Material submittals, method statements and RFIs
Submittals that come back approved, and RFIs that get a clear answer.
A submittal is rejected for small reasons: a missing test report, a datasheet that does not show the specified rating, a compliance table that skips a clause. Each rejection costs two to four weeks. We build the submittal around the specification, so the reviewer finds every requirement answered in the order they will check it.
Method statements are written for the site conditions you describe, with the sequence, resources, hold points and safety measures the Engineer expects. RFIs ask one clear question, give the references and state what is needed by when, so they cannot be answered with "proceed as per contract".
What we prepare
- Material submittals (MAR/MAS) with marked-up datasheets
- Point-by-point specification compliance statements
- Method statements, risk assessments and ITPs
- Shop drawing and sample transmittals
- Requests for information with references and required-by dates
- Resubmissions answering each Engineer comment
How we work on it
Specification first
We read the specification section before the supplier's catalogue, not after.
Comments closed, not argued
Resubmissions include a response sheet that shows how each comment was closed.
Design stays with the designer
RFIs ask the Engineer for design data and decisions; they never offer to do the design for him.
When contractors call us
Typical situations where this service saves time, money or entitlement.
- Mobilisation is close and dozens of submittals must go in at once.
- The same submittal has been rejected twice.
- The supplier's datasheet does not match the specification wording.
- An RFI has been open for weeks without a useful answer.
Questions
Do suppliers need to sign anything?
Usually only the marked-up specification or datasheet they already provide. We prepare the rest.
Can you work in our document control system?
Yes. We prepare documents to your numbering and templates, and can upload to Aconex, SharePoint or Procore if you give us access.
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Need this on your project?
Send us the contract and a short note. We reply with a proposal.
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