The Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI) is designed to raise awareness of land development as a career opportunity for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech. This initiative will benefit students by providing in-depth exposure into this aspect of civil and environmental engineering, increase the ability of future employers to interact with students and ultimately create opportunities for internships, research and graduate work in land development.
  
  

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Contract Specifications

Specifications:

Hey guys, it’s been a while.  Let me fill you in on what I’ve been working on recently.  I’ve been writing a report (as it turns out, they’re just like the ones you write in college) and I’ve been dealing with specs.  If you are like I was in college, you’ve heard of specs but you most likely have no idea exactly what they are.  Let me fill you in.  Specs are the controlling documents for a job.  The specs include the general contract documents that are the same for every job, scope of work, any additional clauses to the contract documents that are specific to the job, and the specifications on what products can be used and should be used.  The specs are where the contractor can refer to if he/she has any questions about how something should be constructed.   Until next time, enjoy your spring break.

Ryan