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 maintenance of local government assets including:
- Subdivisions.
- Drainage and water cycle management.
- Street trees
- Soft landscaping.
- Pedestrian pathways and minor vehicular pavements
- Cycleways
- Enclosures and equipment
Excludes the following specialist maintenance activities:
- Turf cricket wickets.
- Bowling greens.
- Golf courses
- Olympic swimming pools/aquatic centres
Size and complexity
Landscaping of all complexities
Typical users
Environmental Services, Recreation and Maintenance Managers and Park Superintendents
Inclusions
- Annual update including changes to the National Construction Code and Standards
- SPECbuilder online specification compilation software compatible with all versions of Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems
- Editable worksection Templates in Microsoft Word *.docx format
- Guidelines and examples for preparing specifications, tender and contract documentation, Park Maintenance Plans (PMP) and contract schedules for design, construction and/or maintenance contracts.
- Fully searchable pdf version of package with highlighted updates
- Instructional guides and technical resources
- Package USB for backup
- Branded worksections