No. In many cases though, audit findings (and cost recovery of same) does pay for the cost of an audit. Sometimes, multiple times over. If that were always the case, it would be a great investment and what organization wouldn’t want to commission an audit? Realistically, if your organization is recovering significant dollars from your contractor(s) on every construction project, your organization may have far greater problems than what an audit may identify. We have never seen a project’s stated goal as being “let’s have problems so that audit can recover them”. Quite the contrary, most organizations take painstaking steps to avoid problems. The frequently asked question (and related dilemma) is: “We do not believe we have a problem so why should we waste money on an audit?” While the answer is seldom simple, we believe it makes sense to conduct audits as a standard and prudent business practice. Not only does it serve as a deterrent, it also let’s your contracting counterparts know that your organization pays attention to the details and it also expects to be treated in accordance with the spirit and intent of the construction contract.