Cost Alert: RFI Delays Eating Contingency

Every RFI Costs $1,080.Stop Generating Them.

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BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS

The RFI Reality

RFIs aren't just paperwork—they're project killers. And the worst part? Most could have been avoided with better upfront analysis.

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$1,080

Per RFI

The average cost to process a single RFI. Collective costs can reach $859,000 annually for a single firm.

high
10%

Schedule Slip

RFI holdups can delay projects by up to 10% of total duration. That's weeks or months on a large job.

high
1 in 4

Unanswered

Nearly 25% of RFIs receive no response at all. Crews sit idle, waiting for answers that never come.

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15

Day Average

Most RFIs take 10-15 business days to resolve. Some drag on for weeks through clarification cycles.

Sources: Navigant Consulting Study • Fieldwire Industry Data • Part3 Research

AUTOMATED RFI GENERATION

RFIs That Write Themselves

Exoplans detects conflicts across disciplines and generates context-rich RFIs with sheet references, code citations, and suggested resolutions—ready to send.

Auto-Generated RFI#RFI-2024-0847
PENDING RESPONSE
Subject

Structural beam elevation conflict with HVAC ductwork

Reference Sheets
S-201M-104A-102
Issue Description

Per S-201, steel beam W12x26 at gridline B-3 is shown at elevation +14'-6". M-104 indicates 24" HVAC supply duct at same location with bottom of duct at +14'-0". This creates a 6" vertical conflict. Please advise on priority routing.

Suggested Resolution

Option A: Lower duct to +13'-0" (verify ceiling height clearance)
Option B: Route duct around beam (adds 12 LF)

60%

Faster RFI turnaround

3x

More context per RFI

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End the Subsidy

Stop Doing Their Coordination Work

For years, GCs and subs have been subsidizing design fees—reviewing plans, finding gaps, coordinating across disciplines, then filing RFIs for problems that should have been caught in design.

“We're subsidizing design fees with our time.”
— General Contractor, Industry Forum

Now you have AI tools to catch every gap, every conflict, every incomplete detail. Automatically. Before you bid.

Turn Gaps Into Leverage

Every issue you find is leverage

Every gap you catch is a change order you control

Every conflict documented is protection

Stop doing their work for free.

PRE-CON INTELLIGENCE

Catch It Before It Costs You

AI-powered analysis that finds what humans miss—across hundreds of sheets, in minutes instead of days.

Clash Detection

Cross-discipline conflict identification between MEP, structural, and architectural plans. Catch coordination issues before they become change orders.

Smart RFI Generation

Context-rich RFIs auto-generated with sheet references, issue descriptions, and suggested resolutions. Everything the architect needs.

Complete Plan Analysis

Every sheet indexed, every spec parsed. Issue flagging across disciplines with full audit trail for documentation.

Protect Your Contingency

Every issue caught in pre-con is money saved in the field. Exoplans customers report catching 40% more gaps before bid— and keeping their contingency intact.

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