What is a submittal?
A submittal is the documentation a contractor provides — product data, shop drawings, samples — for the design team to review against the specifications before installation.
Submittals confirm that what will actually be installed meets the specified requirements. The reviewer marks them (for example, approved or revise-and-resubmit); they verify conformance, they don't redesign the work.
An AI or system can flag a possible deviation, but only a human review formally approves a submittal.
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