Design-Build and Division 01

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Author Message Loretta Sheridan Senior Member Username: leshrdn Post Number: 181 Registered: 11-2021 Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 06:43 am:    I went through old threads on Design-Build and specs, and there were some interesting conversations. What do you do about Division 01? There is a lot that is NOT applicable, but some that is. I would love any input. Margaret G. Chewning FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: presbspec Post Number: 371 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 02:40 pm:    What I am finding, especially in DOD projects, the Div 01 is often provided in the RFP and the D/B SOW documents created before I even get involved in the project. In DOD projects, in order to get the SpecsIntact system to work properly I request the edited native files (.sec) from the overseeing agency (USACE or NAVFAC) to import into my job file. Otherwise I have to pull the current matching master sections and try to match the requirements in the SOW. The goal is not to change the terms of the contract. In commercial work, it is pretty much the same process except I can pull the PDF's from the SOW or RFP directly and insert it into my compiled set with the technical sections. Ronald L. Geren, FCSI Distinguished Member, AIA, CCS, CCCA, CSC, SCIP Senior Member Username: specman Post Number: 1647 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 03:16 pm:    It depends on which team you are on: the owner team or the D-B team. When preparing the owner's requirements for a D-B project, I do not use Division 01 -- or MasterFormat, for that matter. I prefer to use UniFormat, which has the "Introduction" that covers most Division 00 issues, and Element Z "General" that covers typical Division 01 issues. When preparing specifications for the architect who is part of the D-B team, Division 01 is very limited and mostly addresses the architect's limited role in providing CA to ensure their professional standard of care is covered. Division 01 may also focus on the D-B's subcontractors' performance of the work rather than the Contractor's performance if the Contractor is the D-B. If the D-B is a developer that will hire a general contractor to construct the work, then Division 01 will largely remain as you would normally provide for any D-B-B contract, except that the role of "Owner" is assumed by the D-B. Ron Geren, FCSI Distinguished Member, AIA, CCS, CCCA, CSC, SCIP