Source: https://www.quantsurv.com/library/tips Content format: Markdown version of the public page. Content reviewed: 2026-10-14 Interactive forms, calculators and booking actions require the linked web page. Any displayed calculation is the page's initial example, not a calculation for your circumstances. # Tips Find practical advice you can use on your project. Search tips ## Tips 110 results ยท showing 12 [ ### Read each amendment against the clause it changes ]() [ ### Ask for the main contract before you sign a back-to-back subcontract ]() [ ### Make your quote's exclusions part of the contract ]() [ ### Avoid a battle of the forms before you start work ]() [ ### Ask for the few amendments that move the most money ]() [ ### Price the terms you cannot change ]() [ ### Put every notice period and time bar in the diary before work starts ]() [ ### Give your site team one page on what the contract requires ]() [ ### Test the payment clauses on a real month before your first application ]() [ ### Read a letter of intent like a contract and track its cap ]() [ ### Get the price basis written into the letter, not just the cap ]() [ ### Check the payment process on a letter of intent ]() Sources, updates and editorial approach Guidance focuses on England and Wales. Your contract, amendments, facts and jurisdiction can change the answer. Follow each resource's author, sources and revision date. Quantsurv provides claims consultancy. Comparisons explain criteria and trade-offs; they are not independent endorsements. AI assists with drafting and organising the library; publication under a named author does not mean independent expert verification.