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Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures / Harold J. Rosen.

By: Rosen, Harold J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: 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: 692.3
Contents:
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.
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"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)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Harold J. Rosen, PE, FCSI, is the former chief specifications writer at Skidmore Owings and Merrill in New York and is a fellow of the Construction Specifications Institute.

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