Discover the structure and format of specification documents, with an in-depth overview of Part 1, the general part. Learn how it sets the standard format across all sections, including summaries, references to codes, product submittals, quality assurance, pre-installation details, project conditions, sequencing, and warranties.
Key Insights
- Specification documents are divided into three parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. This article focuses on Part 1, also known as the general part.
- Part 1 contains various sections such as summaries, references to codes, details about product submittals, discussions of quality assurance, information on pre-installation meetings, project conditions, and sequencing.
- Important components such as warranties, delivery, storage, and handling processes are also detailed in the general section of a specification document.
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In specifications, there are three parts. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Part 1 is called the general part. So there's a standard format that happens for all sections within a specification document.
In the general area, we have a summary. We reference related sections elsewhere in the product specs. We will have references to different codes.
We will have information about product submittals, including information such as shop drawings. We will talk about quality assurance. We will mention pre-installation meetings, project conditions, and sequencing, which is the order in which systems are installed.
There will frequently also be discussions of warranties for the product being installed. So again, standard format is that there is a general section, a summary, related sections within the specifications. There might be definitions that are in here, references to codes, a discussion of submittals, discussions of quality assurance, about the pre-installation meetings, delivery, storage, and handling, project conditions, and sequencing.
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