Recurring Billing for Architecture Firms

Recurring Billing Software for Architecture Firms

Architecture fees are typically structured as a percentage of construction cost, billed monthly across project phases that can span years. AgencyPro calculates monthly invoices based on the fee schedule and project phase percentage, adjusts billing automatically when construction budgets change, and tracks payments against the total contracted fee so you always know how much revenue remains on each project.

AIA
G702/G703 auto-generated
100%
Reimbursables captured
19 days
Faster payment vs manual billing

Based on self-reported data from AgencyPro customers

Built for Architecture Firms

Architecture firms rarely bill on a pure monthly subscription, but those offering ongoing facilities management or design consultation retainers need billing tied to scope tiers and annual escalation clauses. Converting phased fees based on project milestones (schematic, DD, CD, CA) into predictable monthly revenue requires automated payment cycles, so your architects, designers, drafters, and project managers can focus on managing long-duration projects with multiple design phases, regulatory approvals, and coordination with contractors instead of chasing invoices.

Recurring Billing Built for Architecture Firms

Architecture firms rarely bill on a pure monthly subscription, but those offering ongoing facilities management or design consultation retainers need billing tied to scope tiers and annual escalation clauses. Converting phased fees based on project milestones (schematic, DD, CD, CA) into predictable monthly revenue requires automated payment cycles, so your architects, designers, drafters, and project managers can focus on managing long-duration projects with multiple design phases, regulatory approvals, and coordination with contractors instead of chasing invoices. AgencyPro aligns with AIA billing standards and the phased fee structures architecture projects require. Configure automated progress billing tied to schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases. The system calculates percentage-of-completion invoices and bundles reimbursable expenses — printing, permits, consultant fees — alongside your professional services fee on each monthly invoice. Architecture projects routinely span 12 to 24 months, and billing irregularities during that period create cash flow gaps that threaten your firm's ability to retain staff and fund ongoing project work. When progress invoices are delayed even by two weeks, the resulting payment lag can cascade into difficulty covering consultant fees and office overhead. Firms that don't bill consistently also struggle to track project profitability until it's too late to course-correct on fee overruns. AgencyPro keeps your phase-based billing on track throughout every project's lifecycle.

Why Architecture Firms Need Better Recurring Billing

Architectural practices managing design phases, client presentations, permit processes, and construction administration.

An 18-month project with phased billing across Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration — missing one monthly progress invoice creates a cash hole that threatens consultant payments

Estimating percentage-of-completion for each active phase is subjective, and manual calculations consistently produce billing amounts that don't match actual project progress

Reimbursable expenses — large-format printing, permit applications, structural engineering subconsultant invoices — accumulate over months and get buried before they reach a client bill

General contractors expect AIA G702/G703 payment applications, but assembling them manually every billing cycle takes your project manager hours they don't have

How Architecture Firms Use AgencyPro Recurring Billing

Automated subscription and retainer billing with payment processing, dunning management, and revenue recognition.

Produce AIA G702/G703 payment applications automatically from completion percentages you enter each month, with previous billings and balance to finish pre-calculated

Track actual progress against the fee distribution for SD, DD, CD, and CA phases and calculate the correct billable amount per phase per cycle

Queue reimbursable expenses as they occur — plotting, permits, consultant invoices — and batch them onto the next monthly progress bill as itemized line items

Distribute large project fees across monthly installments for clients who prefer predictable payments, while your firm still tracks fee burn by phase

Key Benefits for Architecture Firms

AIA Standard Payment Applications

Automate recurring billing using AIA G702/G703 payment application formats that clients and general contractors expect. Generate standardized progress payment invoices aligned with architectural industry billing conventions.

Phase-Based Progress Billing

Set up automated invoicing tied to architectural project phases — schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Trigger billing as each project phase is completed and approved.

Structural Fee Installment Billing

Configure monthly installment billing for large architectural contracts. Spread total project fees across the estimated timeline with automated monthly invoicing, reducing client sticker shock and smoothing your firm's revenue.

Reimbursable Expense Recurring Billing

Automate monthly invoicing for ongoing reimbursable expenses including printing, courier services, permit fees, and consultant pass-throughs. Bill reimbursables alongside your monthly professional service fee on a single invoice.

How It Works

1

Allocate Fees Across Project Phases

Distribute the total project fee by phase — 15% to Schematic Design, 20% to Design Development, 40% to Construction Documents, 25% to Construction Administration — and select the billing format

2

Update Completion and Generate Payment Applications

Each month, enter phase completion percentages. The system calculates the billable increment, adds accumulated reimbursables, and produces the AIA-formatted payment application

3

Monitor Fee Burn Across Your Portfolio

See how much of each project's total fee has been billed versus earned, and flag projects where billing is falling behind progress or running ahead of actual completion

Frequently Asked Questions

How are AIA G702/G703 payment applications generated?

Enter the project fee breakdown and schedule of values. Each billing cycle, update completion percentages for active phases. The system produces a G702 cover sheet and G703 continuation sheet showing the correct previous billings, current billing, and balance to finish for each line item — ready for general contractor submission.

Our Schematic Design phase is 60% done — how does percentage-of-completion billing calculate the amount due?

If the SD phase fee is $50K and you mark it 60% complete, the system bills $30K minus whatever was previously billed for that phase. If $20K was billed last month at 40%, the current invoice captures the incremental $10K. The process repeats monthly until each phase reaches 100% and the full fee is collected.

Plot runs and permit fees keep piling up — how do they get onto the client invoice?

Log each reimbursable as it occurs with the date, description, and amount. Expenses queue up and appear as itemized line items on the next monthly progress bill. The client can verify each charge against their records. Nothing accumulates silently — every reimbursable hits an invoice within one billing cycle.

What happens when construction administration stalls and we need to pause billing on that phase?

Freeze billing for the stalled phase at its current completion percentage. If other phases are still active, those continue invoicing normally. When CA resumes, billing picks up where it left off. The system records the pause period so your fee burn analysis distinguishes between active project time and idle delays.

Generate AIA Billing in Minutes, Not Hours

AIA G702/G703 payment applications, percentage-of-completion tracking, and reimbursable expense billing — automated across every project in your portfolio.