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Cost of a Delayed RFI Calculator

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RFI delay cost calculator

Slow RFI turnaround has a real dollar cost — idle crews, extended overhead, and schedule slip. Estimate what it's costing your projects.

RFIs open per month 12
Average days late past target response 5
Daily cost of delay
$

Idle crew cost, GC overhead allocation, and schedule-extension cost, combined per day.

Cost per RFI

$9,000

Monthly cost

$108,000

Projected annual cost

$1,296,000

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Estimate only, based on the inputs above. Actual cost impact varies by project size, crew composition, and contract terms.

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1. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, “Five Decades of Decline: U.S. Construction Sector Productivity,” Economic Brief No. 25-31 (Aug 2025). richmondfed.org