It's a debate. The debate is evidenced in all the commercial guide specifications and even CSI's SectionFormat™. Related Requirements is an article heading near the beginning of specification sections. This article gives specifiers an opportunity to list..
Contract Documents are Related
by David Stutzman | May 26, 2014 | AIA, Construction Administration, contract documents, CSI, Division 00, Division 01, MasterFormat, Professional Practice, AIA A201, SectionFormat, Specifications, Specifier, UniFormat
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..
What's Wrong with This Picture?
by David Stutzman | Nov 20, 2012 | 4030, Construction Administration, Coordination, Division 00, Division 01, Professional Practice, publications, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Specifications, Sustainable Design, Tech Tips
Design-Build Division 00 and Division 01
by David Stutzman | Oct 29, 2012 | bidding, Construction Administration, Contracting, Design-bid-build, Design-build, Division 00, Division 01, General Requirements, Professional Practice, Project delivery method, Specifications
The architect asked that I review the "front end" documents written by the design-builder for a new construction project. The front end including bidding requirements, contract requirements, conditions of the contract, and Division 01. The project..
Where Is the Right Place?
by David Stutzman | Feb 20, 2012 | AIA, Bad Specs, contract documents, CSI, Division 00, Division 11, EJCDC, General Conditions, Professional Practice, Specifications
Be careful! Often project specifications are not written by one individual. The final project manual may have contributions by the architect, specifier, engineers (usually plural), and specialty consultants. Coordination problems must be eliminated..
Bidding Qualifications Criteria and Document Costs
by David Stutzman | Oct 31, 2011 | Bad Specs, Division 00, invitation to bid, Professional Practice, Specifications
Here is a piece of a "constructability review" completed recently by Jamie Hewitt. His comments are in bold, inserted into the specification text.
Competitive Construction Procurement - Bid Requirements
by David Stutzman | Aug 17, 2010 | bidding, Division 00, procurement, publications, Specifications, Tech Tips
Competitive Construction Procurement: What do I need besides the drawings and spec? Bidders need additional information about the bidding process to ensure their bids are responsive to the owner's needs and hopefully (for them) successful. Learn what..