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Bidding Qualifications Criteria and Document Costs
Here is a piece of a "constructability review" completed recently by Jamie Hewitt. His comments are in bold, inserted into the specification text.
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CSI Benefits at a Discount
I joined CSI in 1980. That decision was one of the best for my entire career. It can be for you too. The network and friends are nearly family.
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Bad Specs - School District Glazing Tech Guide
Thanks to Liz O'Sullivan for the first Bad Specs entry. 088000 glazing tech guide.pdf Send your own examples to me at dstutzman@conspectusinc.com.
Cement Plaster Water-Ressistive Barrier
Tech Tips received a CSI National Communications Award September 23, 2011 at the national convention.
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The Future of Specifications
So what is the future? Hard to know, but Louis Medcalf presented ideas shared at CONSTRUCT2011 in Chicago with the Specifying Practice Group.
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Bad Specs - Let's Learn from Examples
Last week, a friend received a request for a bid from a Construction Manager. How the Construction Manager expected to get valid bids with the spec...
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Self-Inflicted Budget Difficulties
I received the specification shown below from a friend, an independent manufacturer's representative today. Yes this is the total expansion control...
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Brick - Solid or Hollow - Why Choose?
Brick selection is usually based on aesthetic factors, first, such as size, color, and texture. These aesthetic factors can dramatically affect the...
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Depth in Accessible Interior Design
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Public Bidding - Mind the Rules
One of our clients ventured into the public bidding realm, as a new adventure for the firm. The project is currently in the middle of bidding with...