Specifications and Testing

A specification is a detailed set of written instructions. Specifications can: supplement the drawings in a set of plans and identify equipment and materials used in the structure; state the requirements that a material, product, system, or service must satisfy; and/or identify how to determine whether the requirements are satisfied. Specifications and standards become legally binding (1) when a government body requires them or (2) when bidding documents, contracts, or other documents reference them.