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..
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
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..
