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SECTION 01400

PART 1

GENERAL

1.1

SECTION INCLUDES

A.

Quality assurance and control of installation.

B.

References.

C.

Inspection and testing laboratory services.

1.2

RELATED SECTIONS

1.3

QUALITY ASSURANCE/CONTROL OF INSTALLATION

A.

Monitor quality control over suppliers, manufacturers, products, services, site conditions, and workmanship, to produce work of specified quality.

B.

Comply fully with manufacturers' instructions, including each step in installation or construction sequence.

C.

Should the manufacturers' instructions conflict with the Contract Documents, request a clarification from the Contracting Officer before proceeding.

D.

Comply with all specified standards as a minimum quality for the work except when more stringent tolerances, codes, or specified requirements indicate higher standards or more precise workmanship.

E.

Perform work by person qualified to produce workmanship of specified quality.

F.

Secure products in place with positive anchorage devices designed and sized to withstand stresses, vibration, physical distortion or disfigurement.

1.4

REFERENCES

A.

Conform to reference standards by the date of current issue or the date of the Contract Documents or as specially noted in these Specifications.

B.

Obtain copies of standards when required by the Contract Documents.

C.

Should specified reference standards conflict with the Contract Documents, request clarification from the Contracting Officer before proceeding.

D.

The contractual relationship of the parties to the Contract shall not be altered from the Contract Documents by mention or inference in any reference document.

1.5

INSPECTION AND TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES

A.

The Contractor shall be responsible for all labor and materials associated with the filling, flushing, hydrostatic and leakage testing, disinfection, sampling, turbidity and bacteriological testing of new pipelines, structures, tanks, and other appurtenances. Hydrostatic and leakage testing shall be conducted in the presence of the Contracting Officer.

B.

The Contractor shall be responsible for all material testing including, but not necessarily limited to:

1.

Gradation, liquid limit, plasticity index and moisture/density tests for each lift of native soil backfill, imported soil backfill, imported bedding, and aggregate base and sub-base courses.

2.

In-place density tests of compacted soil backfill.

3.

Gradation and fracture tests for base and surfacing aggregates.

4.

Portland Cement concrete and asphaltic concrete pavement mix designs, as applicable.

5.

Concrete strength cylinder tests.

6.

Marshall field stability tests and core sample density tests of asphalt concrete, as applicable.

7.

Test failure as provided hereinafter.

8.

Pressure tests of water pipelines and drainage.

9.

Equipment performance and/or functional tests.

C.

All Contractor testing, except leakage testing, shall be performed by an independent, certified testing laboratory approved by the Contracting Officer. All test results shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and the Contractor shall provide written authorization to the testing laboratory to release test results to the Contracting Officer. A copy of this authorization shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer prior to construction startup.

D.

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct testing to ensure compliance with the specifications.

E.

Tests made by the Contracting Officer will not relieve the Contractor from his obligation to perform the work in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

F.

Materials, compaction, densities, or other construction items that do not meet the requirements of these specifications shall be replaced and retested at the Contractors' expense.

G.

All laboratory and material test submittals shall be provided to the Contracting Officer before placement of any pavement or concrete sections.

PART 2

PRODUCTS (Not Used)

PART 3

EXECUTION (Not Used)

END OF SECTION

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