Insights and guides on delay evidence, EOT preparation, plant and labour productivity loss, and practical field documentation for civil subcontractors.
Construction Delays
21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
An RFI is the written question you send when the information you need to build is missing or unclear. What to put in one, how to keep a register that holds up, and the point at which a late answer becomes a delay record.
Claims Management
19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
A termination clause decides whether the main contractor can end your subcontract, on what notice, and what you are paid for work already done. Six checks to run on your own copy before you sign, plus what the security of payment legislation says about claiming after a contract is terminated.
Dayworks
16 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
A dayworks docket that comes back unsigned is still a record. What to send the same day, what your subcontract decides about sign-off, and how the docket travels into a payment claim.
Claims Management
14 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
A verbal direction on site is only worth what you can show later. Here is what to put in the written confirmation you send the same day, and what your own subcontract still decides about verbal directions.
Claims Management
12 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
A variations clause decides who can change your scope, how the changed work is valued and how long you have to claim it. Six checks to run on your own copy before you sign, plus how the security of payment legislation values a variation when the contract is silent.
Claims Management
14 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Set-off clauses let a main contractor deduct what it says you owe; suspension clauses decide who can stop the work. Six checks to run on your own copy before you sign, plus what the security of payment legislation requires before you can suspend for non-payment.
Claims Management
9 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Back-to-back and flow-down clauses pull head-contract obligations into your subcontract. Six checks to run on your own copy before you sign, plus what the security of payment Acts do to payment tied to the head contract.
Claims Management
7 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Liquidated damages are a fixed daily or weekly amount you pay for finishing late. Here are six things to check in your own subcontract before you sign, and why your delay records are the defence.
Claims Management
2 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Your defects liability period is set by your subcontract, not by legislation. Six things to check in your copy — the trigger date, the length, what counts as a defect, restart clauses, the notice path and what releases your retention.
Claims Management
31 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
AS 4906-2002 is the Australian Standard minor works contract, Principal administered, for simple construct-only jobs. Here is what to check in your own copy before you sign it.
Claims Management
26 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
The insurance and indemnity clauses decide who carries the cost when something goes wrong on site. Here are eight things to check in an Australian subcontract before you sign.
Claims Management
24 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
What you can check yourself on an AS 4901 subcontract, and when a lawyer is worth paying for. Includes why a pay when paid clause can sit in your contract and still have no effect.
Claims Management
22 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Pay when paid clauses tie your money to someone else getting paid first. Australian security of payment legislation says provisions of that kind have no effect, but they still cost subcontractors money. Here's what they look like and what to check.
Claims Management
12 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Retention is your money held back as security, and subbies lose a lot of it by not tracking it. Seven things to check on any Australian subcontract so your retention actually comes back.
Claims Management
10 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
AS 4902 is the design and construct version of AS 4000, and the subcontract flows that design risk down to you. Here's what it means and what to check before signing.
Construction Delays
7 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Delays fall into three buckets, excusable and compensable, excusable but not, and non-excusable, plus concurrent delay. Here's what each lets a subcontractor claim, and what to record to prove it.
Claims Management
5 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
A plain-English guide to Australia's standard construction contract forms. AS 2124, AS 4000, AS 4901, AS 4902, AS 4903 and AS 4906, so subcontractors know which one they are actually signing.
Claims Management
4 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Standards Australia has released AS 4000:2025, the first update in 28 years. Here's what actually changed and what subcontractors should check before signing back-to-back.
Claims Management
29 July 2026 · 5 min read
Security of Payment gives Australian subcontractors a fast statutory right to get paid, but only if the claim is done right. Here are seven things to get right on every payment claim.
Claims Management
27 July 2026 · 5 min read
A plain-English guide to AS 4000 for subcontractors: what the standard contract does, how it differs from the AS 4901 subcontract, the clauses that matter most, and what changed in the 2025 update.
Claims Management
22 July 2026 · 5 min read
Main contractors amend the standard forms in their own favour. Here are seven subcontract clauses that move risk and money onto the subbie, and what to check before you sign.
Claims Management
20 July 2026 · 6 min read
A plain-English guide to the AS 4901 subcontract form for Australian subcontractors, what the standard form says, where main contractors amend it, and the clauses worth checking before you sign.
EOT Claims
17 July 2026 · 5 min read
A plain-English guide to what belongs in an EOT claim letter, the delay event, contract clause, delay period, programme impact, and supporting site records.
Construction Delays
15 July 2026 · 5 min read
A delay log is the day-by-day record that turns “we got held up” into a claim you can support. Here's what to capture and how to keep it claim-ready.
Claims Management
15 July 2026 · 10 min read
Learn what evidence helps support a construction delay claim, including notices, site records, photos, programme impact, labour and plant records, instructions, and cost evidence.
Claims Management
15 July 2026 · 7 min read
Learn what evidence subcontractors should keep on site to support a construction variation claim, including instructions, scope changes, labour, plant, materials, photos, and dayworks records.
EOT Claims
15 July 2026 · 6 min read
The method someone uses to assess your EOT claim decides how many days you get. Here are the main delay analysis methods in plain English, and the site records each one relies on.
