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From 20 hours to minutes, catching the obligations manual review missed.

EllisDon’s team runs live building projects where a single missed contract obligation can stall a site. Here is how Provision changed the way they work.

The Challenge

Hidden obligations across 2,000 pages

The obligations a project depends on are buried inside dense contracts. Before Provision, the team navigated them by hand, with manual review and Ctrl+F. That approach failed for three reasons:

Inconsistent terminology

The same party might be the “Contractor” in one section and the “M&R Provider” in another, so a keyword search rarely surfaced every relevant obligation.

10 to 20 hours per review

Reviewing one contract could mean full days of reading and cross-referencing by hand, and the effort only grew as projects matured and responsibilities shifted.

Effort, not information

The problem was never a lack of information. It was the work required to locate, connect, and interpret requirements spread across thousands of pages.

The Old Way

Before Provision, a manual hunt every time

Open the contract Search Cross-reference

... and hope nothing slipped through.

The Solution

A new way to read live contracts

While Provision is often associated with pre-construction contract review, EllisDon uses it where it delivers value every day. Provision answers the day-to-day questions that once meant digging through the document by hand.

“Provision is more intuitive for contract specifics. And we cannot upload contracts to general-purpose tools. Provision was built for this.”

EllisDon’s New Process

Provision, every project, every day

Provision is part of the workflow across the portfolio. The team uses it to:

Build mobilization plans and schedules by extracting deliverables, procurement triggers, and milestones straight from the agreement.
Draft manuals exceeding 75 pages, using Chat Agent to translate commissioning requirements into clear, actionable guidance.
Run standardized risk review checklists on new projects to catch contractual and compliance risks early.

“Chat Agent summarizes contract information so well that I share the summary directly with my team. But I always check the source. That is the discipline.”

Users who become advocates

Adoption spread across EllisDon largely by word of mouth. New users become advocates for their own teams, and it keeps expanding company-wide.

A Real Example

Catching a security clearance requirement

On a recent project, the team used Provision to review contract obligations and validate readiness. During that review, Provision identified a security clearance requirement that needed significant lead time. Obtaining the clearances took several months, and because the requirement surfaced early, the team started the process well ahead of site access, avoiding delays.

“Provision highlighted a critical requirement early in the project lifecycle. Having that visibility gave us the time needed to complete the clearance process and maintain project readiness.”

Their ROI

What changed once Provision joined the workflow

A tower under construction with a crane above it

What EllisDon has seen:

Faster reviews. What once meant full days of reading now comes back as a plain-language answer in minutes per question.
Fewer surprises. Requirements surface months before they can block a site, and responsibilities get validated before they turn into disputes.
A stronger team. A short walkthrough is enough for a new hire to start asking Provision what they would ask a senior colleague.

“Once you see what Provision can do, you do not want to go back.”

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