Construction Product Requirements for Design/Build

Use this CSI 3-part SimpleSpecs™ to specify general construction product requirements for design/build projects, applicable to all products specified in Divisions 02 through 50.

General Product Requirements:

This section specifies statements to specify the general requirements applicable to all products. Eliminating the need to repeat the statements in each section in Divisions 02 through 50.

Product Options:

– The terms used in this article coordinate throughout the SimpleSpecs™ Master Specifications system. They provide multiple ways in which to specify products and make the process of reviewing substitutions easier.

– In SimpleSpecs™ the terms “or equal” and “or approved equal” are not used. “Or equal” does not require that the Design Professional review the alternate product that the Subcontractor wishes to use.

– “or approved equal” does imply a requirement for review, it can still be problematic. While simple products make have exact equals, a more complex product like a light fixture may be a patented product for which there is no equal.

The product options used in this section should be used uniformly throughout all sections to ensure product options requirements are clear.

Related SimpleSpecs™ master specifications:

01 25 19 – Substitution Request Form 

01 30 00.01 – Administrative Requirements 

01 40 00.01 – Qulaity Requirements