T&M Leak Audit$1,500–$4,000
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Best for
- Subs & foremen eating field changes
- Recovery
- Monthly unbilled T&M multiplied across the crews and months affected.
- Fee varies
- Crew count, ticket volume, and documentation sources.
Pricing
Each engagement has a typical fee band. The exact fee depends on your workflows, document volume, tools, teams, and implementation effort. We confirm the scope and fee after a consultation, before any paid work begins.
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Paste what you have, get a clean result back. The Operations Review is a 10–14 page written analysis of how your whole operation runs, delivered as a PDF within 48 hours. Free while in beta.
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Diagnose
$1,500–$25,000 · enterprise by scope
Audits
A written read of where margin is leaking, by the leak.
- Written PDF, delivered by email
- Most in 5 business days
- The fee credits toward a Build
- Short video meeting when useful
Fix
$6,000–$20,000
Builds
We install the fix into the tools you already use.
- Built in your own Sheets or Airtable
- Templates plus a tuned assistant
- Training to run it yourself
- Any audit fee you paid is credited
Operate
$2,000–$6,000/month
Operations Partner
We keep the systems running after they're installed.
- Monthly tuning of your systems
- Keeps automations and workbooks running
- A working video meeting when useful
Compare the audits
Written reviews with a typical fee band. We estimate the recoverable exposure from your operation, then agree the exact scope and fee before work begins. Any audit fee paid credits toward a Build.
| Audit | Typical fee | Best for | Recovery estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T&M Leak Audit 5 business days | $1,500–$4,000 Depends on crew count, ticket volume, and documentation sources. | Subs & foremen eating field changes | Monthly unbilled T&M multiplied across the crews and months affected. | Get a scoped fee → |
| Change Order Audit 5 business days | $4,000–$12,000 Depends on project count, approval paths, and document volume. | Crews losing COs to verbal approvals | Late, disputed, and missed change orders across a typical project year. | Get a scoped fee → |
| Estimate Review 5 business days | $5,000–$15,000 Depends on bid count, project variety, and estimate complexity. | Shops missing scope in their bids | Average missed scope per affected bid multiplied by affected bids per year. | Get a scoped fee → |
| Audit Bundle Best value 5 business days | $10,000–$25,000 Depends on bid samples, co volume, workflows, and project mix. | Leaking on both bids and change orders | Combined estimating and change-order exposure, with overlapping leakage removed. | Get a scoped fee → |
| Enterprise Operations Review By scope | $25,000–$75,000+ Depends on offices, teams, project types, systems, and sample volume. | GCs running $25M+ a year | Recoverable margin across the offices, project types, and workflows reviewed. | Get a scoped fee → |
Change Order Audit$4,000–$12,000
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Best for
- Crews losing COs to verbal approvals
- Recovery
- Late, disputed, and missed change orders across a typical project year.
- Fee varies
- Project count, approval paths, and document volume.
Estimate Review$5,000–$15,000
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Best for
- Shops missing scope in their bids
- Recovery
- Average missed scope per affected bid multiplied by affected bids per year.
- Fee varies
- Bid count, project variety, and estimate complexity.
Audit Bundle$10,000–$25,000
Best value
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Best for
- Leaking on both bids and change orders
- Recovery
- Combined estimating and change-order exposure, with overlapping leakage removed.
- Fee varies
- Bid samples, CO volume, workflows, and project mix.
Enterprise Operations Review$25,000–$75,000+
- Turnaround
- By scope
- Best for
- GCs running $25M+ a year
- Recovery
- Recoverable margin across the offices, project types, and workflows reviewed.
- Fee varies
- Offices, teams, project types, systems, and sample volume.
Choose the relevant row to send a short scoping intake. We’ll confirm fit, availability, and the information needed to set an exact fee within one business day.
Builds: we install the fix in your own tools
An audit names where margin leaks; a Build installs the fix and the partnership keeps it running. Any audit fee you've paid credits toward a Build.
Change-Order System Install$8,000–$20,000
A working change-order system in your own tools: a documentation workflow, memo templates, and a tuned assistant that turns field directives into billable change orders.
- Recovery estimate
- Annual T&M and change-order leakage the installed workflow can address.
- Exact fee depends on
- Teams, approval stages, integrations, and rollout support.
Job-Costing Workbook Install$6,000–$15,000
A configured job-costing workbook in your own Sheets or Airtable: cost codes, estimate-versus-actual, WIP, and over/under billing, with training to run it.
- Recovery estimate
- Cost overruns found early enough for the team to correct before closeout.
- Exact fee depends on
- Cost-code structure, data sources, reporting, and training.
Estimating & Scope-Gap System$8,000–$20,000
An estimating and buyout system in your own tools: a scope-gap check, a bid-leveling workbook, and tuned assistants that catch missed scope before it costs you.
- Recovery estimate
- Recurring scope misses and bid-review work the installed system can reduce.
- Exact fee depends on
- Trades, bid workflow, templates, integrations, and training.
Operations Partner$2,000–$6,000/month
An ongoing retainer that rolls your systems out and keeps them running: monthly tuning of your automations, assistants, and workbooks, with a working video meeting when useful.
- Recovery estimate
- The value at risk in the systems and workflows maintained under the retainer.
- Exact fee depends on
- Systems covered, change volume, support cadence, and team size.
