track of accumulating retention amounts and release conditions across multiple payments can become overwhelming.

❌ Releasing Retentions: Ensuring timely and accurate release of retentions in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

❌ Incorporating Actuals: Manually integrating or updating actuals from an ERP system or other reports from finance/accounting departments is extremely difficult and boring.

❌ Reporting: Formatting / transposing spreadsheet tables into charts and visualizations for reporting takes a huge amunt of time for an unsatisfactory, out of date result.

❌ Compliance: Ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulations such as the Security of Payments Act is complex and never certain.

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Comment on differences between submitted & approved payments. Apply retentions easily.

Retentions Features

Mastt's intuitive retention management tools simplify your workflow, making it easy to get started today.

πŸ”· Configure Retentions: Configure retention terms directly within contracts, specifying percentages and release conditions.

πŸ”· Add Retentions: Record retentions with progress claims, payments, with detailed status control from submitted through to paid.

πŸ”· Payments & Retention Register: Track all retentions in a single, automated register that updates automatically based on payments.

πŸ”· Certificate Automations: Instantly generate compliant payment certificates with retentions, eliminating the need for spreadsheets / word manual formatting.

πŸ”· Attach Documents: Attach key documents and artifacts directly to payments for easy reference of any retention related evidence.

πŸ”· Retention Release: Manage the release of retentions in accordance with contract terms, ensuring timely and accurate payments.

πŸ”· Charts and Visualizations: Utilize out-of-the-box charts and visualizations for all payment and retention data.

πŸ”· Auto Reporting: Automatically generate reports and dashboards from your charts, streamlining your reporting process.

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