What's rework actually costing you?
Adjust the numbers to match your business. Conservative assumptions, Australian research — and no sales figures anywhere on this page.
Your numbers
Australian research puts typical rework at 6–12% of contract value (Love & Edwards, 2005).
Our assumptions (fixed, conservative)
- · 50% of rework is driven by drawing and documentation errors.
- · AI realistically catches 30% of those before site.
- · Time reduction on admin work: 30%.
Conservative annual value, at your numbers
$26,580Per month: $2,215
Left unfixed for five years
$132,900That's not a projection of savings. It's what keeps walking out the door if nothing changes.
Rework recovered
$18,000per year
Time value recovered
$8,580per year
This is the cut-down model — two of four value levers, with the cautious defaults locked. The full version — all four levers, your real numbers, mapped month-by-month against an actual plan — is what you walk out of the AI Readiness Audit with.
Book the AI Readiness AuditA simplified, conservative planning estimate for illustration only — not a guarantee of results. Rework rate is adjustable within the Australian research range; the model excludes upside from winning more work and from avoided vendor and risk exposure, both of which are covered in a full AI Readiness Audit. Rework benchmark based on Love & Edwards (2005), Calculating total rework costs in Australian construction projects.
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