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The evolution of your designs, one sheet at a time
Drawing revisions, RFIs and coordination notes show how a design develops from first sketch to construction set. This history is what labs want. Client-owned designs can stay out.
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What tends to qualify
You choose which of these to include. It is always fine to leave any out.
- Revisions and drawing setsHow a design moves from schematic stages through to construction documents.
- Consultant correspondenceHow scope, fees and changes get discussed with consultants.
- Coordination recordsThe clashes that arose and how your team settled them.
- RFIs and responsesThe way field questions are answered between design and construction teams.
The question we hear most: drawing ownership
Your contracts may give ownership of the drawings to the client. Material owned by clients is reviewed in scoping and can be left out one project at a time. Where a contract leaves doubt, the question goes to your counsel.
Some projects, such as government or critical buildings, carry security limits on drawings and site details. Those can be excluded entirely.
How your copy gets made
An NDA is in place from the start. Clients, consultants and staff are replaced with placeholders in the de-identified copy. Before anything is sent you approve a sample, and your original files remain on your servers.
In brief
What owners usually ask
Must we include BIM models?
No. RFIs, correspondence and revision history can be enough.
Can we leave out one client entirely?
Yes. Whatever client, project or folder you name is excluded.
Is there any cost to us?
Nothing. You pay no fee, and an estimate request carries no commitment.