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| What is a project manual? |
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A project manual is a bound book containing all the contract and non-contract documents for a construction project except the drawings and the agreements.
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| What are the parts of the project manual? |
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-Bidding requirements
-Supplements to bed forms
-Contract forms
-General and supplementary conditions
-Technical specifications
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| What are the two broad categories of construction specifications: |
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Prescriptive and performance
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Term
| Prescriptive specifications... |
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tell exactly what product or material you want the contractor to use by using brand names.
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| Performance (Open) specifications... |
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tell what results you want the final construction assembly to achieve, but they give the contractor some choice in how they will be achieved.
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Term
| Proprietary specification are... |
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the most restrictive specification in that they call out a specific manufacturer's product.
They do not allow for competitive bidding.
Type of PRESCRIPTIVE SPECIFICATION
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| Base bid or "equal" specifications are... |
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a type of specification that calls out a proprietary material or product but allows the substitution of other products that the contractor thinks are equal to the one stated.
Type of PRESCRIPTIVE SPECIFICATION
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| Descriptive specifications are... |
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a type of performance specification that gives detailed written requirements for the material or product and the workmanship required for its fabrication and installation.
Difficult to write bc you must include all the pertinent requirements for the construction and installation of the product.
Type of PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
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Term
| What is the MasterFormat? |
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Organizes of the technical sections of specifications.
Part 1- General
Part 2- Products
Part 3- Execution
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