PARUL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING &

TECHNOLOGY (DIPLOMA STUDIES)

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

SUBJECT:- ESTIMATING,COSTING &

VALUATION
SUBJECT CODE:-3350604 1

PREPARED BY:- Urvi Upadhyay

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 WHAT IS SPECIFICATION

• A detail description of quality of materials and workmanship required for

completion of engineering project in accordance with its drawing and
detail is known as specification.
• Drawings and specification form two important parts of contract
document.
• The specification shows the following details:
• Type and quality of material
• Method of preparation of item
• Quality of workmanship 3

• Method of measurement of item

 IMPORTANCE OF SPECIFICATION
• Sometimes is not possible to furnish all the information on the drawings
regarding the quality of materials to be used and the quality of
workmanship to be achieved during construction due to shortage of space.
• The drawings and specification from two important document in case of
discrepancy between specification and drawings the specification gives
more legal strength.
• The rates of item depends upon the specification
• Specification are necessary during supervising the work.
• Specification are required by the contractor to fill the rates of item. 4
 PURPOSE OF SPECIFICATION

• To describe the quality of materials and workmanship for the completion

of project.
• Specification are helpful to contractor for filling up the rates.
• It serves as guide for supervising the work.
• Specifications are necessary to verify the strength of materials for a work.
• Specification is an essential contract document for arbitration and court
cases.
• Specification is necessary to specify the equipment , tools and plants to
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be used for the construction.
 TYPES OF SPECIFICATION

• Brief specification:
• It gives the nature and class of work and materials in general terms to
be used in various parts of work.
• Only a brief description of each and every item is given.
• It is useful for estimation the project.
• They give general idea of the whole work or structure
• They do not form part of contract document.

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 TYPES OF SPECIFICATION
• Detail specification:
• The detail specification of particular item specify the qualities and
proportion of materials and method of preparation of item an
execution of the particular item.
• The detail specification of different items of work are prepared
separately and describe what the work should be and how they shall
be executed and construction.
• The type of machinery , equipment and special tools and plants , their
method of operation during execution are described in detail
specification.
• Various engineering departments like CPWD and other organization 7

prepares the detail specification.

 PRINCIPLES OF WRITING SPECIFICATION
• Subject matter
• Grammar
• Meaning
• Abbreviation
• Accuracy
• Fairness
• Practicability
• Clauses of specification
• workmanship 8
 DETAIL SPECIFICATION FOR EXCAVATION

• Excavation
• Excess in excavation
• Water in foundation
• Finds
• Stacking of excavated earth

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 DETAIL SPECIFICATION FOR CONCRETE
WORK(1:4:8)
• Proportion
• Materials
• Mixing:1. hand mixing 2. machine mixing
• Laying of concrete
• Curing
• Measurement and rates

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 SPECIFICATION FOR PLASTERING 12MM
THICK
• Preliminary
• Scaffolding
• Sprinkled layer of 6mm thickness.
• Procedure for 12mm thick regular plaster
• Measurement

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 SPECIFICATION FOR TIMBER FOR DOOR
AND WINDOW.
• Properties of timber
• Fabrication and fixing
• Design of shutter
• Workmanship
• Fastening and fixtures
• Oil paint
• Measurement

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