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PERFORMANCE RELATED SPECIFICATIONS: AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE (WITH DISCUSSION)

David E. Newcomb

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Specifications are used to convey information concerning desired products from a buyer to a seller or potential seller, they are used as a basis for competitive bidding for the delivery of products, and they are used to measure compliance to contracts. There are four types of specifications generally recognized in the construction industry: (1) proprietary product, (2) method, (3) end-result; and (4) performance. The current general state of highway specifications is represented by end-result specifications. In the future, efforts will be made to mathematically tie the end-result quality characteristics for the product to its performance; these will be referred to as performance-related specifications.

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Key concepts: Bidding, Product (mathematics), Quality (philosophy), Measure (data warehouse), Perspective (graphical), Computer science, Product design specification, Risk analysis (engineering)