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Change Order Justification Builder

AI builds defensible change orders from emails and docs

Owners Reject 40% of Change Orders as Unjustified

Contractors spend 4-8 hours preparing each change order: finding email trails, calculating costs, writing justification narratives. Owners reject 40% for lack of documentation or weak justification. Change order disputes delay payments and damage relationships. Small changes go unbilled because paperwork is not worth the effort.

4-8 hrs
Time per change order
40%
Change orders rejected
60%
Small changes left unbilled

Bulletproof Change Orders in 30 Minutes

RAG-powered change order system that searches project emails and documents, identifies when owner/architect requested the change, extracts original scope from contract, calculates cost delta with labor and material pricing, and generates change order with timeline of events and supporting documentation--turning 6 hours into 30 minutes.

Connects to project email and uploads RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes

AI identifies scope change triggers: owner requests, design errors, unforeseen conditions

Extracts email chain showing who requested change and when

Compares changed work to original contract scope and specifications

Calculates cost impact: labor, materials, equipment, schedule impact

Generates change order with justification narrative and attached evidence

From Scope Change to Approved CO

1

Identify Change

When scope change occurs, PM opens tool and describes what changed from original plans.

2

AI Evidence Search

System searches project emails, RFIs, meeting notes for change requests and approvals.

3

Cost Calculation

AI calculates labor hours, material costs, equipment rental, and schedule impact vs. original scope.

4

Generate CO

Exports change order form with narrative justification, timeline, cost breakdown, and email evidence.

Key Features

Email Chain Extraction

Finds email thread where owner/architect requested the change. Proves it wasn't contractor error.

Contract Comparison

Compares new work to original contract documents. Shows exactly what changed and what's additional.

Schedule Impact Analysis

Calculates critical path delay from change. Quantifies extended general conditions costs.

Approval Tracking

Tracks change order from submission to owner approval. Sends reminders for pending COs.

Change Order Stack

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
RAG with Pinecone
Email API (Gmail/Outlook)
Contract document parsing
Cost estimating
PDF generation

Who Benefits?

General Contractors

Increase change order approval rate from 60% to 95%. Recover full costs on scope changes.

Specialty Contractors

Bill for small changes that previously went unbilled. Improve profitability on every project.

Construction Lawyers

Help contractor clients build defensible change order claims for litigation or mediation.

Ready to Get Started?

Get in touch to see Change Order Justification Builder in action.