SPECIFICATION

SPECIFICATION

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Specifications 6. Open Specification

2. Performance Specifications 7. equal
3. Descriptive Specification 8. Single product
4. Brand name Specification 9. Multi-product
5. Closed Specification 10. Reference

II. IDENTIFICATION

1. Provide 11. Finishes

2. Replace 12. Wood and Plastics
3. Figures 13. Thermal and Moisture Protection
4. Tables 14. Metals
5. Masonry 15. General Requirements
6. Site Work 16. Electrical
7. concrete 17. Furnishings
8. Equipment 18. Conveying Systems
9. Specialties 19. Special construction
10. Doors and windows 20. Mechanical

III. ENUMERATION

A. All specifications fall into six general types

1. Performance Specification
2. Descriptive Specification
3. Brand Name Specification
4. Closed Specification
5. Open Specification
6. Reference Specification

B. The use of standard format for construction specifications is important for the
following reasons:
1. The use of the same procedure lessens the chance for omissions or duplications of
items.
2. It facilitates the location of items in the same place in each section after the users
become familiar with the format.
3. Its outline can serve as checklist during the design/development stage.

C. The specifications are divided into 16 divisions:

1. General Requirements
2. Site Work
 3. Concrete
4. Masonry
5. Metals
6. Wood and Plastics
7. Thermal and Moisture Protection
8. Doors and Windows
9. Finishes
10. Specialties
11. Equipment
12. Furnishing
13. Special Construction
14. Conveying Systems
15. Mechanical
16. Electrical

D. The three basic parts of the section format are the following:
1. General
2. Products
3. Execution

E. Drawings and Specifications shall be thoroughly and completely coordinated.

Drawings in general shall show:
1. Architectural and Engineering design
2. Plans, elevations, details and all essential dimensions
3. Designation of such portion by title or symbol, to allow reference to it.
4. The extent of the various materials by symbols or otherwise.
5. Notes giving the basic design data, assumed loads, allowable stresses, design
references and requirements.
6. Limits of works.

F. Specifications shall give all necessary information governing:

1. Materials and workmanship
2. Inspection and tests
3. Supplementary contractual requirements
4. Necessary information which is not applied by the drawings.

G. Qualifications necessary for an affective specification writer:

1. A degree in the required discipline and eventual professional registration.
2. A good basic skill in drafting and detailing
3. A thorough knowledge of construction gained by extensive field inspection.
4. The ability to write in a proper and concise manner
5. An orderly mind
6. The ability to get along with fellow workers.
 SPECIFICATION

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. _____________________ is defined as a written document describing in detail

the scope of work, materials, to be used, method of installation, and quality of
workmanship for a panel of work to be placed under contract.

2. _____________________ is a type of specification, the results of the product,

rather than the product itself are specified.

3. _____________________ is a type of specifications which gives a description of

the product.

4. _____________________ is a type of specification wherein the desired product is

specified by the name give by the manufacturer or by the manufacturers name,
and model number.

5. _____________________ are types of specifications which are usually brand

name specifications and used basically where material is required to match
existing material.

6. _____________________ is a type of specification where all manufacturers

whose products meet performance and descriptive specifications are open.

7. The phrase _______________ means that the items specified by brand name is
established as a standard and any manufacturer with an equal product may bid.

8-9. __________________ and _________________ are the two types of closed

specifications

10. ____________________ is a type of specification in which the item desired is

referred to by a number corresponding to a numbering a published specification.

II. IDENTIFICATION

___________ 1. It means furnish and stall.

___________ 2. It means remove existing and provide new.

___________ 3. An illustration or graph which may constitute an integral part of the

specification.

___________ 4. An arrangement of data in lines and columns and should be used when
data can be presented more clearly this way than by the text.
___________ 5. Includes most materials traditionally installed by mason, exceptions
are paving, piles, waterproofing and terrazzo.

___________ 6. Includes most subjects dealing with site preparation and development.

___________ 7. Includes most items traditionally associated with concrete work;

exceptions are paving, piles, waterproofing and terrazzo.

___________ 8. Includes most items of specialized equipment.

___________ 9. Includes factory-assembled, pre-finished items.

___________ 10. Includes hardware, doors, windows, and frames; metal and glass
curtain walls; transparent and translucent glazing.

___________ 11. Includes interior finishes not traditionally the work of the carpentry
trade.

___________ 12. Includes most work traditionally performed by carpenters.

___________ 13. Includes most items normally associated with insulation and
preventing the passage of water vapor.

___________ 14. Includes most structural metals and metals not falling under the
specific provisions of other divisions.

___________ 15. Includes most requirements that apply to the job as a whole or to
several of the technical sections and especially the requirements
sometimes referred to as special conditions.

___________ 16. Includes most items that have been traditionally associated with the
electrical trades.

___________ 17. Includes most items placed in the finished building.

___________ 18. Includes the systems that utilize power to transport people or
materials.

___________ 19. Includes on site construction consisting of items that normally would
fall under several other divisions but require control that can be
attained only by all parts in a single section.

___________ 20. Includes most items that have been traditionally associated with the
mechanical trades including Plumbing, Heating, Ventilating, Air-
Conditioning and Fire Protection.
III. ENUMERATION

A. All specifications fall into six general types

1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________

B. The use of standard format for construction specifications is important for the
following reasons:
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________

C. The specifications are divided into 16 divisions:

1. ___________________________ 9. ___________________________
2. ___________________________ 10. ___________________________
3. ___________________________ 11. ___________________________
4. ___________________________ 12. ___________________________
5. ___________________________ 13. ___________________________
6. ___________________________ 14. ___________________________
7. ___________________________ 15. ___________________________
8. ___________________________ 16. ___________________________

D. The three basic parts of the section format are the following:
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________

E. Drawings and Specifications shall be thoroughly and completely coordinated.

Drawings in general shall show:
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________

F. Specifications shall give all necessary information governing:

1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
G. Qualifications necessary for an affective specification writer:
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________