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Construction documents

Construction documents are the final drawings and specifications that contractors bid and build from. People shorten the term to CDs.

Construction documents are also the last design phase, after schematic design and design development. A set marked with a percent, such as a progress CD set, is not finished.

Example: an estimator receives a progress set for budget pricing. The equipment section is missing. The estimator bids what the drawings show and states that in writing.

Check the cover sheet and title block for the issue name and date. Price only from the latest issue. If you bid from a progress set, say so in your proposal and list the missing pieces.

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Run a real bid packet through it.