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Client/Owner
Architect/Engineer
Construction management and relevant staff
Quantitative (measurements) and location information is in the drawings.
Qualitative (product description) information is written into the specifications
Construction documents are not complete without specifications which provide critical information to all those involved in the project
Standardized documents requiring intensive attention to detail
I. Analysis
Have you read through the entire specification document?
Do not move forward until you have read through all the specs.
Once you've read them through
Do the specifications coordinate with all drawings?
Do all sections of the specifications coordinate with each other?
II. Evaluation
Content
Are the specifications closed to multiple interpretations?
Do the specifications contain all required information in a concise form?
Are the specifications free from
Irrelevant information?
Repetition?
Tone
Are the specifications written in a way that is understandable to people working on the project described?
Style
Are the specifications written in language needed to satisfy the qualitative information needed for constructing the project?
Are sentences short and direct?
Attitude
Are the specifications written not just to satisfy a legal contract but to truly enhance the ability of those constructing the project?
Appearance
Have the specifications been produced in an acceptable format?
Source: Betty Ricks and Kay F. Gow’s Business Communication: Systems and Applications (1987).