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This is a Request for Information (RFI) submitted by Paramount Construction Group regarding structural steel design responsibilities on a construction project.
Paramount Construction Group questions the delegation of design responsibilities outlined in Specification Section 05 12 00, Parts 2.1 and 1.4, which requires the contractor to design and detail all structural steel connections signed and sealed by a responsible design professional. The contractor asserts that since this is not a design-build contract, the design responsibility should remain with the Engineer of Record, Reitano Design Group, not the contractor. Paramount Construction Group specifically requests that the project owner provide stamped design drawings for all new structural steel required for bidding purposes and remove the delegated design language from the specification. The RFI emphasizes that evaluating existing structural conditions and determining the adequacy of existing framing to support new steel cannot be accomplished through a pre-bid site visit and should be the responsibility of the Engineer of Record to ensure proper capacity or design necessary modifications and reinforcements.
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RFI List – PARAMOUNT CONSTRUCTION GROUP
1. Spec section 05 12 00 part 2.1 and part 1.4 states Delegated Design drawings and calculations:
signed and sealed by responsible design professional. Design and detail all connections for each member size, steel grade and connection type to resist the loads and reactions indicated on the drawings. The design of the components in this project is not the responsibility of the contractor, it is the responsibility of the designer of record, Reitano Design Group. This project is not a design-build contract; therefore, it is not the contractor’s responsibility to perform structural engineering or determine the adequacy of the existing framing to support any new steel framing.
This is not something that can be observed or determined by a “pre-bid site visit”. The Engineer of Record, is responsible for evaluating the existing structural conditions and identifying the appropriate components that will provide sufficient capacity, or to design and detail any necessary modifications or reinforcements needed. Please provide a stamped design for any new structural steel that is required for the contractor to include in their bid and remove this language from the specification?
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