Construction documentation connects design requirements with work on site and the completed building. Supervision follows execution, identifies deficiencies and helps coordinate their correction. Clear records are important throughout the process.
Construction documentation on site
PZI provides the construction solutions and instructions for execution. The supervisor checks the work against the relevant permit, project and requirements. Concealed details need attention before the next layer covers them.
- Does the execution follow the designed solution?
- Are the products suitable and documented?
- Have the required inspections and tests taken place?
- Have identified deficiencies been corrected?
- Are changes coordinated and recorded?
Changes during construction
Moving an opening can affect structure and services as well as architecture. Review the proposal with the responsible designer before it is built. Whether a departure is permissible depends on more than its physical size.
If a change exceeds the permitted scope, the relevant procedure and documentation need to be addressed. Keep the revised drawing and the decision together. Everyone should be working from the same current information.
PID: the executed condition
PID documents completed works and the relevant changes from the original design. Designers, contractors and the supervisor need to exchange execution information in time. The required content follows the particular building and works.
Even where there are no departures, check the required documents and statements. An absence of changes does not automatically mean that completion documentation can be omitted.
DZO: supporting evidence
DZO brings together prescribed information and evidence concerning the executed works. This may include declarations of performance, certificates, tests and measurements. Its scope depends on the building and the actual works.
Collect these records as work progresses. Searching for documents only at handover can delay completion. Agree who will provide each item and when it is needed.
Define the service scope
Additional client support can include payment reviews and quantity monitoring. Define these separately in the contract. Read about construction supervision and our retaining wall example.
Use the contact form to send your project stage and available construction documentation. We can then clarify the required support and next step.
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