01 · Contract playbooks
Turn every contract into a live project playbook.
Upload a contract and Lode extracts notice triggers, time bars, approval pathways, payment requirements, and cascading response obligations.
Playbook created
Margin protection for construction projects
Protect project margin with contract intelligence.
Lode is an automated contract sentry for construction teams. It reviews contracts, builds live playbooks, monitors notices and correspondence, and flags risk before margin is lost.
Built for contractors, project managers, commercial teams, and construction lawyers.
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James St Bridge
Margin protection centre
Sentry alert
Principal’s response due in 16 days
Clause 38.3 · EOT #04 · Entitlement at risk if missed
24obligations watched
7open notice chains
3margin risks
84%
Contract sentry
Likely delay notice required
Detected phrase matched against the live playbook and project record.
Designed for the documents construction teams actually use
The Lode system
An always-on sentry for contract risk.
Lode turns each contract into a live project playbook, then monitors the project for deadlines, notice requirements, claim triggers, and margin risk.
02 · Trigger detection
Catch risk before it becomes margin loss.
Project emails and documents are classified against the playbook so teams can see what has been triggered, why it matters, and what is at risk.
Margin risk detected
03 · Deadline engine
Preserve entitlements before time bars bite.
Key dates are calculated from the contract, tracked in one place, and escalated before claims, responses, or entitlements are lost.
16days remaining
Principal’s response due under clause 38.3
04 · Drafting assistant
Move from sentry alert to response prepared.
Generate notices, EOT claims, variation responses, and position summaries grounded in the contract and project record.
Draft notice
Based on the Contract, correspondence and event chain, prepare a concise delay notice preserving entitlement.
Always-on monitoring
Stop margin leakage before it becomes a dispute.
Lode links correspondence, notices, claims, replies, and contract clauses so your commercial team can see the live position and act while there is still time.
- Monitor project correspondence against the live contract playbook.
- Flag notice requirements, time bars, and cascading response deadlines.
- Preserve claim opportunities before entitlement is lost.
- Give management a project-wide view of risk, exposure, and margin protection.
Detected phrase“We cannot proceed until revised IFC drawings are issued.”
Likely margin riskDelay / disruption to planned works
Suggested next stepPrepare notice and protect entitlement
Built for construction, not generic chat
A commercial control system for live projects.
Lawyer-informed playbooksContract logic can be reviewed and refined by construction lawyers.
Always-on project memoryNotice chains, replies, claims, and risk events are grouped into a live project record.
Margin protection dashboardManagement can see risk, deadlines, exposure, and outstanding responses across projects.
Security & control
Keep sensitive project information inside a controlled system.
Designed with private project data, legal privilege, role-based access, and enterprise deployment pathways in mind.
Role accessAudit trailsPrivate dataExportable records
“Lode bridges the gap between legal advice and day-to-day contract administration — where missed notices, late responses, and unmanaged risk quietly erode margin.”
Alex Troll, FounderEarly access
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