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Course CM-055

Construction Cash Flow and Payment Management

Cash is the lifeblood of the construction industry. Contractors and subcontractors often finance work for weeks or months before being paid,... The outline covers Cash Flow in Construction, Payment Mechanisms and Valuati...

  • 5 daysClassroom or online
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  • 5 days
  • 09:00–14:00
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Introduction

Course overview

Cash is the lifeblood of the construction industry. Contractors and subcontractors often finance work for weeks or months before being paid, and late or disputed payments can push otherwise profitable businesses into insolvency. Clients, too, need accurate cash flow forecasts to arrange funding and control expenditure.

This Construction Cash Flow and Payment Management training course explains how to forecast, manage and protect cash flow on construction projects. Participants learn about payment mechanisms in common contract forms, interim applications and valuations, payment notices and certification, retentions, advance payments and bonds, cash flow forecasting techniques, working capital management and the handling of payment disputes.

The course provides practical tools for both contractors and clients to improve cash performance and reduce payment conflict.

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What you will achieve

Learning objectives

  • Explain the importance of cash flow in construction businesses
  • Describe payment mechanisms in common construction contracts
  • Prepare and assess interim payment applications and valuations
  • Apply payment notice, certification and withholding procedures
  • Manage retentions, advance payments, bonds and guarantees
  • Forecast project and company cash flow accurately
  • Improve working capital through commercial practices
  • Resolve payment disputes efficiently

Who should attend

Target audience

  • Quantity surveyors and commercial managers
  • Finance managers in construction companies
  • Project managers and project directors
  • Client cost managers and certifiers
  • Subcontractor managers and owners
  • Credit control and accounts staff in construction

Methodology

Learning approach

  • The course uses worked examples, spreadsheets and case studies based on real contract mechanisms. Participants prepare an interim application, assess a valuation, build a project cash flow forecast and analyse a payment dispute, comparing contractor and client perspectives throughout.

Complete course outline

Five focused days of learning and application

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Day 1

Cash Flow in Construction

  1. Why construction businesses are vulnerable to cash problems
  2. Profit compared with cash and why both matter
  3. The payment chain from client to supply chain
  4. Impacts of late payment and insolvency
  5. Coffee break
  6. Impacts of late payment and insolvency (continued)
  7. Payment legislation and fair payment practices in overview
  8. Key cash flow measures for projects and companies
  9. Exercise: analysing the cash position of a project

Day 2

Payment Mechanisms and Valuations

  1. Lump sum, remeasurement and milestone payment
  2. Interim valuations and payment applications
  3. Valuing work in progress and materials on site
  4. Variations and claims in interim payments
  5. Coffee break
  6. Variations and claims in interim payments (continued)
  7. Supporting documentation and evidence
  8. Assessing applications as a client or certifier
  9. Workshop: preparing and assessing an interim application

Day 3

Notices, Retentions and Securities

  1. Payment notices, pay less notices and timing
  2. Certification procedures and certifier duties
  3. Retention percentages, release and alternatives
  4. Advance payments and advance payment guarantees
  5. Coffee break
  6. Advance payments and advance payment guarantees (continued)
  7. Performance bonds and parent company guarantees
  8. Set-off, withholding and deductions
  9. Exercise: applying payment notice procedures

Day 4

Forecasting Cash Flow

  1. Building project cash flow forecasts
  2. S-curves and standard cash flow profiles
  3. Linking programme, cost and payment timing
  4. Coffee break
  5. Company-level cash flow and funding requirements
  6. Scenario analysis for delays and disputes
  7. Monitoring actual cash against forecast
  8. Workshop: building a project cash flow forecast

Day 5

Improving Cash and Resolving Disputes

  1. Commercial practices that accelerate payment
  2. Managing supply chain payments fairly
  3. Escalating overdue payments effectively
  4. Suspension rights and their careful use
  5. Coffee break
  6. Suspension rights and their careful use (continued)
  7. Adjudication and other routes for payment disputes
  8. Lessons from construction insolvencies
  9. Personal action plan for payment management

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Construction Cash Flow and Payment Management

Next session: 7 - 11 December 2026, Frankfurt

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What does Construction Cash Flow and Payment Management (CM-055) cover?

This course covers Construction Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.

When is the next available session?

The next scheduled session starts on 14 - 18 December 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.

Who should attend this course?

Quantity surveyors and commercial managers, Finance managers in construction companies, Project managers and project directors

Is bilingual course delivery available?

Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.

How can I register for a session?

Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.

Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?

Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.

Where are classroom sessions delivered?

Current classroom venues include London, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Amsterdam, Dubai, Geneva, Kuala lumpur, Madrid.

How long is the training programme?

The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).