RFI Check & Response Tool for NZ Building Consents

RFI Check & Response for NZ Building Consents

A Request for Further Information from the BCO stalls your consent. ConsentIQ cross-checks each RFI item against the New Zealand Building Code and your lodged drawings, flags where the request is already answered or out of scope, and drafts a professional response letter you can edit and send. Your first check is free, with no subscription.

1. Add the RFIUpload the RFI letter PDF or paste the items. ConsentIQ extracts each request.

2. Cross-checkEach item is checked against the Building Code and your drawing set for oversights and scope overreach.

3. Draft the replyGet a structured, professional response letter grounded in the findings, ready to edit and send.

RFI Fact Checker

Upload a PDF RFI letter or paste items directly. Each item is assessed against the relevant NZBC clause — correct, arguable, or BCO overreach.

Input Method

RFI Letter PDF

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Drop PDF here or click to browse

RFI letter from council or BCA

ℹ Claude will extract RFI items from the PDF. You'll review and edit them before the fact check runs.

Cross-check against lodged set

Scan drawings for BCO oversights Catches items where the requested information is already shown on your drawings. Adds ~2–3 min.

Upload your lodged drawing-set PDF to cross-check it (private, used only for this check).

Check against lodged documents Resolves "please provide…" items already covered by a lodged document (PS1, geotech, H1 calc, specs).

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Upload a PDF RFI letter and extract items, or paste items directly, then click Fact Check. Each item will be assessed against the relevant NZBC clause.