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Free daywork sheet template
A daywork sheet records the labour, plant and materials spent on work that is valued by time rather than measured, signed by the client’s representative on the day. This one is signed before the work starts and again on completion, as an editable PDF and a Word document, free to use and reuse.
- Format
- Editable PDF
- Pages
- 2
- Built on
- RICS Definition of Prime Cost of Daywork
- Cost
- Free, always
What is in the daywork sheet template
2 pagesThe job and the instruction
The sheet number, project, client, date, the variation or instruction the work belongs to, who instructed it, the location, the weather and the supervisor.
Labour, plant and materials
Each person with their trade or grade, start, finish, hours and overtime; each item of plant with its hours and hire ticket; each material with the quantity and the delivery ticket.
Signed before the work
The client’s representative agrees that the work is daywork and what is to be done, before anyone starts.
Signed on completion
The same person signs the hours, plant and materials as a record of what was used, with photographs attached. The pricing is done in the office afterwards.
What the contracts say about daywork
Checked against the sourceThe basis of valuation
Daywork is normally valued at the rates and percentages the contract adopts, often the RICS Definition of Prime Cost of Daywork carried out under a Building Contract. The signed sheet is the evidence of the hours and resources; the rates are applied afterwards.
RICS Definition of Prime Cost of Daywork; your own contractWhat the signature means
The client’s representative signs the sheet as a record of the time and resources, not as agreement to the value. Most standard forms say so in terms, and the sheet says it too.
JCT and NEC standard forms; check your own contractGetting it paid
The priced daywork goes into the next application for payment as part of the variation it belongs to, with the sum and the basis on which it is calculated.
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 110AHow to use it
Sign before, not only after
A signature before the work starts settles whether it is daywork at all. A signature afterwards only settles how long it took.
Keep prices off the sheet
The operative records time and resources. The office prices it from the contract’s daywork rates and claims it in the monthly application. The person signing on site is confirming hours, not agreeing money.
Attach the photographs
The work before, during and after, and the tickets for plant and materials. In Unibuild the daywork sheet takes its hours from the clock-ins on that job, the client signs it on the phone on the day, and it is carried into the variation and the application without being retyped.
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Is this daywork sheet template free?
Yes. It is free to download, use and reuse, including on paid work and for clients, with no sign-up and no email address. Download the editable PDF or the Word version.
What is a daywork sheet?
A record of the labour, plant and materials spent on work that is valued by the time and resources it took rather than by measurement, signed by the client’s representative on the day. It is the evidence a daywork variation is priced and paid from.
Who signs a daywork sheet?
The client’s or main contractor’s representative on site, usually the site manager or clerk of works, and the contractor’s own supervisor. This sheet asks for a signature before the work starts, to agree that it is daywork, and again on completion, to confirm the time and resources.
Does signing a daywork sheet mean the client agrees to pay?
No. The signature confirms the hours, plant and materials recorded. The value is worked out afterwards at the rates the contract sets, and it is claimed in the application for payment, where the payer can still serve a pay less notice if they disagree with the sum.
What rates are used to price daywork?
The rates and percentages the contract adopts. Many building contracts use the RICS Definition of Prime Cost of Daywork, which sets out how labour, materials and plant are costed, with the contractor’s percentage additions tendered in the contract. Check the daywork clause in your own contract.
Should prices appear on the daywork sheet?
No. The sheet records time and resources; the office prices it. Keeping prices off the sheet means the person signing on site is confirming facts they can see, and the operative never sees the rates.
How does Unibuild handle daywork?
The day works sheet takes its labour hours from the clock-ins on that job, the client’s representative signs before and after on the phone with start and finish times, the trade of each person and photographs, and the office prices it and claims it in the monthly valuation. The operative never sees the prices. See variations and timesheets.
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