• The process of producing as-built drawings is frequently included in appointment documents as a requirement of the design team. In evidence to the Inquiry, design team members have stated a practical limitation on them in that they may be unaware of the detail of on-site changes to the issued design drawings or specifications that may be made by the contractor or its supply chain.
• Contractors should be required to put in place appropriate arrangements for the recording of all subsequent changes to final 'construction issues' drawings and arrange for the production of a final as-built set of documents to a standard suitable for issue to the client for retention as a permanent record of the detail of the project.
• Contractors should also be required to certify that the 'as-built' documentation as provided is an accurate record of what has actually been built.