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Model Format forBuilding Services
Specifications
Peter TsePrincipal Design
Consultant4 April 2016
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• Purpose
Standard, consistent layout for specifications
Detailed technical content
• Who does this benefit• Anyone who prepares a specification• Anyone who receives a specification
BG 56 / 2015
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• 3D models• Reports• Surveys• Drawing • Specifications
BIMA small digression
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• Late 2013 – BSRIA attended a BESA regional event
• Specifications arguably single most important document constructors receive on a project• Basis of understanding• What they were required to price• What to deliver
• Suggested a model format for all to use
• Involve both parties in determining the format:– those who produce the specification– those who receive the specification
Background to BG 56
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• Requirement: Produce a structure to support working practices– Recognise different people require different levels of
information at different times
• Not based on existing classification structure– CAWS (common arrangement of work sections) and Uniclass
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– Present the information in the format required, not as the classification structure dictates
• BG 56 provides general headings in a ‘standard’ order– Users can provide own content to populate– Used for any project
Shaping the requirement
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Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition…..
‘a detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc’
For construction…..
For a designer to convey information on the design of various aspects of the project to the installer
What is a specification
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Minimum requirements: • What the project comprises
• Design criteria and performance requirements
• Descriptions of the systems
• How the systems are to work
• Details of the plant and equipment to be provided
What is a specification
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Minimum requirements: • Details of relevant specialist works
What is a specification
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Minimum requirements:
• How the plant, equipment and systems are to be installed
• Quantities of plant and equipment
• The arrangement of plant, equipment and systems
What is a specification
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Minimum requirements:• Controls descriptions and
descriptions of operation
• Requirements and information for operation of systems
• Data for commissioning
What is a specification
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Minimum requirements:
• Contractual and legal conditions which the installer must adhere to
What is a specification
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The specification has many uses• Prior to tendering, can be used to demonstrate compliance
with the clients requirements
• To describe the works to the tenderer/contractor
• A reference source in case of conflict, or to prove clarity over a technical issue
• Read at the start and then referred to as needed throughout the contract
• Distribute various sections amongst sub-contractors
• Retained as a reference source after the works, to inform future projects
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Common component parts?• Preliminaries
– General contract conditions and legal issues– No technical information
• Materials and workmanship– Way plant/systems should be installed– Quality of plant and materials
• Project specific requirements– Location, general description, design criteria, system descriptions,
operation, control strategies
• Project specific material and equipment– Detailed information on plant and equipment– Can be in form of schedules– Quantities, performance data, manufacturers’ references etc.
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How is it arranged?2 Common approaches:
1. By parts
Project specific requirements
Materials and workmanship
Project specific materials and equipment
Preliminaries
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How is it arranged?2. By work section or system –
based on Common Arrangement of Work Sections (CAWS)
Used for many specification compilation tools
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How is it arranged?
Project specific requirements
Materials and workmanship
Project specific materials and equipment
Preliminaries
By work section or system
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Preparing Effective Specifications
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Preparing Effective Specifications1. Use plain language
2. Know what you want
3. Be specific – state clearly the requirements / responsibilities
4. ‘Cut and paste’ with care – use master specification
5. Use the correct level of detail
6. Put information in the right place
7. Ensure compliance
8. Ensure consistency – within document and others
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Preparing Effective Specifications9. Look from the user's viewpoint
10.Use imperative tense– “The system shall be installed…..”– “Install the system…..”
11. Avoid unnecessary duplication
12.Avoid unnecessary content – No need to restate that tender/constructor is responsible for
the specified work; address in preliminaries13.Keep consistent numbering
14.Roles and responsibilities addressed
15.Check client requirements – checked for technical suitability
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Model specification format
Part A Preliminaries/contract conditions
Part B Project specific requirements
Part C Project specific materials and equipment
Part D Common workmanship and materials
Part E Tender deliverables
Key driver – few parts as possible
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Part AReflects particular requirements of the project
Reflects requirements of the contract
Type of contract to be considered
Roles and responsibilities of designer and tenderer
Part A
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Part BMain technical requirements
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Located in one place - assessed as whole section
Increasingly important
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Part BExample of systems description list
• Establish an order • Just miss out section if not required
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Part C• Specific plant and equipment
• Schedules for repetitive items
• Sufficient information for costing purposes
• Generic design basis provided for D&B projects
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Part D• For generic equipment used for
most projects – typically not project specific
• May require little or no editing
• Project specific selection still need to be made clear
• May refer to codes and standards to express quality threshold
• May refer to industry best-practice publications
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Part E• Documents required to be
submitted by tenderer
• More than just the tender pricing document
• Helpful if pricing aligned with the parts of the specification
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Summary
• A model format for building services specifications
• Benefits anyone who prepares or receives a specification
• The specification has several uses
• Consider the users’ perspective
• Copy and paste with care
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Thank you
Peter [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1344 465651| Mob: +44 (0) 7957 473856