How the Specification Handles Development Authority Conditions

This Tip looks at how to easily and efficiently document conditions that the builder needs to be responsible for during the contract that are listed in the development approval (DA).  …

This Tip looks at submissions the builder needs to make to you and how these can be handled efficiently in the Spec. Builder submissions can include product manufacturer advice, certificates,…

This Tip looks at the implications of specifying the various types of proprietary products. Proprietary products are those products that are mass-manufactured in a factory environment, then delivered to site ready…

This Tip looks at what the Specification should say about your builder proposing alternative products to those documented. This is a situation that happens often.  It can come about for many…

This Tip looks at Specification provider (or author, or marketer) content decisions that can affect you. ArchiAssist knows of only three Australian providers of full-version Master Specifications.  ArchiAssist is one…

This Tip looks at how a Specification should deal with Specification discrepancies with other documents. This is not ‘order of precedence’ which is usually a clause in the General Conditions…

This Tip looks at the easiest way to have your own office Specification. ArchiAssist is all about getting your Specs done easily and fast. The main tool for doing this…

This Tip looks at how the start of a Specification is extremely important. On the first page is the Table of Contents (a concise Spec will only need the Sections displayed…nice…

This Tip looks at how the Specification can protect you from excessive builder questioning. Builders will have questions, no matter how good our documentation is.  This normally is not a problem and we…

This Tip looks at how the Specification defined words can really support the rest of the Specification. Defined words are extremely important in larger wordy legal documents.  They are designed…