The Scope Gap Index / Division 14
Division 14 · Conveying Equipment · Q3 2026
22 Division 14 packages across 19 projects, generated between 17 July and 30 September 2026 for Provision customers, ranked by how often each job got flagged. Model flags, checked by a person on fewer than one item in a hundred. Where to look, not proof.
Division 14 packages across 19 projects, 17 July to 30 September 2026
of 22 had at least one flag from Scope Agent
flags in total: 323 inferred, 47 coordination
of flags were inferred, the highest share of any division
Inferred means Scope Agent judged the job necessary and found no scope naming who does it. Coordination means it judged the job to sit between two trades. Neither is a confirmed omission on that project.
Ranked
An elevator package is the one where the sub tells the GC what to provide: the hoistway, the pit, the rail bracket inserts, the machine room, the power, the hoist beam. Scope Agent flagged testing in 16 of 22 packages, hoisting in 14, all 14 inferred, and anchors in 15. The spec describes the car. Who gets it into the hoistway, who provides the inserts it hangs from, and who stands there for the inspection are the gaps.
| Job flagged | Packages | Inferred | Coordination | Share flagged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testing, inspection and certification16 inferred · 1 coordination | 16 of 22 | 16 | 1 | 73% |
| Anchors, embeds and connections12 inferred · 7 coordination | 15 of 22 | 12 | 7 | 68% |
| Hoisting, lifting and delivery14 inferred · 0 coordination | 14 of 22 | 14 | 0 | 64% |
| Tolerances, joints and trade interfaces11 inferred · 7 coordination | 14 of 22 | 11 | 7 | 64% |
| Maintenance, warranty and spares11 inferred · 0 coordination | 11 of 22 | 11 | 0 | 50% |
| Penetrations, sleeves and firestopping10 inferred · 1 coordination | 11 of 22 | 10 | 1 | 50% |
| Scaffolding, shoring and access11 inferred · 1 coordination | 11 of 22 | 11 | 1 | 50% |
| Blocking, backing and support6 inferred · 6 coordination | 10 of 22 | 6 | 6 | 45% |
| Openings, cutting and patching4 inferred · 3 coordination | 7 of 22 | 4 | 3 | 32% |
| Removal, demolition and disposal7 inferred · 0 coordination | 7 of 22 | 7 | 0 | 32% |
| Sealants, flashing and waterproofing joints3 inferred · 0 coordination | 3 of 22 | 3 | 0 | 14% |
| Shop drawings and submittals0 inferred · 3 coordination | 3 of 22 | 0 | 3 | 14% |
| Temporary protection3 inferred · 1 coordination | 3 of 22 | 3 | 1 | 14% |
| Utility and service connections0 inferred · 2 coordination | 2 of 22 | 0 | 2 | 9% |
| Cleaning1 inferred · 0 coordination | 1 of 22 | 1 | 0 | 5% |
“Inferred” and “coordination” count packages with that kind of flag, and a package can have both, so the two columns can add to more than the total. The generic supply-versus-install topic (18 of 22) is left out; see the method note.
Beyond the ranking
Of 370 flags, 323 were inferred and 47 coordination, 87 percent, the highest share of any division. The elevator sub’s standard exclusions are long and well known, and the documents still don’t say who picks them up.
Getting the machine and the car into the building, the hoist beam in the overhead, the crane day for a machine-room-less unit. Fourteen packages were flagged and none of the flags named a second trade. Two lines close it: who provides the hoist beam, and who lifts.
Eleven of 22, all inferred. Interim maintenance between turnover and occupancy, the warranty start date on a car used for construction hoisting, the service contract the owner needs on day one. The spec requires it and the packages name nobody to carry it.
The items in detail
The six jobs flagged most often, after the generic supply-versus-install topic. Check your own documents before assuming a flag is right.
The authority’s acceptance inspection, the load test, the fire service recall test with the fire alarm sub present, and the certificate to operate. Sixteen inferred, one coordination. Name who schedules the inspection, who attends, and who pays for a re-inspection.
Rail bracket inserts in the hoistway walls, the pit ladder and buffer anchors, the sill angles, the power and telephone connection in the machine room. Twelve inferred, seven coordination. Say who supplies and sets the inserts, who surveys the hoistway, and who makes each connection.
The hoist beam in the overhead, the crane or hoist to set the machine, delivery of the car and rails into the hoistway. All 14 flags were inferred. State who provides the beam and who lifts.
Hoistway plumb and dimensional tolerances, the pit depth and overhead the sub needs, the sill against the flooring sub’s finish. Eleven inferred, seven coordination. State the tolerances, who surveys, and who corrects before rails are set.
Interim maintenance, the warranty start date, the owner’s service contract. All 11 flags were inferred. State the date the warranty starts and who maintains the car until then.
Sleeves into the hoistway for power and fire alarm, the machine room penetrations, firestopping the hoistway wall. Ten inferred, one coordination. Name who sleeves, who seals, and who signs the firestopping.
Method
22 scope packages classified to MasterFormat Division 14, generated by Scope Agent between 17 July and 30 September 2026 on 19 of the 24 projects in the quarter’s cohort. Eighteen carried the trade label elevator and one scaffolding. Three more carried a customer-specific label we couldn’t map to a standard trade; they’re counted here because the package itself was coded to the division. A package is one trade on one project, as it stood at quarter end. An item counts when Scope Agent flagged it as inferred or coordination. We grouped the items into sixteen topics by keyword, and one item can land in more than one topic.
Twenty-two packages on 19 projects clears our 20-package threshold for publishing a division. It’s small enough that one package moves a share by about five points, so treat the ranking as an order and the percentages loosely. These are Provision customers’ projects, and the numbers describe this sample only. A flag is Scope Agent’s judgment, checked by a person on fewer than one item in a hundred, so some flags will be wrong. We’ll update it every quarter.
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