Project Manual/Specs

Question 1

Project manual

Answer 1

includes: bidding requirements and documents, contracts, general and supplies conditions, tech specs

Question 2

Specifications

Answer 2

written information in contract docs, legal document, must be exact and unambiguous. follows master specification format

Question 3

What are open specs?

Answer 3

Descriptive specification - written descriptions of products, difficult to write
Performance specification - gives results desired, contractor can pick product. offers most competitive bidding, typically for govt projects
Reference Standard specification - compares and describes materials to ref standards. short/easy to write, uses industry standards

Question 4

What are closed specs?

Answer 4

proprietary specifications - specific manufacturers product is specified

Question 5

Spec Section format

Answer 5

Part 1 - general information
part 2 - products
part 3 - execution