Time saved / Work out the claim dates
When can I submit a payment claim? Dates from your contract
The reference date, the first day to serve a payment claim, and when the payment schedule and payment fall due, from your contract and the Act, with the clause.
A claim served on the wrong day can lose its protection under the Security of Payment Act. The builder’s team knows the dates. You count them on a calendar.
- By hand
- 4 h 30 min
- In Excel
- 3 h 30 min
- In YourCA
- 0 min
- Saved
- 4 h 30 min
Estimate for a 6-month electrical job with 10 people on it, each payment claim. Set your own job.
The risk it heads off
- A claim served on the wrong day loses its protection under the Act.Works out the day your claim is due by from your contract and the Act.
- The payment due date passes and nobody chases it.Reminds you when payment falls due, and again when it is late.
Step by step
| Step | By hand | Excel | YourCA | What YourCA does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work out the reference date and the first day to serve | 20 min | 15 min | 0 min | Works it out from your contract and the Act, and shows the clause behind it. |
| Count when the payment schedule and payment fall due | 15 min | 10 min | 0 min | Counts business days and public holidays for the job’s state. |
| Set reminders for claim day and late replies | 10 min | 10 min | 0 min | Reminds you before claim day and when a reply is late. |
| Total, each payment claim | 45 min | 35 min | 0 min |
How to do it in YourCA
Questions subbies ask
- What if my contract does not say?
- YourCA asks you the question instead of guessing a date.
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