Outcome
Test every claim
Know whether the scope actually changed.
A variation arrives with a number and a narrative. Testing it means someone reconciling the revision it rests on against the set the contract was signed against, across hundreds of sheets, inside the response window. Most of the time nobody has that time, so the claim is settled on judgement - and a claim settled on judgement is usually settled in favour of whoever documented it best.
CIM holds the contract set as the baseline and compares every revision against it, flagging exactly what changed and when, each finding cited to the drawing and the page.
When a claim lands you already know whether the scope moved, which revision moved it, and whether it was your instruction or the design catching up with itself. The legitimate ones get paid quickly. The rest get answered with a document.
Before CIM
- Claims assessed on judgement, inside a tight window.
- No baseline to compare the current set against.
- You pay to be sure, or you pay to avoid the dispute.
With CIM
- The contract set held as a baseline from day one.
- Every revision compared against it and dated.
- Legitimate claims paid quickly, the rest answered with evidence.