This tip looks at Specifications and selecting one for a particular size project.
The long and short of this subject is…it is totally un-necessary to have different Master Specs for different size projects. A good Master Spec will have everything necessary in it for all size projects.
When you think about the detail of what goes into a small project and a large project, there is actually very little difference.
Much of the big stuff is structure and the Structural Consultant documents that. There are a few elements particular to large projects, like curtain walls, but these things should be simple clauses in the Master Spec which can be easily deleted for smaller projects.
There are some construction procedural and administrative things also particular to large projects, and again, these should be simple clauses which can be easily deleted for smaller projects.
Nearly all other construction is the same between large and small projects, for example, tiling is the same, roofing is the same, hanging doors is the same, brickwork is the same, and on and on ad nauseum.
Don’t be fooled by slick marketing that says you need different Master Specifications for different size projects. This is just not true and leads to unnecessary complexity.
