Common use of Material Tests Clause in Contracts

Material Tests. The contractor shall provide test prices as required by the engineer to enable him to determine the quality of the material supplied free of charge and any cost of the tests shall be borne by the contractor. If any test pieces fails to comply with the requirements of the appropriate specifications for the material in question, the engineer may reject the whole of the material represented by that piece, the contractor’s designers and metallurgists will be consulted before any material is so rejected. In the event of the engineer being furnished with the certified particulars of the tests which have been carried out for the contractor by the suppliers of the material, he may, at his own discretion, dispense with the previously mentioned tests entirely.

Material Tests. The contractor shall provide test prices as required by the engineer to enable him to determine the quality of the material supplied free of charge and any cost of the tests shall be borne by the contractor. If any test pieces fails fail to comply with the requirements of the appropriate specifications for the material in question, the engineer may reject the whole of the material represented by that piece, the contractor’s designers and metallurgists will be consulted before any material is so rejected. In the event of the engineer being furnished with the certified particulars of the tests which have been carried out for the contractor by the suppliers of the material, he may, at his own discretion, dispense with the previously mentioned tests entirely.