Project Administration Overview for Subcontractors

Allow variable discount rate

This is a General Contractor setting and is not applicable to Subcontractors.

Allow out of order disbursements

This is a General Contractor setting and is not applicable to Subcontractors. As a Subcontractor, you will receive payment but not disburse payments on TPM.

Allow open ended billing contracts on organization projects

This is a General Contractor setting and not applicable to Subcontractors. When a contract allows open-ended billing, there is not a static contract value. This feature is most often used for projects based in the Australasia region.

Allow setting of component type

This is a General Contractor setting and is not applicable to Subcontractors. When a General Contractor enables the setting of component types, each line in your Schedule of Values will include a component type. Component types change how your bill for materials.

Require reason when selecting restart approval

If you are a Prime Subcontractor with on-system Sub-Tiers, you will need to approve or reject Sub-Tier payment applications. Choose this setting to require an Invoice Approver to offer a reason when restarting the approval process.

Allow approval of modified invoices

This is a setting used primarily for Australasian projects.

Allow subcontractor change order requests

This is often a General Contractor setting. If you are a Prime Subcontractor and have on-system Sub-Tiers, you can allow your Sub-Tiers to submit requests for change orders. The change order request workflow is typically used for European projects.

Allow Subcontractors to Bypass Electronic Notarization

This is generally a General Contractor setting. A General Contractor can turn on this setting if electronic notarization is not allowed in the state where the project occurs, but still requires notarization for some documents. When this setting is select, all current and future projects will allow all Subcontractors to bypass the electronic notarization step and instead upload their notarized paper documents.

Disable electronic notarizations and require offline notary tracking on all projects and subcontracts

Similar to the Allow Subcontractors to Bypass Electronic Notarization setting, this is more applicable to General Contractors overseeing a project. General Contractors may choose to disallow electronic notarization on all projects and subcontracts, instead opting to use the bypass electronic notary workflow.

My Organization Profile link

Select the link to navigate to your organization profile. The organization profile includes information and settings about your company, contact information, diversity status, and banking.