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A statement of work (SOW) for construction defines the project's parameters, including scope, deliverables, and timelines. It enhances project oversight, ensures clarity on stakeholder responsibilities, and minimises potential conflicts. Implementing a standardised template for a statement of work ensures that essential project details are comprehensively documented.

This statement of work for construction template can be used electronically and is designed with user-friendly features.

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With a digital system like Dashpivot, you can change the way you complete, manage, and share your SOWs with project stakeholders, and integrate them into your project management system:

Access, edit and complete statements of work for construction from mobile, tablet or computer.
Record all essential project details such as the project background, points of contact, purpose, requirements, and scope.
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Store all SOWs securely online, where they can be searched and found in seconds.
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Statements of work for construction are all about properly defining and agreeing to project requirements

A statement of work for construction helps prevent scope creep and maintains clear boundaries. It ensures all tasks and expectations are well-documented, and provides a structured framework for the project to proceed. Without a SOW, projects can easily expand beyond their original scope, leading to delays and increased costs. The SOW requirements help manage changes effectively, keep the project on track, and ensure all parties remain aligned with project’s progress schedule and outcomes.

Using a well-structured construction SOW template makes it easier for stakeholders to understand their responsibilities and requirements, reducing the chance of any potential confusion or dispute.

An effective statement of work contains the following sections:

Project Background: Overview of the project's context and essential details.
Points of Contact: Key personnel and their contact information.
Purpose: Objective and goals of the project.
Requirements and Scope: Detailed description of the tasks and activities involved.
Deliverables: Specific outputs expected from the project.
Date and Signature: Approval from responsible parties, indicating agreement and commitment.

Your scope of work for construction should be exportable to PDF for easy viewing on all devices.

Are you up-to-speed with the expected requirements of modern statement of works?

Construction project requirements have changed pretty drastically in the last 10-15 years, and so have the requirements and expectations around a construction project statement of works.

The major changes are based mostly on (1) increased compliance requirements which require better and more comprehensive HSEQ reporting and (2) an expectation that with modern tools and technologies, construction contractors and subcontractors will be able to share regular progress reports and photo evidence of work done, from a commercial perspective, as well as across health and safety and other important aspects of project management.

A construction statement of work is not just based on physical outputs anymore, they are based heavily on reporting and compliance requirements which are required along the way to delivering the physical output/s.

If you are working with governments, councils and/or large clients or have any ambition to do so, you need to improve your documentation, all the way from the statement of work through to project delivery and handover.

Many of these governments and clients are starting to bake in these delivery expectations into their requirements, and if they aren't, then your competitors are getting a competitive advantage over you by including these details in their construction statement of works.

Some basic examples of the type of reporting which you should include in your statement of work include site progress reporting, defect and issue reports, and a number of safety reports depending on the nature of your activities.

In some cases, paper and PDF reports which are slow to get to the client and often illegible are starting to be rejected outright. If you don't have digital tools in place for your commercial documentation and other project delivery records, now is the time. The future of your bids and statements of work depend on it.

Construction Statement of Work FAQs

What types of construction companies is this statement of work example most relevant for?

Every company will have slightly different statement of work requirements depending on the nature of their works, so it's hard to speak to the best overall example available. What makes this example and usable template very good for most construction companies is that Sitemate's templates are used by thousands of construction companies, ranging from small builders all the way up to multi-national infrastructure companies, which is made possible by the fact that the example PDF you see is an editable document you can edit to suit your projects.

Can I use this Statement of Work example for my own projects?

Yes - you can either look at the example and take what you need from it, or you can use the doc as an empty template, and fill it our for your own projects. You can use the template as is, and also drag-and-drop other document fields into the template to make it a better fit for your project and client requirements.

What format is this example Statement of work in?

You can start using this statement of work via your web broswer immediately, or download it as a PDF example report and use the structure to inform your own format in Word or similar. We'd recommend using the digital template, especially if you are interested in going digital with your project delivery paperwork and records, as you can get it all done within the same system.

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