Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures / Harold J. Rosen.
By: Rosen, Harold J.
Material type: BookSeries: Wiley series of practical construction guides.Publisher: New York : Wiley, 1981Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xi, 235 p. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0471083283.Subject(s): Specification writing | Buildings -- SpecificationsDDC classification: 692.3Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 692.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00008398 |
"A Wiley-Interscience publication.".
Includes index.
Principles -- The role of the specifications -- Relationship between drawings and specifications -- Organization of specifications -- Concept of the technical section -- Arrangement of the technical section -- Types of specifications -- Systems Building and Performance Specifications -- Specifications Writing Techniques -- Bidding Procedures -- Bidding requirements -- Bonds, guarantees, warranties -- Conditions of the contract -- General conditions and supplements -- Procedures -- General requirements -- Specifying materials -- Specification language -- Specification reference sources -- Materials evaluation -- Specifications writing procedures -- Computerized specifications -- Uniform construction index -- Physical format and style -- Addenda.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. vii)
- Authors' Overview and Preview (p. vii)
- Specifiers' Comments (p. xii)
- Introduction (p. xvii)
- 1 The Role of Specifications (p. 1)
- Documents for Construction (p. 1)
- Bidding Documents (p. 1)
- Contract Documents (p. 2)
- Specifications (p. 3)
- 2 Relationship Between Drawings and Specifications (p. 5)
- What Goes Where (p. 5)
- The Drawings (p. 6)
- The Specifications (p. 7)
- Coordinating the Design Process (p. 8)
- Terminology (p. 10)
- Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications (p. 10)
- 3 Organization of Specifications (p. 13)
- History of Specification Organization (p. 13)
- Organizing Specifications Divisions and Sections (p. 15)
- CSI/CSC MasterFormat (p. 16)
- Using MasterFormat (p. 20)
- 4 The Project Manual and Specifications Sections (p. 23)
- The Project Manual Concept (p. 23)
- 5 Formats for Specifications Sections (p. 27)
- Need for Formats for Specifications Sections (p. 27)
- SectionFormat (p. 27)
- PageFormat (p. 37)
- 6 Types of Specifications (p. 41)
- Methods for Writing Specifications (p. 41)
- 7 Specifications Writing Principles (p. 53)
- Determining Content for the Specifications (p. 53)
- Specifying (p. 55)
- 8 Bidding Requirements (p. 59)
- Three Basic Bidding Documents (p. 59)
- 9 General Conditions of the Contract (p. 71)
- Contractual Relationships (p. 71)
- 10 Supplementary Conditions of the Contract (p. 77)
- Supplementary Conditions (p. 77)
- Guide for Supplementary Conditions (p. 86)
- 11 Bonds, Guaranties, and Warranties (p. 87)
- Bonds (p. 87)
- Warranties and Guaranties (p. 88)
- 12 Division 1 - General Requirements (p. 93)
- Scope of Division 1 (p. 93)
- Relationship of Division 1 Sections to Other Documents (p. 94)
- Writing Division 1 Sections (p. 102)
- 13 Modifications (p. 105)
- Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents (p. 105)
- Addenda (p. 105)
- 14 Specifications Language (p. 113)
- General Precepts (p. 113)
- Applications (p. 114)
- 15 Specifications Resources (p. 125)
- Overview (p. 125)
- Construction Specifications Resources (p. 125)
- 16 Products Selection (p. 139)
- Product Selection Factors (p. 139)
- Mandated Requirements (p. 139)
- Design Criteria (p. 141)
- Substitutions and Product Options (p. 144)
- Communicating and Recording Product Selections (p. 150)
- 17 Specifications Writing Procedures (p. 153)
- Getting Started (p. 153)
- Product Selections (p. 153)
- Project Information (p. 154)
- Specifications Format (p. 155)
- Specifying Method (p. 155)
- Specifications Detail (p. 157)
- Order of Sections to Be Produced (p. 157)
- Editing and Writing Specification Text (p. 158)
- Specifications Checklists (p. 160)
- 18 Master Guide Specifications (p. 161)
- Specification Guides and Intact Masters (p. 161)
- Public Agency Master Guide Specifications (p. 161)
- Commercial Master Guide Specifications (p. 162)
- Office Master Guide Specifications (p. 165)
- 19 Computer-Assisted Specifications (p. 167)
- Introduction (p. 167)
- The First Four Decades of Automation (p. 167)
- Transforming the Specification Process (p. 168)
- Word Processing Software (p. 170)
- Computers and Peripheral Equipment (p. 170)
- Word Processing Enhancements for Specifications (p. 171)
- Knowledge-Based, Computer-Assisted Specifications (p. 172)
- 20 Preliminary Project Description (p. 175)
- Uniformat (p. 175)
- Preliminary Project Description (p. 177)
- Computer-Assisted PPDs (p. 178)
- 21 Outline and Shortform Specifications (p. 179)
- Outline versus Shortform Specifications (p. 179)
- Outline Specifications (p. 179)
- Shortform Specifications (p. 181)
- Appendix A Project Manual Checklist (p. 189)
- Appendix B Sample Division 1 - General Requirements (p. 195)
- Appendix C Sample Preliminary Project Description (p. 233)
- Appendix D Sample Outline Specifications (p. 249)
- Appendix E Sample AIA Documents (p. 283)
- Appendix F Sample EJCDC Documents (p. 377)
- Index (p. 419)