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Construction and infrastructure
Takeaways
Clamp change orders with guardrails and speed approvals to avoid schedule slips.
Key findings
- CO volume held <5% with pre-priced units and thresholds.
- Approvals averaged 5 days with day-3 escalation reducing queue time.
- No net delay: slips on foundations offset by on-time steel and MEP.
Signals
Change orders % of contract
4.8%
held below 5% vs ~10% typical
Approval lead time
5 days
auto-escalations at day 3
Delay days
0 days
delivered on time
What we would do next
- Lock pre-approved unit costs into the master contract.
- Daily CO huddle: review >€10k or >3-day items.
- Add vendor scorecards to spot chronic laggards.