Document Review 101: My top 10 RFIs that mitigate changes and accelerate the schedule! 

Project document errors and omissions can, in some cases, cost a project millions of dollars above contract and may extend the schedule well beyond the substantial completion date. I’m happy to guide you to be the hero of your project by double-checking:

1. Room Number Changes 
   • Affects fire alarm programming
   • Affects lighting control programming
   • Affects panel directories
2. Distribution 
   • Copper vs. aluminum
   • Feeder sizes schedule vs. breaker
   • MLO vs. MCB 
3. Mechanical 
   • Voltage
   • Amperage
   • Em vs. Normal
4. Fire Alarm
   • Duct smokes
   • Pulls at exits
   • Systems integration
5. Electrified Door Hardware 
   • Electrical vs. security and access control
   • Electrical vs. door schedule
   • E-details vs. door hardware spec
6. Food Service
   • Voltage / amperage / source
   • Stub / device / disco
   • NEMA config / 3w vs. 4w
7. Exterior Device Elevations 
   • Light fixtures
   • Receptacles
   • Card readers, cameras, FA devices.
8. Interior Device Elevations
   • Specialized rooms with millwork/casework
   • Auditoriums & media centers: A/V, TL, architectural panels
   • Vestibules with glass and curtain walls
9. Finish Furniture & Equipment
   • Powered furniture locations and power requirements
   • Floor box locations
   • Special equipment Furnished By Others
10. Motorized Equipment
    • Sports equipment, bleachers
    •  Motor shades, projector screens
    • Overhead doors 

BONUS: Be thorough on site circuits like:

• generator
• lighting
• outbuildings
• signs
• irrigation pumps
• lift stations too!

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