Thanks everyone for your timely responses.
I think that Steveh49 and olddawgnewtricks are correct in that they may have planned for a different footing design and do not want to address the moment at the column base.
The interesting part is that the EOR said in the meeting that he did not...
My company makes and installs free standing aluminum walkway covers and wall attached canopies with front columns. We provide the GC's with a foam block slightly larger than our column (1-1.5"on each side) which they use when the piers are poured. When we are ready to install, we remove the...