Independent contract curve — default
Distribute contract value independently over the Work activity execution duration. Choose Linear or S-curve; an S-curve can be Back-loaded, Balanced or Front-loaded.
How it works
From the project information you know to the cash decision you need.
CashflowPot separates execution, direct scheduled expenditure, commercial cash timing and financing. Build enough of the model to support the decision, then review how Project Cashflow, Facilities and Cash Position interact.
Step 1
Define the project
Enter the contract value and the project information already available. Record known contract terms separately from the assumptions needed to forecast future behaviour.
- Contract value
- Advance payment and recovery terms
- Retention and release terms
- Payment period
- Defects Liability Period (DLP)
- Forecasting assumptions such as WIEB where required
Step 2
Set the inflow forecast method
Activity-linked inflow — alternative
Use the combined Work activity execution profile as the contract-value timing shape. Scheduled Cost is not included in that Work profile.
Step 3
Build Work activities and Scheduled Cost
Build the activity forecast by modelling physical execution separately from costs that should simply occur in selected periods.
Work activities
Use S-curve, Linear or Manual Work distributions. Work activities can include direct/subcontracted share, subcontract terms, pre-work timing, WIEB, retention and payment periods.
Scheduled Cost
Enter discrete project expenditure directly by project period. Scheduled Cost creates project outflow but no physical work, client PPC or additional Work duration.
Step 4
Apply contract terms and assumptions
Turn contract-value work and Work activity cost profiles into expected receipts and payments.
- Advance and advance recovery
- Work in Excess of Billings (WIEB)
- Retention
- Payment period
- Defects Liability Period (DLP)
- Subcontract payment, retention and WIEB assumptions
Step 5
Add financing facilities
Model the financing that sits on top of project cashflow, including working capital where required.
- Scheduled draws for LC, working capital or equipment facilities
- PPC-linked draws such as PPC Discount
- Automatic-shortfall draws such as overdraft
- Cashflow sweep, PPC-linked, scheduled or installment repayment
- Revolving or non-revolving limits
- Interest, fees and outstanding principal
Step 6
Review Project Cashflow, Facilities and Cash Position
Review the forecast by separating the project's own economics from the financing used to support it.
- Project Cashflow — Client PPC receipts and Work + Scheduled Cost
- Facilities — Draw, Repayment, Interest & fees, Outstanding balance
- Cash Position — Total inflow, Total outflow, Net cash flow, Closing cash balance
- Peak Funding Requirement
- Peak Facility Usage and Outstanding Facilities
- Cash after Debt Settlement
Step 7
Revise scenarios and export
Keep separate tender, base, current or recovery scenarios and update them as the project changes. Export a professional Excel schedule with activities, facilities, KPIs, charts and reconciliation when the forecast needs to move into a management, tender or financing workflow.
A detailed programme can inform activity timing when it is available and current. CashflowPot does not require a detailed programme for every cash decision: a focused execution model can be more appropriate for tendering, lender review or a rapid mid-project reforecast.
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AI-assisted project setup
AI-assisted project setup is in development. AI may propose Work activities, Scheduled Cost, costs, durations, subcontracted shares, financing facilities and starting assumptions from a short project description, but the user reviews those inputs and the CashflowPot calculation engine remains responsible for the forecast.