Lare Section 4: Construction Specifications

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Organization in charge of construction specifications

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The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

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MasterFormat

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The standard specifications format for project manuals.

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Section 0

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Procurement and Contracting Requirements (Solicitation, instructions, title page, bid procedure, contractor qualifications)

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Section 01

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General Requirements (Summary of work, price and payment procedure, substitutions, administrative procedures, quality requirements, temporary conditions during construction

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Section 2

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Existing Conditions (Maintenance of existing conditions, conservation measures, site surveys and assessments, subsurface investigations, demolition, site remediation,)

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Section 3

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Concrete

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Section 4

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Masonry

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Section 5

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Metals

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Section 6

Back 9

Wood, plastics, and composites

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Section 7

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Thermal and Moisture Protection Includes roofing)

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Section 8

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Openings (Doors and Windows)

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Section 9

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Finishes

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Section 10

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Specialties (Amenities like chalkboards, storage, Signs, mostly interior architectural stuff)

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Section 11

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Equipment (includes vehicle and pedestrian equipment like car servicing, parking gates, loading dock bumpers, pedestrian turnstyles, food services, AV, athletic equipment, playfield equipment and structures, medial and mortuary)

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Section 12

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Furnishings

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Section 13

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Special Construction (Swimming pools, ice rinks, planetariums, aquariums, kennels, greenhouses)

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Section 14

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Conveying equipment (Dumbwaiters, escalators, lifts, turntables, etc)

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Section 21

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Fire suppression

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Section 22

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Plumbing (Interior mostly, does include swimming pool and fountain plumbing)

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Section 23

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HVAC

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Section 25

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Integrated Automation

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Section 26

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Electrical (Includes some specialty lighting we may use like exterior LED lighting, helipad and security lighting, sports field lighting)

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Section 27

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Communications

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Section 28

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Electronic Safety and Security

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Section 31

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Earthwork

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Section 32

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Exterior Improvements (Most of our stuff, including pavements)

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In what specification section are concrete pavements?

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Section 32: Exterior improvements

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Are asphalt and concrete in the same section?

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In the same general section (32), but different subsections (asphalt=flexible paving, concrete=rigid paving)

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What section contains unit paving?

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Section 32, under a separate unit paving subsection from rigid concrete paving

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In what section are retaining walls?

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Section 32 32

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In what section are site furnishings?

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Section 32 33

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Section 33

Back 32

Utilities

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Section 34

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Transportation (operation and work results for roadways, bridges, railways, airports, transportation signals, etc)

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Section 35

Back 34

Waterway and Marine Construction

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Section 40

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Process Interconnections

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Section 41

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Material Processing and Handling Equipment

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Section 42

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Process Heating, Cooling, and Drying Equipment

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Section 43

Back 38

Process Gas and Liquid Handling, Purification, and Storage Equipment

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Section 44

Back 39

Pollution and Waste Control Equipment

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Section 45

Back 40

Industry-Specific Manufacturing Equipment

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Section 46

Back 41

Water and Wastewater Equipment

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Section 48

Back 42

Electrical Power Generation