Bracket assembly for installation of concrete forms for building foundations

A bracket assembly for use in installing and predetermining the lateral spacing between concrete forms set vertically on the ground and prepositioning rebar prior to concrete pouring between the forms, the bracket assembly comprising:

• first and second elongate members longitudinally shiftable relative to one another, each including an end for engaging an upper portion of a concrete form;
• an adjustable retainer for releasably connecting the first and second elongate members so that their ends are spaced-apart a preselected distance;
• and
• an adjustable rebar guide laterally shiftable relative to the elongate members for holding rebar substantially vertical, wherein the adjustable rebar guide is provided with a first clamping element operable for fixing the rebar guide at a selected location on one of the elongate members, and the adjustable rebar guide includes a second clamping element operable for clamping rebar in a selected vertical position against the adjustable rebar guide.