1 · Entitlement
Is this work really outside the contract scope? Each CO item is classified against the contract language — likely out of scope, ambiguous, or already covered.
One free CO audit per verified company
Every line.Checked against the contract.
Send your change order + contract. Get a line-by-line analysis — the clause, the benchmark and the reasoning behind every finding.
One free analysis per verified company. Currently in preview — new submissions are queued and confirmed by email, with a provisional target of about one business day (not a guaranteed SLA).
Documents we read
AIA G701
Contract riders
Change orders
Public COs
Markup schedules
Process
How it works
Three layers of review, every finding with the clause, the item, the benchmark and the reasoning.
2 · Compliance
Effective total markup vs. the contract cap. We detect markup stacking — sub + GC + supervision + general conditions added on top of each other.
3 · Market
Line items vs. public benchmarks. Vague lump sums — "miscellaneous labor", "general conditions" — and round numbers without backup get flagged.
Report excerpt
Example analysis
A real change order from our public corpus, anonymized. This is what a report looks like.
Change order
$235,517.33
Single-item CO correcting the "contract price". No line-item breakdown attached.
Contract in corpus
not provided
Markup cap verifiable
no
Review recommendedLayer 2 · Compliance
CO-001 — correction of contract price, $235,517.33
Clause cited:"The original contract price did not include all work as awarded. This change order is to correct the contract price."
Reasoning: A large number with no itemization: no breakdown, no backup, no schedule of values attached. Confidence: medium.
Recommendation: request the original awarded scope and an item-by-item comparison before approval.
Review recommendedLayer 1 · Entitlement
Scope "all work as awarded"
Clause cited:"The original contract price did not include all work as awarded"
Reasoning: without the original proposal and scope, entitlement can't be verified. Confidence: low.
Recommendation: request original proposal, scope and item-by-item comparison.
From the public project corpus (a state school board change order), anonymized. Low-confidence findings are labeled "review recommended". We do not accuse without evidence.
Current status
Where CostSense is right now
We are in preview, onboarding the first companies one at a time. Here is exactly what you get today.
What you get today
- ✓One free analysis per verified company — one complete finding, fully written up. The rest of the report stays locked.
- ✓We confirm every submission by email before anything is analyzed. Provisional target: about one business day, not a guaranteed SLA.
- ✓Confidential by design: documents stay in restricted-access storage, used only for your analysis, never shared.
- ✓Every finding carries a confidence level. Low confidence is labeled “review recommended” — we do not accuse without evidence.
Plan and what happens next
- ✓Annual plan covers 240 change orders per annual period, with one re-analysis per CO. Higher volumes are quoted by band.
- ✓Every report is checked before release. A qualified outside reviewer is being onboarded — until that is in place we keep the queue small instead of promising a turnaround.
The price is shown so you can plan. Billing is not automated yet — nothing is charged from this page.
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FAQ
Is my contract confidential?
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Yes. Documents stay in restricted-access storage, used only for your analysis and never shared publicly. Any example we publish is anonymized, and only with permission.
What do I receive?
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Every finding with the clause cited, the item, the benchmark and the reasoning, plus a confidence level. The free analysis shows one complete finding and locks the rest.
How much does it cost?
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The first analysis is free for your company — no credit card. Paid plans for ongoing volume are explained when the preview opens up.
Who performs the analysis?
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An AI engine reads the documents and writes the findings. Nothing is released without a review decision — low-confidence points are marked “review recommended” and never presented as overbilling. We are onboarding a qualified outside reviewer; until then, analyses are not auto-released.
What happens after I get the report?
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You get the report and a short walkthrough of the findings. There is no obligation to continue.
What documents do you support, and what are the limits?
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PDFs up to 20 MB per file: the signed construction contract (with amendments and riders) and the change order (AIA G701 or equivalent). Current recommended limits: change orders up to about 40 pages each; contracts read in full up to about 90 pages. Larger sets are processed with limited coverage flagged in the report — never silently truncated. Split very large packages or contact us first.
Can I submit a change order without the contract?
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Yes. Without the contract we can still check the change order itself, usually markups and missing backup. Entitlement cannot be verified, and the report says so.
Do you support AIA G702/G703 or other forms?
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The change order is the document we analyse (AIA G701 or equivalent). Other forms may be readable, but we do not promise coverage — anything outside it is flagged as limited coverage in the report.
Is this legal advice?
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No. The report is an analysis of the documents you send. It is not legal, financial or engineering advice, and it does not replace your own review.
Who can see my documents?
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Only the people and systems that produce your analysis. Documents sit in restricted-access storage; we do not sell or share them, and we do not use them to train models.
Can I have my documents deleted?
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Yes. Email [email protected] and we delete your submission and its documents, except records we must keep for legal or accounting reasons.
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Upload your change order + contract. Secure and confidential. We email you a link to confirm — the analysis starts once you confirm.