RFI App Interface

Modified on Sat, 2 Nov at 1:45 PM

The RFI app helps project managers site, supervisors, superintendents, and foremen manage RFIs from the construction sites. The RFI app lets you to

Create RFI's from the construction site and assign it to the responsible person whenever there is a need for information instantly.
Apply custom workflows to RFI and automatically route them to the designated person viz., the general contractor, subcontractors, architects/engineers, for review, clarification, and approval at successive stages. (General Contractor/ RFI manager only)
Answer an RFI designated to you directly, and attach plans, plan markups, and pictures to support your answer.
Get notified on RFIs assigned to you easily, review and respond to them instantly from anywhere
Close and publish answered RFIs and share them with the involved parties (General contractors/RFI managers only)
View and download the closed RFI in PDF format for future reference.

The table lists the actions that can be performed by the team members involved in a construction project:

General Contractor	Subcontractor	Architect/Engineer/Consultant
RFI managers and above:	RFI managers and above :	Architects and above :
Create RFIs	Create RFIs	Create RFIs
Review and forward RFIs created by PM of SCs	Review and forward RFIs created by their foremen	View details of RFIs assigned to them
Review and forward RFIs created by foremen of the GC	Answer RFI created by their foremen	Answer the RFIs that are assigned to them
Answer RFIs from their foremen or an SC PM	Forward RFIs to PM of GC	Forward RFI's to their juniors or people with special knowledge for clarifications
Set up a workflow for an RFI and forward it to the next step (Only RFI managers)	Close RFIs from their foremen	Junior Architect:
View details of RFIs assigned to them	Answer the RFIs for which they are assigned as the responder
Reject an RFI from their foreman or the PM of an SC	Forward RFI's to their juniors or people with special knowledge for clarifications
Review, approve, and close RFIs, after receiving responses from the assigned parties.
Foremen and site supervisors:	Foremen and site supervisors:
Create an RFI	Create an RFI

Once you login to the app, the 'Select Project' screen shows the list of projects you are assigned to:

Use the button to open the other Linarc apps
Choose the project you are currently working on

The 'Draft' tab opens and shows the RFIs created by you and RFIs created by your foreman:

1	-	The serial number of the RFI.
2	-	The title of the RFI.
3	-	The creation date of the RFI.
4	-	The person/contractor company that raised this RFI.
5	-	The criticality of the RFI. The priority is also indicated with color codes: Red - High Yellow - Medium Blue - Low
7	-	The trade or division of work carried out by the contractor company that created the RFI.
8	-	The classification of the RFI based on its purpose, whether the RFI is for clarification, confirmation, missing details in the specs/plans, etc.
9	-	The date within which the RFI has to be closed. The due date from an RFI is calculated from the number of days permitted for each step in its workflow. For RFIs that are due shortly and overdue, the due date is highlighted to indicate the criticality. Yellow - The RFI is due within the next seven days Red - The RFI is overdue

The menu items at the bottom allow you to navigate to the main menus:

Draft

The tab consists of RFIs created by you or your foremen and are yet to be routed to the next stage. See Create an RFI and Set up a Workflow for more details.

In-progress

RFIs that have been created or routed by you and are awaiting response from other parties in their workflow. RFIs with an 'Assigned to you' tag are the RFIs pending your action. See Review an RFI for more details.

Completed

RFIs that were reviewed, approved, and closed by GC or the RFI manager. See View and download RFIs for more details.

See the following section for more: