Construction Cost & Cash Flow
Controlling the construction budget, the S-curve and Peak Funding
- Why the average S-curve leaves you short of cash: Peak FundingBreak the construction budget into a monthly S-curve, compare the average with actual payments, and find Peak Funding from a worked exampleFunding & Presale, Construction
- Standard project cost budget: project cost taxonomySeparate the costs of a project held for sale into inventory, period expenses, PP&E and the reserve budget, under TAS 2, TAS 23 and TFRS 15Land & Feasibility, Construction
- Construction cost benchmarks and setting contingencyReference cost ranges by work category, how to set contingency, and how to avoid double-counting OH&P when preparing a consolidated budgetLand & Feasibility, Construction
- S-curve and disbursement plan for mid-rise constructionA 24-month construction drawdown plan, a plan for a 3-building mid-rise project, and converting work progress into cash flowConstruction
- Project cost log: controlling costs monthlyHow to record costs one row per document, so they feed through to accounting, tax, retention, budget vs actual and month-end closingConstruction
- Variation orders, forecast at completion and cost overrunsControl additions and omissions, calculate EAC, and read the effects on contingency, the cash budget and inventory valueConstruction
- How to build a monthly funding gap analysisSteps for building a monthly cash table, the key formulas, checkpoints, and the options when a funding gap appearsFunding & Presale, Construction
- Retention and contractor progress paymentsPractical guidance on deducting and releasing retention, tax, back-to-back bank guarantees, the register and draft contract clausesConstruction