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F) Open Specifications

Open specifications allow contractors to substitute materials and products as long as they meet the defined performance standards, without specifying a particular brand or manufacturer. This promotes competition by allowing multiple alternatives that satisfy the criteria. While open specifications do not limit choices, developing and testing materials to ensure they meet standards can be time-consuming. There is also a risk of losing quality control if the specifications are not carefully drafted.

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F) Open Specifications

Open specifications allow contractors to substitute materials and products as long as they meet the defined performance standards, without specifying a particular brand or manufacturer. This promotes competition by allowing multiple alternatives that satisfy the criteria. While open specifications do not limit choices, developing and testing materials to ensure they meet standards can be time-consuming. There is also a risk of losing quality control if the specifications are not carefully drafted.

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F) Open Specifications

● Open specification is when an architect does not name a specific supplier or product
and allows for substitutions to be made by the contractor.
● It does not limit competition, but rather is dictated by a set of standards that more
than one manufacturer can meet, allowing for many alternatives to be submitted for
approval.
● Performance specifications are often considered to be open.
● An open specification gives the physical and chemical properties of the material , the
tests it must comply with or the results expected and such other information.
● But it never gives a specific item of equipment or a trade name or a proprietary
commodity .
● The open specifications are generally used for public works and a true open
specifications is one which lays down minimum standards and which can be easily
fulfilled by several manufacturers within permissible limits.

Advantages of Open Specifications :

● Basic materials :
They are suitable for basic materials such as cement , steel , sand , etc because the
standards of such materials can easily be laid down without regard to the
manufacturers .
● True Competition :
They provide an atmosphere of a true competitive market in which the new products
have equal chance to compete with the old and well advertised products. It may also
result into a lower cost to owner.

Disadvantages of the open specifications :

● Checking and testing :


The checking and testing for each material or product mentioned in these
specifications may prove to be time consuming.
● Control over the quality :
It is feared that if they are not properly drafted , it may result into losing a firm control
over the quality of products.

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