Testing Principles. Each Party shall have the right to require testing of the other Party's Switch(es) to confirm correct interworking. The testing varies according to the Switch manufacturer, the software build level and the method of implementation. The scope of the testing shall follow the relevant ITU-T guidelines.
Testing Principles. Add the following to this clause: “When giving notice, the Contractor shall provide the Employer’s Agent with the results of the check testing indicating that the work is to specification. The Employer’s Agent shall be given 48 hours’ notice of when testing or inspections are required. The Employer’s Agent may from time to time carry out his own check tests on the work performed by the Contractor. Should such check tests show that the Contractor’s control testing be such that the quality of the Contractor’s work can be called into question, then the Employer’s Agent may order further check tests to be carried out on work already completed. All costs associated with such check tests shall be for the Contractor’s account, as also the costs of any other check test whose results to not comply with the specification. Failure by the Contractor to notify the Employer’s Agent or to provide the required information or, where specified, to perform the required test, will be grounds to exempt the Employer from payment for the associated work and for all subsequent work which would be affected by the failure of the Work to be tested. The Employer’s Agent will be under no obligation to the Contractor to perform the tests. If the Employer’s Agent elects not to perform a particular test after notification by the Contractor, the Contractor will be issued with a written instruction to proceed with the relevant works without the acceptance test being performed. Nothing contained in this clause will relieve the Contractor of any responsibilities under the specification or in any way limit the tests, which the Employer’s Agent may call for or perform in terms of the specification. Where the Employer’s Agent is called to witness certain control tests, such as the pressure testing of a pipeline, and the results of such tests do not comply with the specifications, then the Employer reserves the right to recover costs for the Employer’s Agent’s presence at the unsuccessful test from the Contractor.”
