Hit 500 RFIs on a single job site - is that normal or insane?

I been tracking our RFI count on this big hospital build in Phoenix and we just crossed 500. That just feels bonkers to me. Half the time its stupid stuff like the MEP drawings dont match the structural ones and we gotta wait a week for someone to reply. The other half feels like the GC is just covering their butt in case something goes wrong later. But then I talk to older guys on site and they say 500 is nothing, theyve seen over a thousand on a big job. So which is it? Are we just bad at coordinating or is this the new normal with how fast everything moves now? Has anyone else hit a number that made them stop and wonder if the software or the process is the real problem here?

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the_ryan24d ago

That RFI number probably means some engineer is charging by the hour to answer them.

anthony12724d ago

@the_ryan makes a good point about the engineer billing hours, but here's something nobody's brought up yet. A lot of those RFIs are actually the GC covering their own ass for future change orders or delays. On my last stadium job, every single RFI got logged and filed, then 6 months later the GC used the pile to shake down the owner for a $2M extension. The software just makes it easier to document everything and turn stupid questions into money later.