The datum point on the piping plan was off, and so too were all the piping spools. Work on-site came to a halt as the superintendent scrambled to submit RFIs, and welders stood around awaiting clarifications. Meanwhile, the project costs skyrocketed. The building corner was over 12" from the datum point location in reality. The Engineer-of-Record (EoR) chose the corner of the process room as the datum point; however, the building plans were not as-built, and the corner of the

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