Document and manage shop drawings to avoid costly mistakes.

1. Shop drawings play a major role in construction
   1. They provide final design and details
   2. They can provide coordination between the trades
   3. They amend the contract documents
2. Poor management of shop drawings can cause problems
   1. Improper coordination
   2. Delays in construction for materials
   3. Re-work to correct errors
3. Put the proper procedures in place to manage shop drawings
   1. Log all shop drawings with notes for corresponding contract drawings
   2. Add notes to construction set of drawings to refer to shop drawings
   3. Mark final approved shop drawings for construction and distribute to the field
   4. Consider using a technology solution like FieldAware, PlanGrid or CurrentSet