Un-stamping drawings???
Un-stamping drawings???
(OP)
We have a new PM at work that refused to run our project by our company's guidelines and ended up getting is in a pickle. We typically need to issue a set that is a final look by the client to verify that we have picked up all of their comments before we IFC. Instead of providing this set, she had us go straight to IFC stamped drawings. Now the client is demanding their review set. From what I understood (and I could be wrong, that is why I am asking), you cannot remove a stamp from drawings change them and re-issue with a new stamp as a new IFC set. Once something is stamped any revisions to it should be made with clouds and revision dates correct? So legally, if they try to get me to remove my stamp, edit the drawing and then re-issue as if we never did before what do I do? Is this ok or against the law?






RE: Un-stamping drawings???
You don't go back and remove the stamp, just issue a new set that supersedes the previous set. (Wouldn't it be nice if the IFC set was perfect and there were no such things as addendums or bulletins?)
RE: Un-stamping drawings???
RE: Un-stamping drawings???
You have no way of knowing who has a copy of the original IFC, if they have made copies, etc.
Assuming you know everyone who has a copy and you were able to get those copies back, just toss them and issue a new IFC set that includes the client comments.
RE: Un-stamping drawings???
I normally send out drawings "Released for Construction" as opposed to 'Issued...' Released means that someone else takes the responsibility for issuing them.
Dik