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Capture daywork and time and materials

Turn instructed extra work into a claim that gets paid: record the labour, plant and materials as it happens, get the sheet signed the same day, then submit it against the contract.

3 steps9 minSpecialist subcontractorGeneral contractorCost consultant / QS

How it works, step by step

3 steps across the platform - what you do at each one, and why it matters.

1

Record the hours and materials

Field time

As the instructed work runs, book the labour hours by gang, the plant on it and the materials used, tagged to the instruction that authorised it and to the right cost code.

Why: Daywork paid on records reconstructed at month end always comes up short, because nobody remembers the exact hours. Captured live, against the instruction, it is a claim built on fact rather than memory.

InSite instructionLabour, plant and materialsOutDaywork recordCost-coded entries
2

Get the sheet signed on the day

Daily Diary

Log the daywork in the diary with a photo of the work, and get the client representative or their agent to sign the sheet agreeing the resources while they are still standing in front of them.

Why: A signature agreeing the hours on the day settles the argument before it starts. An unsigned sheet argued weeks later gets whittled down, and the difference comes straight off your margin.

InDaywork recordPhoto of the workOutSigned daywork sheetDiary entry
3

Submit it against the contract

Contracts

Price the agreed resources at the contract daywork rates or percentages, attach the signed sheets and the instruction, and submit the valuation so it flows into the next payment.

Why: Daywork that is never priced and submitted is work you did for free. Turning the signed record into a valuation against the contract is the step that actually converts the effort into money.

InSigned daywork sheetContract daywork ratesOutPriced daywork claimPayment valuation

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