AIA billing for commercial HVAC jobs takes 2 hours per job in Excel and is prone to errors with change orders, wasting a full day every billing cycle.

Existing AIA billing software is either too expensive ($500/month enterprise) or non-existent for small shops; Excel is manual and error-prone.

Severity

4High

Willingness to Pay

implied

Added

Apr 28, 2026

Workarounds Described

uses Excel to create AIA pay apps
manually redoes SOV when change orders occur
fears calculation errors causing GC rejections

Implied Software Gaps

AIA pay app software that auto-calculates SOV and handles change orders
error-checking for billing calculations

App Concept

AIAQuick Billing

AIAQuick Billing is a cloud-based AIA pay application software tailored for small to mid-sized commercial HVAC contractors. It automates schedule of values creation, tracks change orders, and validates calculations to prevent GC rejections, replacing error-prone Excel sheets at a fraction of enterprise cost.

Key Features

Automated SOV generation from job cost data
Change order tracking with auto-recalculation of SOV
Built-in validation to catch calculation errors before submission
Monthly pay app export in AIA G702/G703 format

Target Users: Small to mid-sized commercial HVAC contractors (5-50 employees) doing monthly AIA billing for 3-6 jobs

Revenue Model: $49/mo per user subscription, with a free trial for first job

Existing Solutions Mentioned

Excel

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