Submittals & RFIs · Electrical contracting
Clear the items blocking field work.
Unanswered RFIs and unapproved gear submittals pile up in the Procore log. The foreman waits on a fixture cut sheet while the schedule slips quietly behind.
The reality
An open RFI is a stalled crew.
Submittals for switchgear, fixtures, and devices have to go to the engineer of record and come back approved before procurement and install can move. RFIs on conflicts and missing details have to be routed and answered. When the register backs up, the crew works around it or stops.
The operator owns the submittal and RFI register end to end. It logs incoming items, routes them to the right reviewer, chases responses against required-by dates tied to the schedule, and distributes approved cut sheets and answers back to the field.
How the operator runs submittals & RFIs
RFI-047 · Register
routing- RFI logged against spec 26 05 00
- Routed to engineer of record
- Required-by date — tied to rough-in
01Log and route the item
Registers each incoming RFI or submittal, identifies the reviewer, and routes it with the schedule-driven due date.
Open register · Project 118
chasing- Switchgear submittal — approved
- Fixture cut sheets — returned
- RFI-047 — overdue, escalated to GC
02Chase the response
Follows the open register against required-by dates and escalates items at risk of holding up the field.
Distribution · RFI-047
closing- Answer received from EOR
- Sent to foreman + PM
- Register — marked closed
03Distribute the answer
Pushes approved submittals and RFI answers to the foreman and updates the register so nothing stays open.
The outcome
−60% submittal backlog days
Zero open items blocking field work.
- Submittals and RFIs routed the day they come in
- Responses chased against schedule-driven required-by dates
- Approved cut sheets and answers in the foreman's hands before the crew waits
Common questions
Submittals & RFIs
- What does the Submittals & RFIs operator do?
- The operator owns the submittal and RFI register end to end. It logs incoming items, routes them to the right reviewer, chases responses against required-by dates tied to the schedule, and distributes approved cut sheets and answers back to the field.
- What impact does the Submittals & RFIs operator have?
- −60% submittal backlog days. Zero open items blocking field work.
- How does the Submittals & RFIs operator work?
- Registers each incoming RFI or submittal, identifies the reviewer, and routes it with the schedule-driven due date. Follows the open register against required-by dates and escalates items at risk of holding up the field. Pushes approved submittals and RFI answers to the foreman and updates the register so nothing stays open.
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