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pwregan · 05-12-2012, 03:58 PM

It has been 10 years since i was in an office estimating and managing work for a contractor and now a friend of mine is starting his own shop and i have been asked to help on a project he id bidding.
my question is - Are submitals still done on paper or are they done thru pdf files in a program like power point or the likes?

when i did them last it was a lot of time at the copier machine and a lot of assembling them together in a 3 ring or simmilar type booklet- which all seems wasteful these days

paul_arc · 05-12-2012, 04:23 PM

I do them in a PDF as often as I can. Some GC's will ask for them on paper which I will provide if asked.

mdfriday · 05-12-2012, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pwregan

It has been 10 years since i was in an office estimating and managing work for a contractor and now a friend of mine is starting his own shop and i have been asked to help on a project he id bidding.
my question is - Are submitals still done on paper or are they done thru pdf files in a program like power point or the likes?

when i did them last it was a lot of time at the copier machine and a lot of assembling them together in a 3 ring or simmilar type booklet- which all seems wasteful these days

Most we work with want both.

pwregan · 05-13-2012, 01:38 PM

When submitting them in pdf format do you bundle them in a program and if so which one do you use?
Thanks for the responces

mdfriday · 05-13-2012, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwregan

When submitting them in pdf format do you bundle them in a program and if so which one do you use?
Thanks for the responces

Adobe. Usually identified with the spec section.

walkerj · 05-13-2012, 02:05 PM

We scan them into a PDF for ease of use but most specs require 7 hard copies.
We keep a hard copy at office and one is issued to field.
Lots of binders around our office.