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1-5 of 5 ideas

  1. #105
    Workflow of the dayToday

    Check a subcontractor's interim application against your valuation

    Line up a subcontractor's application against your own measure and get a clear list of differences, the reasons for each, and the queries to send back.

    Quantity SurveyorCommercial ManagerClaude~2h → 45m typical
  2. #104
    Workflow of the day

    Tidy a messy spreadsheet before you analyse it

    Use Claude Code to turn a messy commercial spreadsheet into a clean table you can analyse, without touching the original and with a log of every change.

    Quantity SurveyorCommercial ManagerClaude Code~1h 30m → 30m typical
  3. #102
    Workflow of the day

    Scope of works for the hard and soft landscaping package

    Draft a landscaping subcontract scope with clear inclusions, exclusions and interfaces, closing the gaps with groundworks and drainage before you tender.

    Quantity SurveyorClaude~3h → 1h 15m typical
  4. #101
    Workflow of the day

    Build the assessment date calendar under NEC4

    Set out every NEC4 assessment date for the job, with your application deadline, the certificate date and the payment dates, so nothing is missed.

    Quantity Surveyor~1h → 25m typical
  5. #97
    Workflow of the day

    Explain what moved in this month's valuation

    Paste last month's and this month's valuation and get a line-by-line explanation of what changed and why, ready for your CVR or the valuation meeting.

    Quantity SurveyorCommercial ManagerClaude~1h → 25m typical

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