The main project settlement methods used in China include the following monthly settlement methods: advance payment at the end of the tenth or mid-month, settlement at the end of the month, and liquidation after completion. For projects completed across multiple years, a project inventory will be conducted at the end of the year and annual settlement will be processed.
One-time settlement after completion
If the construction period of a construction project or a single project of all construction and installation works is within one month, or the project contract value is less than 10,000 yuan, the project price can be advanced in the middle of each month, and after completion One settlement.
Staged settlement
That is, individual projects or unit projects that are started in the current year and cannot be completed in the current year are settled in different stages according to the image progress of the project.
Target settlement method
That is, in the project contract, the content of the contracted project is broken down into different control interfaces, and the owner's acceptance of the control interface is used as a prerequisite for payment of the project payment. That is to say, the project content in the contract is broken down into different acceptance units. When the construction unit completes the unit project content and is accepted by the owner, the owner pays the project price that constitutes the unit project content.
Under the target settlement method, if the construction unit wants to obtain the project price, it must complete the project content in the interface in accordance with the quality standards agreed in the contract. If it wants to obtain the project price as early as possible, the construction unit must give full play to its organizational and implementation capabilities. On the premise of ensuring quality, the construction progress will be accelerated.
Other settlement methods agreed upon by both parties
For projects that require advance payment for material preparation, it should be clearly stated in the contract or agreement that the contracting unit (Party A) will allocate the project material preparation payment to the contractor (Party B) before the start of construction. The prepayment amount, prepayment time, starting point for deducting the material preparation payment after the start of construction, the proportion of successive deductions, as well as the procedures and methods for handling.
According to relevant Chinese regulations, the advance payment for materials should be made no later than the day before the agreed start date. If the contract-issuing party fails to make advance payment as agreed, the contractor shall issue a notice requesting advance payment within days of the agreed-upon advance payment time. If the contract issuing party still fails to make the advance payment as required after receiving the notice, the contractor may stop the construction the day after the notice is issued. The contract issuing party shall pay the loan interest payable to the contractor from the agreed date of payment and bear liability for breach of contract.
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