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Author Message Jerome J. Lazar, RA, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: lazarcitec Post Number: 749 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 12:31 pm:    OK, so a client wants us to prepare specs for an Army Corp of Engineers job in Belize, being that it is only one job I don't have the time to learn how to use SpecsIntact. Are there any specwriters who frequent this board and are familiar with this program, who would be interested in this job, please email me at lazarcitec@msn.com. Thanks Bob Caldwell (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 11:34 am:    I am developing custom masters using SpecsIntact for a series of interiors projects. Has anyone else tried this before me? Marc C Chavez Senior Member Username: mchavez Post Number: 459 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 01:31 pm:    ...where angels fear to tread.... Anne Whitacre, FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: awhitacre Post Number: 1263 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 01:49 pm:    I used to have a clause in my employment contract that specifically said I would not be required to work on any project that required SpecsIntact. Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, AIA, LEEDŽ AP Senior Member Username: ecwhitby Post Number: 154 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 03:54 pm:    Unfortunately when you do federal work you often have to deal with that "piece of work." I envy anyone who can avoid working with SpecsIntact. Margaret G. Chewning FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: presbspec Post Number: 216 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 04:22 pm:    Guys! SpecsIntact isn't that bad! Usually its dealing with the agencies that are mandated to use it. Anyway, if you really don't want to deal with SpecsIntact, send it to me. I'll be glad to develop your SpecsIntact project for you. Margaret JoDrummond (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 08:23 pm:    Jerome, there is a spec. Consulting firm in Los Angeles which specializes in SpecsIntact. If you will call me at 323 254 4155, I will give you their contact info. Jerome J. Lazar, RA, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: lazarcitec Post Number: 806 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 03:57 pm:    Jo, thanks for the offer, however the client request came in last year, I received many offers and really the first qualified party received the project, have not heard from the client so I am assuming the job was completed successfully. Since our office primarily works in the private sector, I don't expect to need anyone to solve such a problem in the future. But thanks anyway. Ron Beard CCS Senior Member Username: rm_beard_ccs Post Number: 391 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, May 28, 2012 - 05:40 pm:    I referred an architect to Margaret a while back. I never heard how it turned out. "Fast is good, but accurate is better." .............Wyatt Earp Margaret G. Chewning FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: presbspec Post Number: 217 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 03:12 pm:    Hi Ron I don't believe I heard from your architect, let me know what the project was about, and I'll let you know for sure. I have completed a couple of projects in the last year that some of you have put the architect on to my services using SpecsIntact. THANK YOU if I haven't had a chance to do so before. In this economy we all need to look out for each other. John Bunzick, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: bunzick Post Number: 1401 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:01 pm:    We found SpecsIntact's main problem was not the software (which was a pain), but that the content was frequently not technically up to date, or was in conflict with what we were willing to do. Plus, of course, the nagging stuff about references and what not. We also found references to discontinued standards. Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP Senior Member Username: specman Post Number: 1015 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:16 pm:    That's the government for you..."a day late and a dollar short." Oops, we're talking about the "U.S." government..."10 years late and a trillion dollars short." Ron Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP www.specsandcodes.com Anne Whitacre, FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: awhitacre Post Number: 1267 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:28 pm:    just as an aside -- who is it that updates the content of SpecsIntact? I know GSA has some arrangement with Masterspec, but who does the other ones? Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP Senior Member Username: specman Post Number: 1016 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:35 pm:    SpecsIntact is based on the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), which are maintained by DOD and NASA. Ron Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP www.specsandcodes.com Seamus McGrady New member Username: smcgrady Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2012 Posted on Friday, August 17, 2012 - 09:07 am:    InterSpec Specification Writing Services (info@e-SPECS.com and 207-772-6135) also does a lot of SpecsIntact projects. If there is a requirement for BIM Linked Specifications, we can provide that functionality through our e-SPECS BIM Integration to Revit, ArchiCAD and Navisworks - whether we write the specifications or they are already written. FYI - e-SPECS software licenses are required for the BIM Linked Specs. For more info, email info@e-SPECS.com. Good Luck, Seamus McGrady Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS New member Username: louis_medcalf Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2010 Posted on Monday, October 01, 2012 - 12:52 pm:    Some years ago, I went to a 3-day course in Norfolk, VA to learn how to use the thing for some Navy project and the instructor had trouble getting it to work properly. I tell PMs to double the cost of producing specs if we have to use SpecsIntact. Bonnie Baffer (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Monday, October 01, 2012 - 03:06 pm:    I think I was at that class too! The instructor said the software was "unstable" when it would randomly shut down. It's working a lot better these days. I much prefer getting the master sections from the website, rather than purchasing and installing from discs. Joan Van Dyne (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Friday, July 12, 2013 - 04:09 pm:    I am a user of SpecsIntact plus an Instructor. I think the SpecsIntact program is the only way to do specs. I prefer to use SpecsIntact than AIA Masterspecs. If I can be any assistance, editing or training, please don't hesitate in contacting me. joan.vandyne@yahoo.com anon (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 02:05 pm:    Joan, What experience do you have with other specifications writing platforms/software? it would be helpful to know what your basis of comparison is in declaring that SpecsIntact is "the only way to do specs." Have you used eSpecs? Or BSD Speclink? Also, what is your professional background/credential? Are you an architect or engineer? Registered? Appreciate any additional info you care to share.