<p>Because they do not trust what they know. When coordination issues sit in email threads and nobody can say what is still open, a cushion feels like the safe move.</p> <p>That padding costs money too. And the surprises it protects against are real. An unresolved clash can burn $15K to $50K a week in idle field labor, and one found in the field costs $5,000 to $50,000 against about $50 in the model.</p> <p>BidLight removes the reason to pad, which is not knowing:</p> <ul><li>Every export is versioned, so you know which model is current.</li><li>Revision comparisons show what changed, element by element.</li><li>Issues pinned to elements show what is open and who owns it.</li><li>The 6am digest and the project view show who is behind while there is time to recover.</li><li>Closures need a screenshot, a tagged user and the linked model commit.</li></ul> <p>When you can see the open items against the schedule, you plan to the real situation. You carry less margin against what you cannot see.</p>