1. 2010 Construction Contract Standards Training Part 2 WORDING CHANGES, STYLE GUIDE AND QUICK GUIDE November 2011

2. Wording Changes (See Tab 6) New Terms New Expressions New Definitions New Referencing Omission of Needless Words New Punctuation and Typography Style More of these in the Style Guide for the 2010 Specifications

3. Style Guide (See Tab 7) This Guide provides instructions for specification writers contributing to the Department of Transportation’s construction specifications. 6 Expressions – see page 6 Mandatory Expressions Preferred Expressions

4. Style Guide – Continued 8 Specification Duplication – see page 8 The section discusses the specification that we duplicate in the 2006 specs and the reason we are not to do in 2010. Do not include specifications covered by other specifications.

5. Style Guide – Continued 9 Common Clauses and Phrases – see page 9 Discusses the common clauses we are to use in 2010. The first column states the desired outcome and the second column shows how to write it.

6. Style Guide – Continued 10 Payment Clauses – see page 10 This section of the Style Guide discusses how to write the measurement and payment clauses in 2010. 13 Punctuation and Typography – see page 13 Rules on capitalization, commas, emphasis, font (Arial 10 point), hyphens, parenthesis, quotation marks, and spaces are discussed in this section.

7. Style Guide – Continued 17 Numbers – see page 15 The section discusses on how to use numbers. 18 Dimension – see page 15 Do not repeat measurement unit. Use by for dimensions 2 by 4 inches, not 2 x 4 inches.

8. Style Guide – Continued 22 Measurements – see page 16 Dos and don’ts in the use of abbreviation, space, hyphen, military vs. civilian time, when to use days vs. business days. 29 Lists – see page 18 Discusses what to avoid, when to use a period, etc.

9. Style Guide – Continued 30 Tables – see page 19 The section discusses how to format a table, position and gridlines size. 31 RSSs and SSPs – see page 20 The section discusses tips on how to develop an RSS and SSPs. 32 Organization – see page 24 This section discusses rules on how to organize a specification.

10. Quick Guide (See Back Pocket) What’s New in the 2010 Standards FAQs What are Caltrans Construction Standards Scope of the 2010 Standards Project

11. Any questions?