Instructions arrive from several directions: the architect or contract administrator, the employer's agent, people on site and formal change requests. Keeping them in one register shows what has been instructed, what it might cost and what is still waiting for confirmation.

Who it is for

It is written for quantity surveyors, commercial managers and contractors running JCT projects who want a consistent, auditable paper trail from first valuation to final account, without building their own spreadsheets and letters from scratch on every job.

How to use it

Add a row for each instruction with its type, date, issuer and description. Record its status and likely cost effect. The register counts the days each item has been open and summarises instructions by type and status, which helps at progress and commercial meetings.

What's in the template

Logs CA, EA, site and variation instructions
Status and cost effect for each
Days-open tracking
Summary by type and status

File format and what you download

The download is an Excel workbook (.xlsx), supplied as a BLANK version ready to use and an EXAMPLE version completed for a fictional project, with PDF previews and a short Read Me covering instructions and the licence. There are no macros. It works in Microsoft Excel and Word 2016 or later and in LibreOffice.

Price

This template costs £3.50 as a single download. It is also part of the QS Commercial Starter Pack: all 13 documents for £24 instead of £45.50. Prices include VAT where applicable.

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Check before use – not legal advice. Check the template against your own contract and current legislation and guidance. Clause references are completed from your own contract; no JCT contract wording is reproduced.