[edger]

The contractor made the change because the detail as drawn was impossible to build. The change was included on the shop drowings the contractor submitted to the architect and the structural engineer. Likely a junior engineer in the structural engineer's office was assigned the task of checking the shop drawings, but as a matter of record, the shop drawings with the detail change were approved.

Later some smartalec went through the Freedom of Information act and got the inspection pay records from Kansas City Building Department. During the construction of this $50 million building, the inspectors billed just eight and one half (8.5) minutes per week in inspections.

Don't blame the kid. It was a lousy design. If you want details, have got those too.

[El Sordo]

Points taken, I really cannot disagree.

Let's chalk my staement up to a flip comment.