Plan Review submittal requirements checklist


Construction

High Priority
  • Project Description
  • Construction Drawings (Structural, Fire Protection, Mechanical, Electrical)
    • Ensure walls and ceilings materials, specs and layers are included.
    • Ensure interior and exterior wall details, including finishes.
  • Description of materials to be used (preferably in drawing notes and/or project description)
  • Specific drawings and calculations for specific exposures (e.g., damage limiting construction)
  • If site is at risk for flood
    • FFE and associated vertical datum
    • Site storm water run-off / drainage calculations
Beneficial
  • Construction Drawings (Civil, Architectural)
  • Cut sheets of all materials to be used
  • Project Manual
  • Specific drawings and calculations for specific exposures (ex. snow load calculations)
  • Critical Rooms identified (to prevent Liquid Damage losses)

Roof

High Priority
  • Form 2688 (FM to provide): Checklist for Roofing System OR
  • Drawings showing:
    • Each roof layer, details, and its securement to other layers and/or to the
      deck (as applicable)
    • Secondary structural members span at each roof area (i.e., purlins/joist
      spacing, for new roofs and/or reroof work)
  • Exact manufacturer trade names of all project materials
  • Material thickness (roof membrane and insulation), Dimensions
  • Application rate of fasteners (spacing of fasteners) and/or adhesive (amount
    applied) for each roof layer
  • Flashing details. FM Approved coping system is recommended for perimeter
    flashing. ES-1 Coping alone is not suggested.
  • Roof plan or aerial photograph of the roof area, if available
Beneficial
  • Form 2688: Checklist for Roofing System
  • Project Description
  • Existing steel deck details, (i.e., gauge, span, and securement rates)

Sprinkler

High Priority
  • Project Description
  • Fire protection drawings of the proposed system
    • Sectional views should be included as needed
  • Material cut sheets
  • If location is in an Earthquake zone/area:
    • Seismic bracing proposal, including:
      • Brace resistance calculations with appropriate “G factor”
      • Drawings with seismic bracing locations, spacing/span, and zone of influence
  • Sprinkler detail drawings
  • Hydraulic Calculations
  •  Water Supply from hydrant actual flow (theoretical values are not acceptable)
  • If storage of >200 sq. ft. area, include the following occupancy details:
    • Commodity to be stored
      • Description and/or photos (if permissible) of type of material stored, including packaging
    • Storage height/arrangement
      • Racks
      • Palletized
      • Solid pile/on floor
Beneficial
  •  Ceiling height (if not included in sectional views)
  • If storage of >200 sq. ft. area, include the Aisle width

Fire Pump / Booster Pump

High Priority
  • Project Description
  • Shop Drawings
  • Material Cut Sheets
  • Pump Curves
  • Pump Room Details

Alarm Systems / Electrical

High Priority
  • Shop Drawings
  • Material Cut Sheets
  • For Alarm System
    • Battery Calculations
  • For Electrical
    • Single Line Electrical Diagram

Beneficial

  • Project Description

Special Protection Systems

High Priority
  • Project Description
  • Shop Drawings
  • Material Cut Sheets
  • Occupancy Details
  • Hydraulic / Volumetric / Power Calculations

Fuel-Fired Equipment

High Priority
  • Project Description
  • Shop Drawings
  • Material Cut Sheets for safety devices and key control devices
  • Fuel train piping diagram

Beneficial

  • Project Description
  • Electrical Ladder Diagram or Controller Logic
  • Safety ventilation calculations
  • For Boilers- Form 82: Installer’s Application for Acceptance Boiler Safety Combustible
    Control System

Process Equipment

High Priority
  • Project Description
  • Explosion venting with structural details
  • Materials being handled

Solar

High Priority

  • Shop Drawings
  • Calculations
  • Structural evaluations
  • Material cutsheets
Beneficial
  • Vertical load distribution test and BLWT

Boiler (fire)

High Priority

  • Shop drawings
Beneficial
  • FM Global Form 82

Underground Main

High Priority

  • Shop drawings
  • Material cutsheets
Beneficial
  • Hydraulic calculations