Groundworks contractors: problems we solve
27 problems groundworks contractors bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.
Groundworks contractors problems
27 articlesHow Do We Check Every Muck-Away Load the Haulier Charges Us For Against What Actually Left Site?
Groundworks contractors pay haulier bills for muck-away loads they cannot check. We build a load log that matches wagons, tip tickets and invoices by site.
How Do We Stop Spoil Heaps Sitting on Site Because the Soil Classification Results Are Stuck Between the Lab, the Tip and Our Office?
Groundworks spoil sits on site while lab results and tip acceptance go back and forth by email. We build tracking from sampling to results to tip acceptance.
Why Are We Paying Ready-Mix Extras for Part-Load, Standing and Returned Concrete With No Pour Record of Our Own?
Groundworks firms pay ready-mix extras for part-load, standing and returned concrete. We build a pour record that ties every docket to a plot and a bill line.
How Do We Know the Tonnes of Type 1 and Pipe Bedding We Are Invoiced for Actually Arrived on Our Site?
Groundworks firms pay quarry invoices for tonnes of stone they cannot tie to a site. We build a log that matches weighbridge tickets to jobs and invoices.
How Do We Keep Track of Where Each of Our Diggers and Dumpers Is, How Many Hours It Has Done and When It Is Due a Service?
Groundworks firms lose track of owned plant hours, services and locations. We build a fleet register fed by telematics and site check-ins, with service prompts.
How Do We Tell How Much Fuel Each Machine Is Using, on Which Job, When It All Comes Out of One Site Bowser?
Groundworks firms fill machines from a site bowser with no record per machine or job. We build fuel logging that ties every fill to a machine, hours and job.
How Do We Get Paid for Relaying Kerbs, Replacing Covers and Jetting Drains Other Trades Damaged After We Finished?
Groundworks firms repair kerbs, covers and drains others damaged, then cannot recover the cost. We build a damage log with dated photos and recharge packs.
How Do We Record Invert Levels, Pipe Runs and Manhole Details as We Lay Them, So the As-Built Drawing Is Not Guesswork?
Groundworks drainage gangs note invert levels in a notebook, if at all. We build as-laid records per run and manhole that feed the as-built drawing directly.
How Do We Keep Track of Where Every Sewer on Every Site Is in the Water Company's Adoption Process?
Groundworks firms lose track of sewer adoption stages across sites and water companies. We build an adoption tracker by site with stages, evidence and dates.
How Do We Keep Estate Road Adoption Moving When the Highway Inspector's Snag Lists Come In Months Apart?
Groundworks firms lose track of estate road adoption snags and inspections. We build a road adoption tracker with each inspection, snag list and fix recorded.
How Do We Stop Gangs and Machines Standing Because the Site Engineer Did Not Know They Needed Setting Out Today?
Groundworks gangs stand waiting for setting out while the engineer is on another site. We build a setting-out request queue so the engineer plans days ahead.
How Do We Keep Photos of Ducts, Pipes and Foundations Before They Are Buried, Filed Against the Right Plot and Run?
Groundworks firms take photos before backfill but cannot find them when asked. We build located photo records tagged to plot, run and stage as they are taken.
How Do We Give the Housebuilder an Up-to-Date Plot-by-Plot Picture of Our Groundworks Without a Weekly Spreadsheet?
Groundworks firms rebuild a plot progress spreadsheet for the housebuilder every week. We build plot status updated from site by gangers on their phones.
How Do We Build Our Monthly Application to the Housebuilder From Every Plot Stage We Completed, Without Missing Any?
Groundworks applications to housebuilders miss plot stages or claim them twice. We build applications from plot stage records, with evidence for each line.
How Do We Record Old Foundations, Redundant Services and Other Buried Obstructions So We Get Paid for Dealing With Them?
Groundworks gangs dig out old foundations and redundant services with no record kept. We build same-day obstruction logs with photos, time and plant for claims.
How Do We Record the Actual Trench Depth and Concrete on Every Plot So Deeper Foundations Are Signed Off and Paid For?
Groundworks firms dig deeper than design on many plots but record depths loosely. We build per-plot depth records tied to inspections, concrete and payment.
How Do We Get Plot Driveways, Paths and Patios Finished in Time for the Housebuilder's Legal Completion Dates?
Groundworks gangs learn about plot completion dates too late to finish drives and paths. We build a plot externals schedule from the housebuilder's sales dates.
How Do We Plan Which Gang and Which Machine Goes to Which Site Tomorrow Without a Round of Phone Calls Every Evening and Morning?
Groundworks contracts managers place gangs and machines by phone every evening. We build a daily allocation board showing people, plant and site needs together.
How Do We Find Out What a Metre of Drainage or a Plot of Foundations Actually Cost Us, Against What We Priced?
Groundworks firms price drainage per metre and foundations per plot but never see actuals. We build activity costing from gang time, plant and materials.
How Do We Agree Metres Laid and Plots Finished With Our Price Gangs as the Work Is Done, Not on Friday?
Groundworks price gangs and contracts managers measure metres and plots differently. We build item-by-item agreement per run and plot, with rates and CIS.
How Do We Measure Pipe Runs, Depths and Manholes From a Drainage Layout Quicker When Pricing a Groundworks Tender?
Groundworks estimators measure drainage layouts by hand with a scale rule for every tender. We build assisted take-off that reads runs, depths and manholes.
How Do We Handle Tender Enquiries From Several Main Contractors for the Same Scheme Without Pricing It Four Times?
Groundworks firms get enquiries for the same scheme from several main contractors. We build a tender register that links them to one price with each variant.
How Do We Keep Track of Street Works Applications for Sewer and Access Connections in the Public Road So Gangs Are Not Turned Away?
Groundworks connections in the public road stall on road space bookings and notices. We build a tracker with application dates, traffic plans and reinstatement.
How Do We Match Concrete Cube Test Results to the Pour They Came From and Spot a Low Result Before Anyone Else Does?
Groundworks cube test results arrive as PDFs that nobody links to the pour. We build a cube register that matches results to pours and flags any low strengths.
How Do We Keep Plate Bearing, CBR and Compaction Test Certificates Tied to the Right Road, Slab or Plot So We Can Produce Them When Asked?
Groundworks formation and sub-base test certificates sit in emails, unmatched to the area tested. We build a test log by road, slab and plot, with each result.
How Do We Keep Track of Surplus Pipes, Chambers and Fittings Across Our Sites Instead of Buying New While They Sit Elsewhere?
Groundworks firms buy new pipes and chambers while surplus sits on other sites. We build a surplus materials list by site so gangs use stock before ordering.
How Do We Record Days and Hours Lost to Rain and Waterlogged Ground So We Have a Clear Record When the Programme Slips?
Groundworks gangs lose days to rain and waterlogged ground with no record kept. We build weather logs combining forecast data with what gangs did on site.