Regarding the review of construction drawings (commissioning a third-party review agency)
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As required for project approval, the Urban Development Bureau recommended a third-party inspection agency to conduct inspections of the construction drawings, and a certificate of approval is issued upon successful inspection. I would like to ask our colleagues: since we have a methanol plant that uses coke oven gas, does every industrial building – including the architectural plans and structural details as well as the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems – need to be reviewed? Is the methanol office building within the factory complex a civil building or an industrial building (it contains laboratories and a control room)? **Are there any regulations in this regard?
This review focuses on issues that may affect safety; basically, the structural calculations and drawings need to be examined, as well as fire protection and safety and hygiene aspects. They are not able to review the process-related elements either, as they don’t understand them. Once the funds are available, everything can generally be taken care of
The key is to look at the relationship. The procedures are usually numerous and complicated; for most projects, design and construction take place simultaneously, with the work only being submitted for approval near completion. **For large projects, departments in smaller organizations dare not approve them; for small and medium-sized projects carried out by foreign or private companies, just investing money is enough. After knocking them out, they proceeded with the construction while reviewing the drawings.
It is mainly the local drawing review offices that handle these matters; previously, the seismic resistance departments were responsible for them. Currently, the focus is on aspects such as structural safety and energy efficiency