It's finally here, fall! My favorite time of year when we change from hot humid days to cooler days and sleeping with the windows open. Speaking of changes, this month, as part of a look into the "Construction Alliance" and the "Construction Guidelines",..
Payment for Extra Work - Cost Plus Fee
by Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA | Oct 1, 2020 | Contract, Contractor, Owner, Payment Methods, Cost
SPECtember - Value Certified Construction Specifiers
by David Stutzman | Sep 2, 2013 | agreement, AIA, Bad Specs, bidding, CCS, CDT, Certified Construction Specifier, CONSTRUCT, Construction Administration, Contract, contract documents, CSI, Division 00, Drawings, General Conditions, General contractor, Order of precedence, Professional Practice, Project Manual, Quality Assurance, Specifications, Specifier, SPECtember
This month the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will hold its annual convention and the Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice (SCIP) will hold its annual meeting, both in conjunction with CONSTRUCT, an annual educational seminar..
Division 01 - It's not boilerplate!
by David Stutzman | Jul 16, 2012 | Boilerplate, Construction Manager, Contract, contract documents, CSI, Division 01, Fast Track, General Conditions, Integrated project delivery, IPD, Multiple Prime, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group
Division 01 sets the basic rules for administrative procedures of a construction contract. You may think that once written for a particular firm, there should be little reason to modify Division 01. However there are at least six factors that will..
What Should I Look for During Submittal Review?
by David Stutzman | Jul 2, 2012 | Construction Administration, Contract, Division 01, General contractor, Professional Practice, Review, Architect, Shop drawing, Specifications, submittals, substitutions
An architect recently asked that I give an opinion about a shop drawing and what was actually installed on a project site. The installation was consistent with the shop drawings, but inconsistent with the contract documents. What I did not see as part of..
