18-Section 01740 - Warranties and Bonds 031826.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- ITB No.: 26-403/DL
- Issued by
- Palm Beach County, Florida
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This is a Warranties and Bonds specification section (Section 01740) for ITB No. 26-403/DL, a Florida state and local contract opportunity for the Rehabilitation of Manholes, Sanitary Stations and Wet Wells - Phased Projects. The contract requires a licensed and authorized Warren Environmental products applicator with a minimum of five years' experience to perform rehabilitation work on twenty-six manholes, thirteen detection stations, two pump stations, five sanitary lift stations, and replacement of eleven manhole covers and rims in Class I and Class III landfill leachate collection systems. The work includes cleaning and protective coatings and will be executed in phases. The contract is structured as an initial two-year period with an option to renew for an additional one-year term at the Authority's sole discretion. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to complete the work as detailed in the contract documents.
The specification establishes comprehensive warranty and bonding requirements that the contractor must fulfill. All written warranties must be submitted to the Owner prior to the date fixed for Substantial Completion, with designated portions requiring submission within fifteen days of completion. Two copies of all required warranties and bonds must be compiled, organized according to the Project Manual's table of contents, and bound in heavy-duty commercial quality three-ring vinyl binders with labeled dividers and a typed table of contents. The contractor is responsible for the full cost of replacing or rebuilding any defective work covered by warranty, regardless of prior use by the Owner, and must reinstate warranties for corrected work with an equitable adjustment for depreciation. The Engineer of Record is required to verify that the contractor's bond remains in effect during the one-year warranty period. Questions and clarifications must be submitted through Bonfire by specified deadlines, and all bid responses must be submitted electronically through Bonfire by the stated due date and time.
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ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01740 - 1 Rehab of Manholes, Sanitary Stations & Wet Wells - Phased Projects.
SECTION 01740
WARRANTIES AND BONDS
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.01 SCOPE OF WORK
A. This Section specifies general administrative and procedural requirements for warranties and bonds required by the Contract Documents, included MANUFACTURER’S standard warranties on products and special warranties.
1.02 RELATED REQUIREMENTS
A. The Contract Documents include, but are not limited to, the following related sections:
1. Refer to Conditions of Contract for the general requirements relating to warranties and bonds.
2. General closeout requirements are included in Section 01700
Contract Closeout.
3. Specific requirements for warranties for the Work and products and installations that are specified to be warranted are included in the individual sections.
1.03 SUBMITTALS
A. Submit written warranties to the OWNER prior to the date fixed by the OWNER for Substantial Completion. If the Certificate of Substantial Completion designates a commencement date for warranties other than the date of Substantial Completion for the Work, or a designated portion of the Work, submit written warranties upon request of the OWNER.
B. When a designated portion of the Work is completed and occupied or used by the OWNER, by separate agreement with the Contractor during the construction period, submit properly executed warranties to the OWNER within fifteen (15) days of completion of that designated portion of the Work.
C. At Substantial Completion, compile two (2) copies of each required warranty and bond properly executed by the Contractor, or by the Contractor’s subcontractor, supplier, or MANUFACTURER.
Organize the warranty documents into an orderly sequence based on the table of contents of the Project Manual.
D. Bind warranties and bonds in heavy-duty, commercial quality, durable 3-ring vinyl covered loose-leaf binders, thickness as necessary to accommodate contents and sized to receive 8-1/2in by 11-in paper.
ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01740 - 2
E. Table of Contents: Neatly typed, in the sequence of the Table of Contents of the Project Manual, with each item identified with the number and title of the specification Section in which specified, and the name of the product or work item.
F. Provide heavy paper dividers with celluloid covered tabs for each separate warranty. Mark the tab to identify the product or installation. Provide a typed description of the product or installation, including the name of the product, and the name, address and telephone number of the installer, supplier and
MANUFACTURER.
G. Identify each binder on the front and the spine with the typed or printed title “WARRANTIES AND BONDS”, the Project title or name, and the name, address and telephone number of the Contractor.
1.04 WARRANTY REQUIREMENT
A. Related Damages and Losses: When correcting warrantied Work that has failed, remove and replace other Work that has been damaged as a result of such failure or that must be removed and replaced to provide access for correction of warrantied Work.
B. Reinstatement of Warranty: When Work covered by a warranty has failed and been corrected by replacement or rebuilding, reinstate the warranty by written endorsement. The reinstated warranty shall be equal to the original warranty with an equitable adjustment for depreciation.
C. Replacement Cost: Upon determination that Work covered by a warranty has failed, replace or rebuild the Work to an acceptable condition complying with requirements of Contract Documents.
The Contractor is responsible for the cost of replacing or rebuilding defective Work regardless of whether the OWNER has benefited from use of the Work through a portion of its anticipated useful service life.
D. OWNER’s Recourse: Written warranties made to the OWNER are in addition to implied warranties, and shall not limit the duties, obligations, rights and remedies otherwise available under the law, nor shall warranty periods be interpreted as limitations on time in which OWNER can enforce such other duties, obligations, rights, or remedies.
E. Rejection of Warranties: The OWNER reserves the right to reject warranties and to limit selections to products with warranties not in conflict with requirements of the Contract Documents.
F. The OWNER reserves the right to refuse to accept Work for the
Project where a special warranty, certification, or similar
ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01740 - 3 commitment is required on such Work or part of the Work, until evidence is presented that entities required to countersign such commitments are willing to do so.
G. Disclaimers and Limitations: MANUFACTURER’s disclaimers and limitations on product warranties do not relieve the Contractor of the warranty on the Work that incorporates the products, nor does it relieve suppliers, MANUFACTURERS and subcontractors required to countersign special warranties with the Contractor.
H. Separate Prime Contracts: Each Prime Contractor is responsible for warranties related to its own Contract.
I. Engineer of Record shall verify that the contractor’s bond is in effect during the one (1) year warranty period.
1.05 DEFINITIONS
A. Standard Product Warranties are preprinted written warranties published by individual MANUFACTURERS for particular products and are specifically endorsed by the MANUFACTURER to the OWNER.
B. Special Warranties are written warranties required by or incorporated in the Contract Documents, either to extend time limits provided by standard warranties or to provide greater rights for the OWNER.
PART 2 – PRODUCTS (NOT USED)
PART 3 – EXECUTION (NOT USED
END OF SECTION
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