YOU ASK
The architect and engineer gave different answers to my RFI. Should I mark both official?
The short answer
Resolve the conflict before selecting the official response. Procore can mark more than one reply official, but that does not reconcile incompatible instructions. An official marker identifies the accepted answer; it does not decide which technical proposal is correct.
Work through the checks
- Identify the specific point on which the replies disagree.
- Keep the RFI unresolved until an authorised, coherent answer is recorded through the project’s clarification process.
- With the required permissions, mark the agreed response or compatible responses official.
- Review closure separately. Marking a response official is not the same action as closing the RFI.
| Original RFI scenario | Recorded reply | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Architect | Use detail A | Conflicts with the other reply |
| Engineer | Use detail B | Clarification is still required |
| Coordinated clarification | Use revised detail C | Check authorisation before selecting the official answer |
Invented workflow example. Propfessor is not approving a design or determining a contractual instruction.
THE EASY MISTAKE
Two official markers do not turn two inconsistent instructions into one usable answer.