APPROVED EQUAL. When the technical specifications call for a brand name, manufacturer, make, model, or vendor catalog number with acceptance of APPROVED EQUAL, it shall be for the purpose of establishing a level of quality and features desired and acceptable to the City. In such cases, the City will be receptive to any unit that would be considered by qualified City personnel as an approved equal. In that the specified make and model represent a level of quality and features desired by the City, the Bidder must state clearly in the bid any variance from those specifications. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to provide adequate information, in the bid, to enable the City to ensure that the bid meets the required criteria. If adequate information is not submitted with the bid, it may be rejected. The City will be the sole judge in determining if the item bid qualifies as an approved equal.
APPROVED EQUAL. Material, equipment, or method accepted by the Owner’s Project Manager via a Submittal for use in the Work, as being acceptable as an equivalent in essential attributes to the material, equipment, or method specified in the Detailed Statement of Work.
APPROVED EQUAL. 3.15.1 Whenever in the Contract Documents any article, appliance, device, or material is designated by the name of a manufacturer, vendor, or by any proprietary or trade name, the words “or approved equal,” shall automatically follow and shall be implied unless specifically indicated otherwise. The standard products of manufacturers other than those specified will be accepted when, prior to the ordering or use thereof, it is proven to the satisfaction of the Owner’s Representative and the Engineer they are equal in design, appearance, spare parts availability, strength, durability, usefulness, serviceability, operation cost, maintenance cost, and convenience for the purpose intended. Any general listings of approved manufacturers in any Contract Document shall be for informational purposes only and it shall be the Contractor’s sole responsibility to ensure that any proposed “or equal” complies with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
3.15.2 The Contractor shall submit to Engineer and Owner’s Representative a written and full description of the proposed “or equal” including all supporting
3.15.3 No approvals or action taken by the Engineer or Owner’s Representative shall relieve Contractor from its obligation to ensure that an “or equal” article, appliance, devise or material strictly complies with the requirements of the Contract Documents. Contractor shall not propose “or equal” items in connection with Shop Drawings or other Submittals, and Contractor acknowledges and agrees that no approvals or action taken by the Engineer or Owner’s Representative with respect to Shop Drawings or other Submittals shall constitute approval of any “or equal” item or relieve Contractor from its sole and exclusive responsibility. Any changes required in the details and dimensions indicated in the Contract Documents for the incorporation or installation of any “or equal” item supplied by the Contractor shall be properly made and approved by the Engineer, at the expense of the Contractor. No “or equal” items will be permitted for components of or extensions to existing systems when, in the opinion of the Engineer, the named manufacturer must be provided in order to ensure compatibility with the existing systems, including, but not limited to mechanical systems, electrical systems, fire alarms, smoke detectors, etc. No action will be taken by the Engineer with respect to proposed “or equal” items prior to receipt of bids, unless otherwise noted in the Special Conditio...
APPROVED EQUAL. Approved Equal shall mean an alternative product or service approved by the Owner as being equivalent to that specified in the Contract Documents.
APPROVED EQUAL. May 2017 C01025C17 Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station 05400 - 3 COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMING
APPROVED EQUAL. Concrete Anchors for Securing Bases and Brackets to Concrete: Type 304 or Type 316 stainless steel 1/2-inch concrete anchors.
APPROVED EQUAL. Handrail Gate: 6063-T6, 6105-T5, or 6061-T6 extruded aluminum.
APPROVED EQUAL. May 2017 C01025C17 Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station 05520 - 6 METAL RAILING
c. Splice Connectors: Aluminum concealed spigot.
d. Toeboards and Accessories: Molded or extruded 6063 or 6061 aluminum. e. Bolts, Nuts, Washers: ASTM A320, Type 304 or Type 316 stainless steel.
APPROVED EQUAL. May 2017 C01025C17 Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station 05530 - 3 GRATINGS, FLOOR PLATES, AND STAIR TREADS
APPROVED EQUAL. Contact adhesive to bond elastomeric flashing to an approved substrate. a) American Hydrotech, Inc., Bonding Adhesive. b) Soprema, Colphene H. c) Approved Equal.
