Major commercial project coordination · Lesson 1 of 4

Major commercial project coordination: principles and terminology

Who is on a major job, where flashing sits in the contract documents, and the submittals, register, RFIs, mockups and meetings that carry a flashing scope, with fall protection and the AFS submittal package.

You will be able to: Name each document and meeting in the chain from specification to installation, say who sends and who answers it, and state what each one does not authorize.

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Who is on a major job

A major job has an owner, a design professional who prepared the contract documents, a general contractor, installing trades such as roofers and masons, and fabricators such as AFS.

DASNY's coordination article is written to the contractor, and the federal UFGS holds the contractor responsible to check, confirm and coordinate the work of all contractors on the project.

Sources

Section 013100 Project Management and Coordination, General Requirements for Construction (December 2010 footer) - Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)
UFGS 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures (August 2026 edition) - USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC, Unified Facilities Guide Specifications, via the Whole Building Design Guide

Glossary

Submittal register: The list a contractor prepares and maintains as the work progresses, showing each submittal the specifications require with the dates it is sent, the date approval is needed by and the date the material is needed by.
Shop drawing: A drawing, diagram or schedule prepared to illustrate a portion of the work, including a fabricator's diagrams showing how the product is made and fitted into the project.
RFI: A request for information: a written question from the owner, the design professional or the contractor, sent during construction. It documents a question and does not by itself change the design.
Mockup: A built sample assembly, such as a typical roof edge about 10 feet long in one owner's option, used to verify selections, show the look and set quality standards.
Preinstallation conference: A meeting held at the project before an activity that needs coordination with other construction, attended by the installer and the affected manufacturers and fabricators.
Sample (submittal): A fabricated or unfabricated physical example of a material or workmanship that illustrates its character and sets a standard by which the work can be judged.