Cut document review time in half
Helonic is an AI construction drawing analysis platform for project managers who review 2D PDF drawing sets.
Surface critical issues before they derail your schedule or budget. Helonic gives PMs a prioritized view across every discipline so you stay ahead of risk on every set.
What slows down project managers?
Project managers spend milestone week chasing late sheets instead of closing documented drawing risks.
- Document Overload. Hundreds of sheets across multiple disciplines with new revisions arriving weekly.
- Schedule Pressure. Tight timelines leave little room for thorough document review before construction begins.
- Stakeholder Coordination. Keeping owners, designers, and trade contractors aligned across evolving documents.
How does Helonic help?
Helonic reviews each milestone set and gives the PM a page-referenced issue list to assign before the next stakeholder meeting.
Milestone reviews use revision comparison to see what changed, and the Procore integration pushes findings into Procore as RFIs.
- Milestone Document Review. Run comprehensive reviews at SD, DD, CD, and IFC milestones. Get a prioritized list of issues ranked by severity so you know what to address first.
- Risk Assessment Scoring. Each drawing set receives a risk score based on the number, type, and severity of issues found. Track risk trends across revisions and flag sets that need additional attention.
- Issue Tracking and Assignment. Every issue identified includes the discipline responsible, affected sheets, and recommended resolution. Assign issues directly to trade contractors or design team members.
- Progress Documentation. Maintain a clear record of what was reviewed, when issues were identified, and how they were resolved. Build your project history automatically.
- Stakeholder Reporting. Generate executive summaries for owners, detailed reports for design teams, and trade-specific issue lists for subcontractors, all from the same analysis.
What issues does Helonic catch?
Helonic flags coordination misses, missing details, and spec conflicts that become RFIs and slips after issue.
Cross-Discipline Conflicts
- MEP vs structural coordination failures
- Architectural intent vs engineering reality
- Civil site work vs building footprint conflicts
- Specification section contradictions
Schedule & Budget Risks
- Missing information requiring RFIs
- Code compliance gaps delaying permits
- Long-lead item specification errors
- Schedule-impacting design errors
What return do project managers see with Helonic?
PMs enter each milestone with a written issue list, so reviews get shorter and fewer surprises hit the field.
| Figure | What it measures |
|---|---|
| 60% | Faster document review turnaround |
| 80+ | Issues caught per project on average |
| 3x Fewer | Field RFIs compared to manual review |
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Helonic help a PM control RFIs?
Can I track issues from detection through resolution?
Does it integrate with Procore for RFI workflows?
How much PM time does this save per project?
Milind Sagaram
Co-founder & CEO, HelonicMilind is the co-founder and CEO of Helonic, where he leads product and go-to-market for AI-powered construction drawing analysis. He works closely with general contractors, project managers, estimators, and owners to understand how drawing quality drives project outcomes - and where AI can reduce RFIs, change orders, and rework. Milind has interviewed hundreds of construction professionals across project delivery roles, from preconstruction estimators at ENR top-400 contractors to facilities directors at institutional owners, and uses those conversations to shape both product direction and the way Helonic talks about the work.
- Construction project delivery and preconstruction
- RFI and change order economics
- Owner and GC workflows for drawing QA/QC
- Estimating risk and bid-stage scope assessment
How this page was researched: RFI cycle-time and tracking guidance references the Navigant Construction Forum RFI cost and resolution data (roughly $1,080 and 10-15 days per RFI) and Helonic's own issue-tracking workflow. Examples reflect the coordination issues that most often drive PM schedule slips.
Last reviewed by Milind Sagaram · August 19, 2026