ABSTRACT
Keeping good records during the job costs time and money. However, it works out a lot cheaper than a major legal dispute at the end. The truth is that good records can make the vital difference between survival and disaster. Site records should include names and numbers of supervision, labour and plant, Specialist Subcontractors; summary of progress and notable events in the day; principal delays and reasons for same; and notes on the Contractor's key progress or lack of it. The records should be regularly reviewed and actioned by the project team. When the time comes to prove specialist subcontractor’s entitlement, Clients and Contractors will demand detailed 'cause and effect' of all delays and additional costs. Some Subcontractors seem to think that disclosing records weaken their hand, or that they will somehow be able to ambush the Contractor with them later on.
