TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Materials and Processes

Basic Considerations

A technical specification for an item of supplies will be different from a specification for
construction work which will include labor a well as materials. In either case, however, the technical
specifications should be organized so that the part or parties whose work or supplies it will control can
find the information which they require quickly, easily, and without reading through pages of material
which does not concern their part of the work.

Outlining Technical Specifications for Construction Work

In technical specifications for construction work, the material which should be included and the
manner in which this material should be organized must be consistent with the organization of the trades
and industry which are to construct the work and supply the materials.

The best way to start the preparation of technical specifications is by preparing a good outline.