Well, as the industry continues to go electronic, and after all of the legal rangling, I am sure that the end result will be that it will be required that the Bldg. Owner will be given an electronic copy that must be updated anytime there is work done to his bldg. I of course don't mean to imply that any of us could forsee all of the 'rules' to this, such as liabilities with updates, etc.... But I am confident that technology will adapt to cover that.
whdjr - (no offense intended, but...) - You will
- You might as well start coming up with your rules to cover yourself.
We have done 250 million dollar bldgs and have been GIVEN the CAD dwgs simply for the asking!! We have done ENTIRE state capitol government bldgs, (23 bldgs. on that job, if I remember right). and been GIVEN the cad dwgs - (those that were in electronic form.)
I understand wanting to get paid for your work, but how many times for the same work. When it comes down to it, the Bldg. owner pays you to draw his bldg. the first time. How many times are you going to charge him for the dwgs. - ANY work that is done for him, he has to pay for it. If we bid a security system without being given the floor plans, then I have to draw the up, and hence he pays me for doing that. - As a bldg. owner I would be FURIOUS if I did not recieve the electronic versions of my bldg.
- craigr