Have you decided to build your own country house to be able to enjoy peace, quiet and clean air in your free time? We can only congratulate you! Yes, a lot of trouble awaits you - buying a plot, building a house, resolving legal issues, but the result is definitely worth it.
But before starting construction, you should transfer the technical specifications for the design of the building to specialists in order to get a full-fledged project of the future house.
Example of a building project
Before you start drawing up a full-fledged house project, you need to do some preliminary work. And draw up a document on the basis of which architects will work to bring it to life. This document will be the technical specification for the design of the house.
It presents regulatory and technical requirements, the purpose of the future structure, time limits for the work and many other things important for construction. The preparation of this document involves various measurements and studies.
Here many people have a question: is the project needed at all? After all, a small house of one or two floors is being built, not a skyscraper! So is the project a necessity or will it be a waste of money in this case? This is a very serious issue that should be dealt with before making important decisions.
This document is a fundamental element of the project, and consequently of the construction itself. This document regulates the relationship between the client and the contractor.
According to the technical specifications, the work is carried out in the prescribed manner, the principles and tasks of the performer’s activities are determined. Thus, it turns out that according to this document, the client can visit the facility under construction and check the compliance of the work performed with the design documentation.
At the same time, for the contractor, the terms of reference for designing a house are all the necessary data that give a complete picture of the parameters of the planned building and the opportunity to actually draw up a specific plan for its implementation.
First you need to decide on the disadvantages - there are significantly fewer of them. Or rather, just two:
This is where the construction shortcomings of the project end. Then there are exclusively advantages, which, in the opinion of most people, outweigh the disadvantages:
As you can see, there are significantly more pros than cons. Now you can decide for yourself whether you should spend money on construction design or whether you should try to do all the work without a project.
Often people who decide to build their own home simply do not know whether they will receive a building permit if they do not have a project for the future structure. Because of this, they cannot make the right decision. In some cases, they waste money in vain, and in others, they start work only to find out very soon that the construction is being carried out illegally.
The Town Planning Code contains Article No. 51, which states that you can obtain a building permit without a completed project. So, only the developer himself makes the decision whether to spend money on the project or not.
However, there are certain limitations here.
The area of the house should be no more than 1500 m2, and the house itself should not have more than 3 floors.
Although, such houses are built by an extremely small number of people, and those who can afford it will probably not be forced to save money, and will be able to afford the services of even the most expensive designer.
A project can be created in different ways. Some future home owners prefer to do all the work themselves. How justified is this and is it acceptable at all? This will be discussed below.
An alternative to drawing up a project yourself is to enter into a cooperation agreement with a specialized company. In this case, you will only have to draw up technical specifications - the specialists will do all the rest of the work themselves. However, such a statement can frankly frighten many inexperienced people.
Sample cooperation agreementWhen developing this document, the features of specific construction works are taken into account. It is the specifics of the future construction that determine the specific design of the assignment. In this case, the client must necessarily transfer to the contractor all the initial documents, including permitting papers on the approval of the site of future construction, investment justification, and a site selection act.
The terms of reference for designing a house should be drawn up taking into account information on the implementation of a set of activities in research, architectural, planning and development areas. The document must also reflect the possibility of connecting the future building to engineering systems and communications.
In fact, technical specifications are often drawn up during a normal conversation with specialists. You will be asked leading questions, and from the answers received, a technical specification is formed, on the basis of which the design of your house will be developed.
Typically the questions might be:
As you can see, these are quite simple questions that can be answered by every person who has at least a vague idea of their future home. Based on your answers, specialists will be able to draw up a detailed project.
Moreover, most often several projects are compiled so that you can choose exactly the one that suits your taste. By the way, the best solution would be to entrust the design of the house and its construction to one company.
This will achieve several benefits:
So, you have decided to develop a project according to which your dream home will be built. As mentioned above, legally this is quite legal - you can simply sketch out an approximate project, which will indicate the shape and size of the premises, and start construction based on this project. As a result, you can save tens of thousands of rubles. But is this method always optimal?
Mistakes of self-designing a house
The advantages of such a solution include savings and short deadlines, but that’s where the advantages end. But the risk of making mistakes is quite high if you have never developed building projects. In addition, poor knowledge of the building materials market often does not allow amateurs to choose the most effective technologies and solutions. It is possible that the resulting house will be very different from the one you imagined in your dreams.
In general, independent design is only permissible in cases where you are building a small country house. In many cases, its low weight makes it possible not to use a massive foundation. In addition, if it will be used only in the warm season, there is no need to connect it to a variety of communications - the only exception is electricity.
Professional foundation waterproofingIf the house needs a high-quality foundation, reliable vapor barrier and thermal insulation, and for comfortable year-round living it is necessary to connect heating, cold and hot water supply, sewerage and gasification, it would be better to entrust the work to professionals. An amateur simply will not be able to take into account all the nuances, as a result of which a lot of effort, time and money will be spent, and the built house will leave much to be desired.
A technical specification is an initial document intended for the design development of a construction project, containing all the data about the object and all the characteristics that the object should have after completion of the work. Judging by the text composition, we can say that the terms of reference for construction are an example of what the customer wants.
The ideal completed technical specification for construction design should include all the information that the client can provide.
The customer must clearly understand what he wants to get as a result and convey this information to the contractor.
