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"IPWEA is renowned for its best practice, industry leading publications and training. Our solutions management approach is highly valued by councils, government and the private sector. AUS-SPEC was developed by IPWEA Australasia to provide nationally consistent civil specifications for councils that prevent duplication of effort and reduce costs.
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In 2007 The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA), Standards Australia and NATSPEC announced the engagement of NATSPEC to update, develop and distribute the AUS-SPEC range of specifications for local government. The partnership between IPWEA and NATSPEC builds on NATSPEC's strong history and specialised expertise in the specification field. This allows AUS-SPEC to be updated annually and further developed to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers into the future.
IPWEA and NATSPEC have significantly revised the AUS-SPEC specifications which were originally developed in 1997. This Comparison table lists the old AUS-SPEC specification numbers and titles with the new specification numbers and titles, together with their location in current packages.
As a national system, AUS-SPEC promotes uniformity and good practice in specification for local government whilst providing for implementing local requirements. AUS-SPEC worksections are consistent, effective and efficient. For each project, you select the appropriate worksections from the National Classification System and download them using SPECbuilder specification compilation software. Worksection Templates are provided as MS Word files which you edit to suit the project. They include most, but not all, technical requirements for the majority of projects. Additional material can be easily incorporated to create a tailored specification for your next project.
AUS-SPEC Overview and Case Studies
This is an overview of the development and use of the AUS-SPEC specification system for management of local government assets. It includes case studies for a construction project (Great Lakes Council, New South Wales) and for a parks maintenance contract (City of Salisbury, South Australia).
AUS-SPEC Packages
AUS-SPEC packages are supplied on a subscription basis and are updated every October. The following specification packages are designed for contracts managers, asset and works managers, design consultants, engineering services, and maintenance and operational personnel:
AUS-SPEC Contracts
AUS-SPEC Contracts covers tendering, contract preliminaries, quality checklists and quality requirements for the supply of projects and services. Intended use Project types Compilation of documentation for local government including: Standard construction and maintenance ...
AUS-SPEC Urban and open spaces
AUS-SPEC Urban and open spaces covers planning and design, tendering and contract preliminaries, construction, maintenance and operations of urban and open spaces. It also includes the NATSPEC BUILDING Landscape package. Intended use Project types Planning, design, construction and ...
AUS-SPEC Buildings
AUS-SPEC Buildings covers planning and design, tendering and contract preliminaries, maintenance and operation of buildings and their associated services. It also includes the NATSPEC BUILDING Basic package. Intended use Project types Planning, design, construction and maintenance of ...
AUS-SPEC Roadworks and bridges
AUS-SPEC Roadworks and bridges covers planning and design, tendering and contract preliminaries, construction, maintenance and operations of minor roads and minor bridges for vehicle and pedestrian use. Intended use Project types Planning, design, construction and maintenance of local ...
AUS-SPEC Public utilities
AUS-SPEC Public utilities covers planning and design, tendering and contract preliminaries, construction, maintenance and operations of public utilities (water supply, water cycle management, sewerage systems and cleaning and waste management). Intended use Project types Planning, ...
AUS-SPEC Maintenance
AUS-SPEC Maintenance covers tendering and contract preliminaries, maintenance and operations buildings, roadworks, minor bridges for vehicle and pedestrian use and public utilities. Intended use Project types Maintenance contracts for local government assets ...
AUS-SPEC Rural roads
The new AUS-SPEC Rural roads package equips councils to implement better practices for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of local roads. Across the asset lifecycle, the package covers documentation for planning, design, tendering, contract preliminaries, construction, ...
AUS-SPEC Complete
AUS-SPEC Complete covers planning and design, tendering, contract preliminaries, construction, maintenance and operations of local government assets. It includes NATSPEC BUILDING Basic and BUILDING Landscape packages. This package satisfies most Local Government needs. Intended ...