Acts 29 Consulting offers a full suite of MEP specification consulting services in the form of master specification managment and project specification writing services.

Haven't heard of anyone providing independent, third party specification consulting services for MEP Engineers?  Well now you have.  Architects have been utilizing these services for decades.  Your project specification is just as important as the drawings.  It gives clarity to the contractor as to the quality of the materials and equipment and how to install them.  Your specification is a key document that compliments the drawings.  They define much of the "what" and "how" in the project documents.  Coordinating between the specs and drawings can be a daunting task.  Working with the design team and Engineer of Record through the design process creates a design document that encompasses project specific needs as well as the consistency of a common author.  Acts 29 can focus on your project specifications and provide this invaluable service competitively and comprehensively.

MASTER SPECIFICATION MANAGEMENT

The master specification management service focuses on all the updating and editing needs for your master specification.  These include:

• Pre-review meeting to discuss “sacred cows”, “hot buttons”, specific needs and expectations

• Verify applicability of content and update (i.e. code & standard references, model numbers, warranty info, material options, desired regional & local preferences, etc.)

• Consistency & continuity between sections and divisions.

• Content - comprehensive product data, redundant information

• Clarity to reader, basic syntax & typographical errors.

• Project-specific content vs. generic notations. 

Other services that can be included in the initial review are:

• Creation of various master specification by owner or project-type (i.e. spec. office building, tenant finishout, healthcare, hospitality, higher education, etc.)

• In house training - editing methods, spec comprehension, electrical training.

• Conversion to MasterFormat 2004

PROJECT SPECIFICATION CONSULTING

The project specification consulting service gives you a single-point of contact for your specification project needs.  Some of the benefits of a independent specifier include:

• Division 15 & 16 (MasterFormat 95) and Division 21-28 (MasterFormat 2010) editing.

• Descriptive, Performance, Reference Standard or Proprietary methods of specifying.

• Production of the specification in collaboration with the design - not beginning at the "11th hour".

• Can reduce your Construction Administration costs.

• Focused effort on the specifications.

• Can reduce your Construction Administration costs.

• Allows the design team to focus on the drawings.

• Second set of eyes to review the documents during design - inherent quality control measure.

• Along with the specification document itself a historical record of all changes made is provided for quick and easy recall of edits made to the master specification.
  

GUIDE SPECIFICATION CONSULTING

The guide specification consulting service is geared towards manufacturers and their representatives.  You can now meet the requests from your clients for properly formatted guide specification.  Some of the benefits include:

•  Proper formatting of specification information (i.e. MasterFormat 95 or 2010 as well as compatible with client's master specification format).
  

• Descriptive, Performance, Reference Standard or Proprietary methods of specifying.

• Customized manfuacturer-specific content and/or competitive in nature.

• Quick turn around time (usually less than a week). 

Whether you are looking to balance workload more cost effectively or generate specification documentation for all your projects with consistency, you can now utilize a resource that specializes in spec writing and understands the importance of providing your project with a solid specification document.

To learn more about the specification services please Contact Us.