Services

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Senior architects and project managers time is valuable and limited and project specifications (a legally binding part of the contract) need focused attention. Our team works closely with clients through all phases of document development, to help them find the products best suited to their design and performance requirements. Experienced specifications experts handle the details of writing your specifications and coordinating your Project Manual.

Specifications Services:

• Preliminary Project Descriptions (for Design-Build bridging documents and traditional delivery method projects
• Outline Specifications
• Short Form Specifications
• Project Manuals - Full 3-Part Specifications
• Office Master Specification Development
• Product guide specifications

Project Manual Assembly:

• Coordination of administrative requirements, language, format, file naming, and printing for all disciplines contributing documents for the Project Manual.
• Cover pages incorporating logos and custom graphics.
• Table of Contents, Certifications, and Drawing Lists
• Basic Terminology review for all disciplines contributing documents for the Project Manual.

Communication between design team members is critical in the coordination effort. General Conditions describe the Specifications and the Drawings as complementary, not giving one a higher rank than the other. Our team works diligently to achieve this unity or marriage of drawings and specifications.

Coordination Services:

• Sustainable Design: incorporating sustainable design submittal and performance criteria into the specifications.
• Product Consulting and Research
• The connection between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Specifications
• Review of Drawings, detailing, and sheet notes for coordination with the Specifications
• Specifications for special disciplines and in collaboration with other consultants when retained on a Project. Special disciplines include Door Hardware, Vertical Transportation, Acoustician, Food Service, Building Envelope, etc.

• Word Processing and formatting of documents prepared by other Consultants, Owner, Contractor or Construction Manager
• Assistance in setting up word processing styles and procedures
• Preparation of a Record Set of the Project Manual
• Continuing education presentations on specification preparation and drawing coordination.