Enter your numbers. See the real cost of documentation gaps, inspector mobilizations, and re-inspection liability — and what Sitemark Enterprise saves you.
With Sitemark Enterprise ($399/mo)
Estimates assume Sitemark eliminates ~85% of manual documentation labor, re-inspection mobilizations, and associated overhead. Mobilization cost fixed at $2,500 per occurrence. Documentation labor at $85/hr. Actual savings vary by project scope and team size. Sitemark Enterprise at $399/mo.
Airport construction is among the most tightly regulated work in the construction industry. The FAA requires continuous documentation of grade verification, compaction testing, and material certifications throughout a project. Unlike municipal work where an inspector visits periodically, FAA resident engineers are often on-site daily — and they can issue a stop-work order the same day a documentation deficiency is identified.
The financial exposure is significant. Liquidated damages on federally funded airport projects typically run $10,000–$50,000 per day after the contract completion date. Each inspector mobilization for a re-inspection costs $2,500–$10,000 in direct fees alone, not counting internal project manager and superintendent time. When a contractor bears re-inspection costs due to documentation failures, those costs come directly off the project margin — and there's no change order to cover them.
The biggest hidden cost is documentation labor: a superintendent spending 12–15 hours per week compiling QC records, writing daily reports, and chasing down certifications from subcontractors is the norm on airport work. At an effective rate of $85/hr for a field superintendent, that's over $56,000/year in documentation labor on a single project. Sitemark digitizes this workflow — field-logged data auto-populates FAA-format reports, reducing documentation labor by ~85%.
Adjust the calculator inputs above to match your actual project profile. Most airport contractors find their real exposure is at the high end of the default range once they account for all documentation-related costs.