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How contractors and machine owners grow a business: work orders, measurement books, no claim certificates, cash flow and hiring. Written for owners running one machine or a fleet.

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Construction contract showing a price escalation clause with rising material and labour costs
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Price Escalation Clause: Who Pays When Costs Rise Mid-Job

On a two-year job, diesel, steel and wages will not stay where they were when you quoted. Whether…

No claim certificate being reviewed during construction project closeout
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

No Claim Certificate: Signing Off a Job Without Signing Away Your Money

The certificate demanded before your final bill is released can close off every pending claim you still have.…

Work Order in Construction: What to Check Before You Mobilise
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Work Order in Construction: What to Check Before You Mobilise

The work order is the document that turns a tender win into a job with dates and liabilities…

Measurement book with construction work quantities being recorded
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Measurement Book in Construction: How Your Work Gets Measured

The measurement book is the record your running bill is built from. What it holds, who signs it,…

Construction project delayed by severe weather under a force majeure clause
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Force Majeure in Construction Contracts: When Delay Is Excused

Rain is not force majeure. What the clause in your contract actually does, why Section 56 of the…

Construction contract dispute proceeding through arbitration with legal documents and gavel
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Arbitration in Construction Contracts: What Actually Happens

The clause is already in the contract you signed. Who gets to be the arbitrator, when the clock…

Contractors attending a pre-bid tender meeting and discussing project clarifications
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Pre Bid Meeting in a Tender: Your One Chance to Ask

The conditions that decide whether a tender is worth bidding can still be changed at this stage —…

Construction contract documents showing defect liability period obligations after handover
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Defect Liability Period: What You Owe After Handover

The job is finished and the machines have moved on, but the contract has not let go. What…

Tender evaluation showing L1, L2 and L3 bidders and award process
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

L1 Bidder, L2 and L3: How a Tender Is Actually Awarded

Being lowest is not the same as being awarded. How evaluated price decides the ranking, when a buyer…

Construction contractor facing blacklisting with tender and compliance documents
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Blacklisting of Contractors: What It Costs You

Debarment does not take one contract away, it takes the next three years of them. What triggers it,…

Construction site showing liquidated damages, contract documents and delay costs
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Liquidated Damages in Construction Contracts: What You Pay

The delay clause names a figure per week and a cap. What the law actually lets the client…

Construction contractor reviewing star rates and extra item billing on a project
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Star Rate in Construction: Getting Paid for Extra Items

Site work rarely matches the BOQ exactly. How a star rate is built for an item that was…

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