AUTHORITY OF THE INSPECTOR. 5.3.1 The Inspector shall observe and inspect the contract performance and materials. The Inspector does not have any authority vested in the Project Manager unless specifically delegated in writing.
5.3.2 The Inspector may offer advice and recommendations to the Contractor, but any such advice or recommendations are not directives from the Project Manager.
5.3.3 The Inspector has no authority to allow deviations from the Contract Documents and may reject any and all work that the Inspector deems is not in conformity with the contract requirements. Failure of an Inspector at any time to reject non-conforming work shall not be considered a waiver of the Department’s right to require work in strict conformity with the Contract Documents as a condition of final acceptance.
