subject: Things You Should Know For Shop Drawing Review And Stamping Process [print this page] Shop drawings are crucial bridge between the contract documents and the construction documents. Quality, accuracy and effectiveness of shop drawings plays crucial role in the overall success of the construction project. Its a common practice to review and stamp shop drawings prepared by the contractor before sending them for fabrication. While the shop drawing review process is apparently not risk-free, the risk is still manageable.
You must take care of following important factors while hiring a firm or contractor for preparing shop drawings:
# Details of specific services to be provided for the review of shop drawings
# Procedures to be carried out while doing the job
# A stamp that precisely reflects the contractual work and compliance.
The shop drawing firm must clearly express the design concept on the shop drawing stamp so that you get the opportunity to verify if the contractor understands the contract documents.
The following categories are generally used in a shop drawing stamp.
# Approved
# Approved as Noted
# Revise and Resubmit
# Rejected
The first category suggests that shop drawings are ready to be sent to the fabrication shop. The second category is used when little changes are necessary but you are confident that a subsequent submittal is not required.
The third category suggests that major changes are required and a re-submittal is necessary. The last category has many different connotations. If a shop drawing comes directly from a subcontractor without being checked and approved by the original contractor, it must be rejected. If the design concept does not require shop drawing then it should be rejected with a note like "not necessary as per the contract documents." Faulty or incomplete shop drawing or any supplementary submittal from the contractor should also be rejected.
As an established shop drawing provider company, our experience shows that following are the real issues associated with production of shop drawings:
# Shop drawing contractor do not provide a shop drawing schedule that allows for your timely review
# Contractor is not strictly following the submission and review schedule
# Shop drawings are not checked and approved by the contractor
# Shop drawings are not up-to-the-mark as per the contract documents
# Consulting a personnel in your firm who is not well acquainted with the project or not qualified to perform the review
Contractors and clients should keep in the mind that delays in reviewing shop drawings increase the likelihood of risk and delay claims. Therefore, the shop drawing firm must be held accountable for its role in the whole process.
Should you have any queries related Shop drawing production and Review process feel free to contact us. Email your specific queries at info@outsourcestructuraldrafting.com
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by: Richard Bose
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