NZ Construction Intelligence

AI-powered project intelligence
for New Zealand construction

We build AI-powered project intelligence systems for construction — configured by someone who's spent 10 years working your contracts, so your team catches everything and nothing falls through the cracks.

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The problem isn't bad people.
It's broken systems.

New Zealand construction runs on contracts that nobody fully tracks, deadlines that get missed, and obligations that fall between people, spreadsheets, and email threads.

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Adjudications under the CCA to date — overwhelmingly triggered by payment disputes
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Miss this CCA response window and the full claimed amount becomes a statutory debt
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SA-2017 time bar — miss the EOT notice and the claim is extinguished entirely
Critical Risk

Payment schedule deadlines

Miss a 20-working-day payment schedule response under the Construction Contracts Act and the full claimed amount becomes a statutory debt — payable immediately. No defence. No negotiation.

Critical Risk

Time-barred claims

Miss an extension of time notice under SA-2017's 5-working-day absolute bar and the claim is extinguished entirely. The right to claim evaporates regardless of merit.

High Risk

Untracked variations

Variation claims that aren't tracked systematically become end-of-project disputes — the single most common cause of construction adjudication in New Zealand.

High Risk

Special condition exposure

Amended time bars, uncapped liquidated damages, shortened response periods — Special Conditions that shift risk often go unnoticed until it's too late to act.

Sources: Construction Contracts Act 2002 · Building Disputes Tribunal · Hesketh Henry (Ebert analysis) · DLA Piper (NZ adjudication review)

Conflict prevention through
systematic consistency

Nothing falls through the cracks — on either side of the contract. Shared clarity keeps projects out of dispute and relationships intact.

Contract Intelligence

Ingest your NZS 3910, FIDIC, or NEC contract. Map every obligation, deadline, and risk. Flag Special Conditions that shift risk between parties.

Compliance Tracking

CCA payment deadlines, EOT notice windows, variation response periods, PC prerequisites. Tracked continuously. Nothing missed.

Daily Intelligence

Every morning: top priorities, obligations due, payment deadlines approaching, actions required. Plain language. Mobile-ready.

Risk Management

Special Condition deviations rated Red / Amber / Green. Cross-contract conflict detection. Emerging risks flagged before they become disputes.

Project Dashboard

Every contract, obligation, and deadline across your portfolio. One dashboard. One source of truth. Owner, PM, and contract representative — each role sees what matters to them. Financial tracking, variation registers, and compliance status in real time.

From first conversation
to operational intelligence

Four phases. No disruption to your existing workflows. Value from Week 1.

Phase 01

Discovery

Understand your contracts, pain points, people, and systems. Identify quick wins and map the intelligence architecture.

Phase 02

Build

Ingest contracts and SOPs. Build obligation and risk registers. Configure dashboards. Tune the intelligence layer.

Phase 03

Operate

Daily digests, weekly risk reports, fortnightly advisory sessions. Continuous compliance monitoring and deadline tracking.

Phase 04

Evolve

Continuous refinement based on project performance. The system gets sharper as your project progresses.

Built from 10 years
in your world

Not generic AI sold into construction. A project intelligence platform configured by someone who's worked your contracts — enhancing the professionals already on your project.

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Years in NZ construction project management
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Across infrastructure and engineering projects

Contract Standards

NZS 3910 NZS 3916 FIDIC CCA 2002 HSWA 2015

Project Sectors

Government Infrastructure Educational Industrial Retail PPP / Alliance Health Corrections
Founder

Stephen Milner

10 years managing construction projects from $10M retail fit-outs to a $750M public-private partnership. Former roles with New Zealand's leading project management consultancies and as part of the SPV team on one of the country's largest infrastructure projects. Deep expertise in NZS 3910 contract administration, CCA compliance, Design & Build delivery, and multi-party alliance contracting.

"Your professionals make the decisions. Our system makes sure they see everything."

Enterprise-grade security

Your data lives on your servers. No client data trains public AI models. Data processing agreements in place. Integrates with your existing tools and workflows.

Straight answers

The system is built with domain-specific knowledge from 10 years of working NZS 3910 and CCA contracts — not generic AI. It surfaces obligations, deadlines, and risks so your team always has the full picture. Your professionals review and decide. The system makes sure nothing is missed along the way.
Your data stays on your servers — Provan configures and operates the system, not the data store. No client data is used to train public AI models. Data processing agreements are standard. Client data is never shared between clients, and everything integrates with your existing tools and workflows.
General AI tools are powerful, but they don't understand NZS 3910 clause structures, CCA deadline logic, or how to cross-reference obligations across multiple contracts. Provan is purpose-built for NZ construction — configured with the domain knowledge that turns AI from a general tool into a project intelligence system your team can rely on.
Provan is designed to complement your existing team — project managers, contract administrators, and legal advisors. The system keeps obligations tracked and risks visible between meetings and reviews, so when your advisors are engaged they have better-prepared, more complete information to work with. Everyone performs better with the full picture.
The system is built with construction-specific knowledge and every output goes through validation before it reaches your team. Your professionals review and act on the information — the decision-making authority stays with them. Provan carries professional indemnity insurance for the platform and advisory services we provide.

Start a conversation

No commitment. No pitch. Just a conversation about your project.

Let's talk about your project

Whether you're managing a $30M build or overseeing a $200M infrastructure programme, the conversation starts the same way — understanding what you're dealing with and where the pressure points are.

No commitment. No pitch. Just a conversation about your project.

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