1. Construction Specifications Institute

You have drafted up so many construction documents in your young hipping career. But when you're asked a question what goes inside bidding documents, you've no idea.You hear your project architect interchangeably using the terms “specs” and “project manual”.

But did you know they’re actually not the same thing?Don't worry. I've got you cover!We’re diving into every type of documents you’d need to know (not just for the CDS/PDD exam but for your daily practice).

You can even download the study guide at the end of the post before your exam!CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTSThis is the easiest to understand. Construction documents include everything you do to bring a project from design to a completed building.

This includes:. Bidding Requirements. Contract Forms. Conditions of Contract. Specifications.

Drawings. Addendum. Contract ModificationsTips: Submittals are not part of construction document. Submittals are drawn by contractor and reviewed by you - you don’t actually draw them.BIDDING/PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTSBefore you issue for construction, you'll usually issue a set of documents for bidding only.

This is to help the owner award the contracts to the lowest responsible bidder. That's why the bidding documents include basically everything before contract is awarded and construction is started. Bidding Requirements. Contract Forms. Conditions of Contract.

Specifications. Drawings. AddendumTips: An addendum is to modify or clarify the procurement documents issued for bid. It's issued after you issue a bid set and before a contract is awarded.

After a contract is awarded, any documents issued to make changes to the project are issued as bulletins.PROJECT MANUALMany think of specifications as a written construction documents. Specifications communicate the type and quality of materials while drawings communicate the quantity and layout.

But it's important to know that specifications don't equal project manual, but instead it's a primary component of a project manual.Other documents included in a project manual are:. Bidding Requirements. Contract Forms.

Conditions of Contract. SpecificationsTips: In 1963, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) introduced MasterFormat to organize information in a project manual.

Know the sections, parts and divisions in a MasterFormat - they do show up in the exams!CONTRACT DOCUMENTSContract documents includes deliverables after bidding is completed (i.e. Owner-contractor agreement is executed). Any bidding requirements are NOT included in the contract documents.

Construction Specifications Institute

It includes the owner-contractor agreement, the general and supplementary conditions, the specs, contract drawings plus any changes or modifications made to the contract. Contract Forms. Conditions of Contract. Specifications. Drawings. Addendum. Contract ModificationsTips: Contract drawings on the other hand are the graphic illustration of the project.

It's part of contract documents to show the size, form, quantity and relationships between materials and systems.RECORD DRAWINGS / AS-BUILT DRAWINGSProviding record drawing is an additional service of an architect. The diagram tintt posted is taken from an old CSI Project Resource Manual using the old 16 division structure before the reformat of MasterFormat in 2004. They've since updated it (the diagram) and the book, now the (PDPG). The PDPG is essential reading for anyone looking to understand construction documents and project delivery better.

It contains lots of clear, concise information for anyone looking to study CDS or many of the new ARE 5.0 divisions.Notice the specification division numbers aren't the only thing to have changed. Though the information is essentially the same.

.Title.The project resource manual: CSI manual of practice /​ the Construction Specifications Institute.Also Titled.CSI manual of practice.Other Authors.Construction Specifications InstituteEdition.5th expanded and updated ed.Published.New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005.Content Types.textCarrier Types.volumePhysical Description.1 v. (various pagings): ill.; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/​4 in.)Subjects.Summary.' There's no better guide for organizing and documenting construction projects than The Project Resource Manual: CSI Manual of Practice.

From the first glimmering of a project idea, through to every stage of procurement, design, and construction, to facility management, The Project Resource Manual gives you working tools to make every project go smoother and quicker. It helps you avoid errors, misunderstandings, and cost overruns, and assists you in reading the ultimate project goal - coming in on time and within budget, and meeting the owner's needs.' 'Filled with helpful solutions, the new edition of this reference tool gives you a common language and system for organizing, standardizing, retrieving, communicating, and exchanging construction information in an effective and efficient way.' -BOOK JACKET.Contents.Module 1. Introduction.Module 2. Project conception.Module 3.

Project delivery.Module 4. Design.Module 5. Construction documents.Module 6. Bidding/​negotiating/​purchasing.Module 7. Construction.Module 8. Facility management.Notes.Rev. Of: CSI Manual of practice.

1967.Includes bibliographical references and index.Language.EnglishISBN.Dewey Number.692/​.3Libraries Australia ID.Contributed by Get this edition.