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Welcome to the C-Link Resources Centre. Here you will find guides, ebooks and other materials, created with one goal in mind: to help you make more money on your construction project!

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NEC Contract Options

You’ve heard about the NEC Contract before (and no, we’re not talking about the big tin shed in Birmingham!), but you usually ...

Gross Development Value and Profits

Gross Development Value (or GDV) is the forecast revenue or sale that is anticipated from the completed development scheme. ...

JCT Design and Build Contract

In this article I’ll discuss the principles of Design and Build Contracts by reference to the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) sui...

JCT Contracts

The Joints Contract Tribunal, often referred to as the JCT, is an independent organisation that publishes standard forms of Buildi...

Final Accounts Template

Looking for a Final Account Statement template to work with on your construction project? Our team of professional Quantity Survey...

The Provisional Sums Checklist

This downloadable checklist from C-Link provides a guide on Provisional Sums and what and when you should consider adding an item ...

Preliminaries Pricing Schedule Template

Looking for a Preliminaries Pricing Schedule template to work with on your construction project? Our team of professional Quantity...

The Guide to Management Contracting

The Guide to Management Contracting provides an overview of the framework of the procurement method. What does it look like? How d...

Procurement Pocketbook for Rooflights

Construction is a technical industry with hundreds of trades, making it almost impossible for anyone to understand all the differe...

Design Development

“As a professional working in the construction industry, I have been told on many occasions by clients that ‘changes’ or var...

Prequalification Questionnaire Template

Looking for a Prequalification Questionnaire template to work with on your construction project? Our team of professional Quantity...

Construction Payment Mechanisms and Cycles

“We’re a Property Development company looking to understand best-practice commercial management techniques. Traditionally we p...

Vesting Certificates

As a Developer employing Main Contractors and Subcontractors on various projects, we’re regularly asked to make Advanced Payment...

Schedule of Works Template

Looking for a Schedule of Works template to work with on your construction project? Our team of professional Quantity Surveyors ha...

Room Data Sheet Template

Looking for a Room Data Sheet template to work with on your construction project? Our team of professional Quantity Surveyors have...

Project Execution Plan Template

Looking for a Project Execution Plan template to work with on your next project? Our team of Construction Professionals have creat...

Bill of Quantities and Subcontract Tendering

“As a Developer employing up to 20 subcontractors per project, creating high-quality Subcontract tender enquiries is important t...

RAMS Template

Looking for a RAMS template to work with on your next project? We’ve worked with a professional HSE Consultant to create Risk As...

RFI Template

Looking for an RFI template to work with on your construction project? Our team of professional Quantity Surveyors have created a ...

JCT Extension of Time Template

Looking for a JCT Extension of Time Template? Our team of professional Quantity Surveyors have created one for you. Every comme...

Applications for Payment

An application for payment is a construction document that outlines how a contractor will be paid. As a developer or Main Contract...

Pre-action Protocol and Letters Before Action

Since October 2017, the process a business must undertake before starting court proceedings is governed by the Pre-Action Protocol...

Designing to Sell

You’re an SME Property Development Company with a scheme of 20 units in South West London targeted at first-time buyers. There a...

Pre-qualification Due Diligence

You’re a young Property Development Company who works with multiple procurement routes when you build. On occasion you use Const...

Procurement Pocketbook for Fit Out

Construction is a highly technical industry with hundreds of trades making it almost impossible for anyone to understand all the d...

Agile Construction Management

Many SME developers go down the route of traditional construction procurement via a Main Contractor. What if there was another way...

Procurement Pocketbook for Piling

Construction is a highly technical industry with hundreds of trades making it almost impossible for anyone to understand all the d...

Architects and Delay Analysis

You’re a Property Developer who typically acts as a Main Contractor on projects. During a recent project you experienced program...

Bill of Quantities Template

If you want to prepare for a successful construction project, it’s important to start the tendering process with a defined stand...

Programme Management

You’re a Property Developer who typically acts as a Main Contractor on projects. You have just completed a series of schemes and...

Procurement Pocketbook for Drylining

Construction is a highly technical industry with hundreds of trades making it almost impossible for anyone to understand all the d...

Vesting Certificate Template

Occasionally, with materials that have a long lead in time or are in short supply, suppliers or subcontractors may request payment...

Invitation to Tender Template

Your supply chain is prequalified and you have subcontractors in place to price for each trade package. Time to issue the tender d...

RFIs and Change Management

You’re a Property Developer who typically acts as a Main Contractor on projects You often use the Traditional Procurement Route ...

Procurement Pocketbook for Fall Protection

Construction is a highly technical industry with hundreds of trades making it almost impossible for anyone to understand all the d...

Defects Liability Periods

You’re a property developer who typically acts as a Main Contractor. You want to understand more about the Defects Liability Per...

Collateral Warranties

You’re a Property Developer working on projects across London and the South East. You want to understand more about Collateral W...

The Essential SME Property Development Guide

The property market is an environment full of change and uncertainty. As a Developer, you need to conduct a regular review of the ...

Lean Construction Procurement for Developers

You’re a Developer with several secured sites across London and the South East. A drop off in the housing market means that you ...

Procurement Pocketbook for Louvres

Construction is a highly technical industry with hundreds of trades making it almost impossible for anyone to understand all the d...

Protecting Gross Development Value

You’re a developer or housebuilder. Gross Development Value (GDV) is a critical metric. ...

Design and Build Contracting for Developers

You are a Developer with secured sites across the UK. Your business has historically taken a traditional, Architect-led approach t...

Procurement Routes

You’re a Developer with a secured site in South West London. The scheme is a new-build... ...

Procurement Pocketbook for Basement Waterproofing

Construction is a highly technical industry with hundreds of trades making it almost impossible.....

Contract Acceptance by Commencement

You’re a Main Contractor working on a JCT Standard Building Contract (2016). ...

Procurement Pocketbook for Underfloor Heating

Procurement Pocketbook: UFH

Handy tips, advice and suggestions on how to best manage an Underfloor Heating package....

Procurement Pocketbook for Audio Visual, Automation and Data

Procurement Pocketbook: AV & Data

Audio Visual, Automation and Data is often just before Practical Completion. Read our guide on best practice. ...

Procurement Pocketbook: Blinds

Don't pay lip service to your blinds package. Read expert advice on making savings to improve profit margins....

Loss and Expense and LAD’s in JCT Contracts

You’re a Main Contractor working on an unamended JCT Design and Build Contract (2016). The project has achieved Practical Comple...

Errors Divergencies Discrepancies in Variations

What happens when specification documents contain errors, divergencies and/or discrepancies for a specific package? At what point ...

M&E Value Engineering

As professionals, we spend thousands of pounds procuring subcontract packages each year. They'll be some days when you'll have wis...

Omissions and Loss of Profit

Download the "Loss of Profit" E-book and we will answer the following questions for you:

Design and Build Contracting under JCT

This ebook delves into the details of the Design and Build Contract and explores the risks and opportunities available to you.

Late Notices to Commence

We put this question, along with others, to J P Farnell, Adjudicator and CEDR Accredited Mediator. He answers all in this ebook.

NEC Cash Flow Management

In this Ebook on NEC Contracts and Cash Flow Management, we answer the following questions:

What happens when you're late on a Payment Notice?

We put this question, along with others, to J P Farnell, Adjudicator and CEDR Accredited Mediator. He answers all in this ebook.