Delay Notices
14 July 2026 · 6 min read
How long you really have to serve a delay notice, why time bars sink so many subcontractor claims, and a simple system to hit the deadline every time.
Construction Delays
14 July 2026 · 5 min read
WhatsApp vs a purpose-built delay record for logging evidence in the moment: the pros and cons of each, and what it takes for in-the-moment evidence to hold up in a claim.
10 July 2026 · 5 min read
Most site photos are useless when money is on the line. Here are the seven shots worth taking deliberately for delay, dayworks and variation claims, and what makes each one actually hold up.
Construction Delays
8 July 2026 · 5 min read
An honest head-to-head: spreadsheets vs a purpose-built delay record for subcontractors, verifiable dates, attached evidence, and quantified cost when a delay becomes a claim.
Construction Delays
6 July 2026 · 5 min read
Spreadsheets, email, shared drives, WhatsApp and pen-and-paper: the five ways subcontractors track site delays, where each falls down at claim time, and what a claim actually needs.
Construction Delays
3 July 2026 · 5 min read
The seven types of construction delay subcontractors hit most often, weather, access, design info, variations, idle plant, concurrent, and non-excusable, and which ones you can actually claim.
Construction Delays
1 July 2026 · 5 min read
OneDrive vs a purpose-built delay record for tracking site evidence: where cloud storage falls down for a claim, and what evidence needs to actually hold up.
Claims Management
29 June 2026 · 5 min read
How a subcontractor makes a construction delay claim: serve the notice on time, record the cause and impact, price labour and plant, and submit with matching evidence.
Construction Delays
26 June 2026 · 8 min read
Seven common construction site delay scenarios subcontractors should record properly, including blocked access, late design information, weather stand-down, idle plant, labour standby, and client instructions.
Dayworks
24 June 2026 · 8 min read
Learn the practical difference between dayworks and variations in construction, what site teams should record, and what evidence supports labour, plant, materials, and instruction records.
Construction Delays
22 June 2026 · 7 min read
Learn the difference between a construction site diary and a delay record, what each one proves, and what to capture when a delay may affect time, cost, labour, or plant.
EOT Claims
19 June 2026 · 8 min read
Learn the five key evidence types that support an EOT claim, including notices, site diaries, photos, programme impact records, and labour and plant records.
EOT Claims
17 June 2026 · 8 min read
A practical EOT claim checklist for subcontractors covering notices, delay cause, affected works, programme impact, evidence, labour, plant, and site records.
Delay Notices
15 June 2026 · 7 min read
Learn what to include in a construction weather delay letter, what evidence to keep, and how to record weather impacts on labour, plant, and programme.
Claims Management
12 June 2026 · 8 min read
Learn the common documentation mistakes that weaken construction delay claims, including vague notes, missing times, unclear causes, and poor evidence records.
Labour & Plant Costs
10 June 2026 · 9 min read
Learn how to calculate labour standby cost during a construction delay, what evidence to keep, common mistakes to avoid, and how to create a clearer idle labour record.
Labour & Plant Costs
8 June 2026 · 11 min read
Learn how to calculate plant downtime cost during a construction delay, what evidence to keep, common mistakes to avoid, and how to create a clearer idle plant record.
Labour & Plant Costs
5 June 2026 · 10 min read
Site delay costs are often under-recorded because teams focus only on the obvious labour impact. A stronger record also captures idle plant, supervision, materials, remobilisation, subcontractor charges, and evidence time.
Dayworks
3 June 2026 · 5 min read
A useful dayworks docket records the labour, plant, materials, time, notes, evidence, and instruction details needed to explain the cost clearly.
EOT Claims
1 June 2026 · 14 min read
An extension of time claim is usually prepared later, but the evidence is created while the delay is happening. Site teams need clear records of the cause, timing, impact, and evidence before the claim reaches the commercial team.
Construction Delays
29 May 2026 · 12 min read
A useful delay record does more than say work was held up. It records what happened, who was affected, what it cost, and what evidence supports the delay.
Delay Notices
27 May 2026 · 14 min read
A practical construction delay notice template covering cause, date, affected works, likely impact, and evidence before you send a delay notice.
Product Updates
29 Apr 2026 · 3 min read
DelaySolve is civil construction delay software built for subcontractors. Discover how it helps engineers document delays in minutes, recover costs with evidence, and why we’re opening 3 exclusive design partner spots for subcontractors on Tier 1 and Tier 2 projects.
Construction Delays
29 Apr 2026 · 6 min read
Practical steps for civil subcontractors to record weather, stand-down, and access delays with timestamps, costs, and evidence so EOT and delay cost claims stand up to Tier 1 scrutiny. Includes a free dayworks PDF path for same-shift records.
Claims Management
29 Apr 2026 · 7 min read
A practical framework for civil subcontractors to evidence idle plant, standing labour, and cascading delay costs, so variation and delay claims reflect real site economics, not guesswork.
Construction Delays
29 Apr 2026 · 8 min read
A Tier 1–friendly checklist for civil subcontractor site diaries: what to log daily so Extension of Time (EOT) notices and delay cost recovery stay contract-compliant and audit-ready.
Claims Management
21 May 2025 · 5 min read
Discover how subcontractors in NSW can strengthen delay claims and recover costs with better documentation and evidence.
