BFA shop drawings
BFA shop drawings
(OP)
I recently sent back review comments for a steel shop drawing using a comment sheet I attached to the drawings and I got a response from the fabricator saying that they need the drawings BFA marked up per AISC? What is BFA and are there some Code of Standard Practice requirements that I'm missing? I was under the impression the EOR had fairly free range in this regard.






RE: BFA shop drawings
My best guess for BFA would be Before Fabrication Approval but why don't you check with the fabricator to see what he did mean and what AISC provision he is referring to?
We seem to live in a world full of acronyms and I frequently find myself not knowing what they stand for. They should be defined the first time they are used.
BA
RE: BFA shop drawings
I don't know of any specific requirements in the Code of Standard Practice telling the Engineer of Record how he has to put comments on shop drawings. Demands like these from parties lower on the food chain tend to cause those higher on the food chain to lose patience and be less cooperative in the future.
RE: BFA shop drawings
WAAGO*
*(we are all getting old)
RE: BFA shop drawings
BUT, If you are dealing with an overseas detailer there may be a language barrier between your listed comments and the detailers understanding. Marking up each drawings may help this situation. BUT, the choice of detailer and their qualifications is the fabricator's problem.
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RE: BFA shop drawings
Yes, WAAGO.
BA
RE: BFA shop drawings
(but it beats the other alternative)
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RE: BFA shop drawings
Dik
RE: BFA shop drawings
UPDATE - I asked the GC (who didn't know what BFA was either but it looks like from nutte that "Back From Approval" sounds right) and he explained that the fabricator just wanted to make sure that in addition to the comment sheet that there werent't more comments on the drawings.
I told him there weren't and that seemed to appease everyone except that they are attachning my original email correspondence to the drawings where I state that all of the comments are on the comment sheet. I suppose in the future I could put the "no additional comments on drawing" statement right on the comment sheet to begin with.
Thanks for your responses