Construction Project Management

Your AI handles site admin
so you deliver projects on time.

An AI employee that generates inspection reports, processes subcontractor invoices, compiles status updates and keeps WHS documentation current — so your project managers stay on site, not at a desk.

The problems we solve for construction project management

Safety paperwork takes longer than the safety walk itself

Auto-generates inspection reports from SafetyCulture data, flags overdue items

5 minutes not 5 hours

Subcontractor invoices buried in email

AI extracts invoice data from PDFs, matches to POs, routes for approval

Process invoices 80% faster

Project status updates are a full-day job

AI aggregates data across tools and generates traffic-light status reports automatically

Reports while you sleep

Document management across 10 active sites

Centralised filing with auto-categorisation, version control and instant search

Find any document in seconds

WHS compliance is a constant worry

Continuous monitoring with SafetyCulture integration, automated incident reporting, audit trails

Sleep better at night

Construction administration is mostly admin, and it's killing margin

Project managers in Australian construction spend an estimated 40–50% of their time on coordination work that doesn't show up in any deliverable: chasing RFIs, reissuing drawings, coordinating subcontractor compliance documents, fielding emails about variations that should have been instructions in the first place. The technical work that adds value to the build sits behind a wall of administrative load. Generic project software helps with the deliverables but leaves the choreography untouched.

SydClaw lives in the choreography layer. The email and document modules read the entire project inbox, classify each message by matter (RFI, variation, defect, payment claim, safety report), and route it to the right person with a draft response already prepared. Drawings get versioned automatically when an updated PDF arrives. Variation requests are matched to the head contract clause they're affecting, so the project manager sees the contractual exposure before agreeing to anything. The choreography happens in the background; the deliverables happen in the foreground.

WHS, Site Diary, and the audit trail nobody wants to maintain

Work Health and Safety obligations under the WHS Act and state-specific building regulations create a documentation requirement that most firms manage in spreadsheets, paper diaries, and SafetyCulture exports that nobody reads. SydClaw's safety module integrates SafetyCulture iAuditor inspections, on-site incident reports, and toolbox talk attendance into a single timeline per project. When a regulator turns up — or worse, when something has gone wrong — the timeline is one query away.

The AI also pre-screens incident reports for SIRS-equivalent triggers (notifiable incidents under the WHS Act). A near-miss reported by a subcontractor at 4pm on a Friday no longer waits until Monday morning to be triaged — the AI flags it, drafts the WorkSafe notification, and tags the project lead for review. We've seen this catch genuine notifiable incidents that would otherwise have aged out in someone's inbox.

Subcontractor onboarding and the white-card problem

Every subcontractor on every site needs a current White Card, a current public liability certificate, current workers' comp, and a signed SWMS for the work they're doing. Most projects manage this in a folder on SharePoint that nobody trusts. SydClaw's worker compliance module ingests the documents, reads the expiry dates, and pings the subcontractor 30 days before anything lapses — automatically. If a sub is non-compliant on the morning of mobilisation, the AI flags it before the truck arrives at the gate. This is dollar-for-dollar one of the highest-ROI workflows we deploy.

For head-contractor obligations under the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act, the audit trail is built in. Every compliance check, every renewal reminder, every override has a logged actor and a timestamp. Federal Safety Commissioner audits on FSC-accredited builders go from a week of preparation to half a day.

Pricing for project teams, not enterprises

We price for project teams. Setup is $3,000 (lower than the standard $5,000 to reflect the lighter integration footprint — most construction firms run on email, SharePoint, Procore or Aconex, and Xero, which we handle natively). Monthly pricing is $360 per user. A typical 5-person project team runs $1,800/month. A 15-person mid-tier builder runs $5,400/month. We do not charge per project, per dollar of work-in-progress, or per RFI processed. We do not own your project data; you do, and the export takes one click.

What your AI employee does

SafetyCulture Integration
Invoice Processing
Site Documentation
WHS Compliance
Progress Reporting
Subcontractor Management

SydClaw modules for construction project management

Email
Safety
Documents
Accounting
Projects
Storage
Tasks
Worker Compliance
Voice
Maps & Routes
Calendar

Compliance built in

WHS Act
Building regulations (state-specific)
Privacy Act

Simple, transparent pricing

One-time setup

$3,000

Configuration, integration and onboarding

Per user / month

$360/user

Typical: $2–3K/month for a 5-person team

Frequently asked

What construction project management leaders ask
before they sign.

