The bidders are required to attend a pre-bid meeting. The owner, the design team, and (presumably) all the bidders attend. Each meeting follows essentially the same agenda.
Minutes are Minutes and Not Addenda
by David Stutzman | Sep 9, 2013 | Addenda, Addendum, AIA, Bad Specs, bidding, Bidding Documents, Construction Administration, contract documents, CSI, invitation to bid, Meeting Minutes, Professional Practice, Specifications
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.