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General contractors · Use case 07

RFI with evidence

Two documents genuinely disagree. Now what?

Where authority alone cannot settle it, Criad drafts the RFI with the clauses, sheets and measurements already attached, so the question arrives ready to answer.

Every answer cites its source. People decide.

How it works

Ask. Inspect. Verify. Publish.

1

Ask

A plain-language question.

"The client instruction and the governing sheet disagree on cabinet depth. Which governs?"
2

Inspect

The full blast radius, on the model.

Both sources side by side, with the elements they apply to shown on the model.
3

Verify

Checked against the governing drawings and specs.

Authority is applied first: contract drawings outrank specs. Where that does not settle it, the difference is measured on the model.
4

Publish

A dashboard, report or register, citations attached.

An RFI draft: both sources cited, measurements attached. Your engineer reviews it and sends it.
Worked example

One job, start to finish.

Values come from a structured reference campus, not from a client project.

Reference campus
  1. 01

    The governing sheet shows a 0.92 m cabinet footprint.

  2. 02

    The client instruction asks for a 1.0 m cabinet: 0.08 m over.

  3. 03

    The draft RFI cites the sheet and the spec clause, and lists the 96 cabinets affected.

  4. 04

    The designer gets one question with the evidence, not a thread.

An RFI, as it would be drafted

The client instruction and the governing sheet disagree on cabinet depth

  • Governing sheet0.92 m cabinet footprintagrees
  • Specallowed depth 0.92 magrees
  • Client instruction1.0 m cabinet, 0.08 m overconflicts
  • Model96 cabinets affectedno ruling

Both sources cited, measurements attached. Your engineer reviews it and sends it.

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