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How much is your project leaking every year?
Four money leaks hit every civil project: delayed RA bills, underclaimed variations, WPI calculation errors, and correspondence overhead. Enter your numbers and see the annual cost.
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4-week billing cycle cut (6 wks to 2 wks) valued at 14% per annum borrowing rate
10% higher recovery on contested variations with a documented correspondence trail
Corrects 60% of underclaims caused by wrong base month or provisional WPI values
2.6 hours saved per formal notice (3 hrs manual to 24 min with AI drafting)
Estimated annual saving
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Estimates use industry averages. Actual savings vary by contract structure, GCC terms, and team adoption.
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How each saving is calculated
Conservative estimates based on NICMAR research and contractor interviews. Every assumption is stated so you can adjust for your contract type.
1. RA Bill Acceleration
12% of contract x projects x 4 weeks / 52 x 14%Outstanding RA bills at any point average 12% of total contract value, roughly two months of certified work awaiting payment. CivilBolt structured measurement books and BOQ reconciliation cut the average billing cycle from 6 weeks to 2 weeks. That 4-week improvement is valued at 14% per annum, the typical rate paid on mobilisation advance or working-capital overdraft.
2. Variation Claim Recovery
2% of contract x projects x 10% recovery improvementContested variation claims (those disputed by the engineer's representative on quantum or admissibility) average 2% of contract value in NHAI EPC packages. Industry claim recovery sits around 62%; structured site records, time-stamped instructions, and formal variation registers improve this to around 72%. The 10% gap is the additional amount recovered.
3. WPI Escalation Accuracy
2.2% of contract x projects x 25% underclaim x 60% correctionAnnual WPI escalation claims average 2.2% of contract value (escalable portion at 85% times 75% weight times 3.5% average WPI movement). Industry studies estimate 25% of contractors underclaim due to wrong base month, provisional instead of final WPI, or misapplying the 85% / 15% split. CivilBolt's built-in calculator eliminates those errors and recovers approximately 60% of the underclaim.
4. Correspondence Efficiency
Letters per year x 2.6 hrs saved x Rs.900/hrA formal notice (EOT, NOD, variation claim, extension application) takes an experienced contracts manager 3 hours to research, draft, and review from scratch. CivilBolt's AI drafts the letter with clause references and chronology pre-loaded; review and dispatch takes about 24 minutes. Contracts managers at this level cost around Rs.18 lakh per year, which works out to roughly Rs.900 per productive hour.
WPI note: This calculator uses a portfolio average of 2.2% annual WPI claim. Projects in the first year of a 3-year EPC contract during rapid material price movement may see much higher eligible escalation. Use the WPI Escalation Calculator for an exact per-RA-bill figure.
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This calculator uses industry averages. Your project has a specific GCC, contract value, and team structure. Talk to our team and we will run the numbers against your actual data.