Every question,
with a time stamp.
An RFI is a sheet standing still. RFI Manager raises it in your template, sends it, reads the reply when it comes back, and puts a task on every sheet the answer touches. You can ask it, in plain English, what is still open.
- Raisethe detailer picks the sheet and the grid; the sketch and the question go on your form
- Sendnumbered your way, logged with the time
- Readthe reply is read, including mark-ups drawn on the PDF, and summarised
- Placea task lands on every sheet the answer changes, with the RFI number on it
- Closewhen the sheets are revised; the record keeps question, answer and dates
- Ask"which RFIs are open on sequence 3?" "what did the engineer say about the W16 at grid C?"
What it does
on a job
The RFI log on most jobs is a spreadsheet one person keeps. Here the log is the job, and it keeps itself.
Your form
Your RFI template and your numbering scheme. The first RFI on a job looks like the last one you sent yourself.
Reads the reply
Answers come back as email, PDF, or a marked-up drawing. Each is read, summarised in a sentence, and attached to the RFI with the original.
Tasks on sheets
Every sheet the answer changes gets a task with the RFI number on it, and the task stays on the sheet until the detailer clears it.
A person judges
Whether the answer actually settles the question, and what to change on the model, is decided by the detailer. The software never guesses at steel.
What a person
still does
The line that matters on every tool page.
- 01Writes the question.The detailer decides what to ask and draws the sketch. The software formats and files.
- 02Judges the answer.A reply can be read and summarised by software. Whether it settles the steel is a detailer's call.
- 03Not yet.It does not write RFIs on its own. A person writes every one; the software files, sends, reads and tracks.
See your RFIs live.
Send one package. From the first RFI you see the log, the replies and what each one holds up.
Start a package— contract drawings and specs
— your shop standards
— your RFI template, if you have one
— the date you need it