AI for Contract Documents

Construction contract documents — the drawings, specifications, general conditions, supplementary conditions, and agreement — define the scope, quality, and terms of the construction work. AI analysis of contract documents helps project teams understand their obligations, identify risks, and resolve ambiguities before they become disputes.

The most practical application is contract clause analysis during bidding and negotiation. AI identifies the key risk provisions — indemnification, consequential damages, liquidated damages, change order procedures, dispute resolution — and compares them against industry-standard language. Clauses that deviate significantly from standard forms are highlighted for attorney review, focusing legal resources on the provisions that matter most.

During construction, AI helps resolve ambiguities by searching the entire contract document set for relevant provisions. When a dispute arises about responsibility for a particular scope item, AI can trace the requirement through the specifications, drawings, and general conditions to determine where the responsibility lies and what the contract says about resolving the ambiguity.