Division 03 Concrete
Submittal Package Incompleteness in Division 03 Concrete submittals
Short answer
A required submittal element (cut sheet, schedule, calculation, sample) is missing, leaving the package unreviewable as submitted. Default grade in Division 03 Concrete: Fix and Resubmit.
A required submittal element (cut sheet, schedule, calculation, sample) is missing, leaving the package unreviewable as submitted. This guide covers how it shows up specifically in Division 03 Concrete submittals.
What to look for in Division 03 Concrete
Commonly required items in Div 03 specs:
- Concrete mix design submittals with proportions and material sources
- Trial batch test results (strength, slump, air content)
- Reinforcing steel shop drawings (bar bending schedules, placing drawings)
- Mill test reports (MTR) for reinforcing steel
- Admixture product data and compatibility letters
- Formwork drawings and shoring/reshoring calculations
- Curing compound product data
- Precast concrete shop drawings with connection details
- Precast erection drawings and sequence
- Post-installed anchor calculations and ICC-ES ESR
- Cold weather / hot weather concreting plan
- Quality control plan (testing frequency, sampling procedures)
- Concrete placement plan for mass pours
How severe is it?
Default grade: Fix and Resubmit. The sub completes the package and resubmits before the PM can fully review.
Deviation Check assigns a default per category and escalates or de-escalates based on the spec, always showing its reasoning. See the Division 03 severity rules.
What the PM should do
Stamp the submittal Revise and Resubmit. Mark the deviation, return the relevant spec passage as a redline, and have the sub correct and re-send before fabrication or installation.
Other deviation categories in Division 03
Frequently asked questions
What items are most often missing from a Division 03 ready-mix concrete submittal package?
Concrete mix design proportions with material sources and trial batch test results showing strength, slump, and air content are the most common omissions. Admixture product data sheets and compatibility letters are frequently absent when multiple admixtures are used together. Cold weather or hot weather concreting plans are often left out entirely, which leaves the PM unable to assess placement risk before the pour.
Why must precast concrete submittals include erection drawings and connection details before review can begin?
Shop drawings for precast panels show member geometry and reinforcement, but erection drawings and connection details confirm how the panels bear, brace, and attach to the structure. Without connection details and the corresponding post-installed anchor calculations with ICC-ES ESR numbers, the engineer of record cannot verify load path or seismic compliance. The package is unreviewable until both sets are present.
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