Architectural submittal review with clean stamps and a record of every revision
During construction administration the design team reviews hundreds of packages, and each one needs a stamp, comments the contractor can act on and a record that holds up when a question comes back years later. Submittal gives the architect and engineer of record one place to review, mark up, route to consultants and return every architectural submittal, with each revision kept beside the last. Join a contractor's project at no cost as a reviewer, or run your own projects on a plan.
Review against the spec you wrote
Every package in Submittal arrives tied to the rows of the register, and every row points to the spec paragraph that requires it. When a door hardware package for 08 71 00 lands in your queue, you see the items it claims to answer, the paragraph references such as 1.4.B and the quoted spec text next to each one, so a missing item is easy to spot. The question "was this even required" is answered by the source text, not by memory.
- Action submittals (product data, shop drawings, samples) arrive flagged for review and a stamp
- Informational submittals (test reports, certificates, qualification data) arrive marked For record only by default
- Closeout submittals (O&M manuals, warranties, record documents) are tracked to the end of the job
The construction submittals guide explains the difference between the three in detail.
Stamp, comment and mark up on the page, not in a separate email
Open the package in the browser, read the PDF pages, and leave comments and markups where they belong: on the anchor bolt detail, on the hardware set for door 114, on the finish sample photo. When you are done, pick the stamp.
- Approved
- Approved as noted
- Revise and resubmit
- Rejected
- For record only
The stamp, the reviewer name, the date and every comment are written to the record of that revision. The contractor sees them as soon as you return the package, and the shop drawings construction page explains how shop drawing reviews run from first issue to final.
Route to structural, MEP and other consultants in one step
Many packages need more than one reviewer. Set the route on the project once (architect, then structural for embeds, then the MEP engineer for coordinated equipment) and Submittal sends the package along it. Each consultant reviews in the same view, adds comments and the architect of record returns the final stamp to the contractor. You always know who holds the package, and reminders go to the holder before the review period runs out.
- Route order set once per project and adjusted per package when needed
- Due dates per reviewer, based on the review time in the contract
- One response to the contractor, with each consultant's comments shown under their name
- Overdue list for the CA team, so nothing sits in an inbox past its review window
Every revision kept beside the last, nothing overwritten
When a package comes back Revise and resubmit, the contractor's resubmittal opens the next revision, for example 087100-002-R1 after 087100-002. The original files, your stamp and every comment from the first round stay readable next to the new files. You check whether each comment was addressed without hunting through email threads.
At the end of the job the full record exports to Excel, CSV and PDF, with transmittals as PDF. On Business and Enterprise an audit log shows who did what and when. When a question about an approved product comes up during warranty, the answer is one search away. The submittal log page shows the columns the record keeps.
Join at no cost as a reviewer, or run your own projects
There are two ways a design firm uses Submittal.
- Reviewer on a contractor's project. When the general contractor runs the job in Submittal, the architect and every consultant join at no cost, on every plan. You review, stamp and return without buying a seat.
- Your own projects. When the firm wants its own CA log across jobs, whatever system each contractor uses, you run your projects on a plan. Business covers 25 active projects with SSO, an audit log and closeout binders, which suits a design firm with many jobs in CA at once.
For the principal of the design firm, that means one standard review record on every project, stamps and comments that read the same way across the office, and a log that stays with the firm.
Per active project, yearly by default
Yearly billing saves 50 percent and is the default. External reviewers are unlimited and join at no cost on every plan.
| Plan | Yearly, per month | Monthly | Active projects | Internal members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 24 USD (288 USD a year) | 49 USD | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 74 USD (888 USD a year) | 149 USD | 5 | 25 |
| Business | 249 USD (2,988 USD a year) | 499 USD | 25 | unlimited |
| Enterprise | 749 USD (8,988 USD a year) | 1,499 USD | 100 | unlimited |
Archived projects stay readable and do not count as active. See every feature by plan on the submittal management software page.
Frequently asked questions
Do architects and consultants pay to review?
No. External reviewers join at no cost on every plan and see only the projects and packages routed to them.
Can we use our own stamp wording?
The five stamps are Approved, Approved as noted, Revise and resubmit, Rejected and For record only, which map to the actions used in most specifications. Your review comments carry any project specific wording you need.
Can we review on a tablet in the field?
Yes. Submittal works in the browser on desktop and tablet, with no app to install, so a field review of a mockup or a sample board can be recorded on site.
How is our review record protected?
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access follows project roles, and Business and Enterprise add SSO and an audit log. Details are on the submittal software security page.