Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures

Preface
Introduction
1 The Role of Specifications
Documents for Construction
Bidding Documents
Contract Documents
Specifications
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2 Relationship between Drawings and Specifications
What Goes Where
The Drawings
The Specifications
Coordinating the Design Process
Terminology
Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications
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3 Organization of Specifications
History of Construction Specifications Organization
Organizing Specifications According to MasterformatTM 2004
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4 The Project Manual and Specifications Sections
The Project Manual Concept
Alternative and Supplemental Formats for the Project Manual
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5 Formats for Specification Sections
Need for Formats for Specification Sections
SectionFormat
PageFormat
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6 Types of Specifications
Methods for Writing Specifications
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7 Specifications Writing Principles
Determining Content for the Specifications
Specifying
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8 Bidding Requirements
Three Basic Bidding Documents
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9 General Conditions of the Contract
Contractual Relationships
Other Public Agency and Corporate General Conditions
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10 Supplementary Conditions of the Contract
Supplementary Conditions
Guide for Producing Supplementary Conditions
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11 Bonds, Guaranties, and Warranties
Bonds
Warranties and Guaranties
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12 Division 01 - General Requirements
Scope of Division 01
Relationship of Division 01 Sections to Other Documents
Writing Division 01 Sections
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13 Modifications
Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents
Addenda
Change Orders
Other Modifications
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14 Specifications Language
General Precepts
Applications
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15 Specifications Resources
Overview
Construction Specifications Resources
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16 Product Selection
Product Selection Factors
Mandated Requirements
Design Criteria
Substitutions and Product Options
Communicating and Recording Product Selections
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17 Specifications Writing Procedures
Getting Started
Product Selections
Project Information
Specifications Format
Specifying Method
Specifications Detail
Order of Sections to Be Produced
Editing and Writing Specification Text
Specifications Checklists
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18 Master Guide Specifications
Specification Guides and Intact Masters
Public Agency Master Guide Specifications
Commercial Master Guide Specifications
Office Master Guide Specifications
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19 Computer-Assisted Specifications
Introduction
The First Four Decades of Automation
Transforming the Specification Process
Word Processing Software
Computers and Peripheral Equipment
Word Processing Enhancements for Specifications
Knowledge-Based, Computer-Assisted Specifications
Specifiers Property Sets (SPie)
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20 Preliminary Project Description
Uniformat(R)
Project Description
Preliminary Project Description
Computer-Assisted PPDs
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21 Outline and Shortform Specifications
Outline versus Shortform Specifications
Outline Specifications
Preliminary Project Description (PPD) Versus Outline Specifications
Shortform Specifications
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22 Green Specs/LEED Specs
Sustainable Design
LEED Specifications
Green Products
Green Project Master Specifications
Resources
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23 Building Information Modeling
Changing Specification Practice
Standards and Formats for BIM
Organizing BIM Data
The Evolving Role of the Specifier
The Ever-Evolving Specification
Changing the Specifier   s Workflow
Conclusions
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Appendix A Project Manual Checklist
Appendix B Sample Division 01 - General Requirements
Appendix C Sample Preliminary Project Description
Appendix D Sample Outline Specifications
Appendix E Sample AIA Documents
Appendix F Sample EJCDC Documents
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Index.