Notes on pricing work.
Written for people who price jobs for a living. No listicles about the future of construction.
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The Variation Nobody Wrote Down
Extra work agreed on a nod is extra work you may not get paid for. What a variation record has to contain, where it usually breaks, and why we are not going to tell you what it costs you a year.
Applications, Notices, and the Dates That Actually Decide When You Get Paid
Getting paid on a construction contract is a sequence of dated documents, not an invoice and a hope. Here is the sequence, where it goes wrong, and what a valuation needs to carry.
Most Subbie Problems Are Scope Problems Wearing a Disguise
No-shows, rework and arguments over hours usually trace back to the same thing: what was ordered was never written down precisely enough to be checked.
Sequencing Around a Forecast You Do Not Trust
A fortnight's forecast is not a plan. It is enough to decide which week the roof goes on. What to do with weather on a programme, and what a contract will and will not give you back.
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