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How Should I Apply AWWA Standards in Specifications?
Author(s) -
Mercer Ken
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2010.tb03047.x
Subject(s) - bidding , purchasing , request for proposal , quality (philosophy) , computer science , business , process management , engineering management , operations management , operations research , engineering , procurement , marketing , philosophy , epistemology
This month's question asks how items such as specifications, contracts, competitive bidding, and standards relate to each other, and what role standards play in specifications. The answer goes into detail on how, in the water industry, specifications are generally used for construction projects or in purchasing materials and products required for operations. For construction projects, properly written specifications avoid misinterpretation by providing sufficient detail and requirements to bid, contract for, build, test, start up, and guarantee a project meets the owner's needs. Specifications also ensure that manufacturers purchase quality products, which is especially important for buried infrastructure that's out of sight but in service long after a project is closed.