Forensic Contract Services · Specialty Contractors
Most specialty contractors sign contracts written by someone else's attorney. We read them the way they will eventually be used — and tell you what you're actually agreeing to, what it means for your money, and what to watch for before it's too late.
The Problem
Every specialty contractor subcontract is written by a GC attorney whose job is to protect the GC. The language is dense, the obligations are buried, and the traps are real.
Change order windows. Scope ambiguity. Payment conditions. Warranty obligations. Most contractors don't find out what they agreed to until it's being used against them in the field.
By then the crew is deployed, the materials are ordered, and the leverage is gone. What you needed was someone who read the contract the way it will eventually be enforced — before you ever started.
That's what Project Forensics LLC does. We find what the contract is actually saying — and tell you what it means.
"We didn't lose money on the bid. We lost it in the execution — and nobody told us it was happening until the final invoice came back short."
— Specialty Contractor, TexasThe Service
Every service we offer is built on the same foundation — read what the contract actually says, analyze what it means for your money and your exposure, and deliver clear recommendations you can act on. We don't manage projects. We give you the information and analysis to manage them better.
The foundation of everything we do. Post-award, before work begins — we read your contract the way it will eventually be enforced. What you want to know. What you need to know. What it means for your cash, your profit, and your exposure.
Not every change order is worth fighting for. Some you pursue aggressively. Some you document and hold. Some you let go. We analyze the contract language and the cash impact — and tell you which is which.
Ongoing monitoring, reporting, and recommendations through the life of the job. We watch for trigger events, track variances against the original contract, and flag what needs your attention — before it becomes a problem.
For contractors already in trouble. Mid-project, things have gone sideways, and you need someone to make sense of the damage. More intensive, more costly — but sometimes the only path forward. We'd rather get you before you need this one.
Forensic Contract Analysis is the foundation every engagement is built on. We don't step into a project we haven't read from the beginning.
We gather the data, interpret what it means, and tell you what we think you should do. The decisions are always yours.
Every service we offer is built for specialty contractors — the trades doing the work while someone else writes the rules.
Who We Serve
If you sign subcontracts with a GC and perform specialized work, your contract carries risks that were written by someone else's attorney. We read it the way it will eventually be used against you.
Complex multi-scope contracts with scope gaps that GCs exploit at closeout.
Broad scope definitions and change order language written to minimize GC exposure at your expense.
Long commissioning tails and warranty obligations that create deferred cash flow exposure.
Inspection and testing obligations that create surprise costs and payment delays at project close.
Why Project Forensics
Not a consulting firm that studied your trade from the outside. We've worked across specialty contractor trades. We know what the contract language actually means in the field.
We don't produce WIP schedules or accounting reports. We model how money actually flows on your job — because that's what you need to manage it.
Every contractor comes in knowing what they want to understand about a job. Our job is to find that — and surface what the contract is hiding that you didn't know to ask about. What it means for your cash. What it means for your exposure. In plain language.
Built for the specialty contractor who is expert in their trade but navigating contracts written by people whose job is to protect someone else. We level the information playing field — nothing more, nothing less. You now have one — for the cost of getting one contract right.
"What you want to know. What you need to know. What it means."
Every contractor knows what they want to understand about a job. Our job is to find exactly that — and surface what the contract is hiding that you didn't know to ask about. The analysis is always specific to your trade, your scope, and this contract. The recommendations are always in plain language.
Get Started
Tell us about your contract and we'll get back to you within one business day. Every engagement starts with a conversation about what you need to know — and what we're likely to find.
jeff@projectforensicsllc.com (817) 381-5170 projectforensicsllc.comWhat to have ready: Your signed contract and your original estimate or scope of work. If you have a schedule of values, bring that too. That's enough to start the conversation.