Early Payment and Supportive Services for Qualified Vendors

UPMC offers an early payment program and supportive services for contract awarded subcontractors and suppliers.

Early Payment

The early payment program is open to certified diverse subcontractors and suppliers who are awarded a contract on the UPMC Presbyterian project. This program provides early payment for approved services, which could help to remove case flow barriers that exist for certain firms.

Eligible participants include diverse businesses under direct contract with our construction management partner Whiting Turner/PJ Dick, as well as firms under contract to the construction management subcontractors and trade partners.

“The form was easy to fill out, project and scope specific and not long at all. I was told within a short period of time that I was accepted and shortly after that I was the inaugural company. 18 months into the program, the “Early Payment Program” has lived up the promise, not without some “EARLY” hiccups but under the management of Adrienne Miles we were able to work through the challenges and things have been turnkey! -Bob Lawson, 6 Degrees

“The early pay program has proven to be beneficial, because it allows All Purpose Cleaning Service to fund the project without depleting our entire cash flow.” -Lisa Coffey, All Purpose Cleaning

“Paying promptly will allow us to increase our credit limit with our distributors and manufactures which will in turn allow us to grow our business with the ability to take on multiply projects.” -Doug Whaley, MSW Supply

"The UPMC Presbyterian Early Pay Program has been transformative for our company. As a small minority electrical contractor, this program has given us the ability to take on larger projects due to the fact that we don’t have to wait 60 plus days for payment. Too often, contractors find themselves financing projects, paying for two to three months of labor, benefits, and materials before they are paid a dime. This program has provided us with positive cashflow every month and has helped grow our business substantially.”

"UPMC’s Early Pay Program is a significant and impactful tool for contractors that are small businesses. It provides consistency in timing of payments, but most importantly, it allows the business to maintain cashflow without incurring additional interest expense. By reducing the cost of borrowing against your line of credit, UPMC is lowering a significant barrier to enable smaller contractors the opportunity to take on larger projects and grow their capacity. I hope that more institutions adopt this approach." - Richard W. Taylor, Imbutech.

Supportive Services

The UPMC Construction and Community Resource Center has partnered with local agencies to provide supportive services and mentorship opportunities. Topics of supportive services interest include:

Cash flow.
Invoicing submissions and pay applications.
Change management.

Learn More

The UPMC Construction and Community Resource Center manages the Early Payment program and Supportive Services for Qualified Vendors. For more information, contact:

Adrienne Miles
DEI Manager, UPMC Corporate Construction
UPMC Construction and Community Resource Center
107 Atwood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
upmcccrc@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-647-9564