01
Measure the work
Progress, photos, hours and quantities are captured on site by the supervisor, so the claim is built from a live record, not reconstructed from memory on a Friday.
JKR progress claim software
for Malaysian contractors.
Moorstack assembles JKR-format progress claims from live job data, measured work, materials on site, retention, and previously certified amounts, in under an hour instead of two to three days in Excel. It builds the claim in the format your contract requires (JKR/PWD, PAM, FIDIC, or your own), with the full job record attached for the S.O. to certify, and the CIPAA clock running from the day it goes in.
HOW A JKR CLAIM WORKS
Claim, certify, invoice.
The mechanics are the same across JKR/PWD, PAM and FIDIC contracts , what changes is the format and the certifier. Moorstack maps both to your firm.
02
Value the claim
Work done this period, plus materials and goods on site, less retention, less previously certified, assembled in the claim format your contract sets.
03
Submit for certification
The package goes to the S.O. (Superintending Officer) with its supporting record attached. Under PWD 203A the interim certificate is due within 14 days of valuation.
04
Hand the certified figure on
Once certified, the figure and the record behind it go to your accounting system for billing. No re-keying, and nothing to reconcile at year end.
WHY IT EATS THREE DAYS
The claim is assembled the night before. Every month.
Numbers pulled from a measurement book, a WhatsApp group and last month's spreadsheet. The package takes two to three days to build, then the architect queries half of it anyway. And every day a certified claim sits unsubmitted is a day added to a payment cycle that is already long enough.
That is not a contract problem. It is a record-keeping problem.
WITH MOORSTACK
The claim builds itself from the site record.
And once it's certified, the CIPAA clock starts from a dated record rather than somebody's memory.
| Progress claims | Moorstack | Excel | Generic claim tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim assembled from | Live job data, one source | Re-keyed from 3+ places | Manual templates |
| Format (JKR/PWD, PAM, FIDIC) | Configured to your contract | Hand-formatted | Fixed templates |
| Time to assemble a claim | Under an hour | 2-3 days | Hours |
| Supporting site record attached | Automatic | Manual | Partial |
| Certified figure handed to accounts | Yes | No | Rarely |
Assembly times are typical ranges, on the pilot call we map yours, from your records.
Once a claim is served, the statutory clock starts. See the CIPAA payment deadlines with every period cited to its section of Act 746, including what the 2024 amendment did and did not change.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
JKR claims, answered straight.
How does a JKR progress claim work?
Under JKR/PWD forms (such as PWD 203A in Peninsular Malaysia, or the JKR Sarawak forms), the contractor submits a progress claim valuing the work done that period, measured work plus materials and goods on site, less retention and less amounts already certified. The S.O. (Superintending Officer) values and certifies it and issues an interim certificate; under PWD 203A that is due within 14 days of valuation. The contractor then invoices the employer against the certified amount.
What's the difference between a progress claim and an interim certificate?
The progress claim is the contractor's application for payment for work done in the period. The interim certificate is the S.O.'s certified valuation of that claim, the amount the employer is obliged to pay. You bill against the certificate, not the raw claim. Moorstack keeps the claim, the certified figure, and the resulting invoice linked together so the trail is intact at audit.
Which claim formats does Moorstack support?
Moorstack configures the claim to the format your contract requires, JKR/PWD (including PWD 203/203A and JKR Sarawak forms), PAM, FIDIC, CIDB, or your own house format. The format is set up to your firm's exact requirements during the build, not forced onto a fixed template.
How does Moorstack cut claim prep from days to under an hour?
Because the numbers already exist. Progress, quantities, materials on site and photos are captured on site as the work happens, in one place. When it's time to claim, the platform assembles the certified format from that live data, instead of an admin pulling figures from a measurement book, a WhatsApp group, and last month's spreadsheet the night before submission.
Does it handle retention and materials on site?
Yes. Retention, materials and goods on site, and previously certified deductions are configured to your contract's terms, so each claim values correctly without manual adjustment. When retention is released at the defects-liability stage, that runs through the same record.
What happens after the claim is certified?
The certified figure, and the full record behind it, goes to whatever accounting system you already use for billing. Moorstack does not raise the invoice and does not do e-invoicing: that is your accountant's system and it already works. What Moorstack gives you is a certified figure nobody can argue with, and the CIPAA clock running from the date it was certified.
STOP BUILDING CLAIMS THE NIGHT BEFORE
See your next claim built in under an hour.
Thirty minutes on a call. We take one of your real claims and show it assembled from live job data, in your contract's format, by end of week.