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    Default Re: Good old fashioned drawing checking

    Our checkers go over everything. They are universally old-timers who aren't that great on AutoCAD but have well-established, logical, ingrained procedures that allows them to over everything from dimensions to coordinates to materials. Its the same mental attitude as found in CAD support people, proceding in a logical methodical fashion rather than a drafting equivalent to modern dance (ie. hopping randomly around the stage ). There's cross checking where information is referenced in different locations; we are trying to get away from that to reduce checking requirements. As things are checked they get yellowed off with highlighter if good. Notes are green (or lead)/red/blue for instructions/add/delete respectively. Once its ready for return to the client it goes to our small QC group for similar procedures, more for checking presentation and layout than technical information.

    Since they aren't good with CAD getting them onto an electronic markup system like DWF or PDF isn't going to happen short of executive VP decree and massive training. There's also some paranoia, justly or not, about traceability of markups.

    For the tight-turnaround projects (budget in terms of a handful of hours - literally) checking may be abbreviated, or even skipped entirely if the designers are known to produce consistently good work. QC is always done.

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    Default Re: Good old fashioned drawing checking

    this is pretty simple to answer actually.... If it's a deliverable, it better be accurate, without conflict, per the contract and meet industry standards. If there is any chance that you're deliverable has litigation potential, then you check it and all of it's contents OR assume the risk. This world is about money, and in our industry money is made by finding errors and omissions. I know for fact that low bid contractors hire attorneys and high quality staff to find "errors and omissions". Low bid contracting is about litigation for the contractor and litigation avoidance for consultants and those letting bids.

    If it leaves the door its automatically considered correct. Correct means that it meets the obligations of the contract and industry standards for that submission percentage and type. If you issue deliverables with content less than the scope, subpar standards, conflicts or other identifiable conflicts/deficiencies then you are subject to "errors and omissions". You a claim is made and the errors are legit, the question is how much is the claim. That is why they have insurance for "errors and omissions", and to avoid claims you check EVERYTHING.

    If it's on the paper, it better be accurate, without conflict, per the contract and meet industry standards. There are hundreds of ways to achieve that.

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