Brief overview of the various aspects and procedures of taking a set of construction documents from the contractural phase to the building phase.
Path to a finished building:
Contracts
Documentation
Bidding
Construction
Bid Set Components:
Project Manual
Bidding Requirements
Front Ends
Contract Docs
Specifications
Drawings
Document organization:
CLASPME
civil-landscape-architecture-structural-plumbing-mechanical-electrical
(Thanks Kelly!)
Various specification options: via arendurance.com
Open
Proprietary (Open & Closed)
Descriptive
Performance
Project Team Communication:
Client/Owner
Architect/Engineer
Consultants
Contractor
Sub-contractor
Manufacturer
Q&A
-Construction work divided among construction trades
-Information shown on shop drawings
-Aspects of Descriptive specifications
-Aspects of Performance specifications
-Aspects of Proprietary specifications
-Reasons for Master specifications