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What are As-Built Drawings In my first job after graduating with a civil engineering degree from Penn State, I oversaw a $5 million Manufacturing Plant on 35 acres.  During construction, we installed a 6” fire water line from the pump building throughout the project to the three main buildings: the Manufacturing building, the warehouse, and the office building. The contract drawings show the fire line to be constructed under the concrete driveways. The drawings did not provide dimensions for any of the buildings. So, we installed it directly between the buildings, about 20 feet off the manufacturing and the warehouse building. We did not survey in this placement of the fire line. We completed the fire line and then constructed the concrete slab over it. Before we completed the project, we had a water leak in front of the warehouse. We measured 20 feet from the warehouse and saw cut and busted out a 5’ by 5’ section of concrete and dug down, expecting to find the water line an...

  What are the close-out documents for your construction project?  I completed a custom house, and the following examples are the requirements for Close-out documents.                          1,800 SF House & 3 Car  Final Acceptance Date 1. Verify from your builder the Final Acceptance date for your project. Set the date after all completion and punch list items have been completed.                   Completion & Punch List  Operations and Maintenance Manual 2. Verify that the Operations and Maintenance Manuals are transmitted to you the Owner and or the Architect for review and approval. This book will contain all the operation and maintenance instructions for each project component.        .  Standard and Extended Warranties 3. Verify the one-year standard warranty from your builder.  Also, verify the e...