BA-040 Build Arbiter Commercial Control

Know what is claimed, approved, retained and still exposed.

Build Arbiter Commercial Control is a practical construction commercial-control workbook for contractors, project managers, project administrators, commercial teams and owner representatives who need a clearer view of contract value, changes, claims, certification, retention and payment timing.

Instead of maintaining contract value, variations, payment applications and milestones across disconnected spreadsheets, Commercial Control brings the key commercial position into one structured workbook with a live dashboard.

Included

• Project commercial setup

• Contract value control

• Change / Variation register

• Payment and certification register

• Retention tracking

• Payment due and payment date control

• Days-overdue calculation

• Milestone tracking

• Evidence and supporting-record references

• Live commercial-control dashboard

• Professional Change / Variation PDF form

• Build Arbiter licence, refund and support terms

Designed for practical commercial control

Track the original contract value.

Record potential and approved changes.

Separate estimated cost from approved cost.

Record submitted payment claims.

Track approved and certified values.

Calculate retention.

Record deductions and adjustments.

See payment due dates and actual payment dates.

Identify overdue payments.

Monitor milestone movement and commercial exposure.

Why a connected commercial record matters

The contract value rarely stays static throughout a construction project.

Changes are identified.

Some are approved.

Some remain pending.

Payment applications are submitted.

Amounts are certified.

Retention is withheld.

Payments become due.

Milestones move.

Commercial Control is designed to keep those movements visible so the current project position can be understood without rebuilding it from several spreadsheets and email chains.

The commercial trail

Contract value → Change → Claim → Certification → Retention → Payment

The objective is not simply to record numbers. It is to preserve the commercial position and the records supporting how that position changed.

Best suited for

Small and midsize contractors

Project managers

Project administrators

Commercial managers

Contract administrators

Owner representatives

Construction managers

Subcontractors managing their own payment position

Need the complete project record?

Commercial Control focuses on the financial and contractual-control surface.

If you also need daily reports, evidence, RFIs, submittals, instructions, delays, defects, safety, risks and closeout connected to the commercial record, Build Arbiter Project Record Pro provides the complete project-control system.

Compatibility

Supplied as a Microsoft Excel workbook with supporting PDF documentation. Spreadsheet applications and software versions may interpret some formatting, formulas and functionality differently.

Important

Build Arbiter products are project-management, recordkeeping and evidence-control tools. They do not replace your governing contract, mandatory client forms, statutory requirements or professional legal, accounting or engineering advice.

Users remain responsible for checking contract values, retention provisions, payment terms, notice requirements and project-specific commercial rules before relying on calculations or records.

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