Features
The contract admin work, automated.
Six areas of contract administration that Gnosis handles end-to-end — from dropping in a contractor’s Excel to issuing a Certificate of Payment under the New Zealand Construction Contracts Act.
01 — Variations
Variations, from Excel to authorised, in minutes.
Drop in a contractor’s variation breakdown. Gnosis reads the line items, classifies them under NZS 3910 clauses (or your locale’s equivalent), runs the buildup, applies your delegation gate, and produces an authorised Variation Order PDF.
- ✓AI-extract from any contractor Excel. Mapped column detection — no template required. Multi-sheet workbooks supported.
- ✓Auto-extract of parties, dates, line items, percentages, processing fees. Built around real-world variation patterns from NZS 3910 contracts.
- ✓Centralized totals engine. No spreadsheet-of-spreadsheets maths. One source of truth.
- ✓Delegation gate enforced. Engineer's Rep authorises up to a $ limit; above goes to the Engineer.
- ✓Lock-on-Authorize. Once authorised, the variation flips to read-only Variation Order mode.
| VO # | Variation | Submitted | Authorised | Days open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VO-001 | Riverside Arterial Stage 2 — Drainage realignment | $82,450 | $78,200 | 12d | Approved |
| VO-002 | Karaka Heights Subdivision — Additional kerbing | $156,780 | $— | 4d | Pending |
| VO-003 | Westbrook Outfall Renewal — Rock armour upgrade | $412,300 | $402,100 | 21d | Locked |
| VO-004 | Marlowe Crescent Stage 2 — Traffic management revision | $48,920 | $— | 2d | Pending |
| Item | Submitted | Certified |
|---|---|---|
| Earthworks — cut to spoil | $184,720 | $182,400 |
| Drainage — reinforced concrete | $92,300 | $92,300 |
| Pavement — basecourse | $247,800 | $245,100 |
| Pavement — AC10 surfacing | $168,500 | $168,500 |
| Streetlighting + signs | $47,200 | $47,200 |
02 — Payment Claims
Certify payment claims with the maths already done.
Drop the contractor’s payment claim Excel. Gnosis extracts the figures verbatim, runs the retention bands (10/5/1.75% under NZS 3910), handles fluctuations, applies the Bond-in-Lieu if detected, and certifies. Generate the Certificate of Payment with the CCA 2002 Form 1 statutory notice.
- ✓AI-mapped column detection. Any contractor's column order works.
- ✓Retention auto-calc with band thresholds. 10/5/1.75% NZS 3910 bands by default, configurable per contract. When a contract uses Bond-in-Lieu instead, retention is automatically skipped.
- ✓Submitted vs Certified vs Prior columns tracked separately. Variance visible at a glance.
- ✓Engineer's Rep certification limit enforced. Above-limit claims route to the Engineer.
- ✓Live workflow state. Submitted → Under Review → Certified → Locked.
03 — Documents
All four document streams. One place. One workflow.
Requests for Information, Notices, Non-Conformance Reports, Transmittals. Issue from a template, classify by category, attach files, route for approval, and search across all four.
- ✓Unified list + detail patterns. Same UI vocabulary across all four document types.
- ✓Per-contract category trees. Your own categories per project.
- ✓File attachments. Local upload or Box integration.
- ✓Approval workflows on every document. Same engine as Variations + Payment Claims.
- ✓Magic-link external reviewers. Your Engineer or Principal doesn't need a Gnosis account.
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04 — Workflows
Approval workflows that actually match how contracts get signed off.
Multi-step, multi-party approval workflows for every document type. Sequential routing. Three response types: Approve, Reject, Request Info. Live dashboard so you always know who is holding up what.
- ✓Mix internal teammates, external firms, named contacts, and magic-link reviewers in one workflow.
- ✓Sequential routing. One reviewer at a time, in defined order — matches NZS 3910 sign-offs.
- ✓Three response types. Approve, Reject, or Request Info — with a Reply box for clarification.
- ✓Magic-link external reviewers. Token-secured, 30-day TTL, dies on workflow resolution.
- ✓Per-artefact comment threads. Discussion happens beside the document, not in email.
- ✓Final approval auto-locks the entity into read-only mode.
- ✓In-app + email notifications throughout so no one's chasing.
- ✓Live dashboard at /dashboard/workflows filtered by your role.
| # | Code | Description | Unit | Qty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▼ Section 2 — Drainage works · $1,247,500 | |||||
| 2.01 | 2.01.001 | Class A pipe bedding | m3 | Lump | $— |
| 2.02 | 2.01.002 | 300mm RCRRJ pipe Class 4 | m | 186 | $76,725 |
| 2.03 | 2.01.003 | Type 3 catchpit incl. grate | ea | 14 | $39,760 |
| 2.04 | 2.01.004 | Subsoil drain w/geotextile sock | m | 920 | $43,976 |
| 2.05 | 2.01.005 | Headwall, Type A | ea | 4 | $23,680 |
05 — Schedule of Rates
Import any contractor's Schedule of Rates. Keep your account codes.
Drop in the contract’s SoR Excel. Gnosis classifies column intent (description, unit, rate, total), preserves your account codes and item groups, and snapshots the base value for later variance reporting.
- ✓AI-mapped column detection. Description / unit / rate / quantity / total / account code.
- ✓Account code structure preserved. Your numbering convention, intact.
- ✓Item Groups + Separable Portions supported. Reflects the real shape of NZS 3910 contracts.
- ✓Base value snapshot on import. Variance reporting compares against this baseline.
- ✓Lock-aware editing. Once live, the SoR is protected. Updates need formal Variation.
06 — Reports + PDFs
Every formal document, on demand.
Variation Orders, Payment Claim Certificates, Schedule of Rates summaries, Contract long-form reports. Generated as PDFs in your contract’s jurisdiction terminology — Variation in New Zealand, Change Order in the United States, the right standards reference in each.
- ✓Reports hub at
/dashboard/reports. All available reports in one place. - ✓Three template families: Formal (signed documents), Register (summary tables), Short (one-pagers).
- ✓Currently live: Variation Order Formal, Payment Claim Certificate Formal, SoR Summary Register, Contract Long-form Formal.
- ✓NZ / AU / US terminology auto-adapts. Engineer vs Superintendent vs Architect. GST vs Sales Tax.
- ✓More report types coming. 26 additional report types catalogued in the roadmap.
Plus the everyday stuff
Built for the rest of the work, too.
Multi-workspace teams
Invite up to 5 teammates per workspace. Owner / Editor / Viewer roles. Per-contract exclusions if a teammate shouldn't see everything.
Multi-jurisdiction
Per-contract jurisdiction setting. Terminology, tax rate, and standards references adapt automatically.
Install as a desktop app
Gnosis is a Progressive Web App. Install on Chrome or Edge for a native-feel window.
Self-serve billing
Stripe Customer Portal embedded — update payment method, download invoices, cancel anytime.
Notifications + support
In-app + email notifications for every approval event. In-product support tickets to support@gnosis.ltd.
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