Permit delays push phase fees without pushing overhead
A permit takes 6 weeks instead of 2. The construction documents phase invoice waits. Salaries don't. The Sprint models permit delay scenarios explicitly.
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Project fees gate on permits and client approvals. Plan the wait.
Architecture firms earn fees in phases — schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration — each gated by client approvals or permit timelines. The Sprint maps those phase gates against your weekly overhead so the gaps are visible months before they arrive.
- 13-week cash map
- 3 what-if scenarios: delayed milestone, project pause, cash bridge
- 72-hour delivery — pay nothing if it's late
- 5-min weekly update — yours to run
Construction administration extends far beyond original scope
CA work runs longer than scoped, consuming staff hours before additional fee negotiations conclude. That float has a cash cost the Sprint makes visible.
Multiple projects in different phases create uneven billing months
Three projects in SD, one in DD, two in CA — each billing at different rates and intervals. The Sprint aggregates those into a single weekly cash view.
Best fit
Architecture firms with 3–20 staff using QuickBooks Online or Xero, with phase-based project fees.
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How clear is your cash picture?
5 questions. 60 seconds. Get a personalized cash flow readiness score and your top risk areas — generated from your answers, not a generic template.
72-hour delivery guarantee. If your 13-week cash map isn't complete and working within 72 hours of submitting your inputs, you pay nothing.
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Tell us where cash visibility is breaking down
Submit the basics and Spark Cashflow will review fit for the fixed-scope Sprint offer. Delivery stays manual for now. Intake does not.
Can the model handle percentage-of-construction-cost fees?
Yes. Percentage-based fees are calculated against the construction budget and mapped to their expected phase billing dates.
What about reimbursable expenses?
Reimbursable expenses are tracked as a separate line in the model so they don't obscure your operating cash position.