Common use of Test and Inspections Clause in Contracts

Test and Inspections. 13.2.1 If either the Contract Documents or laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public authority having jurisdiction over the Project requires any Work to be inspected, tested, or approved, the Contractor shall assume full responsibility therefore, pay all costs in connection therewith and furnish County the required certificates or inspection, testing or approval. 13.2.2 Contractor shall give County timely notice of readiness of the Work for all inspections, tests or approvals. If any such Work required to be inspected, tested or approved is covered without written approval of County, it must, if requested by County, be uncovered for observation, and such uncovering shall be at Contractor’s expense unless Contractor has given County timely notice of its intention to cover such Work and County has not acted with reasonable promptness in response to such notice. 13.2.3 Observation, inspections, tests or approvals by County or persons other than Contractor shall not relieve Contractor from its obligations to perform the Work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. 13.2.4 The County will provide all required tests necessary for field control of project. Generally these tests are proctors, densities, bearing value, and concrete quality tests. All mix designs such as asphalt, concrete, or soil cement will be furnished and paid for by the contractor. Any pre-manufactured products such as pipe, inlets, steel, etc., will require a certified mill analysis report. Any tests that have to be repeated because of failure to meet specifications will be deducted from final payment to contractor, costs of tests to be current industry rate as determined by the engineer.