Decsiphering Specifications for Design Professionals, Contractors and Product Representatives

TOPIC

• Explore the CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide; become aware of what comprises good specification writing, how a Project Manual is organized and what goes where in specification sections. 
• This is an excellent refressher for experienced Engineers and Consultants as well as a good primer for new Spec Writers

Learning Objectives

• Basics of the contractual relationship between Design Professional and Contractor.
• Elements of good specification writing for preparing clear, and concise specifications.
• How MasterFormat is an organizational tool for construction documents, product data and more.
• How SectionFormat places contents of a specification section into a retrievable sequence.

Presenter

• Construction Association of Michigan
• Lawrence Technological University, School of Architecture Wayne State University, Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture

• Has included preparation of and administration of building renovation and/or a Capitol Improvements programs.
• Preparation of documentation to have pro-active maintenance of facility components and maintenance of records.

PRODUCT REPRESENTATIVES

Would you like the opportunity to do an inexpensive sales pitch to our professional members? If so, I would like to remind you, that we do offer tabletop presentations at our chapter meetings. The cost for doing a tabletop presentation is $50.00 for chapter members, and $75.00 for nonmembers. Your fee includes a table set up for you to display your products, and a chance to do a brief (10 minute max.) introduction for yourself and your products.

To reserve a space at one of our upcoming meetings, please contact Curtis Norton, at (608) 576-7108 or at the Chapter email address: [email protected]