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Is the Spec Open or Closed?

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Is the contractor permitted to submit substitutions or propose comparable products? Not if the spec is closed, he is not. Be careful if you think you...

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Practice Group Survey - Acceptable Product Submittals

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This month the CSI Specifying Practice Group discussed the results of a group survey about product submittals. The intent was to learn how the group...

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Acceptable Product Submittals

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A surprising dichotomy: Architects say approval of products that are not specified should be documented as contract modifications, but most simply...

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