01 78 36.00 Warranty of Construction.doc

JBSF150112

SECTION 01 78 36 00

WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION

PART 1

GENERAL

1.1 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION

In addition to any other warranties in this contract, the Contractor warrants, except as provided below, that work performed under this contract conforms to the contract requirements and is free of any defect in equipment, material, or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier. This warranty shall continue for a period of 1 year from the date of final acceptance of the work. If the Government takes possession of any part of the work before final acceptance, this warranty shall continue for a period of 1 year from the date the Government takes possession. The Contractor shall remedy at the Contractor's expense any failure to conform, or any defect. In addition, the Contractor shall remedy at the Contractor's expense any damage to Government-owned or controlled real or personal property, when that damage is the result of:

a. The Contractor's failure to conform to contract requirements; or

b. Any defect of equipment, material, workmanship, or design furnished. The Contractor shall restore any work damaged in fulfilling the terms and conditions of this clause. The Contractor's warranty with respect to work repaired or replaced will run for 1 year from the date of repair or replacement. The contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, within a reasonable time after the discovery of any failure, defect, or damage. If the Contractor fails to remedy any failure, defect, or damage within a time as specified in paragraph, WARRANTY SERVICE CALLS after receipt of notice, the Government shall have the right to replace, repair, or otherwise remedy the failure, defect, or damage at the Contractor's expense. With respect to all warranties, express or implied, from subcontractors, manufacturers, or suppliers for work performed and materials furnished under this contract, the Contractor shall:

Obtain all warranties that would be given in normal commercial practice;

Require all warranties to be executed, in writing, for the benefit of the Government, if directed by the Contracting Officer; and

Enforce all warranties for the benefit of the Government, if directed by the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor's warranty under second paragraph above has expired, the Government may bring suit at its expense to enforce a subcontractor's, manufacturer's, or supplier's warranty. Unless a defect is caused by the negligence of the Contractor or subcontractor or supplier at any tier, the Contractor shall not be liable for the repair of any defects of material or design furnished by the Government nor for the repair of any damage that results from any defect in Government-furnished material or design. This warranty shall not limit the Government's rights under the Inspection and Acceptance clause of this contract with respect to latent defects, gross mistakes, or fraud. Defects in design or manufacture of equipment specified by the Government on a "brand name and model" basis, shall not be included in this warranty. In this event, the Contractor shall require any subcontractors, manufacturers, or suppliers thereof to execute their warranties, in writing, directly to the Government. (Based on FAR 52.246-21)

1.2 WARRANTY SERVICE CALLS

The Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer the names of local service representatives and/or Contractors that are available for warranty service calls and who will respond to a call within the time periods as follows: 4 hours for heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration, air supply and distribution, and critical electrical service systems and food service equipment, and 24 hours for all other systems. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers for day, night, weekend, and holiday service responses shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer and also posted at a conspicuous location in each mechanical and electrical room or close to the unit.

PART 2

PRODUCTS –NOT USED

PART 3

EXECUTION –NOT USED

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WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION