Greta, you can save a lot of typing with this easy trick. If you use Word, select the text after typing it once, hit Alt-F3, confirm the name of your AutoText entry, and from now on you can type a whole phrase (or a whole group of paragraphs even if you like) with just the first few letters and hit enter when the tool-tip appears. Or type your AutoText name and hit F3. Just be sure to say Yes when you close all Word documents and it asks about saving the Normal template.
I use lots of these. It makes things like this a lot easier and more consistent.
Thanks Chris! This is just the sort of trick I have been looking for but never seem to have quite enough time to figure out for myself. I will try it and probably become an advocate!
James, What does this project have for the general conditions? If A201, see 3.2.2 of the 2017 edition that does require the Contractor to promptly report to the Architect any errors, inconsistencies or omissions, and 3.2.4 makes it clear that if they did not do so, they may have to pay for the portion of the damages that would have been avoided if they had reported it promptly. EJCDC may have something similar.
No doubt it is a very odd use of the term Basis of Design here.
I started using “basis of design” specifications in 1988 when I was a “specification programmer” for the automated specification system that became known as Masterspec Q&A.
The firm that I worked for had designed a new high rise that would house their offices. During construction, an issue (and change order) arose over the elevator machine rooms.
The design and specification were based on a particular elevator. The specifications included several manufacturers - all capable of producing elevators with performance, finishes, etc, meeting the design. The problem was with the machine room layout. The approved elevator required a machine room that required cutting a hole in a shear wall. If a proper “basis of design” specification had been used, the cost of the change would have been borne by the Contractor. It wasn’t.
I felt that had the basis of design had been specified as such, then the change wouldn’t have been necessary or would have been priced appropriately.
I don’t try to use BoD specs instead of proprietary specs. Interior finishes are a perfect example of this - it’s hard to get an interior designer who spend days selecting a wallcovering to accept anything, but their selection. Proprietary specs (open or closed) are appropriate when appearance is more important then function.
My Section 016000 is very specific about what Basis of Design means and how it is different from a proprietary spec.