About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

SpecLink+ Statistics:

• 531 sections total, 139 updated or new (26%)
• 528 non-proprietary sections
• 3 proprietary sections
• 51 sections with built-in checklists
• 91,640 paragraphs
• 1003,717 internal links (targets and consequences)
• 26,203 notes to specifier
• 15,044 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages
• 2,130 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
• 962 ASTMs referenced, 100% within the last 6 months
• 1 ASTM never before referenced
• 1,254 other documents referenced, 841 verified this quarter^*, 59% updated
• 187 standards organizations referenced
• 2,423 manufacturer listings, with live hyperlinks to their web sites.
• 9409 unique manufacturers listed in 372 non-proprietary sections, 23 updated or replaced

PerSpective Short Form Statistics:

• 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions
• 1 section updated
• 8,308 paragraphs
• 9,056 internal links (targets and consequences)
• 1,564 notes to specifier, 1,023 with live hyperlinks
• 354 external documents referenced
• 226 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within the last 6 months
• 138 other documents referenced, 81% verified this quarter^*, 4 updated
• 43 standards organizations referenced

PerSpective Performance Statistics:

• 161 sections, 1 updated
• 17,392 paragraphs
• 21,127 internal links (targets and consequences)
• 4,024 notes to specifier, 925 with live hyperlinks
• 191 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
• 50 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within the last 6 months
• 141 other documents referenced, 97% verified this quarter^*, 9 updated
• 39 standards organizations referenced

^*Documents issued more than two years ago are verified quarterly, as are annual and semi-annual publications. The documents not verified this quarter were updated within the past two years.

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New SpecLink Sections

00 4000 (00400) - Procurement Forms and Supplements :
This section is for listing forms that bidders must use during the bidding or tendering process. Some forms are standard pre-printed forms published by organizations such as the AIA or EJCDC, which can, if desired, be incorporated by reference simply by listing them here. Others will be included in the Project Manual, such as the Bid Form. This section can be most efficiently prepared by first preparing Section 00 5000 Contracting Forms and Supplements, as the procurement forms should be coordinated with the contracting forms.

00 5000 (00590) - Contracting Forms and Supplements :
This section is for listing forms that the contractor must use during the construction period. The most important of these forms are the Agreement and the General Conditions. All of the relevant model documents published by AIA, EJCDC, and ConsensusDOCS – those that relate to the actual construction contract – are listed here for selection (read more about these forms elsewhere in this newsletter). A checklist prompts the user for the contract type and which organization’s forms should be used, and then presents only the appropriate options. There is also a long list of other forms that may or may not be necessary for a particular project. The checklist in this section also preselects the appropriate options in Section 00 4000 Procurement Forms and Supplements. Although this section is not mandatory on all projects, it is an easy way to prepare a concise list of all the “front end” documents that are typically prepared outside of SpecLink.

01 4216 (01422) - Definitions :
This short section includes basic specification-related definitions that apply to many, if not most, sections – namely, “provide”, “furnish”, and “install”. Sometimes these definitions are included in the Supplementary Conditions (which is where in SpecLink they previously appeared). This new section has been prepared because there are so many different methods of preparing General and Supplementary Conditions, and the specification writer often does not have any input into those documents. The three terms defined here are fundamental to SpecLink specifications – this section should be included if there is likely to be any doubt as to what those terms mean. Other relevant terms can be added by editing.

07 2501 (07261) - Rainscreen Weather Barrier with 2-D Drainage:
This section describes Cosella-Dörken’s Delta Dry dimpled plastic weather barrier designed for installation under most types of exterior cladding. It is only for above-grade use and provides a ventilated space behind the cladding with positive drainage. www.cosella-dorken.com.