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| What are the four parts of the project manual? |
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| Bidding requirements, parts of the contract itself (which may contain the agreement between owner and contractor, bond forms, and the like), general and supplementary conditions of the cotract, technical specifications |
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| invitation to bid, prequalification forms, instructions to bidders, information available to bidders, and bid forms |
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| bid security form, subcontractor list, substitution list |
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| agreement (contract between owner and contractor), performance bond, labor and materials payment bond, certificates of insurance |
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| General and supplementary conditions |
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| general conditions of the contract (such as AIA Form 201 or similar preprinted forms) supplementary coditions (anything not covered in the general conditions0 |
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| Perscriptive Specifications |
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| what product or material you want the contractor to use by using brand names. |
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| Performance Specifications |
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| what results you want the final contruction assembly to achieve, but they give the contractor some choice in how they will be achieved. |
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| Proprietary Specifications |
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| the most restrictive specifications in that they call out a specific manufacture's product. Downside, do not allow for competitive bidding |
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| Base-Bid or equal specification |
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| 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. |
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| Descriptive Specifications |
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| a type of perfomance (open) specification that gives detailed written requirements for the material or product and the workmanship required for its fabrication and installation. Does not mention trade names. |
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| Reference Standard Specifications |
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| variation of the descriptive type. describes a material product, or process based on requirements (reference standards0 set by an accepted authority or test method. |
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| Performance Specifications |
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| is a statement setting criteria and results required of the item being specified. The results can be verified by measurement, tests, or other types of evaluation |
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| are prewritten specifications that cover nearly all types of products, methods of installation, and other variables that relate to a specific product or contruction activity. |
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| establishes a standard way of organizing any particular specification section and shows a hierarchial system that arranges related construction products and activities into one of 16 groups called divisions. |
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| Master Format system parts (3 total) |
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| 1) general reqirements 2)details 3)installation, application |
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