MICROFILM MOVES INTO CONSTRUCTION

MICROFILM IS BEING USED BY SOME CONTRACTING COMPANIES IN TAKE-OFF OPERATIONS. THE 33-MM. MICROFILM COPIES OF THE COMPLETE BID DOCUMENTS ARE MAILED TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE TIME THE JOB IS RELEASED FOR BIDS. A PROJECTION TABLE WITH A HORIZONTAL READER SCREEN IS USED. IT PERMITS PLANS AND SPECS TO BE PROJECTED TO A DIMENSIONALLY ACCURATE SIZE OF 30 X 42 INCHES. BY HAVING THE MICROFILM IN THE OFFICE, OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY CLAIM, THE TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT SPENT BY ESTIMATORS IN GETTING TO AND FROM A SET OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND SPECS CAN BE ELIMINATED. BY HAVING THE COMPLETE BID DOCUMENT IN THE OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE OUT-FOR-BID PERIOD, THE ESTIMATOR CAN CHECK AND RE-CHECK HIS WORK WITHOUT HAVING TO RETURN TO THE PLAN ROOM. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT THE PLANS OF A DIFFICULT JOB AT THE SAME TIME AND DISCUSS WAYS IN WHICH TO HANDLE THE PROJECT.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 11, P 430, 3 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1967-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
  • Publisher: CEMENT & CONCRETE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND
  • ISSN: 0549-0219

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bids; Construction; Contractors; Documents; Estimating; Microforms; Planning; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Microfilms
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214781
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1994 12:00AM