SERVICES
Design Development
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Door & Hardware Product Selection
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Establish Facility Standard
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Site Survey of Existing Door & Frame
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Typical HW Sets for Budget Pricing
Construction Document
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Coordinate with Division 01
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Coordinate with Section 018113 Sustainability Design Requirements
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Coordinate with Security Drawings & Division 28 Specification
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Coordinate With Acoustic Consultant Report
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Prepare Section 087100 Door Hardware
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Prepare Section 087113 Power Door Operators
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Prepare 081713 Integrated Metal Door Opening Assemblies
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Prepare 081113 Hollow Metal Door & Frames
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Prepare 081416 Flush Wood Doors
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Prepare 081433 Stile & Rail Wood Doors
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Coordinate with all Related Specification Sections
Construction
Management
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Assist with RFI
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Assist with ASI
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Review Substitution
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Assist with Change Orders
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Review Of Door Hardware Submittal
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Review of Submittal of Related Specification Sections
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Assist With Punch List
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As Built Specification
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Facility Standard- Guide Specification
ABOUT
SOMSPEC Consulting LLC is a minority & women owned door & hardware consulting firm which
neither solicit nor accept financial or other valuable consideration from any material or equipment supplier for specifying the supplier’s products.
Expertise in writing Division 08 Door & Hardware specification that is concise, complete & coordinated with related trades in Masterspec Division 01 (Sustainable Design Requirements), 08 (Openings), 23 (Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning), 26 (Electrical) & 28 (Access Control). Knowledgeable in codes relating to Door & Hardware - Egress, Fire Safety, Security, ADA & Acoustic. Service offered also
includes walk through and punch list to ensure proper installation of door hardware.
20+ years of experience has provided opportunity to work for leading Architectural firms on projects of all building types and sizes.
Resource to Architects, Contractors, Construction Managers & Owners to select the most suitable products to meet the functional requirement while retaining the Design Intent.
Unique skill - passion and good understanding of door hardware and related trades to offer a complete consulting service through process of design, construction documents, construction management and maintenance of facility.
Principal: Ruma Som, AHC, CDT, Assoc. AIA, NOMA
201-398-6583
Education:
B. Arch- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
M. Arch- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Certifications:
Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) – Construction Specification Institute
Architectural Hardware Consultant (AHC) – Door Hardware Institute
Industry Affiliations:
Door & Hardware Institute (www.dhi.org)
Construction Specification Institute (www.csinet.org)
American Institute of Architects (www.aia.org)
National Organization of Minority Architects (www.nycoba.org)
Professional Women in Construction (www.pwcusa.org)
International Interior Design Association (www.iida.org)
Your Resource for Door and Hardware.
You can always count on SOMSPEC Consulting LLC.
PROJECTS
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Gensler
Gensler
Kohn Pedersen Fox