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Automated Scope Gap Detection

ChangeGuard reads your construction documents the way an experienced project manager would — cross-referencing drawings against contracts and scope sheets to surface the gaps hiding between trades.

Every Project Has Gaps Hiding in the Documents

Every construction project starts with thousands of pages — drawings, contracts, scope sheets, and bid packages. Buried across these documents are scope gaps: work that's shown in the drawings but not assigned to any trade, obligations split ambiguously between contracts, and coordination items that fall through the cracks. These gaps become change orders, disputes, and delays — often discovered only after work is underway.

How ChangeGuard Finds Them

Step 1

Upload Your Documents

Upload your construction drawings (PDF), contracts (PDF/DOCX), and scope sheets. ChangeGuard extracts text, tables, and visual content from every page — breaking documents into structured sections so every piece of information is mapped to its context.

Step 2

Cross-Document Analysis

This is the core of ChangeGuard. Drawings are analyzed against contracts against scope sheets — checking what's shown, what's specified, and what's been assigned. Multiple detectors run in parallel: drawing-contract gap analysis, scope-contract alignment, trade conflict detection, and MEP coordination checks. Each detected gap becomes a structured finding with a severity rating, affected trades, financial exposure estimate, and citations to the specific drawing sheets and contract clauses involved.

Step 3

Get Back to Your Day

Analysis runs in the background — typically about 15 minutes. Close your browser and we'll email you when your report is ready.

Step 4

Act on Real Findings

ChangeGuard produces a professional PDF report with an executive summary, detailed findings, and pre-drafted RFI language you can send to the design team immediately. You also get a CSV export for tracking in your own systems.

Eight Ways Your Scope Can Break

Every finding is classified into one of eight categories so your team can prioritize and route issues to the right people.

Missed Scope

Work shown in drawings but not assigned to any trade.

Trade Overlap

Same work claimed by multiple trades.

Contractual Issue

Scope language ambiguities or conflicts.

Coordination Gap

MEP conflicts between mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.

Scope Boundary Unclear

Undefined interface between trades.

Drawing-Contract Mismatch

Drawings contradict contract language.

Specification Ambiguity

Unclear requirements or standards references.

Omitted Work

Required work (code-driven) not in any scope document.

What You Walk Away With

Professional PDF Report

Executive summary, detailed findings, severity ratings, and financial exposure estimates — ready to share with your team.

Pre-Drafted RFIs

Every finding includes professionally written RFI language you can send directly to the design team — no rewriting needed.

CSV Export

Download findings as a spreadsheet to track resolutions in your existing project management workflow.

Proactive Questions

Beyond findings, each report includes questions your team should be asking — coordination items, clarification needs, and scope boundaries worth confirming before work begins.

16 Trades. Every Interface Checked.

ChangeGuard understands 16+ construction trades and their typical scope boundaries.

Structural / Framing Concrete Drywall / Gypsum Ceiling Systems Roofing Waterproofing Fire Protection Mechanical (HVAC) Electrical Plumbing Elevator Civil / Site Work Food Service Equipment Painting / Finishes Doors / Hardware Specialties

Your next project has gaps in it. Let's find them.

Upload your documents and get a gap report in minutes.