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Writing Highway Construction Specifications

Write specifications that mean the same thing - not different things - to everyone who reads them.

This is harder to do than one might be willing to admit. Ambiguous specifications result in costly bid contingencies and, during a project, additional costs for change orders and claims or paying someone to respond to unnecessary RFIs. Given the ever-tighter budgets we're all working under, you cannot afford a loosely written specification any more. This OnDemand Webinar will result in lower construction costs on your next project whether you write specifications or use them to manage work. Learning Objectives •You will be able to recognize common, costly mistakes in specification language. •You will be able to define and write specifications everyone will understand. •You will be able to review bid contingencies, change orders and claims. •You will be able to describe the five C's in specification writing.

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Agenda

Overview

  • Why Do Specifications Need to Be Well Written?
  • How Will You Benefit From This Information?

Getting Organized

  • Research
  • Gather Resources
  • Style Guide
  • General Provisions/Conditions

The Five Cs

  • Concise
    • Simplicity in Word Choice, Short Sentences, Short Paragraphs
    • Readability Statistics From Microsoft® Word™
    • Avoiding Passive Writing
  • Clear
    • Avoid Ambiguities
    • Avoid Unnecessary Jargon
    • Avoid Words With Multiple Meanings
  • Complete
    • Follow a Format AASHTO, CSI, or Something Else
  • Correct
    • Technically
    • Grammatically
  • Consistent
    • Language
    • Format
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This course was last revised on April 20, 2011.

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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Bryce Nahas

Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.

Bryce R. Nahas

  • Director of Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.
  • Nearly a decade of experience revising and rewriting specifications for state departments of transportation, including Wyoming, California, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Idaho
  • Certified National Highways Institute instructor having taught two and three-day versions of “The Principles of Writing Highway Construction Specifications” a few dozen times throughout the country, including in California, Nevada, Montana, Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia
  • Undergraduate business certificate, University of California, San Diego Extension
  • B.A. degree, University of California, San Diego
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 512-465-2477
Geoff Page, PSP, CCP

Geoff Page, PSP, CCP

Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.

  • Director, Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. – 19 years
  • Contracting career – 27 years including in the field and construction management
  • California general engineering and general building contractor licenses
  • Claims consulting for various DOTs across the country including Idaho, Washington, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, Colorado
  • Certified instructor, National Highway Institute; construction specification writing; claims avoidance and mitigation
  • Book Contributor; Construction Delays – Understanding Them Clearly, Analyzing Them Correctly
  • AACEI Certifications; Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) and Certified Cost Professional (CCP)
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 619-694-7993
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