Constructability & Contract Review
Find it on paper.
Not on site.
Document review that surfaces the conflicts, the gaps and the risk language before bid day. Fewer RFIs, fewer change orders, fewer surprises.
Every change order has an origin, and a large share of them originate in the documents. A conflict between two drawings, a detail that cannot be installed in the sequence shown, a scope gap between two trades, a specification that does not match what is drawn.
All of those are findable before the documents go out. That is what a constructability review does, and it is priced in hours against change orders priced in tens of thousands.
Reviewed by someone who has built
Constructability review is only as good as the reviewer’s field experience. Reading a detail and knowing that there is no way to physically get a tool into that space is not something a document review checklist produces.
Contract review
Separately, the contract itself allocates risk, and the terms that matter most are the ones nobody reads until there is a dispute. Notice provisions, differing site conditions, delay and time extension language, and change order procedure.
What gets reviewed
- Drawing to drawing conflicts across disciplines
- Drawing to specification conflicts
- Scope gaps between trades and packages
- Details that cannot be built as drawn or in the sequence implied
- Access, sequencing and temporary works implications
- Document completeness for bidding
- Contract risk allocation, notice, delay and change order provisions
Common Questions
Straight answers
When should a constructability review happen?
Before the documents go out to bid. Once bidders have priced an ambiguous set, the ambiguity has already been converted into either a contingency you paid for or a change order you will pay for.
Does this replace a peer review?
No, they are different. A peer review tests whether the design is correct. A constructability review tests whether it can be built as documented. Running both is common and they are frequently combined.
Can you review a contract we have been handed?
Yes. Contract review focuses on the risk allocation provisions that actually get invoked, and it is worth noting that this is commercial and technical review rather than legal advice.
We are a contractor, not an owner. Is this useful?
Very. Reviewing a set before you bid it tells you where the risk is hiding and what to qualify.
Going out to bid soon?
This is the cheapest week in the project to find a problem.