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Sheet 01 · Built For Clear Spans, Racking, And A Tenant's Move-In Date
Warehouse construction document review is an independent, owner-side check of the issued set for a distribution center, fulfillment center, or warehouse build — run by reviewers who understand what makes this asset class different: long clear-span structural systems, floor slab flatness tolerances tight enough for high-bay racking and automated material handling, fire protection sized to commodity classification and storage height, and dozens of loading dock positions that all have to coordinate — often on a schedule locked to a tenant's committed occupancy date.
$50K Exposure Guarantee · No Minimum Construction Value · 48-Hour Turnaround
Why Warehouse Sets Carry More Risk
A standard construction document review checks submittals, spec-to-drawing alignment, code compliance, and MEP coordination — and a warehouse set needs every bit of that. What's layered on top is a building where the floor slab, the racking system, and the fire protection design all depend on each other — change the storage height and the sprinkler design has to follow, change the racking layout and the floor flatness spec has to hold up, all while dozens of loading docks repeat the same coordination question across the building.
Floor Flatness Tight Enough For Racking
FF/FL slab tolerances have to match what the racking or automated storage vendor actually requires, not a standard industrial floor spec.
Fire Protection Sized To What's Stored
ESFR sprinkler design and ceiling clearance depend on commodity classification and storage height — get the racking height wrong and the fire protection no longer matches.
Dozens Of Loading Docks, One Set
Dock leveler, dock door, and truck court coordination repeated across every dock position on the building.
What Gets Checked On A Warehouse Set
The issued set is read once, in full, by reviewers who've drawn these sets themselves — not a keyword search, not a single-discipline pass. On a warehouse set, four things get checked specifically:
FLOOR SLAB FLATNESS
Specified floor flatness (FF) and levelness (FL) tolerances checked against the racking or automated storage system they're actually built for.
RACKING & CLEAR-SPAN STRUCTURE
Clear-span structural dimensions and racking anchor layout cross-checked against the architectural and structural sheets.
ESFR & FIRE PROTECTION
Sprinkler design, ceiling clearance, and commodity classification checked for consistency with the racking height and storage plan actually drawn.
LOADING DOCK & TRUCK COURT
Dock leveler, dock door, and truck court coordination checked across every dock position on the building.
The output is a written findings report — every conflict located by sheet and detail, severity-ranked (High/Med/Low), with an estimated dollar exposure and schedule impact on each — plus a live walkthrough meeting. See the full four-step process on the homepage, or the complete step-by-step procedure and turnaround detail on what happens during a construction document audit.
Where This Sits
vs. Architect QC
DESIGN INTENT VS. OWNER'S INTEREST
The architect's QC checks the set against design intent. This review is paid by the owner and reports to no one else — run alongside QC, not instead of it. What owner-side QA/QC actually means →
vs. GC Coordination Review
PRICING THE WORK VS. FLAGGING THE RISK
The contractor's coordination review is scoped to pricing the work accurately. This review is scoped to surface exposure for the owner, in writing, before it's priced or built. GC's reading this — see why it's not an audit of your work →
vs. BIM Clash Detection
MODELED GEOMETRY VS. WRITTEN REQUIREMENTS
Clash detection catches modeled elements overlapping in 3D. Floor flatness tolerances and fire protection commodity classifications are written requirements, not modeled geometry — a clash report doesn't check them at all. Full comparison →
Preempt Global also gets compared against clash-list and checklist software directly: see vs. RediCheck, vs. LightTable AI, and vs. CHECKSET.
Why This Matters
the cost of skipping it, across the industry
A clash caught in a construction document review costs one redline and five minutes. The same conflict caught in the field averages $18,400 and a 12-day schedule slip — and on a warehouse tied to a tenant's committed occupancy date, that slip is a lease conversation, not just a schedule one. If your project has racking, automated material handling, or multiple loading dock positions — any size, no minimum construction value — that's the gap this review is built to close.
The Guarantee
If a warehouse construction document review doesn't surface at least $50,000 in documented cost exposure, you don't pay for it — no partial credit, no fine print, on every pricing tier. On a set this dependent on the slab, the racking, and the fire protection all matching, there's always something to find, which is why it's put in writing before the slab is poured.
See Full Pricing Tiers →Before You Ask
The method is the same — an independent, owner-side check of the issued set. What's different is floor slab flatness tight enough for racking and automated material handling, fire protection sized to commodity classification and storage height, and structural clear spans and loading dock coordination a standard commercial set doesn't carry.
Because racking and automated storage and retrieval systems are specified against a floor flatness (FF) and levelness (FL) tolerance the vendor requires to operate correctly. If the slab is drawn or poured to a looser tolerance, the racking or automated system may not perform as designed — an expensive problem to fix after the slab is placed.
ESFR sprinkler design and ceiling clearance are sized to the commodity classification and storage height actually being racked. A change in racking height or storage type after fire protection is designed can leave the sprinkler system out of alignment with what's actually being stored — a conflict that's cheaper to catch on the issued set than after installation.
It catches a meaningful share — modeled elements overlapping in 3D. Floor flatness tolerances and fire protection commodity classifications are written requirements, not modeled geometry, so a clash report doesn't check them at all. This review reads the issued documents for exactly that. Full comparison →
As soon as there's an issued set — pre-bid or at IFC — since speculative and build-to-suit warehouse schedules are often locked to a tenant's committed occupancy date. Catching a conflict before the slab is poured or the racking is ordered keeps that date intact.
Distribution centers, fulfillment centers, cold storage facilities, and warehouse or logistics builds with racking, automated material handling, or multiple loading dock positions — any set with multiple trades sharing tight coordination. There's no minimum construction value.
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