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Originally published: September 3, 2012 Updated January 7, 2022 Construction contract documents include the Agreement, the Conditions of Contract, the Drawings, and the Specifications. Because of the legal implications, owners produce the Agreement...
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RFIs - Requests for Information are common in the construction industry. They are the means by which contractors ask designers to clarify the...
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Specifications are the written documents defining qualitative construction requirements. Specifications complement drawings that define quantitative...
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I was working on completing a specification for a window replacement project in the Bahamas. Our client is the owner's representative, also in the...
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When owners determine a capital project is needed, it is a business purpose driving the decision. Therefore, the purpose of designing and...
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While reading the AIA recently released "Firm Survey Report 2020[i]" and the November "Architecture Billing Index[ii]" (ABI), there were two...
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In the children's story of "The Big Bad Wolf", he huffs and puffs and blows each house down, except for the brick house. The other houses were built...
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As projects approach the date designated as "Issue for Construction (IFC)," design teams begin planning what portions of the design will be completed...
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