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Decisions

Where the team answers the questions Today and the scenarios raise — and later checks how each call landed.

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Review due Decided 2026-05-01 · Observed

Unbilled work in progress on the Riverside job crossed 24 days — move the June progress-billing cut-off to the 25th so the draw lands in the owner's July pay-app cycle?

Assigned for review · Owner: Controller · Review by: 2026-05-20

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In review Decided 2026-05-20 · Observed

Retainage outstanding climbed to $214K — the Maple Street mixed-use job hit substantial completion but the 10% retainage won't release until the punch list closes in Q3. That cash is earned but uncollectable for ~60 more days; the 13-week forecast now models the release in week 11, not week 4.

Assigned for review · Owner: You · Review by: 2026-06-05

Next: nothing to do yet — the outcome is checked automatically after the review date.

Options considered

Wait for the Q3 punch-list close — the base case

Put a dedicated crew on the punch list from week 2 — release by week 6 chosen

Negotiate a 5% partial release with the owner

Scenario behind this decision

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Financial effect at decision time

$214,000

Lowest cash point +$73,410 −5 weeks of low-cash exposure Week-13 cash unchanged — both dates inside the horizon

Assumptions on the day

· impact is a one-time working-capital level move — not annualised

· 2 source citation(s) back the period figures

Risks noted at decision time

· The crew comes off Riverside — up to $18K of margin at risk if two pours slip

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What happened

Reported as an association over the review window — other factors also changed, never proof of cause.

Outcome recorded Decided 2026-04-22 · Observed

Approved: push the Maple Street punch list to close by Q2 to release the 10% retainage two cycles earlier.

Modelled a scenario · Owner: Sofia Reyes (PM) · Review by: 2026-06-20

Financial effect at decision time

$214,000

Assumptions on the day

· Substantial completion was already signed; only the punch list gated release.

· The owner's pay-app cycle could process the retainage draw within 60 days.

Since this decision · Inferred

Expected at decision time: the punch list closes inside Q2 and the retainage draw enters the owner's June pay-app cycle.

At decision214,000

At review138,000

Movement-76,000

Hypothesis holds (inferred)

An inferred association over a window where other factors also changed — never a proven cause.

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Decisions are captured from Today cards and modeled scenarios — with the numbers as they stood at decision time. There is no blank form, so every entry stays auditable.