A daily progress report (DPR) is the one-page record of a working day on site. It lists the activities done with their quantities, the labour present by trade or contractor, material received and used, equipment on site, weather, visitors, and any hold-ups such as a late delivery or a drawing query.
The site engineer or supervisor usually prepares it at the end of the day and the project manager reviews it. Over a month, DPRs become the evidence behind progress claims, delay explanations, material reconciliation and the quantities that go into a RA bill.
A good DPR records measured quantities, not vague progress words like "slab work going on". Photos with date and location help when the client or a subcontractor later disputes what was done and when. Filing the DPR the same evening, while details are fresh, matters more than a perfect format.
Example
Illustrative: "Block 2, first-floor slab: 18 m³ concrete poured, 1 mason gang and 12 helpers, 120 bags cement received, pump on site 6 hours, 1 hour lost waiting for the pump."
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