As of the 2021.c version, users can enter the information related to the tender specifications in the prices of a project or in a cost database.
Using the "Specifications" option that is contained in the "Project" group of the toolbar, users can define the codes of the sections of each specification, as well as their corresponding labels. Once the structure has been established, the data that refers to each section in each concept (chapter, job item or unit price). It should be noted that, in addition to a text with the contents of the section, users can attach an RTF file and/or an HTML file.
The specifications have been incorporated into the import and export process of the bills of quantities and cost databases in FIEBDC-3 format. For this, as is indicated in the specification of the standard, the -L, -Q and/or -J registers are used. As was done with the "Graphic information" and the "Attached documents", the reading or writing of the specifications is optional and can be controlled from the same configuration panel.
It is important to bear in mind that the FIEBDC-3 format is used by CYPE's Open BIM applications that include the "Bill of Quantities" tab to transmit their data to Open BIM Quantities via the BIMserver.center platform. Consequently, the specifications that are generated in other applications can also be read in Open BIM Quantities to consolidate them and obtain the full project specifications.
Finally, a new document has been added to the "Bill of quantity reports" in order to create the "Specifications" of the project. When it is generated, only concepts that have information about a section of the specifications will be listed, together with the content that has been entered.
