Made for Architects
Answer High-Risk RFIs Without Creating Hidden Change
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You investigate a high-risk RFI, separate clarification from potential change, assess exposure, and issue a response tied to the contract documents and verified field facts.
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Use this when
Use this when an RFI involves conflicting documents, an unexpected field condition, unclear design intent, consultant coordination, code implications, a proposed workaround, or language that could later support a change request or delay claim.
You'll need
- RFI text
- Contract document references
- Contract requirements
- Verified field condition
- Design intent
- Technical input
- Exposure notes
- Response rules
- Response due date
- Risk level
You'll get
- The exact question isolated
- Controlling documents checked
- Verified facts from missing information distinguished
- The source of the gap without unsupported blame identified
- Required technical input collected
- Clarification versus change classified
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- The exact question isolated
- Controlling documents checked
- Verified facts from missing information distinguished
- The source of the gap without unsupported blame identified
- Required technical input collected
- Clarification versus change classified
Sample
This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.
Sample input
You received an RFI stating that a structural beam blocks the documented duct penetration at a two-hour corridor wall. The contractor proposes moving the penetration 18 inches and requests confirmation that the move carries no design impact. You have photographs confirming the beam conflict, but you don't have a verified clearance dimension. The mechanical engineer says an offset may be possible. You have no structural confirmation, no approved firestop system for the revised geometry, and no owner approval for added cost or time.
Sample assembled prompt
You classify the request as unresolved... You identify the verified beam conflict... Your draft response asks for measured... You recommend release only after the...