From 40 hours to 6.
On a 300-page bid.
On a 300-page, 9-figure infrastructure bid, Halozen cut review time from 40 hours to 6, freeing one FTE-week and surfacing 3 high-risk penalty clauses before submission.
What changed for this team.
- Review MethodManual scan, three estimators
- Output FormatSpreadsheets + email threads
- Risk SurfaceLate-night scrambles
- Audit TrailPersonal notes
- Review MethodAI extraction, one analyst
- Output FormatCited table, exec-ready
- Risk SurfacePenalty + LD flags by EOD-1
- Audit TrailClause + page on every row
Spec to bid in 48 hours.
Day 0 · Spec Upload
300-page RFP + 4 addenda dropped into Halozen. Document parser preserves clause numbering, exhibit refs, and page positions.
Day 0 + 4h · First Pass
Obligation matrix populated: 187 requirements extracted, 23 penalty clauses identified, 12 insurance/bonding items, 8 LD provisions — every row with clause + page citation.
Day 1 AM · Risk Triage
Estimator + risk lead review the matrix. 3 clauses flagged as commercially material. Two needed strategic exclusions; one drove a $1.4M bonding line in the bid.
Day 1 PM · Bid Day
Audit-ready checklist exported to deal-review committee. 6 hours total review time vs. 40 hours estimated for manual pass. Bid submitted 8 hours ahead of deadline.
“We cut review time in half and walked into pricing with citations ready. The first-pass export landed in the estimating room within hours, not days.”
“Execs greenlit the bid once they saw the coverage stats and the audit trail. The Outcome Proof slide cut go/no-go to 15 minutes.”