The terms of reference usually consist of the following sections.
This section should contain the following information (at the discretion of the customer):
This paragraph should indicate those customer requirements that are not reflected in the previous paragraphs. For example, the availability of demonstration materials, the need to develop various passports for the future facility, the number of copies of project documentation.
As practice shows, such a complete construction task is developed only in cases of large, newly organized construction of objects, including shopping centers and residential complexes. Information on each item should be as complete as the customer deems necessary.
There are no uniform requirements for the preparation of technical specifications.
That is, the form of the task is almost arbitrary, but as understandable as possible for the performer. You can complete the task in the form of continuous formatted text, or in tabular form.
When drawing up a document such as a technical specification for the construction of a building, the customer needs to clearly formulate all the important points. The content of the assignment should not cause controversial issues or ambiguity. This document has legal weight and is necessarily attached to the agreement between the contractor and the customer in the form of one of the main appendices. The immediate executor bears administrative responsibility for the correctness of the assignment.
An obligatory stage of cooperation between the customer and the design organization is development of technical specifications. A well-written technical specification is half the success of design. The terms of reference should be as detailed and detailed as possible - only this approach ensures complete mutual understanding between the customer and. In order for the design to be carried out without hitches, time delays and technical problems, it is necessary to take a responsible approach to drawing up the technical specifications.
The customer does not always have the special knowledge to competently draw up technical specifications. Therefore, this document is being developed jointly by the customer and engineers. Leading specialists from the design organization take part in the development of tasks for complex objects. The main task of technical specialists is to professionally “filter” abstract ideas and determine which ideas can be technically implemented. Engineers provide the customer with preliminary information about the difference in design time for simple and complex ideas. Technical specialists analyze the initial data and find a balance between the customer’s requirements and factors such as the reliability of the object, the complexity of the design, and the cost of construction. Competent communication between the customer and engineers allows us to find the “golden mean” in all significant parameters and ensure the profitability of the facility.
To obtain a complete picture, the customer must provide the design organization with the maximum set of source documentation. A short list of source documents:
To draw up technical specifications for design, the customer contacts specialists from the design organization for a preliminary discussion of the concept. Brief customer requirements are drawn up in the form of a questionnaire or formulated in any form. The main parameters that are determined at the very first stage of drawing up the technical specifications: area, number of storeys, shape of the building, type of facades, materials used, individual characteristics of the object. These parameters are included in the architectural and planning design assignment.
Having received the initial information, technical specialists provide recommendations for optimizing the building structure and its main parameters. After agreeing on all the nuances, the finished technical specification is drawn up as a separate document and sent for approval. Only after the technical specifications are signed by the customer and the contractor, the design organization proceeds directly to the design. The assignment is part of a legal agreement (contract or agreement) for the performance of project work.
General information.
Design requirements.
Additional instructions. This section may include unique customer requirements - for example, the need to prepare demonstration materials and the number of copies of project documentation.
The PNProject company guarantees high-quality execution of design work, subject to detailed development of the technical specifications. The task should be free of controversial issues; every technical detail should be clearly formulated without the risk of double understanding. The terms of reference have legal force, so its preparation should be approached professionally and carefully. In this case, it is much better to spend more time developing technical specifications than to rush and later reap the unpleasant “fruits” of an unprofessional approach. Therefore, when collaborating with customers, we insist on a clear, in-depth and detailed study of the source data and high-quality development of the technical specifications.
Terms of reference - initial documentation that is drawn up to fulfill the contractual obligations of certain parties.
In this document, the customer describes in detail what the contractor must do. Indicates the technical characteristics of the object being created and sets out other requirements.
Why is such a document needed?
In accordance with the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, it is possible to draw up and deliver such an assignment to the contractor.
In particular, this is provided for in Article 774 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, on the basis of which, when performing scientific and technical work, the contract may provide for the customer’s obligation to prepare the above document, as well as to agree on the program and topic of work with the contractor.
Technical specifications, as a rule, are always provided for by the terms of government contracts for the manufacture of products, performance of work, and provision of services. The technical specification parameters are first indicated in the tender documentation. The person who wins the competition must strictly comply with all technical parameters.
If necessary, when performing work or providing services, additional technical specifications may be drawn up by agreement of the parties. This is formalized in the form of additional agreements to the contract, which come into force only after approval by all parties to the contract.
Features of writing a task
In this case, the following parameters are specified
Name and quantity of goods supplied.
Place of delivery.
Delivery times.
Types of goods supplied, their completeness.
Requirements for the quality of goods.
Other necessary technical characteristics.
In any case, the terms of reference drawn up and prepared within the framework of any contract are its integral part. This document is signed by all parties to the transaction and certified by the seals of the organizations. The assignment may also have attachments in the form of drawings, drawings, other documentation or samples of supplied products.
If product deliveries are made multiple times, then both a single document (task) and documents for each specific delivery can be drawn up. The terms of reference can be signed by both the sole executive bodies of organizations (general directors, directors) and their representatives. The powers of representatives are formalized in the form of powers of attorney.
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Technical specifications for design
1. Basis for the work: Contract No. _________ dated __.__.201_g. With "_______________________________________".
2. Contractor: OJSC "__________________"
3. Purpose of the work: To develop technical requirements for the sound amplification and sound reproduction system (electroacoustics) of the facility: _________________________________.