Construction Contract Review

Construction contract review software that applies your approved positions in Word

BlackBoiler turns your standards, previous redlines, and examples into first-pass tracked changes across prime contracts, subcontracts, and professional services agreements — including contracts built on AIA, ConsensusDocs, and EJCDC forms.

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Patented contract editing technology

U.S. patents cover document revision, playbook-driven markup, and clause handling.

National Science Foundation SBIR award recipient

BlackBoiler holds a National Science Foundation SBIR award for its automatic document editing.

2021 AI Breakthrough Award winner

Named Best AI Based Solution for Legal, 2021 AI Breakthrough Awards.

SOC 2 report available under NDA

BlackBoiler shares its SOC 2 report with qualified prospects during security review.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation portfolio company

BlackBoiler is part of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation portfolio.

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Positions that need to carry across projects

Construction teams review recurring agreement types across different owners, contractors, consultants, and project requirements. Reviewers span project, commercial, procurement, contracts, and legal teams, and the positions they apply already exist in prior negotiations, approved language, review guidance, or earlier redlines.

Previously agreed positions stay useful across new projects

A new project does not always mean starting the review from scratch. Earlier agreements may show what was negotiated with the same counterparty, or what the organization has accepted on similar work. BlackBoiler uses those prior redlines, examples, and approved standards to inform the next first pass, while the language and context of the new agreement still shape the markup.

Approved construction requirements carry into the first pass

Recurring terms such as insurance, payment and retainage, bonds, scope, flow-down obligations, and standard of care can form part of the playbook used for review. BlackBoiler applies the relevant standards directly to the agreement, so they appear in the markup the reviewer receives.

Reviewers work from one defined basis, while each contract keeps its context

Construction contract review may involve legal, commercial, procurement, risk, and project stakeholders. BlackBoiler gives that review a common basis in the organization's approved positions, rather than leaving each reviewer to rebuild the approach from previous agreements. Each contract is still reviewed against its own language, project context, and exceptions.

Manual review still leaves the reviewer to reconcile the inputs

Construction agreements rarely arrive with every review decision in one place. Relevant positions may sit in earlier negotiations, previous redlines, project requirements, insurance comments, scope documents, or existing guidance. The reviewer still has to determine what applies to the agreement before them.

Different review inputs have to become one workable redline

Legal positions, commercial concerns, insurance requirements, and project-specific terms may come from different parts of the business. Before the agreement can move forward, the reviewer must reconcile those inputs and reflect the appropriate changes in the contract.

Previous project decisions still have to be found and assessed

An earlier agreement with the same counterparty may contain language that has already been negotiated and accepted. A similar project may show a fallback that worked before. That history is useful, but the reviewer still has to find it, compare it with the new wording, and decide whether it applies again.

More projects repeat the same work

Each new owner agreement, subcontract, or professional services agreement brings another set of terms, exceptions, and review decisions. As project volume grows, the same comparison and reconciliation repeat across more contracts and more reviewers.

Carry approved positions across the contracts that shape each project

Construction projects create different contractual relationships, and each agreement allocates risk differently. Owner agreements, subcontracts, and professional services agreements may use AIA, ConsensusDocs, EJCDC, or other standard forms, but the starting document must still be reviewed against your organization's positions.

Those positions may cover indemnity, duty to defend, insurance, payment and retainage, pay-if-paid terms, liquidated damages, delay, change orders, warranties, liens, flow-down obligations, bonds, standard of care, termination, and other recurring construction risks.
Owner Agreements

Set the risk framework for the project

Owner agreements determine how responsibility is shared between the owner and the contractor. Your approved positions determine how the indemnity, insurance, payment, and delay terms in that framework are reviewed and amended before the agreement moves forward.

Subcontracts

Carry upstream commitments down

A subcontract must reflect obligations already established above it in the project structure. The review checks that flow-down requirements, pay-if-paid language, bonds, and scheduling terms match the commitments your organization has made upstream.

Professional Services

Turn on the standard of care

Architects, engineers, and other consultants carry obligations that differ from those of contractors. Here the review centers on the standard of care, ownership of work product, liability, and dispute provisions, applied against the positions your organization uses for these agreements.

How BlackBoiler works for construction contract review

Start with one agreement type and the material that already carries your organization's positions on it. BlackBoiler builds the playbook from that history, applies the relevant rules to new contracts in Word, and checks the result before it reaches the reviewer.

