About Payment Holds for Subcontractors

There are several holds available on TPM. Refer to the following list for more information about what each hold means and how it is applied.

Negative Invoice Hold: An automatic hold created if you submit an invoice with a zero or negative value.
Overbilled Contract Tracking Hold: An automatic hold created if your billed amount is greater than the current contract value, based on project settings chosen by the General Contractor.
Stored Materials Tracking Hold: An automatic hold created if an invoice includes stored materials based on project settings chosen by the General Contractor.
General Contractor Split Payment Tracking Hold: An automatic hold created when a split payment is made based on Payment Hold settings selected on the Project Settings screen; it is enforced until the General Contractor releases the hold.
Subcontractor Split Payment Confirmation Hold: An automatic hold created when a split payment is made; it is enforced until you approve a split payment.
Note: Payment remains on hold until the General Contractor releases the General Contractor Split Payment Tracking Hold if the project includes the Track Split Payments setting.
Discount Outside of Terms Hold: An automatic hold created when discount terms are made; it is enforced until you approve a discount.
Lien Waiver Tracking Hold: An automatic hold enforced when the General Contractor uses the Apply Holds button is used from the Manage Lien Waivers page.
Sub-Tier Unconditional Lien Waiver Hold: An automatic hold enforced when a Sub-Tier's unconditional lien waiver has been requested on the Manage Lien Waivers page and is out of compliance.
Sub-Tier Conditional Lien Waiver Hold: An automatic hold enforced when a Sub-Tier's conditional lien waiver has been requested on the Manage Lien Waivers screen and is out of compliance.
Document Compliance Hold: An automatic hold based on enforcement selections made when the General Contractor set up legal document requirements. Document Compliance Payment holds are automatically applied when a document uses the Withhold Payment enforcement setting.
Pending Export Hold: An automatic hold placed on invoices for which TPM has not received an export receipt from the General Contractor's ERP. The hold is automatically released when TPM receives the export receipt. General Contractors can use the Edit Payment Status page to manually release the hold. This hold is applied only if the Track Failed Invoice Exports setting is enabled on their Project Settings page.

If the "Track Pending Invoice Export" holds releasable by Enterprise Administrators only setting is enabled, only users who are Enterprise Administrators and Project Managers on the project can remove the invoice export receipt hold. All other users will be unable to select the Release Hold button on the Edit Payment Status page.

Change Order Compliance Hold: An automatic hold enforced based on project settings chosen by the General Contractor.
Manual Hold Payment: A hold created by a General Contractor user with Manage Projects permissions. This hold:
- Can be placed any time until funds are disbursed
- Does not require either Available to Pay or Requested payment status.
Current Period Billing Documents - Offline Notary Hold: Only available when a General Contractor enables the bypass electronic notary workflow. An automatic hold enforced based on whether or not you have uploaded notarized documents. Documents include sworn statements, conditional lien waivers, and invoices. If one or more of these documents is out of compliance, the hold will remain.
Prior Period Unconditional Lien Waiver - Offline Notary Hold: Only available when the General Contractor enables the bypass electronic notary workflow. An automatic hold enforced based on whether or not you have uploaded an unconditional lien waiver from the prior period.

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