Project Manual 11-210C - Ramapo College of New Jersey

Drawings, Product Data, Samples or similar submittals unless the Contractor has specifically informed the
Construction Manager and Architect in writing of such deviation at the time of submittal and (1) the Architect has
given written approval to the specific deviation as a minor change in the Work, or (2) a Change Order or
Construction Change Directive has been issued authorizing the deviation. The Contractor shall not be relieved of
responsibility for errors or omissions in Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples or similar submittals by the
Architect’s approval thereof. Should a deviation not be clearly identified in the submittal and the submittal is
approved by the Architect and/or Engineer and the work is put in place, the Contractor will be responsible to
remove, replace, and/or correct the work in place at no additional cost to the College to adhere to the contract
documents.
4.10.9 The Contractor shall direct specific attention, in writing or on resubmitted Shop Drawings, Product
Data, Samples or similar submittals, to revisions other than those requested by the Construction Manager and
Architect on previous submittals. In the absence of such written notice, the Architect’s approval of a resubmission
shall not apply to such revisions.
4.10.10 The Contractor shall not be required to provide professional services that constitute the practice of
architecture or engineering unless such services are specifically required by the Contract Documents for a portion of
the Work or unless the Contractor needs to provide such services in order to carry out the Contractor’s
responsibilities for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures. The Contractor shall not be
required to provide professional services in violation of applicable law. If professional design services or
certifications by a design professional related to systems, materials or equipment are specifically required of the
Contractor by the Contract Documents, the College and the Architect will specify all performance and design criteria
that such services must satisfy. The Contractor shall cause such services or certifications to be provided by a
properly licensed design professional, whose signature and seal shall appear on all drawings, calculations,
specifications, certifications, Shop Drawings and other submittals prepared by such professional. Shop Drawings and
other submittals related to the Work designed or certified by such professional, if prepared by others, shall bear such
professional’s written approval when submitted to the Architect. The College and the Architect shall be entitled to
rely upon the adequacy, accuracy and completeness of the services, certifications and approvals performed or
provided by such design professionals, provided the College and Architect have specified to the Contractor all
performance and design criteria that such services must satisfy. The Architect will review, approve or take other
appropriate action on submittals only for the limited purpose of checking for conformance with information given
and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall not be responsible for the
adequacy of the performance and design criteria specified in the Contract Documents.
4.10.11 Submittal Schedules shall be prepared and incorporated into the Contractor’s Construction
Schedule. The Contractor shall include the following considerations when preparing the submittal schedule so that
approved products are at the project site ready for installation in accordance with the time established in the
Contractor’s Construction Schedule to avoid delays.
a) Time frame when the item is needed at the Project.
b) Time necessary to produce the product.
c) Lead time required to prepare the submittal.
d) Time required for the Contractor to review, approve, sign and date the submittal.
e) Time for the Construction Manager, the Architect and his Engineer to review the submittal.
f) The number of Subcontractor’s affected by the information contained in the submittal.
g) Time necessary to correct and resubmit if original submittal is not approved.
h) Submittal of all color samples within adequate time for review, selection and coordination with other
products requiring earlier installation and/or longer lead times for ordering.
i) Grouping of related submittals for coordination.
4.10.12 Submittals shall contain a Contractor’s stamp of approval, signed and dated by the submitting
Contractor, prior to submission to the Architect/Engineer. Such stamp of approval by the Contractor shall be
confirmation that he has determined and verified materials, field measurements and field construction criteria related
thereto, and has checked and coordinated the information contained within such submittals. The Contractor shall
also note in writing to the Architect/Engineer, all deviations to the Contract Documents. Submittals will not be
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