Supplemental Requirements for

Fabricators of Steel Buildings (BU)

Preface

The 2020 revision is not a complete revision of the ​Supplemental Requirements for
Fabricators of Steel Buildings (BU)​. The following changes have been made in this revision:

Section 1 Before the Site Audit

● No Changes
Section 2 During the Site Audit
● BU2.2 - Revision
Scope

This document (hereinafter referred to as ​Supplements)​ p

​ rovides the additional requirements for the
AISC Certification Program for Fabricators of Steel Buildings (BU) (hereinafter referred to as the
Program​).

Section 1 Before the Site Audit

BU1.1 All Participants/Applicants are required to have available and comply with these
Supplements​ and the ​Governing Requirements for Certification Programs​ (hereinafter
referred to as the ​Requirements​).

BU1.2 The AISC ​Certification Standard for Steel Fabrication and Erection, and Manufacturing of
Metal Components—2016​ (hereinafter referred to as the ​Standard​) is the primary
normative document for all Certification Programs. Whenever there is a conflict between
the ​Supplements​ and the ​Standard​, the ​Supplements​ govern.

BU1.3 Standard​ Chapter 1 (General Requirements) and Chapter 2 (Building Fabricator

Requirements) apply to this ​Program.

BU1.4 Participants/Applicants are eligible to apply for the Sophisticated Painting Endorsement
(SPE). For information and requirements concerning this endorsement, refer to the
Requirements​ Section 2, “Applying for Certification,” or Section 8, “Making Changes to
the Certification Scope,” and the AISC ​Supplemental​ ​Program Requirements for
Applicators of Complex Coatings Endorsement(CCE).

BU1.5 ​ ust submit an application, payment, and all documents

Applicants to this ​Program m
required by the ​Application Document Submittal for AISC Certification—Fabricators and
Manufacturers​.

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 Section 2 During the Site Audit

BU2.1 The Quality Management System (QMS) that this ​Program​ applies to will be audited.
Sample jobs/contracts of structural steel work will be used to demonstrate capability to
meet the ​Program​ regardless of whether the job/contract requires an AISC-certified
fabricator.

BU2.2 Participants/Applicants are required to have work in the shop at the time of the site audit
that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of the ​Program​. This
work must be structural steel as defined in Section 2.1 of AISC 303, ​Code of Standard
Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges​. If it is known or suspected that there will not be
this type of work in the shop at the time of the site audit, AISC Certification must be
contacted at least 30 days prior to the site audit to discuss alternate arrangements.

Solutions may include a demonstration of capability (See Requirement 5.11) that follows
the QMS practices to demonstrate capability. Failure to have adequate work in the shop
during the site audit could result in an Additional Site Audit fee being required or in a
Rescheduled Site Audit fee.

BU2.3 Participants/Applicants will be audited and evaluated to ensure compliance with the
current AWS D1.1/D1.1M,​ Structural Welding Code—Steel​, regardless of whether this is
required by the sampled contracts and specifications.

BU2.4 Participants/Applicants must perform a bolting method demonstration at each Initial

Certification (RFN) and Full Certification Renewal (RF) site audit. The demonstration shall
comply with the current RCSC​ Specification for Structural Joints Using High Strength
Bolts​ Section 7, “Pre-Installation Verification.”

BU2.5 Participants/Applicants must demonstrate that their Quality Control Inspector(s) (QCI)
is/are qualified per current ANSI/AISC 360 ​Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
Section N4. These qualifications must be stated by the Participant/Applicant in its quality
management system, including experience and training requirements.

COMMENTARY.​ Provided for clarification of criteria in the ​Standard​ and includes references to the
appropriate section(s) of the ​Standard.​

C1 1.6 Contract Review​ This section requires a “documented procedure” for contract
review. As a part of this review, there will be required sign-offs, checksheet
completion, or other means of determining that the bid offered is meeting the
contract and that any special considerations found in the contract documents
have been considered and planned for. During the audit, the auditor will be
looking for evidence in the form of records of the outcome of the contract review
process.

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 C2 1.10.3 Receipt Inspection ​The term “receiving inspection” is not used in the ​Standard​.
1.13 It has been replaced by 1.10.3, where “verification of purchased product,
materials and services” is used. This verification or inspection can be performed
as part of the purchasing or inspection procedure depending on how the
company is structured. Section 1.13.2 does mention that “materials shall be
inspected before the work begins,” which is indicative of an inspection of
materials. If it is done as part of the in-process inspection and a defect is found
requiring replacement of the material, then the delay could have a greater
impact on the project than if the inspection is performed at or near receipt of
material.

C3 1.12 Process Control​ This section requires “documented procedures” for those
fabrication and erection processes that affect quality, and a list of minimum
required procedures is provided. To develop documented procedures​ for other
processes that affect quality​, refer to the definitions of ​Fabrication a
​ nd ​Er​ection
in the glossary of the Standard

C4 1.13 Inspection Sampling​ Section 1.13 requires a “documented procedure” to

ensure that the completed work meets contract documents.

C5 1.10.2 Subcontracted Fabrication/Erection​ ​When a Certified company needs to

subcontract a portion of the fabricator’s, manufacturer’s or erector’s contract
work, the criteria of 1.10.2 require subcontractors to be evaluated on their
ability to meet the requirements of approved construction documents. If the
approved construction documents require a Certified
Fabricator/Manufacturer/Erector, then the subcontractor needs to meet the
requirement. Changes to the approved construction documents shall require
documented approval by the Owner. Standard section 1.8.2 for control of
construction documents is followed for documenting changes and approval.

C6 1.14 Calibration or Adjustment History​ These types of quality records provide

evidence that the calibration was performed and traceable to a national or
international standard, to identification of the equipment that was calibrated, to
who performed the calibration, to the date of the calibration, and the date the
calibration expires or the next calibration is due. The calibration record would
also provide evidence of any adjustments that were performed during the
calibration process.

C7 Quality Records​ This term is used throughout the ​Standard​ to identify this type
of record. Refer to the glossary of the ​Standard f​ or the definition of a quality
record. Maintenance/Control of these records is described in ​Standard​ Section
1.9.

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