Does SydClaw understand the AS 4000 and AS 4902 standard contracts?
Yes. SydClaw is built around AS 4000-1997 (general conditions) and AS 4902-2000 (design and construct). It handles progress claims under clause 37, variations under clause 36, extensions of time under clause 34, defects liability under clause 35, and practical completion certificates under clause 34.6. Clause references are cited on every contract action so the audit trail is defensible if the matter goes to adjudication.
How does SydClaw handle SOPA payment claims and adjudication?
Payment claims are generated under the relevant state's Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (NSW SOPA 1999, Vic BCISPA 2002, Qld BIFA 2017, etc.). The claim cycle (claim → schedule → payment / adjudication) is tracked with statutory timeframes. We pre-populate the SOPA-compliant payment claim format and surface the date a claim becomes adjudication-eligible. Adjudication submissions themselves go through a partner — we do not lodge them automatically.
Does SydClaw integrate with Procore and simPRO?
Yes. Native Procore integration covers project sync, daily logs, RFIs, submittals, and change events. simPRO integration covers job sync, scheduling, and quoting. Both use OAuth with AES-256 encrypted token storage. The AI reads from both sources, drafts updates, and writes back via approval-gated workflows so the source-of-truth in your project management system stays clean.
How does the WHS notifiable incident flagging work?
Every incident report is screened against WHS Act 2011 sections 35-37 (notifiable incidents): death, serious injury or illness, dangerous incidents. If the incident matches any of the 11 statutory triggers, the AI immediately drafts the regulator notification (SafeWork NSW / WorkSafe Vic / WHSQ etc.) for partner sign-off and starts the 48-hour clock. Investigation workflows (5-Why, Bowtie, ICAM) are pre-populated from the incident details.
What does SydClaw cost for a 20-50 person construction PM firm?
$5,000 setup + $360 per user per month. A typical 20-50 person construction PM firm runs $7,000-$18,000 per month all-in including modules and integrations. Volume discounts available at 50+ users. Pilot pricing covers core construction modules: project, contracts, safety, claims. Procore + simPRO integration included.
Where is project data stored, and what about subcontractor PII?
All data in AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2). Subcontractor PII (names, ABNs, super fund details, induction records) is tokenised before any external AI model call. Project commercial data (contracts, claims, variations) is encrypted with per-org AES-256-GCM keys. Each firm gets dedicated infrastructure. No data leaves Australia.
How does SydClaw handle SWMS for high-risk construction work?
Safe Work Method Statements are required for the 19 categories of high-risk construction work under WHS Regulation 2011. SydClaw maintains a SWMS template library mapped to each category, pre-fills site-specific risk controls from prior similar projects, routes for review by the principal contractor's safety officer, and locks the signed SWMS into the project's compliance file. Workers tick acknowledgement before site entry; the audit log captures who, when, where.
Can the AI handle progress claim variances against the schedule of values?
Yes. Each progress claim is reconciled against the schedule of values, surfacing any item where claimed % is more than 5% ahead of physical completion observed in the latest site diary. Discrepancies are flagged for the project manager before the claim goes out. This catches the classic 'claimed 90% on the slab when it's only at 70%' scenario before it reaches the principal.
How long does it take to deploy SydClaw at a construction PM firm?
Typically 10 days. Day 1-3: connect Procore/simPRO + email + accounting (Xero/MYOB) + document storage. Day 4-6: configure contract templates (AS 4000, AS 4902, custom), SOPA jurisdictional rules, SWMS library mapping, partner allocation rules. Day 7-10: pilot on a sample project portfolio with partner walkthroughs. Each firm gets dedicated infrastructure.
How does SydClaw handle defects liability period (DLP) tracking?
Each project carries a DLP register from practical completion. Defect notifications are logged with date, location, severity, and rectification responsibility. The AI tracks the 12-month statutory DLP (or longer per contract) and surfaces unrectified defects to the project manager 30 days before final certificate release. Final certificate is gated on DLP clearance + final account agreement.
How does SydClaw differ from generic AI tools for construction work?
Generic AI tools do not know what AS 4000 clause 37.3 says about progress claim disputes, the SOPA timeframes that vary by state, the 19 high-risk SWMS categories, or the WHS notifiable incident triggers. SydClaw is built around these specifics. Generic tools also do not integrate with Procore or simPRO natively, do not tokenise subcontractor PII, and do not maintain Australian data residency.
What happens if I cancel SydClaw mid-project?
30-day soft-delete recovery window then 60-day hard purge of dedicated infrastructure. All project files, contract documents, SWMS, claims, variations, EOTs, defect registers, audit trails exported to your nominated storage (Procore, OneDrive, SharePoint, AWS S3 Sydney) before purge. Statutory record retention obligations under WHS Act and contract law preserved separately by export.

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