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title: How do RFIs work
description: The standard FACS RFI template is designed to manage contractor requests for clarification about drawings, specifications, or other project requirements.
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# How do RFIs work

## The standard FACS RFI template is designed to manage contractor requests for clarification about drawings, specifications, or other project requirements.

### **Key Fields and Sections**

 

### **General**

- **Number** (Required)
- **Subject**
- **Due Date**
- **Assignee**
- **Date Initiated** (Required, defaults to today)
- **Creator** (Auto-filled)

### **Details**

- **Question** – What clarification is being requested?
- **Assumption** – Proposed approach by the contractor
- **Spec Section** – Select from Specification Section list
- **Location** – Select one or more from Location list
- **Schedule Impact** – Checkbox (if applicable)
- **Cost Impact** – Checkbox (if applicable)
- **Response** – Response from owner/representative

### **Signatures**

- **Submitted By**
- **Response By**

 

### **Additional Features**

- Includes standard fields: **Workflow**, **Contributors**, **Comments**, **References**
- **RFIs** follow this workflow:  
  *Pending → Submitted → Under Review → Responded*

Responded status is **locked**. Only a Project Administrator can move an entry back into Under Review. 

 

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