What is a daily progress report (DPR) in construction?
A daily progress report is the record of one day on a construction project: the work done against each activity, labour on site by trade and contractor, machines deployed and their hours, material received and used, and photos. It is the base record for progress, cost and disputes.
Also called: DPR, Daily site report, Site diary, Daily log.
A useful report states quantities, not descriptions: cubic metres poured, square metres plastered, metres of pipe laid. Quantities are what let the day be costed and compared with the plan.
Because it is written on the day by the people on site, it is the strongest evidence in a later claim or dispute about delay, weather or instructions.
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The report is built from what the site already entered that day (attendance, work done, machine readings, material used and photos), costed and issued the same evening, with each site’s detail inside the project report.
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