Chapter hvac engineering Fundamentals: Part 1 Introduction

14.2.2
Submittal (shop drawing) review
As a part of quality control for a project, the contractor is usually
required to show her or his intentions for materials, equipment, and
construction technique to the owner prior to ordering, delivery, and
installation. The owner’s representative, who may be the designer of
the work or an associate or another appointed agent, then reviews the
contractor’s submittals for conformance to the specifications. The con-
tractor is usually required to verify that he or she, too, has checked
the submittal for quality and conformance. Even though contractually
the submittal is checked only against the drawings and specifications,
there are the background questions such as the correct size, coordi-
nation between trades (adequate structure, adequate access, correct
electrical support). This joint review creates one more opportunity for
checking the design in the sense of ‘‘measure twice, cut once.’’
Submittal information is usually stamped with a note of acceptance
or rejection, with written clarification of observed deviations or
omissions. See Fig. 14.1.
After Design: Through Construction to Operation
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