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The specification introduction section has been prepared to assist design professionals in the preparation of project or office master Specifications. It follows guidelines established by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), and therefore may be used with most master Specification systems with minor editing.

Both a short and long version of the construction specification are provided. Edit carefully to suit project requirements. Modify as necessary and delete items that are not applicable. Verify that referenced Section titles are correct. Titles referenced are based on CSI MasterFormat, 2004 edition.

• Short Version (Format: Word Doc)
• Short Version (Format: Adobe PDF)
• Full Version (Format: Word Doc)
• Full Version (Format: Adobe PDF)

The first section assumes the Project Manual will contain complete Division 1 documents. Close coordination with Division 1 Sections is required. If the Project Manual does not contain the following sections, additional information should be included under the appropriate articles.

• Product Substitution Procedures (if substitutions are to be allowed)
• Submittal Procedures
• Product Options
• Product Storage and Handling Requirements
• Cleaning and Waste Management
• Closeout Procedures
• Closeout Submittals

This is written as a closed proprietary specification. At the time of preparation no other system vendors were known to have a comparable system.

Notes to the specifier are in highlighted boxes and should be deleted from final copy.

Optional items requiring selection by the specifier are enclosed within brackets, e.g. [35] [40] [45]. Make appropriate selections and delete others including the brackets themselves.

Items requiring additional information are enclosed within single Guillemots, e.g. .

Revise header and footer to suit project/office requirements.

Electronic versions of this specification utilize automatic paragraph numbering based on Microsoft Word style formatting. To adjust levels of paragraphs, assign appropriate style and numbering will automatically adjust.

When editing is complete delete all auxiliary text and pages and remove the section break at the top of the second page to remove the intro page from the document.