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Another common practice was to have coating suppliers
prepare specifications for painting, particularly for small jobs.
As might be expected, the supplier's products were required by
the document. Today, specifications are usually prepared by
architect-engineers who specialize in this work. They have the
background, and the standards and other criteria documents at
their disposal, to prepare an engineering document for a specific
job in a professional manner that is technically correct
(complete and without error), clear (unambiguous), and concise
(no longer than absolutely necessary).
The specification writer must be able to describe the
important details while visualizing the desired final products of
the work. The different requirements and phases of the work must
be presented in logical, sequential steps to permit the work to
be accomplished efficiently. Poorly or incompletely written
specifications can result in the following bidding problems:
bids from unqualified contractors, fewer bids from qualified
contractors, or unrealistically high or low bids.
8.3
The CSI Format. A systematic format for construction
specifications is necessary to include important items. It also
makes it easier for those preparing bids or executing the
contract to accomplish their work, because the requirements can
be found in the same part of the document, as in previous
documents from the firm. The format of the Construction
Specification Institute (CSI) is used by the Federal and many
State governments, as well as private industry. It divides
construction work into 16 divisions by the building trade
involved with the work. Finishes are always in Division 9 and
paints and protective coatings in Section 09900 of Division 9.
Sections have five digit numbers. Each CSI section is divided
into three basic parts:
a)
Part 1.
General
b)
Part 2.
Products
c)
Part 3.
Execution
8.3.1
General Information Part. The general information part
of the CSI format includes the following sections:
a)
Summary or Introduction
b)
References
c)
Definitions
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