Shop Drawing Review

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SHOP DRAWING REVIEW

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REVIEW CHAIN

SUBCONTRACTOR

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

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REVIEW CHAIN

ARCHITECT

ENGINEERS AND

CONSULTANTS

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CONTRACTORS REVIEW

PURPOSE OF CONTRACTORS REVIEW

• COORDINATE THE TRADES AND VERIFY THAT THE PROJECT CAN BE BUILT

• VERIFY THE MEANS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION

• VERIFY FIELD DIMENSIONS

• CHECK SHOP DRAWINGS AGAINST EACH OTHER

COORDINATE THE WORK BEFORE BRICK AND MORTAR GO UP

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ARCHITECT/ENGINEER REVIEW

PURPOSE OF ARCHITECT/ENGINEER REVIEW

• ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION SCHEME MEETS THE DESIGN INTENT

• GENERAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN CONCEPT

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RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES

• CONTRACTOR AND ARCHITECT SHALL STAMP ALL SUBCONTRACTORS SUBMITTALS

• A SUBMITTAL WITHOUT THE CONTRACTORS STAMP WILL BE RETURNED

• CONSULTANTS SHALL STAMP SUBMITTALS WITHIN THEIR SCOPE

– SUBMITTALS REVIEWED BY CONSULTANTS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ARCHITECT AND THEN BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR

• ULTIMATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS IS LEFT TO THE CONTRACTOR

SHOP DRAWINGS OR SUBMITTALS DO NOT MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS REFLECTED BY THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

WITHOUT A CHANGE ORDER

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SCHEDULING SUBMITTALS

THE ARCHITECT SHALL BE SURE THAT SPECIFIED SUBMITTALS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE CONTRACTOR

• IF A SHOP DRAWING FROM A CERTAIN TRADE HAS BEEN SPECIFIED, THEN THOSE SHALL BE SUBMITTED

• CREATE A LOGGING SYSTEM– DATE RECEIVED

– DATE ISSUED

– VERSION OF SUBMITTAL

• ALL SUBMITTALS SHALL HAVE THE DATE RECEIVED AND THE DATE ISSUED STAMPED ON THEM

• RETURN ANY ERRANT SHOP DRAWING– NEVER REQUESTED

– NOT REQUIRED BY SPECIFICATIONS

• DO NOT STAMP UNSPECIFIED SUBMITTALS

• DO NOT ACCEPT THE CONTRACTORS NONCONFORMING SUBMITTALS WITHOUT A CONTRACTORS STAMP

– RETURN SUBMITTALS FOR REVIEW AND STAMP

SHOP DRAWINGS ARE TO SHOW HOW THE CONTRACTORS INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE ARCHITECTS PLAN

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SCHEDULING SUBMITTALS

• SCHEDULING OF SUBMITTALS HELPS AVOID “SUBMITTAL DUMPING”

– A PRACTICE WHERE LARGE PILES OF PAPER SUBMITTALS ARRIVE ON A REVIEWERS DESK AT ONE TIME

– FORCES DELAY OF SOME ITEMS

– REVIEWER RUSHES THROUGH SUBMITTALS WITHOUT PROPER TIME SPENT ON FULL REVIEW

• NOTHING MORE DISRUPTIVE TO A DESIGN PROFESSIONALS OFFICE THAN TO SCHEDULE STAFF FOR SHOP REVIEW AND HAVE THEM RUN LATE AND THEN BE TOLD THAT A 140 PAGE SUBMITTAL MUST BE REVIEWED IN 4 DAYS

SUBMITTAL DUMPING

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REVIEW

PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE SUBMITTAL REVIEW PROCESS

• SUBMITTAL REVIEWERS MUST HAVE AN ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROJECT AND EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY TO MAKE INTELLIGENT, PROFESSIONAL DECISIONS ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF MATERIALS AND ASSEMBLIES

– COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROJECT COMPONENTS

– OVERALL DESIGN INTENT

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EMAIL

• USERS EMAIL INBOX CONTAINS A MIX OF RAPIDLY FLOWING BUSINESS

• EMAIL IS ANYTHING BUT HIGHLY ORGANIZED, EFFICIENT AND TIMELY

• STEPS IN THE SUBMITTAL PROCESS MAY BE OMITTED USING EMAIL OR FTP SITES

EXCHANGE SUBMITTALS BY EMAIL OR FTP SITE

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SHOP DRAWING STAMP SHOULD REFLECT ARCHITECTS LIMITED ROLE

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SHOP DRAWING STAMPS

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ISSUES

• LACK OF CLEAR SCHEDULE FOR SUBMITTALS• LACK OF CLEAR, CONSISTENT LOGGING AND

TRACKING PROCESS• LACK OF CONSISTENCY BETWEEN

DIFFERENT PROJECT MANAGERS IN THE SAME OFFICE

• NOTES AND REVISIONS NOT BEING COPIED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL COPIES OF A SUBMITTAL

• DESIGN TEAM REVIEWING SUBMITTALS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED BY SPECIFICATIONS

• SUBMITTALS BY PASSING KEY STEPS IN THE REVIEWPROCESS

ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES THAT CAN OCCUR

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