# Construction RFI form

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Build it in minutes. Create an account to download. A request for information the way a general contractor sends one: who it goes to, when the answer is due, the question, a suggested answer, any cost or schedule impact, and space for the design team to write the response.

## What goes in an RFI?

Who it is from and who it goes to, the project, a number, the date, when you need the answer, the drawing and spec references, one clear question, and what you think the answer is. Ask one question per RFI so each one can be answered and closed on its own.

## How long does the design team have to answer?

Whatever your contract says. Many say 7 to 10 working days; some say nothing. Put the date you need it on every RFI, so a late answer is on the record the day it goes late.

## Should an RFI say what it costs?

Say if it may have a cost or a time impact, and say it on the RFI. It is not a price. If the answer changes the work, the change order carries the price.

## What is the difference between an RFI and a change order?

An RFI asks a question about the documents. A change order changes the contract price or time. An answer that adds work becomes a change order before the work starts.

## The guide behind it

[RFI vs. Change Order: When Does an Answer Cost Money?](https://buildcontrol.group/learn/rfi-vs-change-order). The difference between a request for information and a change order, the pivot point where a clarification becomes a cost, and why "answered" is not "closed."

## How to download

Fill in the form on the page and watch the preview. To get the PDF, create an account; the document is saved to a job in your account, named after the project.

General information, not legal advice. Your contract decides who answers an RFI and how long they have. A cost or schedule impact stated on an RFI is not a change order.

Source: https://buildcontrol.group/tools/rfi-form