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\n\tWhat is a construction documents checklist?<\/a><\/p>\n Do you need a construction documents checklist?<\/a><\/p>\n The two critical components of any construction document checklist<\/a><\/p>\n The IMS document checklist<\/a><\/p>\n The project document checklist<\/a><\/p>\n Documents are the lifeblood of your projects<\/a><\/p>\n\t A construction documents checklist is used by construction companies to ensure that they have all of their project documentation in place.<\/p>\n A construction documents checklist is typically used and completed before a project begins, but can be useful as a ‘sanity’ check at any stage of a project or any stage of the company lifecycle.<\/b><\/p>\n While the premise of a construction document checklist is always the same – to check off documents on a predefined list of required documents – the length and content of a construction document checklist will vary from company to company and project to project.<\/p>\n A company running a megaproject will need a lot more documentation than a company running a small 3 or 4 week project.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the document checklist can be an equally powerful tool for any project size, as the impact of forgetting or omitting a project document is all relative and potentially impactful for companies big and small.<\/p>\n\t The easy answer to this question is that it depends.<\/p>\n Some of the companies who have smart systems and strict\u00a0document controls<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0in place can get away with following their normal policies and procedures, while companies who manage their documents in a more dynamic fashion benefit with performing a document checklist for every project.<\/p>\n No matter how good and reliable your document controls are, it pays to have some form of a check and\/or balance on most processes and procedures.<\/p>\n The time it takes to perform and complete a quick document checklist is a small price to pay for giving yourself another chance to ensure all of your critical project information is in place.<\/p>\n\t There are a couple of critical ‘types’ of documentation which need to be catered for on every project:<\/p>\n While these documents are inextricably linked, they often serve different purposes on a project, and it helps to segment them into their own construction documents checklist.<\/p>\n So first, we’ll take a look at the information management system or IMS – the document checklist which covers the information being captured on site most days.<\/p>\n\t Your information management system needs to cover all of your core project and business functions, which means your construction documents checklist needs to cover these functions too.<\/p>\n Most of the important documents you’ll need on ‘every’ project are summarised in the document checklist below.<\/p>\n SAFETY DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Applicable safety permits<\/p>\n \u00a0Safe work method statements (SWMS)<\/p>\n \u00a0Induction and pre-qualifications<\/p>\n \u00a0Applicable safety checklists<\/p>\n \u00a0Applicable safety reports<\/p>\n \u00a0Hazard identification forms<\/p>\n \u00a0Pre-starts and toolbox talk forms<\/p>\n QUALITY DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Defect management documents<\/p>\n Punch lists (or snag lists)<\/p>\n Lot management sheets<\/p>\n Hold points and witness points<\/p>\n Corrective action reports<\/p>\n Test requests<\/p>\n Quality checklists and reports<\/p>\n RFI’s (Requests for information)<\/p>\n ITP’s (Inspection and test plans)<\/p>\n ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicable environmental permits<\/p>\n Environmental monitoring forms (noise and vibration monitoring)<\/p>\n Environmental checklists and reports<\/p>\n FINANCE DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Timesheets<\/p>\n Dockets<\/p>\n Purchase requests<\/p>\n Project costing forms<\/p>\n Planned vs. actual costing sheets<\/p>\n COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Site diaries<\/p>\n Delay and change management forms<\/p>\n Contractor pre-qualifications<\/p>\n Variation management documents<\/p>\n Meeting minutes sheets<\/p>\n Site instructions<\/p>\n Claims forms<\/p>\n Extension of time forms<\/p>\n PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Shift reports<\/p>\n Materials ordering and inspections<\/p>\n Quantity planned vs. actuals<\/p>\n Waste tracking<\/p>\n Budgeting and forecasting<\/p>\n Daily reporting<\/p>\n Managing all of this information using an information management system made up of folder structures, word docs, spreadsheets and PDFs can be a hassle, and extremely time-consuming.<\/p>\n One way to remove much of this effort and to largely automate the organisation and deployment of documents across projects is to use an integrated management system like Dashpivot.<\/a><\/p>\n A flexible IMS like this can help you digitise and streamline any or all of your site documents, from daily reports<\/a> all the way to safety talks.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t The site documentation checklist is critical to keeping your projects well documented and on track. The ‘project document checklist’ is really important to keeping all of your policies and procedures above board – and for ensuring that your plans and other planning documents are in-line and audit proof.<\/p>\n The construction document checklist below covers most of this documentation which will be required or provided on most construction projects in some form.<\/p>\n ADMINISTRATION DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Submittal documents<\/p>\n \u00a0Information on construction documents<\/p>\n \u00a0Means of egress<\/p>\n \u00a0Exterior wall envelope<\/p>\n \u00a0Threshold limits<\/p>\n \u00a0Site plan<\/p>\n \u00a0Sewage disposal<\/p>\n \u00a0Approval of construction documents<\/p>\n \u00a0Amended construction documents<\/p>\n FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n Fire alarm and detection systems<\/p>\n Smoke control system<\/p>\n STRUCTURAL DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n Construction documents showing all structural members<\/p>\n Design loads clearly indicated for all parts of the building or structure<\/p>\n Wind design data<\/p>\n Earthquake design data<\/p>\n Flood hazard documentation<\/p>\n SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Soil reports<\/p>\n CONCRETE, MASONRY AND WOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n Construction documents for structural concrete, masonry, truss drawings<\/p>\n SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n Membrane structures<\/p>\n Temporary structures<\/p>\nSAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION<\/strong> This is of course not an exhaustive list of construction documents, nor an exhaustive construction document checklist, but you can modify and adjust it to suit your needs.<\/p>\n Your construction document checklist should be comprehensive and thorough and leave no obvious or non-obvious document unturned.<\/p>\n The difference between a checklist item and a big dispute or legal issue is not checking that you have a specific document.<\/p>\n\t Construction documents have changed over the years, and moved from paper, folders and files to largely software and cloud-based.<\/p>\n But the importance of documents has not changed, and it has potentially increased.<\/p>\n There is more scrutiny over how projects and construction companies conduct their operations than ever before, so it really does pay to capture, organise and track all of your documentation extremely closely.<\/p>\n Having a reliable construction document checklist is one of the easiest checks and balances you can place on your documents in order to safeguard yourself and your business.<\/p>\n\t People in 80+ countries<\/strong> use this project management software to manage their documents more effectively.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee how\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t Construction documents checklist JUMP TO SECTION What is a construction documents checklist? Do you need a construction documents checklist? The two critical components of any construction document checklist The IMS document checklist The project document checklist Documents are the lifeblood of your projects What is a construction documents checklist? 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Do you need a construction documents checklist?<\/h2>\n
The two critical components of any construction document checklist<\/h2>\n
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The information management system checklist<\/h2>\n
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