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Variations, EOTs and Payment Claims: Paperwork That Protects You

Most builder cash-flow disasters aren't caused by bad building — they're caused by good building that was never documented. Master the discipline of written variations, extension-of-time notices and valid payment claims.

  • Contracts
  • Phone-friendly, progress saves as you go
  • Assessed — unlimited attempts
  • PDF certificate on completion

Buy this course · $39.00 or save with a points pack

You'll learn: Run contract paperwork that holds up: document variations before doing the work, give EOT notices inside contractual timeframes, and issue payment claims that meet formal requirements — protecting margin and cash flow.

  • NSW: 2 points (Contracts)

What’s inside

  1. About this course
  2. why good builders lose money
  3. Variations: what they are and when they bite
  4. Documenting a variation properly
  5. Extensions of time: the claim that dies quietly
  6. Payment claims: getting the form right
  7. Cash flow: the thing that actually kills builders
  8. The file: what actually decides disputes
  9. Handling the difficult conversations
  10. Reading your own contract: the clauses that decide everything
  11. Latent conditions: the ones that are not your fault
  12. Provisional sums, prime cost items and allowances
  13. Practical completion, defects and the final claim
  14. When it escalates: disputes, and the file that decides them

Plus 3 knowledge checks, 2 site scenarios, 1 drag-and-drop task and an assessment at the end.

Reviewed by a NSW building practitioner.

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Disclaimer

The information provided in this course has been prepared using best endeavours to ensure that it is accurate, current and relevant at the time of publication. However, building legislation, regulations, standards, codes, policies and their interpretation may change over time and, in some circumstances, may be subject to interpretation or vary depending on the specific circumstances of a project.

The information provided is intended as general educational guidance only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for project-specific professional advice or verification.

Builders, contractors and other industry professionals are encouraged to independently verify the applicable requirements for each project, including the relevant legislation, regulations, standards, approvals and authority requirements, having regard to the specific site, building, construction method and circumstances.

PointCPD makes no representation or guarantee that the information provided will be applicable to every project or circumstance and recommends that participants seek appropriate professional or regulatory advice where clarification is required.