Automated submittal review

Submittal Review for Small General Contractors

Subs send their submittals to you, and you send them on to the architect or engineer. Nomic checks each package against the spec first, so what you forward is complete and what does not conform is already flagged.

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Nomic submittal review interface showing AI-assisted cross-reference of a submittal package against project specs and drawings
01 / Before you forward it

Check the sub package against the spec section

A package that goes to the design team incomplete comes back with the same comments a week later. Point Nomic at the spec section and the submittal, and it lists what is missing and what does not conform.

  • Check a package against a spec section, such as 09 65 19
  • List missing product data, samples, and certificates with the section
  • Flag conformance gaps beside the completeness list
02 / A small GC team

Built for the PM who is also the project engineer

On a small job the project manager reviews every sub package before it goes out. The check is a first pass you still own. The architect or engineer of record still reviews and stamps.

  • Run it on each package as it comes in from the sub
  • Read the exceptions instead of re-reading the whole spec
  • Send back to the sub, or forward to the design team, with the notes attached
03 / The cost of a bad package

A wrong product costs more than the review

The published submittal review example is about 4 hours of manual first-pass work down to about 20 minutes, with a person still checking the result. That is less manual work on the package. The expensive part is the rejected submittal or the wrong product on site.

  • Every note cites the spec section
  • A short list you can act on the same day
  • Nothing is written back into the design team submittal log
Outcomes

What teams get from this workflow

Fewer packages sent back

Missing items and deviations are caught before the architect or engineer sees the package.

The spec stays attached

Each note points at the section, so the sub can see why an item was flagged.

One seat is enough to start

Individual is $20 a month for one person. Start for free on this page and run it on the next sub package.

FAQ
Questions about this automated submittal review workflow

Answers to common questions about this workflow.

Who is this for?

General contractor project managers and project engineers who review subcontractor submittals before forwarding them to the architect or engineer of record.

Does Nomic approve or stamp submittals?

No. It gives you a cited list of missing items and deviations. The design team still reviews and stamps, and you decide what to send back to the sub.

Where does the 4 hours to 20 minutes figure come from?

It is the published Nomic example for a submittal review: about 4 hours of manual first-pass work, about 20 minutes with Nomic, with a person still checking the result.

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