How can a contractor use AI to prepare monthly pay applications faster, with the backup and paperwork the owner expects?

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title: "How to prepare construction pay applications with AI"
description: "Start from your schedule of values, approved change orders, site diaries and progress photos, the last application and the paperwork your contract requires, such as lien waivers from subcontractors. AI can draft progress for each line from the field records, add approved change orders, list missing backup and waivers, and flag lines where billed progress looks ahead of the work on site. The project manager checks every line, collects missing documents, and approves the application before it is sent."
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# How can a contractor use AI to prepare monthly pay applications faster, with the backup and paperwork the owner expects?

Start from your schedule of values, approved change orders, site diaries and progress photos, the last application and the paperwork your contract requires, such as lien waivers from subcontractors. AI can draft progress for each line from the field records, add approved change orders, list missing backup and waivers, and flag lines where billed progress looks ahead of the work on site. The project manager checks every line, collects missing documents, and approves the application before it is sent.

## What this means in practice

- Use the schedule of values, approved change orders, site diaries, photos and the last application as the source
- Draft progress for each line from field records
- Add approved change orders and list missing backup and waivers
- Flag lines where billed progress looks ahead of work on site
- The project manager checks every line and approves before it is sent

## How Lid Vizion approaches it

We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.

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