Journal
Field notes from the cost audit
Practical writing on drawings, bills, claims, and the quiet places where project cost drifts.
11 March 2026
Reading a bill of quantities against the latest drawing issue
When the drawings move faster than the bill, the cost audit starts with a quiet matching exercise — sheet by sheet,...
27 January 2026
What belongs in a variation file before you approve the cost
Change orders accumulate quietly. The files behind them should not.
4 November 2025
Timing monthly claim checks so certification still works
A verification memo that arrives after you have already certified payment is only a historical note.
17 September 2025
Provisional sums that look calm until the façade arrives
A tidy provisional sum can hide an untidy decision. Pre-tender cost review is where that quiet risk should surface.