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SoupDragon, you would be correct if I was the design architect.

I'm not, I'm an Architect working for the contract administrator (doing material approvals) on a project where the project Architect is far from being in control of the project, the documentation architects were appointed badly and have no responsibility, the documents are completely inadequate, particularly for mechanical services, and we have no fire strategy.

I am as a result making decision not just based on technical design documentation, but my own opinion of "fitness for purpose".

This is far from ideal.

At the back of my mind is the responsibility all Architects have, for duty of care. Until this is resolved...I'm not budging, and have documented my viewpoints accordingly.

For reference: One of my work colleagues (a mechanical engineer) said today he has never worked on a project that was this much of a shambles (me either).