Scope and contract review
A scope and contract review checks what you are actually agreeing to before you sign: the gap between what the drawings show and what the scope makes you responsible for, and the clauses that decide who carries the risk when something changes. Tendr reads both the way the person who has to build the job reads them, and reports where the risk sits. Fixed fee, quoted up front, and it can be standalone work on a contract you priced yourself.
What we look at
The gap between what the drawings show and what the scope says you are responsible for, and the clauses that decide who carries the risk when something changes: latent conditions, liquidated damages, time bars on claims, payment terms and the variation procedure.
Scope gaps are rarely dramatic. They are usually one line in a specification that moves an item from someone else's package into yours, or a drawing note that assumes access you will not have. They cost real money because they are priced by nobody and built by you.
When to get it done
Before you sign, and ideally before you price. A scope gap found at tender stage is a clarification. The same gap found after award is a variation you have to argue for, and after the work is done it is usually a loss. The cost of the review does not change with timing; what it can recover does.
What this is not
We are estimators, not lawyers. We read the scope and the commercial clauses the way the person who has to build the job reads them, and we tell you where the risk sits and what is missing. If something needs a lawyer, we say so.
Frequently asked questions
Is this legal advice?
No. We are estimators, not lawyers. We read the scope and the commercial clauses the way the person who has to build the job reads them, and we tell you where the risk sits and what is missing. If something needs a lawyer, we say so.
When should I get the scope reviewed?
Before you sign, and ideally before you price. A scope gap found at tender stage is a clarification. The same gap found after award is a variation you have to argue for, and after the work is done it is usually a loss.
What do you look for?
The gap between what the drawings show and what the scope says you are responsible for, and the clauses that decide who carries the risk when something changes: latent conditions, liquidated damages, time bars on claims, payment terms and the variation procedure.
Do I need to have you price the tender too?
No. A review can be a standalone piece of work on a contract you priced yourself. It is quoted as a fixed fee once we have seen the documents.