Project controls for Alberta contractors
Get paid for the work you've already done.
Cost tracking, reporting, billing and change orders for Alberta contractors, from contract to closeout. You run the site. Cobalt keeps the numbers straight.
The problem
Most contractors don't lose money in the field. They lose it in the office.
- Extra work that never gets priced or billed
- Change orders sent late, with thin backup, and denied
- Progress claims that go out late and get paid later
- Holdback stuck because closeout paperwork never got finished
- Payment deadlines missed because nobody was tracking them
Every one of those is money you already earned.
What Cobalt does
We put it back together.
Services
From contract to closeout.
Contract risk review
A plain-language read of the contract before you sign, flagging payment, change and risk clauses that could bite you.Not legal advice.
Cost tracking
Committed costs, actuals and cost-to-complete, so you know where every job stands before it's too late to fix.
Client reporting
Weekly or monthly progress, cost and schedule reports in the format your owner or consultant wants.
Billing and invoicing
Monthly progress claims, holdback tracking and invoicing, out on time every time.
Change orders and claims
Scope, entitlement under your contract, cost backup, schedule impact and a clear cover letter. Built to hold up when the owner pushes back.Commercial claims only. No legal action.
Prompt payment tracking
Notice and dispute deadlines under Alberta's prompt payment rules, tracked so you never lose leverage by missing a date.
Closeout and holdback release
Deficiency tracking, as-builts and warranty packages, so your holdback gets released instead of sitting.
Who it's for
Small and mid-sized civil, earthworks and trades contractors in Alberta who:
- Run their own crews and don't have a full-time project controls person
- Work under CCDC or owner-written contracts
- Know they're leaving money on the table but don't have the hours to chase it
All work delivered remotely, anywhere in Alberta.
How it works
Three steps. No surprises.
- 1
Free 20-minute call.
Tell me what's going on.
- 2
Written scope and price.
You know exactly what you're getting before any work starts.
- 3
The work gets done.
You review and send, or Cobalt sends it on your behalf.
Hans Principal
Civil engineer with over 15 years in Alberta construction, on every side of the table: inspector, consulting engineer, supplier, contractor and owner's project manager. I've watched good crews lose money in the office. Costs nobody tracked until the job was over, extra work that never got billed, holdback left sitting. Cobalt is the office side for small and mid-size contractors who'd rather run equipment than spreadsheets.
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