30–40% of submittals get rejected on the first pass. Not because the products are wrong. Not because the specs are impossible. But because contractors don’t fully review them before hitting send. Why? Because the “review” usually lands on an overworked Project Engineer who’s drowning in busy work: Chasing signatures. Copying spec sections. Cross-checking 100 line items just to make sure the manufacturer wrote down the right gauge of metal. That’s not engineering. That’s clerical labor. And it’s