Daywork
A method of valuing work using recorded labour, plant and materials under agreed rates and rules.
by Jack Butler-Kettle · About 2 min readShare
Further detail
Read this alongside NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works.
Daywork values work by specified resource inputs and agreed rates or rules. A signed sheet may acknowledge the resources used without accepting liability, the instruction or the final price. The contract determines when daywork is appropriate and how additions or mark-ups are calculated.
Before work begins where practicable, record why daywork applies, who authorised it and the agreed valuation basis. Retain records made during the work.
A useful sheet identifies the date, location, task, instruction, named labour, hours, plant and materials. Distinguish working time from any separately permitted idle time.
Check whether rates include supervision, small tools, overheads and profit before applying additions. Do not mix an all-inclusive labour rate with duplicated percentage uplifts.
Record the instruction as well as labour, materials and plant. Our Change valuation and compensation-event quotations service connects those records to the applicable daywork rates and contractual valuation basis.
Reconcile daily sheets with the instruction, delivery records and submitted valuation. Explain signatures and qualifications rather than treating every signature as approval of payment.
Use Variation pricing and compensation-event quotations to assess the records against the agreed rules. Obtain any licensed rate schedule legitimately; a previous project’s rate is not automatically applicable.