The CSC Specifier course is a comprehensive overview of the construction specification profession in Canada. At the completion of the course, students will have a solid grasp of a specifier’s role, legal issues including contracts, bidding and disputes, writing style used in the profession and how to close out a project. A wide range of professional scenarios are explained, often using real-life examples.
Skills acquired in this course include:
- Understanding legal contracts
- Understanding the function of the project manual and associated drawings
- Developing the basis for good specifications
- Improved writing skills
- Understanding the process of researching and selecting products.
The CSC Specifier course continues from where the PCD course ends and is a more in-depth education on the special techniques and skills required to write the procurement and contractual requirements of: Division 00; the administrative, procedural and temporary requirements of Division 01; and the technical specifications of Divisions 02 – 49.
Completion of this course is mandatory in the process of becoming a Certified Specification Practitioner (CSP), or a Registered Specification Writer (RSW).
Course Outline:
- Introduction
- General Review
- Types of Construction Contracts and Project Delivery Methods
- Procurement and Contracting Requirements
- Lien Legislation, Bonds, Insurance and Dispute Mechanisms
- Specification Writing Basics: Grammar, Spelling and Conventions
- Specification Writing – Getting Started
- Writing From a Master Specification
- Writing Original Specification Sections
- Product Selection, Research and Assessment
- Codes and Standards
- Division 01 – Administrative and Procedural Requirements
- Division 01 – Temporary Facilities and Controls
- Division 01 – Performance Requirements and Life Cycle Activities
- Relationships and Coordination – Divisions 00, 01 and Technical Sections
- Specifying Quality and Performance Requirements
- Specifying For Special Requirements
Students should have:
- Experience reading construction drawings;
- Experience reading construction specifications;
- Experiences researching construction materials;
- Experience researching construction reference standards.
- Or, Construction related Certification from a Technical College or University.
Cost: (Members) $875 plus tax, (Non-Member) $1175 plus tax
Webinars 80% Attendance Policy. Members are required and MUST attend at least 80% of a webinar in order to qualify for Continuing Education learning hours.