RD1.3 PROJECT FILE CONTENTS
(see [I]:3.4 and [II]:1.1.3)

During bidding and construction administration, the following items either issued by the Facility or received from the contractor should be placed in the Facility's project file. (This list is not meant to be all-inclusive.)

  1. Bidding documents (as issued for bids)
  2. Minutes of pre-bid conference
  3. Prequalification or qualification data (if used)
  4. Completed Bid Forms
  5. Completed Bid Bonds
  6. Bid Summary
  7. Notice of Selection as Lowest Responsible Bidder
    1. Contractor's Statement of Experience and Financial Condition
    2. Name and qualifications of superintendent
  8. Contract documents (as executed)
    1. Agreement
    2. General Conditions (in bidding documents)
    3. Supplementary Conditions (in bidding documents)
    4. Certificates of Insurance
    5. Payment Bond
    6. Performance Bond
    7. Specifications (in bidding documents)
    8. List of Drawings (in bidding documents)
    9. Drawings (filed separately)
    10. Addenda (in bidding documents)
    11. List of Subcontractors and List of Changes in
      Subcontractors Due to Alternates Contained in the
      Completed Bid Form
  9. Contract documents (issued after execution)
    1. Notice to Proceed
    2. Change orders
    3. Field orders
    4. Applications for Payment
    5. Escrow Agreement for Deposit of Securities in
      Lieu of Retention and Deposit of Retention
    6. Submittal schedule
    7. Executed waivers and release forms
    8. Cost proposals
    9. Notice of Completion
    10. Amendments to the contract
  10. List of all subcontractors on the project
  11. Contract schedules
  12. Telephone conversation notes
  13. Correspondence
  14. Inspector's Daily Report
  15. Quality control inspection reports
  16. Minutes of project meetings
  17. Shop drawings and product data
  18. Material on product substitutions
  19. Certificates for Payment
  20. Claims (with supporting data)
  21. Change requests
  22. Photographs
  23. Diskettes
  24. Inspection video tapes
  25. Certificates of Beneficial Occupancy
  26. Certificate of Substantial Completion
  27. Guarantees


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