Specs vs drawings
Specs vs drawings
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The question is which one of these govern in case of a conflict. Ideally the goal would be to avoid a conflict between the specs and the drawings, but if that was to happen, which would govern?
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RE: Specs vs drawings
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1. Addenda, if any; Supplemental Agreements; and Change Orders; the one dated later having precedence over another dated earlier.
2. Agreement.
3. General Requirements.
4. Other Specifications (DIVISION 2 and other DIVISIONS following it).
5. Drawings.
6. Supplementary Conditions, if any.
7. General Conditions.
So specifications have precedence. But this might not be the same for every contract.
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Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
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"In case of conflict between codes, reference standards, drawings and other Contract Documents, the most stringent requirements shall govern. All conflicts shall be brought to the attention of the Engineer for clarification and direction prior to ordering or providing any materials or labor. The Contractor shall bid
the most stringent requirements."
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It's usually spelled out in most construction contracts which governs...
Dik
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Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
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In actual practice, the drawings are more often correct, as it seems they are more likely to have been drawn up for a specific job while the specs are boilerplate from the last job thrown in with minimal review.
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CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COORDINATION OF ALL MATERIALS AND WORK SHOWN IN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
STANDARD DETAILS ARE PROVIDED TO ILLUSTRATE A SPECIFIC DETAIL OR CONSTRUCTION CONCEPT. THEY WERE NOT DRAWN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT AND MAY SHOW BACKGROUND DETAILS THAT ARE NOT IDENTICAL TO THIS PROJECT
IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN ONE OR MORE DETAILS OR REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO THE SAME CONDITION, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE, AS DETERMINED BY THE [CONSULTANT | ENGINEER] SHALL APPLY
REFERENCE OR COMPLIANCE WITH A STANDARD SHALL MEAN REFERENCE TO THE CURRENT EDITION OF THAT STANDARD AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTS AND ALL DOCUMENTS REFERENCED THEREIN UNLESS REFERENCE TO A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT VERSION IS MADE
Dik
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Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
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In general, a conflict is just a conflict and the author of the documents (architect/engineer) should decide the resolution of the conflict. It is not a contractor's decision.
Many codes have the "greater requirement or more stringent requirement" language.
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A conflict normally either means that a drawing inconsistency has been made due to a missed change or typo, or the designing engineer missed a detailing issue somewhere. It happens, but I'm generally worried when someone else decides on a resolution. I'd much prefer an RFI.
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If the contract didn't have that clause, the contractors would say they bid the lighter, smaller whatever design in case of conflicts and would be due a change order when the heavier design was necessary. It's not fair, but the owners write the contracts, not the contractors.
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http://info.aia.org/knowledgebase/Discrepancies_between_drawings_and_specifications.htm
RE: Specs vs drawings
RE: Specs vs drawings