Draft RFIs and keep the answers
Spot a drawing conflict and Maito writes a clear question, then links the answer to the tasks it changes.
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Slack
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Superhuman MailHow do you write a construction RFI?
To write a construction RFI, tell Maito in Slack what looks wrong between two drawings. It checks both sheets and the latest revisions, drafts the RFI with the question, affected tasks and the response date from your contract, sends it after you approve, logs it, and attaches the answer to the tasks when it arrives.
How it's done today
Someone writes an email, and the answer ends up lost in a thread.
What Maito does
- Collect the exact drawing references
- Draft one clear question
- Send after review
- Link the answer to affected tasks
Example
Loop run: None
@Maito The beam depth at gridline D looks different on the architectural and structural sheets. Draft an RFI.
Draft RFI-023 for the architect. Question: Drawing A-301 Rev C shows a 12 in. beam at gridline D. S-201 Rev B shows 14 in. Which governs, and should the other sheet be reissued? Impact: framing task T-114 and ceiling task T-118. Response needed: Oct 28, 7 days per the contract. Catch: The RFI register still lists S-201 as Rev B, but Rev C came out Oct 9. I checked Rev C too: it also shows 14 in., so the conflict stands. RFI-017 answered a similar question at gridline C. From the drawing files and the RFI register.
@Maito Good, send it to Hal and log it.
Sent to Hal at Initech Architects and logged. When he answers I'll attach it to T-114 and T-118 and tell you here.
Jess (11:20 AM):
The beam depth at gridline D looks different on the architectural and structural sheets. Draft an RFI.
Maito (11:24 AM):
Draft RFI-023 for the architect.
Question: Drawing A-301 Rev C shows a 12 in. beam at gridline D. S-201 Rev B shows 14 in. Which governs, and should the other sheet be reissued?
Impact: framing task T-114 and ceiling task T-118.
Response needed: Oct 28, 7 days per the contract.
Catch: The RFI register still lists S-201 as Rev B, but Rev C came out Oct 9. I checked Rev C too: it also shows 14 in., so the conflict stands. RFI-017 answered a similar question at gridline C.
From the drawing files and the RFI register.
Jess (11:31 AM):
Good, send it to Hal and log it.
Maito (11:31 AM):
Sent to Hal at Initech Architects and logged. When he answers I'll attach it to T-114 and T-118 and tell you here.
How to set it up
- Set up
Nothing to set up. Ask in Slack or by email whenever you need it.
- Connect files
- Google Drive
- Box
- Dropbox
- Notion
- Microsoft 365
- Connect docs
- Notion
- Confluence
- Box
- Connect email
- Gmail
- Microsoft 365
- Superhuman Mail
- Use construction management software
- Procore
- Buildertrend
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What it won't do
It spots conflicts in the files it is given. It does not decide which drawing governs, and it cannot see what a drawing set leaves out.
Questions
It checks the sheets you name and the revision register. You point it at the issue, and it tells you whether the conflict stands on the latest revisions.
Drawings in Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Notion or Microsoft 365, your RFI register through a skill for Procore or Buildertrend, and email in Gmail or Microsoft 365.
No. It sends to the architect only after you approve.
