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The Construction Specifications Institute is a national association dedicated to creating standards and formats to improve construction documents and project delivery.

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Charles River Boat Cruise
Date: June 10, 2009
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Cambridge Side Galleria Mall
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Thanks Herb

 

May  Presidents Message


 

 

Brian H. Neely, AIA, CDT
Boston Chapter CSI President 2008-2009
Gale Associates, Inc.

Last month we began discussions during the board meeting regarding the speaker lineup for next  year. While we have several solid proposals the discussion kept coming back to specifications and more importantly how recently several members have been quoting prices, bidding, or   working on what can be best described as poorly written specifications. These specifications do

a disservice to the owner as they can be ambiguous, unclear in intent, either very specific or  unspecific with regards to product manufacturer’s in addition to several other issues.  

Well, low and behold this month Richard Shiers will be discussing this very topic. A round table has been  collected of architects, specifiers, contractors, and product manufacturers to discuss their  experiences with specification problems and issues with the goal to open up discussion as to how this affects the construction industry and the best  way to reduce conflicts and create a specification which is clear and precise in its description, selection, and execution of the products  and installation requirements  

 If you have any questions or items of interest including samples of  issues you have come across (hopefully not your caused by your own decisions) please feel free  to send them into Richard or myself or bring a few copies to pass out at the meeting.  

This is our last meeting of the year and wraps up our first year at Maggiano’s. We are all looking forward to the Summer Social, a three hour cruise on the Charles and inner harbor. Space will fill up fast so sign up early. 

Hope to see you there!