Complete Compiled Specification.pdf - Peck Ormsby Construction

SECTION 01400 - TESTING AND LABORATORY SERVICES
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A. Drawings and General Provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division-1 Specification sections, apply to work of this section.
1.02 DESCRIPTION:
A. From time to time during the progress of the work, testing is required to be performed to
determine that materials provided for the work meet the specified requirements. Such testing
includes, but is not necessarily limited to fill material for the site, welding, bolting, concrete,
and masonry grout.
1.03 WORK INCLUDED:
A. Selection of Testing Laboratory: The Owner will select a prequalified, independent testing
agency.
B. Payment for Initial Testing Services: The Owner will pay for all initial services of the testing
agency as further described in Part 2 of this Section.
1.04 RELATED WORK SPECIFIED IN OTHER SECTIONS:
A. Requirements for testing are described in various sections of these Specifications. Where no
testing requirements are described, but testing is specified, the testing is to be performed
under current recognized standards.
1.05 CODES AND STANDARDS:
A. Testing, when required, will be in accordance with all pertinent codes and regulations, and
with selected standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
1.06 QUALIFICATIONS OF TESTING LABORATORY:
A. The testing laboratory will be qualified to the Owner's approval in accordance with ASTM
E-329 "Recommended Practice for Inspection and Testing Agencies for Concrete and Steel
Used in Construction".
1. The testing laboratory is only required to have testing facilities for work included in
this project.
2. Testing machines shall have been calibrated at intervals not exceeding 12 months by
devices of accuracy traceable to the National Bureau of Standards.
1.07 PRODUCT HANDLING:
A. Promptly process and distribute all required copies of test reports and related instructions to
ensure all necessary retesting and/or replacement of materials with the least possible delay to
progress of the work.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
SEGO LILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM ADDITION MARCH 2, 2009
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