You should not have to wait for a monthly report to know where a project stands. QScope shows what has been certified, what is retained, what is still to pay, and every date the contract sets, on one screen.
Certified to date, retention held, and the balance still to run all sit on one dashboard, per project and across the portfolio. The position is the same figure the surveyor is working from, not a summary typed up a week later.
A client who has paid every certificate can still have a large balance to collect, because the job is not finished. The dashboard shows both, so the number you act on is the right one.
A certificate carries retention at the right rate, VAT once on the reduced net, and the statutory dates the payment runs to. You can see how the amount due was built, rather than taking a single figure on trust.
Where a deduction such as liquidated damages is proposed, QScope shows whether the notices the contract requires have actually been issued, because a deduction without them does not hold.
Variations move the contract sum, and the effect should be visible while there is still a decision to make, not disclosed at the final account. QScope keeps the net effect of every instruction and variation current, against the approved budget.
The cost report carries the anticipated final cost, the variance to budget and the contingency remaining, so the number you take to a board is the one that reflects the change already committed.
Payment dates, completion, sections and the rectification period all carry deadlines that the contract, not the calendar, decides. QScope tracks them, so a date that matters is one you see coming rather than one you miss.
The dates are computed from the contract form and the jurisdiction, in working days under the Construction Act or calendar days under FIDIC. QScope calculates them, it does not decide your contract for you.
No. An employer or project manager can be given guest access to the position without a surveyor licence, so you see the figures without running the certificates yourself.
Yes. The dashboard reads the same data the surveyor certifies from, so there is one position, not a report that has drifted from it.
It shows whether the notices the contract requires for a deduction have been issued. Whether to make the deduction is a decision for the contract administrator, not the software.
No. QScope calculates dates and figures from the information entered and the contract form. It is software, and the dates remain subject to the terms of your contract, which you are responsible for verifying.
Not your whole portfolio. One live job, one certificate. If it does not save you time the first time you use it, walk away and take your data with you.