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.