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Project planning resources
A floor plan is one part of a construction package. The right package explains the existing condition, proposed work, technical basis, responsible parties and connections between disciplines. Its contents depend on the project and authority; use this checklist to find gaps before the submission cycle begins.
For owners, operators and project teams preparing a decision or handoff. Apply the checklist to the actual property, route, agreement and reviewing authority.
Request a project reviewMake the work understandable in both plan and section.
Include relevant property, access, parking, utility and drainage information. Distinguish removal, retained work, relocation and new construction. Show where the proposed scope begins and ends, including interfaces with adjacent tenant or owner work.
Provide controlling dimensions, vertical relationships, assemblies, supports and connections. A rendering communicates appearance; construction documents explain the arrangement and technical installation. Check that every detail and section reference points to an included sheet.
Identify actual models, installation requirements and the responsible designer's calculations. Coordinate roof-unit support, openings and foundations. A manufacturer package may still need site-specific supports, utilities, access and code documentation.
A complete-looking sheet set can still contain incompatible information.
Use consistent room names, geometry and equipment across drawings. Reconcile changed fixtures with plumbing and changed openings with architecture and structure. Confirm that revised calculations use the selected equipment and current layout.
Coordinate lights, diffusers, sprinklers, detectors, supports and access panels with the current ceiling. Assign specialty-system review and deferred submissions explicitly so required design does not disappear between packages.
Trace the accessible path through the site and building. Join civil and building utilities at verified locations and elevations; do not stop each discipline's drawing just short of the connection.
Match the application scope to drawings, specifications and supporting reports. Verify professional signatures, file requirements and the issue index. Obtain the authority's current checklist rather than assuming a package accepted elsewhere is complete here.
Keep the initial inquiry brief. Detailed or confidential records can be exchanged through an appropriate channel after the assignment is defined.
Bring the agreed scope, authority checklist, current survey and background, operating brief, equipment selections, professional assignments, prior comments and applicable owner or landlord criteria.
A controlled drawing and document issue with coordinated references, required professional review, matching application information and a clear record of specialty items that remain separate.
Do not submit a concept image, stock plan or manufacturer sheet as though it resolves the entire project. Obtain authorized site-specific adaptation and the responsible professionals' technical work before calling the set complete.
Before you begin
Bring the agreed scope, authority checklist, current survey and background, operating brief, equipment selections, professional assignments, prior comments and applicable owner or landlord criteria.
A controlled drawing and document issue with coordinated references, required professional review, matching application information and a clear record of specialty items that remain separate.
No. It helps organize the project questions and responsibilities. The actual scope, qualified professionals, property and asset owners, and reviewing authorities determine the applicable requirements and approval sequence. Confirm current instructions before submitting.
Source check ·
Use the linked authority’s current instructions for your actual property, use and work. Agency procedures can change; a source check is not a project approval.
A local example identifying discipline drawings, electronic review and inspection records according to project scope.
A state-specific submission resource showing the connection between the application, site information and construction documents.
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