While I understand what David and some others are saying about excessive RFI's 
from incompetent sprinkler companies etc I believe that your post points out 
what most of know to be true the majority of the time.... Most RFI's are 
created by sprinkler companies needing information that wasn't provided by the 
A/E team for us to do a proper design. The implication that I get when I read 
that phrase is ... you figure it out don't bother me with it or I am going to 
charge you for my time. Reminds me of the stuff we see often where the typical 
warehouse building has 30 sidewalls and the documents say to sprinkler per NFPA 
yet we have no idea how or what is being stored. Also, I am trying to figure 
out how slowing the job down increases profit? Kinda always thought the 
opposite was usually true...

Rod at Rapid

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Found something new in a FP spec that I think is worth sharing. Spec's are 
copyrighted by a nationally known FP consultant.

"Excessive assistance provided by the Architect/General Contractor to the 
Contractor, at the Contractor's request, shall be at cost to the Contractor, 
via back charge, ..." And it goes on to say that just because they charged for 
the assistance it doesn't "imply direction or approval".

It's odd that there is no "Excessive Interference" clause.

Ron Fletcher
Aero - Phoenix   

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