Cash Flow Forecasting
Construction Cash Flow Forecasting
Profitable projects still fail when the money arrives later than it leaves.
A cash flow forecast maps expected expenditure and income across the construction programme, month by month or period by period, so you can see where the pressure points are before you reach them.
Avason builds forecasts from the priced project and the programme, rather than from a generic S-curve, so the profile reflects the way this particular job is sequenced.
What the forecast shows
- Expected cost by period across the programme
- Anticipated income and valuation or payment points
- The gap between the two — the funding requirement
- Front-loaded costs such as materials, plant and enabling works
- Retention and its effect at the end of the job
Why it matters
Construction pays out early and gets paid late. Materials, plant hire and labour land before the first valuation clears, and retention sits outstanding long after practical completion.
Seeing that profile in advance lets you plan borrowing, stagger orders, negotiate payment terms, or decide whether to take two projects on at once.
Who uses it
- Builders and contractors funding works between payments
- Developers modelling a scheme before committing
- Anyone presenting a project to a lender or investor
FAQ
Questions About This Service.
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