Engines / Contract-Aware
The first construction OS that understands your contract
AI never decides. Humans sign.
Upload the executed contract once. The engine extracts the clause structure, identifies notice types, response windows, sign-off authorities, and time-bars. When an event hits site, it drafts a clause-cited notice — and names the human who must sign it before it carries effect. The recommendation is the engine's. The signature is yours.
The standing caveat
Every recommendation carries the clause it cites — and the standing caveat that a competent person must sign. The system drafts. The system never issues. Coughlan issues. If the draft is wrong, Coughlan corrects it. The audit trail records both the draft and the human sign-off, separately.
Ten capabilities · one contract surface
The contract as a queryable surface — not a 1,840-page PDF.
Clause Extraction
Detects the contract form (JCT 2024 D&B, NEC4 ECC Option C, FIDIC Yellow), extracts clause families — Time, Cost, Quality, Variation, Termination, Disputes — with cross-references intact.
Time-bar Watchtower
Every notice window, every response deadline, every compensation event clock — running in the background. Amber alert at 50% consumed. Red alert at 80%. Draft notice queued before the window closes.
Flow-down Register
Obligations that flow from the main contract into sub-contract packages — mapped, monitored, and surfaced to the relevant package manager before the obligation date arrives.
Statutory Override
Current UK legislation takes absolute and total priority over any contract clause or system recommendation. CDM 2015, Building Safety Act 2022, HSAW 1974 — flagged wherever a clause conflicts or omits.
Contract Health Score
A dashboard view of the contract's overall posture — open notices, response deadlines, dispute risk, compliance posture, and outstanding obligations. Updated in real time as the project proceeds.
Clause-cited Notice Generator
From a plain-English event description, draft a clause-cited notice with the relevant contract reference, the response window, and the recommended next action. Recommendation only — never auto-issued.
Competent-Person Sign-off
Every notice, every decision, every variation — signed by the named contractual authority before issue. The locked declaration records timestamp, IP, document hash, and the reviewer's stated position. The system cannot issue. Only the human can issue.
Audit Trail
For golden-thread purposes: every clause, amendment, notice, decision, and signature with full chain of custody — from the moment the contract was uploaded to the moment the final certificate is issued.
PI Insurance Hooks
Required PI, EL, and PL cover extracted from the contract and monitored against the evidence on file. Expiry alerts. Renewal prompts. No uninsured gaps discovered at the point of a claim.
Recommendation-Only Principle
Hardwired into every output. The engine never makes a decision. It surfaces the clause, drafts the document, names the owner, and waits for a competent person to read, judge, and sign. Always.
How a notice gets drafted · five stages
From trigger to Coughlan's signature — every step on the record.
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1
Trigger captured
An event hits site — a client variation instruction, a programme impact, a compensation event. It is logged in plain English with a photo and a location. The contract engine receives the description and begins matching.
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Clause located
The engine matches the event to the relevant clause family in the executed contract — NEC4 Compensation Events, JCT D&B Variations, FIDIC Claims. Cross-clause relationships are surfaced. Conflicting clauses are flagged. Statutory overrides are checked.
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Time-bar set
The response window opens. The Watchtower starts the clock. At 50% consumed, an amber alert. At 80%, a red alert. The clock does not stop — and neither does the record of who was alerted and when.
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Notice drafted
The clause-cited draft notice is generated: contract reference, response window, recommended next action, and the standing caveat. It sits in Coughlan's review queue. It carries no effect until Coughlan signs it. It cannot self-issue.
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Coughlan signs
Coughlan reads the draft. If the clause is right and the wording is right, he signs. The locked declaration captures his name, timestamp, IP, and document hash. The notice is issued. The audit trail is sealed. The Watchtower moves to the next deadline.