Construction Delays
EOT Claim Readiness Checker
Check whether your delay record has the basic information needed to support an extension of time claim. Identify gaps in notice timing, evidence, and programme impact.
Free construction tools
Practical templates and calculators for delay documentation, dayworks, variations and short-range planning. Built for civil subcontractor teams who need defensible records without admin overhead.
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Delay, downtime & costs
Labour Standby Cost Calculator
Quickly estimate the cost of labour standing idle during a construction delay. Enter standby times, select labour types, adjust rates, and optionally email yourself a copy.
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Delay, downtime & costs
Plant Downtime Cost Calculator
Quickly estimate the hourly cost of plant sitting idle during a construction delay. Enter downtime times, select plant, adjust rates, and optionally email yourself a copy.
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Construction Delays
Construction Delay Notice Generator
Create a structured construction delay notice in minutes. Record what happened, affected works, estimated impact, and supporting evidence — then email a PDF copy.
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Dayworks
Dayworks Docket Generator
Free dayworks docket generator for civil construction. Create a printable PDF daywork sheet in minutes for labour, plant and delay records.
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Dayworks
Tools for creating dayworks dockets quickly and consistently. Use these tools to record labour, plant and material used on out-of-scope work, then export a clean docket you can send for approval.Includes:Dayworks docket generatorDayworks sheet/template variants (as released)Dayworks summaries (as released)
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Construction Delays
Tools for logging and explaining construction delays. Use these tools to capture the cause, impact, timestamps and next steps so you can generate delay notices, delay logs and extension-of-time (EOT) requests that protect your contractual rights.Includes:Delay notice generatorDelay log templatesEOT request tools and guidance
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Delay & Downtime Costs
Guidance and calculators to quantify the cost of delays and downtime. Use these resources to understand how lost production, idle labour and plant standby affect your bottom line. Includes formulas and examples for downtime cost calculation, labour and plant standby cost tools, and educational content on calculating delay costs under Australian contracts.
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Site Evidence & Records
Tools and templates for creating site diaries, daily site reports and other records. Use these resources to log daily activities, labour hours, weather, equipment usage and safety events—giving you a clear record to support delay or variation claims.Includes:Site diary templateConstruction daily report formSite record logTutorials on maintaining proper site evidence
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Variations & Claims
Resources for documenting and managing contract variations. Use these templates to request variations, issue variation notices, document changes to scope and prepare variation claim forms.Includes:Variation order templateVariation request letterVariation notice formsGuidance on calculating cost and time impacts and referencing contract clauses
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Site Admin
Tools for managing construction site administration. Use these templates to create requests for information (RFI), non-conformance reports (NCR), daily site reports and notices to contractors. Maintain clear communication and recordkeeping for quality and safety compliance.Includes:RFI templateNon-conformance report templateDaily report formGuidance on completing site admin documents
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Planning & Lookahead
Tools and templates for 2-week and 3-week lookahead schedules. These resources help you extract tasks from master schedules, assign responsibilities, identify constraints and align trades over a 21-day planning horizon.Includes:3-week lookahead schedule templateShort-range schedule examplesGuides on creating and updating rolling lookahead plans to improve coordination and reduce delays
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