Datumel vs the platforms
Datumel isn't a platform. That's the point. Here's the honest comparison.
| Datumel | Procore | Buildertrend | Spreadsheets / manual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Free browser tools, fixed-price written audits, and systems installed into your own tools | Enterprise construction management SaaS platform | Construction management SaaS for home builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors | Templates and habits you build and maintain yourself |
| Built for | Small and mid-size GCs, estimators, and specialty subs | GCs and owners; pricing scales with annual construction volume | Residential builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors | Whoever has the hours |
| Pricing model | Fixed price per engagement; the tools are free | Custom-quoted annual contract, scaled to construction volume | Monthly subscription, tiered plans | Free, paid in evenings |
| Entry cost | $0: five free tools and a free operations review | Custom quote | Monthly plan fee | $0 |
| Contract | None: one-time engagements, and the retainer is month-to-month | Annual | Monthly or annual | None |
| Setup | Paste and run; audits in 5 business days; installs in 1–3 weeks | Company-wide implementation and onboarding | Self-serve onboarding and training | You build it |
| Account required | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Where your data lives | Your own Sheets or Airtable; Datumel doesn't host project data | Procore's platform | Buildertrend's platform | Your files |
| Bidding / change orders / job costing | Covered, as single-task tools and installs | Platform modules | Platform features | Whatever you've built |
Datumel
- What it is
- Free browser tools, fixed-price written audits, and systems installed into your own tools
- Built for
- Small and mid-size GCs, estimators, and specialty subs
- Pricing model
- Fixed price per engagement; the tools are free
- Entry cost
- $0: five free tools and a free operations review
- Contract
- None: one-time engagements, and the retainer is month-to-month
- Setup
- Paste and run; audits in 5 business days; installs in 1–3 weeks
- Account required
- No
- Where your data lives
- Your own Sheets or Airtable; Datumel doesn't host project data
- Bidding / change orders / job costing
- Covered, as single-task tools and installs
Procore
- What it is
- Enterprise construction management SaaS platform
- Built for
- GCs and owners; pricing scales with annual construction volume
- Pricing model
- Custom-quoted annual contract, scaled to construction volume
- Entry cost
- Custom quote
- Contract
- Annual
- Setup
- Company-wide implementation and onboarding
- Account required
- Yes
- Where your data lives
- Procore's platform
- Bidding / change orders / job costing
- Platform modules
Buildertrend
- What it is
- Construction management SaaS for home builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors
- Built for
- Residential builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors
- Pricing model
- Monthly subscription, tiered plans
- Entry cost
- Monthly plan fee
- Contract
- Monthly or annual
- Setup
- Self-serve onboarding and training
- Account required
- Yes
- Where your data lives
- Buildertrend's platform
- Bidding / change orders / job costing
- Platform features
Spreadsheets / manual
- What it is
- Templates and habits you build and maintain yourself
- Built for
- Whoever has the hours
- Pricing model
- Free, paid in evenings
- Entry cost
- $0
- Contract
- None
- Setup
- You build it
- Account required
- No
- Where your data lives
- Your files
- Bidding / change orders / job costing
- Whatever you've built
Platform positioning and pricing models per each vendor’s public site.
How the exact fee is set
The fee band gives you a budget before the email follow-up or video meeting. The consultation replaces generic recovery promises with your operating numbers and a written scope.
01
Establish the exposure
We use your own operating volume and workflow—not a generic industry promise—to estimate a recovery range.
02
Size the work
We confirm the samples, systems, teams, and rollout effort needed to address it.
03
Agree the fee
You receive an exact written scope and fee before any paid work begins.
Pricing questions
The same problem can involve one workflow and a few samples or several teams, systems, and project types. The fee band gives you a useful budget before we talk. After a short consultation, you receive an exact written scope and fee before any paid work begins.
For audits, the main drivers are document volume, workflow complexity, project variety, and the number of people or offices involved. For Builds, the fee also reflects integrations, data cleanup, training, and rollout support. We explain which drivers apply in the written scope.
We use your operating inputs rather than promise the same savings to every firm. Depending on the engagement, that can include unbilled T&M, disputed change orders, recurring scope misses, cost overruns, bid volume, and annual operating volume. The result is an illustrative recovery range, not a guaranteed outcome.
No. Start with the free Operations Review: a 10–14 page written analysis of how your whole operation runs, delivered as a PDF within 48 hours. It names where margin is leaking so you only pay for a focused audit or a Build once you know the leak is worth more than the fee.
If you act on what a focused audit finds, the full audit fee is credited toward the matching Build, where we install the fix (automations, a tuned assistant, a configured workbook) into your own tools. The audit is the map; the Build is the work. You never pay twice for the same diagnosis.
Yes, while it's in beta. The scope and quality match the eventual paid version; only the price changes. We'd rather earn a reputation by writing good reviews than by selling mediocre ones. The review stays written by default, with a short discovery call available when useful.
We're ramping them one at a time so each is genuinely good before it ships. Contact us about the audit you would actually use and we'll confirm availability, fit, and the information needed to scope it.
Yes. The Enterprise Operations Review covers GCs running $25M+ a year across multiple offices and trades, and Builds are scoped to your tools and team. If your situation falls outside a typical fee band, we'll explain why and quote the right engagement before you commit.
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