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Downloadable Excel templates and articles for 1–20 person AEC teams — practical tools you can use today, with a path into AECify when you outgrow spreadsheets.
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Free RFI Log Template (Excel)
Track requests for information with sequential numbering, ball-in-court, and status — ready for Excel or Google Sheets.
OpenFree RFI Form Template (Excel)
A one-page request for information with drawing and spec references, a suggested solution, and a signed response block.
OpenFree Submittal Log Template (Excel)
Maintain a submittal register with spec sections, reviewers, revisions, and deadlines in a free spreadsheet.
OpenFree Submittal Cover Sheet Template (Excel)
A transmittal for every package: spec section, enclosed items, deviations, and a reviewer action block.
OpenFree Punch List Template (Excel)
Log closeout deficiencies with location, trade, priority, assignee, and status.
OpenFree Daily Construction Report Template (Excel)
Record weather, crew, work performed, delays, and safety notes one row per day.
OpenFree Construction Inspection Checklist (Excel)
About 30 site inspection items with pass, fail, or N/A results, corrective actions, and photo references.
OpenFree Change Order Log Template (Excel)
Track scope changes, cost and schedule impact, and approvals for the running contract value.
OpenFree Change Order Form Template (Excel)
Price one change with labor, materials, equipment, subs, and markup, then collect signatures.
OpenFree Schedule of Values Template (Excel)
Progress billing by line item with stored materials, retainage, percent complete, and balance to finish.
OpenFree 3-Week Look-Ahead Schedule Template (Excel)
Plan the next 15 workdays by activity, trade, and area, with constraints and auto-shaded bars.
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