Existing Ground Risk Calculator

Quantify the financial impact of the “10-day verification gap” and discover how Propeller protects your margins.

Original Ground Risk Calculator

Your Total Risk Exposure

$0

Project Basics

Fleet Size: 5 machines
1 20
Estimated "Bust" %: 5%
2% 15%

Profit Protection (Margin)

$0

Operational Burn (Time)

$0

Beyond the dirt, your equipment burn and the '10-day verification gap' cost you $0.

Schedule Creep: $0
Discovery Delay: $0

The Propeller Advantage

$0

By verifying on Day 0, Propeller eliminates the 10-day wait and identifies 'Differing Site Conditions' early enough for Change Order recovery.

Risk Breakdown

Extra Yardage 0 yds
Schedule Extension 0.0 hrs
Verification Delay 10 days
Total at Risk $0

How we calculate the risk.

This calculator quantifies three primary cost drivers when original ground data is inaccurate: (1) Profit Protection – on lump sum contracts, unanticipated yardage (the “bust percentage”) means you’re moving dirt for free at your cost-to-move rate; (2) Schedule Creep – extra material extends your timeline based on fleet productivity (150 yds/hr per machine), multiplied by your all-in hourly burn rate covering labor, fuel, ownership, and maintenance; and (3) Discovery Delay – the typical 10-day wait for third-party survey verification while your fleet sits idle, costing you 70% of normal operating expenses during standby. Default assumptions are based on industry benchmarks but can be customized in Advanced Settings to reflect your specific operation

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