ContractGroup

Construction sites often face planned shutdowns — holidays, weather holds, client delays. But here’s the catch:

If you don’t document these periods properly, you're left wide open to disputes.

📊 Over £100 million in claims have been rejected over the last three years due to poor shutdown documentation.

Why? Because:
Site diaries were vague or incomplete
Remobilisation costs weren’t recorded
No paper trail = no proof

📌 What you should be doing:
Record every day of inactivity and the reason
Detail your costs to restart or re-sequence works
Communicate clearly with all parties (and keep it in writing)

At Contract Group®, we help our clients:
Build robust documentation habits
Prepare defensible claims backed by evidence
Prevent disputes before they even start

🛡️ A day off shouldn’t become a financial black hole. Get your process right — and protect your margin.

👷‍♂️ If you’re:
– Relying on past jobs to price current ones
– Guessing market rates
– Underestimating prelims
– Pricing without checking scope creep…

You’re risking profit before you even start.

Our estimating team works with ambitious contractors to get pricing right from the start — with:
✅ Accurate BoQs
✅ Tailored labour & material rates
✅ Pre-let meeting support
✅ Commercially aware estimators

🔍 Is it time to stop guessing and start growing?