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<br />Copyright 2002 and 2005 AlA <br /> <br />MASTERSPEC Full Length <br /> <br />11/02 (R 02/06) <br /> <br />SECTION 01210 - ALLOWANCES <br /> <br />PART 1- GENERAL <br /> <br />1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS <br /> <br />A Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary <br />Conditions and other Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. <br /> <br />1.2 SUMMARY <br /> <br />A This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements governing allowances. <br /> <br />1. Certain items are specified in the Contract Documents by allowances. Allowances have <br />been established in lieu of additional requirements and to defer selection of actual <br />materials and equipment to a later date when additional information is available for <br />evaluation. If necessary, additional requirements will be issued by Change Order. <br /> <br />B. Types of allowances include the following: <br /> <br />1. Lump-sum allowances. <br />2. Unit-cost allowances. <br />3. Quantity allowances. <br />4. Contingency allowances. <br />5. Testing and inspecting allowances. <br /> <br />C. Related Sections include the following: <br /> <br />1. Division 1 Section "Contract Modification Procedures" for procedures for submitting and <br />handling Change Orders for allowances. <br />2. Division 1 Section "Unit Prices" for procedures for using unit prices. <br />3. Division 1 Section "Quality Requirements" for procedures governing the use of <br />allowances for testing and inspecting. <br />4. Divisions 2 through 16 Sections for items of Work covered by allowances. <br /> <br />1.3 SELECTION AND PURCHASE <br /> <br />A At the earliest practical date after award of the Contract, advise Architect of the date when fmal <br />selection and purchase of each product or system described by an allowance must be completed <br />to avoid delaying the Work. <br /> <br />B. At Architect's request, obtain proposals for each allowance for use in making fmal selections. <br />Include recommendations that are relevant to performing the Work. <br /> <br />C. Purchase products and systems selected by Architect from the designated supplier. <br /> <br />ALLOWANCES <br /> <br />01210 - 1 <br />