Provisional Sums: The Tender Trap for Subbies

Provisional Sums: The Tender Trap for Subbies

Provisional Sums: The Tender Trap for SubbiesJohn Ellis
Published on: 17/08/2026

How provisional sums priced loosely at tender become the biggest final account fight on the job.

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