Construction project submittal management

摘要

A network based construction project management system. The system includes network accessible databases of project information including drawings and specifications. The system allows for varying amount of access for various user including general contractors, subcontractors, architects and project owners. The system allows for the effective creation, management and long term accessible storage of project submittals.

主权项

1. A method of completing construction project submittal requirements including the steps of:
storing a set of required specifications for materials necessary to meet design parameters for a construction project on a component of a computer network, said component of said computer network being controlled by a subscription service provider: submitting information to a submittal document stored on said component of said computer network, said submittal document including a set of actual material specifications to meet said set of required specifications for materials necessary to meet design parameters for the construction project; requesting submittal document required information, including said set of actual material specifications, from contributor access points connected to said computer network, said contributor access points having access to create and submit said submittal document; requesting approval by a responder through said computer network of said submittal document stored on said component of said computer network, said responder having read-only access to said submittal document and access to approve or disapprove said submittal document; updating a submittal document as being completed upon receipt of an approval through said computer network from said responder; and archiving electronically completed submittal documents for future retrieval alter a construction project is completed.