RFI (Request for Information) — generate one free

A numbered RFI with the question, references, impact flags, and lifecycle tracking — AI-drafted with real, verified citations, and carrying the standard rule that an RFI never authorizes cost or schedule changes.

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What it is

An RFI asks the design professional to clarify the contract documents. A good one is specific, cites the drawing or spec section that raises the question, states when the answer is needed, and flags — without deciding — whether cost or schedule might be affected. Donnie drafts RFIs against the building-code corpus for your project's jurisdiction with anti-fabrication checks on every citation, then tracks the answer and closure dates on the record.

What's on the document

Number & subject

Sequential numbering, kept by the system.

Question

The specific clarification requested — drafted for you, editable.

Discipline / priority / status

Routing and lifecycle (draft → open → answered → closed), with answered/closed dates on the PDF.

Ball in court & date needed

Who owes the answer and by when.

References

Spec sections, drawing sheets, and location — the evidence behind the question.

Impact flags

Cost and schedule impact as FLAGS only (none / potential / yes-TBD) — confirmed impacts route to a change order.

Common questions

Can an RFI change the contract price or time?

No — and the document says so. Following the G716 principle, neither the request nor its response authorizes a change in the Contract Sum or Contract Time; any such change must be made by change order. The PDF carries this disclaimer in the footer block.

Where do the citations come from?

From the jurisdiction code corpus — a citation appears only if it matches a section actually retrieved for the question, and Donnie abstains rather than fabricate a section number.