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Upload the construction material you already rely on

Use previous redlines, an existing playbook or policy document, written guidance, and examples from the same agreement type. BlackBoiler identifies the review rules reflected in those materials. Your team decides which belong in the playbook and where further guidance is needed.

2

Build the playbook around the agreement type

Owner agreements, subcontracts, and professional services agreements raise different issues. The playbook captures the positions relevant to that contract type, including the fallbacks, requirements, and language your organization uses during review.

3

Run the incoming agreement in Microsoft Word

Select the relevant playbook and run the new contract in Word. BlackBoiler finds the language covered by your rules and proposes revisions and comments directly in the document. The markup responds to the wording in that agreement rather than copying a change from an earlier contract.

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BlackBoiler checks the edit before the reviewer sees it

Each edit is checked against the outcome your playbook defines and the evidence of how your organization has handled that position before. A judge validator assesses whether the edit aligns with that outcome, and statistical similarity checks add further evidence. The checks support the quality of the first pass — they do not replace the reviewer's judgment.

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Work through the provisions that still need judgment

The reviewer assesses the first pass in Word, handles exceptions, and decides what to accept, change, reject, or escalate. Where a clause needs closer attention, Veris helps work through the language without moving the review away from the contract.

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Questions about AI for construction contract review

How should we test BlackBoiler before relying on it for contract review?
Test BlackBoiler against representative agreements, known difficult clauses, previous redlines, and positions your team already understands. Compare the proposed edits with the outcomes you expect from your playbook and prior decisions. BlackBoiler also checks proposed changes against the playbook outcome and company evidence, while the responsible reviewer evaluates the final markup.
How does BlackBoiler handle contract language that does not match our usual wording or examples?
BlackBoiler applies the relevant positions in your playbook to the language in the agreement. Playbooks draw from your existing contracts, approved positions, and BlackBoiler's prebuilt rules library. BlackBoiler flags relevant contract language and proposes edits as tracked changes in Microsoft Word, leaving unusual language and exceptions visible for the responsible reviewer to assess.
How does BlackBoiler handle complex construction agreements?
BlackBoiler applies the positions defined in the relevant playbook across complex agreements and returns proposed changes for review in Microsoft Word. Output quality depends on playbook coverage, the language and context of the agreement, and the evidence available to assess the proposed edit. The responsible reviewer remains accountable for exceptions and final decisions.
Does BlackBoiler replace our CLM?
BlackBoiler focuses on the pre-execution contract review and redlining process. It applies your approved positions, prepares the first pass, and returns the markup in Microsoft Word for review. Your existing CLM can continue to manage the broader contract lifecycle before and after that review step.
How does BlackBoiler check the accuracy of proposed redlines?
BlackBoiler checks proposed edits against the outcome defined in the playbook and organization-specific evidence, including approved language, previous redlines, and examples. Statistical similarity checks provide additional evidence for the assessment. The checking process does not guarantee correctness, so the responsible reviewer still evaluates the tracked changes and resolves exceptions.
What role does the reviewer have after BlackBoiler prepares the first pass?
BlackBoiler prepares the first pass by applying approved positions and returning proposed edits as tracked changes and comments in Microsoft Word. The responsible reviewer evaluates the markup, resolves exceptions, revises language as needed, and decides what to accept, reject, escalate, or negotiate within the organization's existing review and approval process.
How does BlackBoiler handle security review?
BlackBoiler provides security information for review as part of the evaluation and procurement process. The SOC 2 report is available under NDA, and your security team reviews the current product and security documentation before approval. Contract data and security requirements remain subject to your organization's own security and procurement review.
Does BlackBoiler work with our existing construction contract playbook?
BlackBoiler uses your approved language, previous redlines, examples, and review guidance to build executable playbook logic around the positions your organization already uses. The goal is not to replace your standards. It is to apply them more consistently across recurring construction agreements and return a usable first pass for review.
How does BlackBoiler handle contract data?
Your contracts, playbooks, redlines, and negotiation positions are not used to train models or improve BlackBoiler for other clients. BlackBoiler's SOC 2 attestation provides independent assurance that controls are in place for the secure and responsible handling of customer data. The SOC 2 report is available under NDA.

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