Construction Submittal Process
The submittal process verifies that proposed products, shop drawings, samples, and closeout documents align with the contract documents before work proceeds.
Process steps
- Step 1
Build the submittal register
Extract required submittals from specifications and assign responsible trades, reviewers, and target dates.
- Step 2
Prepare the package
Collect product data, shop drawings, samples, certifications, and deviations in one reviewable package.
- Step 3
Contractor review
Check completeness, coordination, dimensions, and compliance before sending the submittal to the design team.
- Step 4
Design review
The architect or engineer reviews for general conformance and returns a status with comments.
- Step 5
Close and distribute
Resolve revisions, share the final reviewed package, and connect procurement or fabrication to the approved information.
Checklist
- Specification section
- Submittal type
- Responsible trade
- Required date
- Reviewer
- Status
- Revision number
- Final distribution