Gallant Brief

Gallant Brief

AI, judgment, and the work that's left.

Where AI pays in construction, and what it depends on

Sep 21, 2026

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6 min read

Where AI pays in construction, and what it depends on

Also, faster military construction puts more weight on the requirements

Greg Tuite
Greg Tuite
A contractor alleges the airport already knew the price would nearly double — and awarded fixed-price contracts anyway.

Sep 14, 2026

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7 min read

A contractor alleges the airport already knew the price would nearly double — and awarded fixed-price contracts anyway.

A new platform reads the owner's documents and tells the bidder what is missing from them.

Greg Tuite
Greg Tuite
23,500 drawing reissues. No one agreed which ones changed what the builder was owed.

Sep 7, 2026

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7 min read

23,500 drawing reissues. No one agreed which ones changed what the builder was owed.

Also: Two tools now check your drawings against code and spec. Neither can tell you what changed from the baseline.

Greg Tuite
Greg Tuite
One worker with a shovel: the LAX people mover contract

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

One worker with a shovel: the LAX people mover contract

Also: Two AI tools check your design against codes and standards. A third, still in the lab, goes after the contract.

Greg Tuite
Greg Tuite
A draft clause decides who owns what you bring to a federal you bring to a federal job.

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

A draft clause decides who owns what you bring to a federal you bring to a federal job.

Also: Congress just gave MILCON a contracting vehicle the FAR does not cover.

Greg Tuite
Greg Tuite
Agents put decades of a firm's knowledge to work.

Aug 17, 2026

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5 min read

Agents put decades of a firm's knowledge to work.

Also: a vendor published how often a general AI invents drawing marks that aren't there.

Greg Tuite
Greg Tuite
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