Fit-out agreements are short.
The disputes aren't.
Developer head agreements with undefined acceptance standards. Subcontracts with DLP gaps that leave you exposed. Variation clauses that make it impossible to get paid. Kontractually reviews fitout contracts against your rules before you sign.
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What changes when you stop signing contracts on trust.
You sign a fitout head agreement for a $480K office project. Six months later, the builder disputes your variation claim - and the contract has a clause requiring written principal approval before variations are instructed. You didn't catch it.
Kontractually flags the variation approval clause against your playbook rule: 'all variation processes must allow verbal instruction followed by written confirmation.' You push back before signing.
Your subcontractor produces defective joinery. You check the subcontract and discover the defect liability period is 6 months - but your head agreement carries a 12-month DLP. You're personally exposed for the gap.
Kontractually checks every subcontract DLP against your head agreement obligations and flags mismatches. The 6-month DLP is flagged before the subcontract is signed.
The developer's agreement gives them unilateral rights to reject your work 'at their absolute discretion' without defining acceptance standards. You find out what this means when your payment is withheld.
Kontractually flags undefined acceptance standards as a critical risk. Your playbook requires measurable completion criteria. You negotiate objective standards into the contract.
Every contract type a fitout company touches.
Pre-built fitout playbooks cover the documents that create the most risk.
Developer and principal agreements
Fitout head agreements are where most liability is created. Unlimited liability for defects, undefined variation rights, payment tied to developer funding - Kontractually reviews every clause against your standard and flags the ones that transfer risk to you without compensation.
Joinery, AV, FF&E subcontractors
Fitout projects involve specialist subcontractors across joinery, AV, electrical, and FF&E. Each one needs consistent liability, insurance, and DLP terms that flow back from your head agreement. Kontractually checks every subcontract against your standard and flags where you're absorbing gaps.
Scope changes that don't get paid
Variations are where fitout companies lose money. Kontractually reviews variation order language against your playbook - checking that the variation is properly authorised, scope is defined, and the price adjustment mechanism works in your favour.
Supplier and procurement agreements
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment procurement involves supplier terms with delivery risk, substitution rights, and damage clauses. Kontractually checks supplier agreements against your project obligations so you're not personally liable when a supplier delivers late or substitutes product.
Yes. Developer-issued fitout head agreements are one of the most common document types we see. They typically contain: undefined acceptance standards that give developers unlimited rejection rights, variation processes that require written approval before work commences, DLP periods that don't align with your subcontract terms, and liability caps that are absent or insufficient. Kontractually flags all of these against the rules you define in your playbook.
Upload variation orders as separate documents and Kontractually reviews them against your head agreement terms. It checks whether the variation is properly authorised under the contract mechanism, whether scope is adequately defined, whether the price adjustment clause is clear, and whether the variation affects your DLP or insurance obligations.
Yes. D&C contracts carry additional risk because design liability sits with the fitout contractor. Kontractually can check D&C agreements for scope of design obligations, professional indemnity insurance requirements, design approval processes, and variation rights when design changes are requested by the client after approval.
Yes - batch review is available. For a fitout project with 10-15 specialist subcontractors, you can upload all agreements at once. Kontractually reviews each against your standard subcontract terms and returns flags for each document. You see at a glance which subcontracts have DLP mismatches, insurance shortfalls, or liability cap issues.
Yes. The Fitout Head Agreement Playbook covers 18 rules across liability, variations, DLP, acceptance standards, and insurance. The Fitout Subcontract Playbook covers 15 rules for flow-down obligations. Both are available from day one and customisable to your firm's standard terms.
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