1.1 SPECIFICATION WRITING
SPECIFICATION – NECESSITY – IMPORTANCE OF SPECIFICATIONS –
TYPES OF SPECIFICATIONS – GENERAL SPECIFICATION , DETAILED
SPECIFICATION AND STANDARD SPECIFICATION – ESSENTIAL
REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS – GENERAL AND TECHNICAL
PROVISIONS OF DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS –SPECIFICATIONS FOR
VARIOUS MATERIALS LIKE CEMENT, SAND, BRICK, TIMBER, STONE
AGGREGATE, REINFORCEMENT STEEL , TILES , BITUMEN , WATER ETCGENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR A BUILDING – GENERAL SPECIFICATION
FOR A CULVERT – GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR A CONCRETE / TAR
ROAD PROJECT – EXAMPLES – DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS FOR
WORKS SUCH AS EARTH WORK EXCAVATION , FOUNDATION
CONCRETE , STONE / BRICK MASONRY , DOORS / WINDOWS , RCC IN
COLUMNS / BEAMS / SLABS , PLASTERING , FLOORING , PAINTING
/VARNISHING , DPC , A.C SHEET ROOFING, RAINWATER PIPES ,
CENTERING FOR ROOFING , WEATHERING COURSE , UNDER REAMED
PILES , WATER BOUND MACADAM / TAR ROADS , SURFACE DRESSING
WITH BITUMEN , REVETMENTS , ETC-EXAMPLES- STEPS INVOLVED IN
WRITING STANDARD SPECIFICATION – ADVANTAGES OF STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS – WRITING STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS WITH
REFERENCE TO TAMIL NADU BUILDING PRACTICE / INDIAN
STANDARDS/ NBC- EXAMPLES – TENDER – TTT ACT – E TENDER –
PREPARATION OF TENDER NOTICE AND DOCUMENT