Contract Cheat Sheet
Turn your signed contract into a practical guide to payment, notices, key dates and responsibilities.
by Jack Butler-KettleQuantity surveyor and claims consultant. 10 years’ commercial construction experience.
One signed UK construction contract or subcontract, up to 100 pages, summarised for your role on the project.
What you receive
A tailored PDF cheat sheet of key obligations, deadlines and notice procedures, with references to your contract.
Delivered by email within 24 hours of payment and receipt of your complete information, including weekends.
Full scope and delivery details
A practical summary of one signed UK construction contract or subcontract for a subcontractor, main contractor, client or residential developer. We read the supplied agreement and amendments, then set out the payment, change, notice and completion procedures relevant to your role. The cheat sheet identifies what to do, when to do it and who needs to receive it.
Jack personally checks the findings and recommendations in your report before it is emailed to you.
Scope and limits
- One signed contract or subcontract and one contracting party’s role, with up to 100 pages across the complete submission. Separate contracts require separate orders.
- This is an operational summary of the supplied terms. A full commercial risk review, advice on enforceability, negotiation, redrafting and a project-specific recovery action plan are separate work.
- Preparing or serving notices, calculating claim entitlement, resolving a dispute and ongoing diary management are not included. The cheat sheet does not replace the contract or specialist legal advice.
- The summary does not pause a deadline. If an action is due before the 24-hour service can be completed, contact Emergency Support first. New or amended documents after issue require a separately agreed update.
Your completed report
- A concise PDF cheat sheet covering payment applications and notices, changes, delay notifications, completion, defects, retention and final-account procedures where they apply.
- A key-date and notice table showing the contractual trigger, time period, recipient and delivery method, with clause references. Calendar dates are included where the supplied information supports them; unconfirmed dates are clearly marked.
- A short list of missing information, unclear requirements and points to clarify with your project team or advisers.
One consolidated clarification round is included within 10 working days of issue. We correct our own errors without charge; additional documents or a changed scope are separate work.
The 24-hour turnaround
Your deadline is 24 elapsed hours, including weekends, from payment and receipt of all the information in the checklist. We check for missing or unreadable items and confirm the exact delivery time by email. A later review of your files does not restart the clock.
A payment receipt or successful upload alone does not confirm that the information is complete. Changes to the brief or replacement documents after work starts need a separate agreement.
Your order
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