GSA184

Construction Progress Report

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 9/2025
Fillable fields
58
Pages
2
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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GSA Form 184: Construction Progress Report

GSA Form 184, Construction Progress Report, is a two-page General Services Administration (GSA) form, printed as GSA 184 (REV. 9/2025). GSA hosts it in its forms library, and GSA's page lists GSAM 552.232-5 and FAR 52.232-5 as its authority or regulation.

The instructions say GSA 184 shall be prepared for each progress payment prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR 52.232-5. The front records the contract, the work status, completion dates, percent completed and a 15-line progress payment summary that ends with the amount of payment this report. Its lines draw on GSA 184A for the work breakdown and options and GSA 184B for modifications and change orders.

The back has space to report circumstances that adversely affected progress, followed by instructions and definitions. The form has blocks for Prepared By, Work Accepted By (Project Manager) and two Approved By signers. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of GSA Form 184: Construction Progress Report, as printed by GSA

What's on GSA Form 184

Header

Page of pages, report number or invoice number, date, location, title, contract number, task order number and contractor.

Work status

Completion dates (estimated substantial, actual substantial, initial contract, revised contract) and percent completed through this month and normal to date.

Work force and progress checks

Average work force number employed, and yes or no for satisfactory progress, material delivery, construction equipment and shop drawing or sample submissions.

Lines 1 to 4: contract amount

Initial contract amount (design phase or pre-construction services, bonds, construction services), contract modifications and change orders from GSA 184B, options exercised, and the total contract amount to date.

Lines 5 to 15: payment due

Value of work completed, work under modifications, material on site and in storage, less retainage and withholdings, bond premiums, less previous payments, and the amount of payment this report.

Back: circumstances and definitions

Space to report circumstances such as strikes, weather or delays by the Government, explain any No answers and describe the work with its CLINs and Sub-CLINs, then the instructions and definitions.

How to complete GSA Form 184

  1. 1

    Prepare one for each progress payment

    The instructions say GSA 184 shall be prepared for each progress payment prepared in accordance with FAR 52.232-5.

  2. 2

    Fill in the header and work status

    The form figures percent completed through this month as the sum of Line 5, Line 6 and Line 12 divided by Line 4. The instructions call it a financial completion.

  3. 3

    Answer the satisfactory boxes

    Mark yes or no for progress, material delivery, construction equipment and submissions, and explain any No answer on the back.

  4. 4

    Work through the payment lines

    Each total line prints its formula: Line 4 is Lines 1, 2 and 3; Line 8 is Lines 5, 6 and 7; Line 10 is Line 8 minus Line 9; Line 13 is Line 10 plus Line 12; Line 15 is Line 13 minus Line 14.

  5. 5

    Use GSA 184A and 184B as directed

    Item 3 is for phased construction, design/build or Construction-Manager-as-Constructor (CMc) where the option has its own Work Breakdown schedule of values on a separate 184A. Otherwise the option modification goes on the 184B.

  6. 6

    Complete the sign-off blocks

    Fill in Prepared By, Work Accepted By (Project Manager) and the two Approved By blocks, each with a date.

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Where it goes and what the form says

Where it goes

The PDF gives no filing address and names no office that receives the report.

Substantial completion

The form defines it as the Contractor having completed the Work so the Government may enjoy its intended use without impairment, and says the Work is never Substantially Complete if required fire and life safety systems are not tested and accepted by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

Retainage and material

The form defines retainage as before SC up to 10%, and after SC whatever is required to protect the government's interest. Item 7 covers materials that have not been installed but accepted by the Government.

Not printed on the form

The PDF prints no OMB number, time estimate or Privacy Act statement.

What GSA's page says

GSA's page lists form number GSA184, a current revision date of 09/2025 and GSAM 552.232-5 and FAR 52.232-5 as the authority or regulation.

Who is named on GSA Form 184?

  • The preparer

    The Prepared By block has a name and title and a date. The form does not say who the preparer is.

  • The contractor

    The header has a Contractor block next to the location, title, contract number and task order number.

  • The project manager

    The Work Accepted By block is labeled Project Manager, with a date.

  • Approving officials

    Two Approved By blocks each have a name and title and a date.

The form does not say who prepares it. These are the parties its blocks name.

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Questions about Form GSA184

Who issues GSA Form 184?

The footer reads GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and GSA 184 (REV. 9/2025). GSA hosts it in its forms library and lists GSAM 552.232-5 and FAR 52.232-5 as its authority.

How often is GSA Form 184 prepared?

The instructions say it shall be prepared for each progress payment prepared in accordance with FAR 52.232-5.

Who prepares GSA Form 184?

The form does not say. It has a Prepared By block with name, title and date, a Work Accepted By block for the Project Manager, and two Approved By blocks.

How is percent completed figured?

Through this month is the sum of Line 5, Line 6 and Line 12 divided by Line 4, which the instructions call a financial completion. The instructions describe Baseline to Date as percent complete based on the current approved schedule.

What are GSA 184A and GSA 184B?

Line 5 includes all of GSA 184A, a Work Breakdown schedule of values, including options. Line 2 takes contract modifications and change orders from GSA 184B, Column (2), and Line 6 the work completed under them from Column 5.

What goes on the back?

Any circumstances which may have adversely affected progress, such as strikes, weather or delays by the Government, an explanation of any No answers, and a description of the work with its CLINs and Sub-CLINs.