What is a technical specification?
The technical specification is a detailed document that provides the project requirements. The industrial engineering design consultant issues them to the bidder along with the tender. Additionally, the engineering design consultant ensures that the document provides detailed and comprehensive information to the bidder.
In industrial projects, these technical specifications often provide information on the methodology of the work. Also, the technical specifications are read along with the drawings. The specification team of the engineering design consultants prepare the technical specifications.
The technical specification is a detailed description of all workmanship and materials required to complete an industrial project as per the drawings and details.
Information in the technical specifications:
- The technical specification provides information about the work in detail.
- Safety Requirements for each work.
- Project-specific approval information for work is also given in the technical specifications.
- Benchmark products: this helps the bidder understand the project requirements.
- It is a site guide on how to do a particular work, materials, quality checks, and lab equipment.
- Quality of workmanship
- The technical specs also provide ways to measure the work done.
- Most of the time, technical specifications mention the guideline code.
A comprehensive set of technical specifications ensure that there is no ambiguity. Thus ensuring fewer change orders and corrections during construction.
Technical specifications create a distinction between do and do not do. They often supplement the tender drawings. The technical specifications provide information which is generally difficult in a drawing.
Conclusion
The industrial engineering design consultants in projects must ensure that the technical specification is clear and concise to avoid speculation and confusion. The technical specification should have sufficient details to avoid delays and change requests. The project management consultants also should study the technical specifications before the start of construction. Moreover, during the kick-off meeting, the industrial engineering design consultant clarifies any doubts that the contractor or PMC may have.
