Patent ID: 7062514

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing submittal requirements for a construction project, said method comprising the steps of: providing a first database containing information related to managing a construction project having stored therein a plurality of requirements for the construction project including a set of required specifications for materials necessary to meet design parameters for the construction project; providing a second database containing specific information on system users; providing a third database containing information on submittal documents to be completed and approved as part of a project, said submittal documents including a set of actual material specifications to meet said set of required specifications; providing a computer network including a plurality of user computer access points, said network including a subscriber access point for use by a subscriber to said system, said subscriber access point having full access to enter, to read and to change information in said first, second and third databases, wherein said subscriber changes information in said first database by providing at least said set of required specifications, said network further including a contributor access point for use by a contributor to said submittal documents, said contributor access point having access to read information in said first and second databases and access to enter, read and change information in said third database to provide said set of actual material specifications to meet said set of required specifications, said network further including a responder access point for use by a responder, said responder access point having access to read information in said first, second and third database and having the ability to approve said submittal documents; posting a completed submittal, including said set of actual material specifications, to said network for review by said responder following completion by said contributor; approving said completed submittal electronically by said responder via said network; and archiving completed submittal documents for future retrieval.