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- #105Workflow 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 - #104Workflow 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 - #103Workflow of the day
Toolbox talk: briefing the day's RAMS
Turn the RAMS for today's task into a five-minute pre-start briefing on the hazards, controls and stop points, with questions to check understanding.
Site Manager~40m → 15m typical - #102Workflow 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 - #101Workflow 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 - #99Workflow of the day
Write a recovery email when a key date is at risk
Turn the facts about a slipping key date into a calm, factual email that explains what's happened, what you're doing about it and what you need from the reader.
Project ManagerClaude~45m → 20m typical - #98Workflow of the day
Check the drawings on site are the latest revision
Compare the drawings actually in use on site with the drawing register and get a clear list of anything superseded, missing or not issued for construction.
Site ManagerDocument Controller~1h → 25m typical - #97Workflow 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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