Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to what people usually ask before digging into the numbers.
What is proxy attendance (buddy punching) on a construction site?
Proxy attendance, also called buddy punching, is when one worker clocks in or out for an absent or late colleague. It is especially common on construction sites because of high worker turnover, multiple subcontractor crews, and workers who do not know each other well, so it often goes unnoticed.
How much can proxy attendance actually cost a site?
Payroll fraud surveys on Indian SMEs put losses from buddy punching at roughly 3 to 8 percent of payroll where there is no biometric or photo verification in place. On a site with dozens of daily wage workers, that adds up fast. Use the proxy attendance calculator above to estimate it for your own site.
What is an RA bill in construction?
RA stands for Running Account Bill. It is the periodic, usually monthly, bill a contractor submits for work completed so far. It is verified through joint measurement, valued against the agreed BOQ rates, and has previous payments and retention deducted before the net amount is certified for payment.
How do you catch overpayment in a subcontractor’s RA bill?
Overpayment usually creeps in through unchecked quantity claims, rate mismatches against the BOQ, or work that gets counted twice across successive bills. The fix is a consistent joint measurement and cross check process before every bill is certified, not a one time audit.
How much material wastage is considered normal in construction?
Acceptable wastage varies by material: cement around 2 to 3.5 percent, sand 8 to 12 percent, aggregates 5 to 8 percent, and structural steel 10 to 15 percent are common benchmarks. Anything well above these ranges usually points to a site level tracking gap rather than unavoidable loss.
Can you claim an extension of time for monsoon delays in India?
Yes, but it is not automatic. You generally need to show the weather was unusually severe for that location and time of year, document it with daily site reports, photos, and weather data, and raise the delay notice within the window your contract specifies.
How much do monsoon delays actually cost a project?
A peer reviewed study of a monsoon affected housing project in Kolkata recorded roughly a 5 percent schedule increase and a 12 percent cost increase from monsoon disruption alone, on top of any material or labour cost inflation during the delay.
How does construction site management software reduce these losses?
Aasaan tackles each of these at the source: biometric or photo based attendance closes the proxy attendance gap, real time material tracking flags wastage as it happens instead of at month end, and structured RA bill workflows enforce the joint measurement cross check before anything gets certified.
How accurate are these free calculators?
They are directional estimates built on the sourced industry benchmarks referenced on each calculator, not audited numbers for your specific site. They are meant to give you a realistic starting range so you know whether it is worth a closer look, not a substitute for an actual audit.
Meta-Verified Business Integration Actionable project inbox with real-time alerts.
Frictionless Stakeholder Collaboration Capture bills and GRNs directly to ERP.
WhatsApp-Powered Sales CRM CRM chats with real-time sentiment analysis.
WhatsApp-Powered Alerts & Reports Automated push notifications and daily reports.
GPS - Live Tracking Real-time visibility of workforce and assets.
Facial Scanning Secure, automated attendance via facial recognition.
Labour Productivity Track workforce activity linked to payroll.
Quote Comparison AI bots fetch and compare supplier rates.
OCR - AI for Billing Auto-generate progress reports from site data.
QR Based Asset Tracking Scan QR codes for instant asset history.
Tally ERP Integration Seamlessly sync project data with Tally.
Automated GST Compliance Automated GST compliance and reporting tools.
