Coordination of Drawings and the Project Manual

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One of the most important coordination tasks is that of terminology.  The drawing notes should use the same terms as the specifications in order to avoid confusion or use of terms not found in the Project Manual.  The Specifier should be the arbiter of terminology and the final word on drawing annotations.

Drawings are Contract Documents as well as the specifications, the words used there have meanings, the drawings themselves are consequences and use of multiple terms for the same item can lead to expensive confusion where Redundancy becomes Ambiguity.

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Use of a project lexicon based on the Table of Contents of the Project Manual is a good way to begin drawing/specification coordination.  The Drawing Keynote list as well as General Notes from the drawings (if used) should be carefully reviewed by the Specifier in the late stages of each design phase to ensure that the terms used to designate items on the drawings are the same as those used in the Project Manual to denote materials and equipment.

New terms may be required as the design evolves, features and attributes may come and go, but clear, unambiguous and simple annotations are critical to maintaining the all-important coordination between drawings and specifications.