Field notes

Practical notes on estimating, running jobs, and getting paid — for builders and subbies.

Pricing a Bill of Quantities without losing your weekend
#estimating#boq
Pricing a Bill of Quantities without losing your weekend

Turn a client's Bill of Quantities into a priced estimate in an afternoon — not a weekend of copy-paste.

Tendr Team

Tendr Team

7/15/2026

Retention, explained for subcontractors
#claims#cashflow
Retention, explained for subcontractors

What retention is, how it's held and released, and how to stop it from quietly wrecking your cashflow.

Tendr Team

Tendr Team

7/8/2026

From tender to final claim: one thread
#workflow#delivery
From tender to final claim: one thread

Why stitching estimating, delivery and billing into one workflow beats a folder full of spreadsheets.

Tendr Team

Tendr Team

6/30/2026