The process
How ChangeGuard works
A structured five-step review — from document submission to negotiating-ready findings.
Upload the change order package
Submit the contractor's change order submission — including the cover sheet, cost breakdown, and supporting backup documentation. Upload your baseline contract and any prior approved changes for cross-reference.
- Cost breakdown sheets (T&M records, lump sum breakdowns)
- Backup documentation (subcontractor quotes, invoices, time sheets)
- Your original signed contract and baseline scope
- Prior approved change orders for cross-reference
Markup extraction and verification
ChangeGuard extracts each cost component and calculates the actual applied markup rates for labor burden, overhead, profit, bond, and insurance — compared against your contract allowances.
- Labor, material, equipment costs extracted separately
- Actual applied markups calculated from the submission
- Contract markup allowances retrieved from your baseline
- Variance flagged with specific dollar exposure
Entitlement screening
Each claimed change is cross-referenced against your baseline contract documents to assess whether the scope was genuinely excluded from the original price or is contractor risk.
- Scope language comparison against contract specifications
- Exclusion and allowance review
- Notice requirement checking
- Concurrent delay analysis where applicable
Cross-change register analysis
Your full change register is analyzed for patterns that suggest fragmentation, double-billing, or repeated mobilization charges across multiple submissions.
- Previously approved scope vs. current claim comparison
- Repeated mobilization and supervision charge detection
- Fragmentation pattern analysis
- Trade coordination cost duplication flags
Receive your structured review report
You receive a clear, structured report with specific findings, flagged items, and recommended negotiating positions — ready for your next project meeting.
- Executive summary with overall recommendation
- Line-item markup findings with dollar exposure
- Entitlement assessment with supporting rationale
- Specific negotiating positions for each flag
Get started
Ready to try it?
Upload your first change order and get a structured review report — free, no credit card required.
No credit card required for your first review.