AGREEMENT between BROWARD COUNTY and Cummings ...

Exhibit 2
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DIVISION 1 SPECIFICATIONS - SECTION 01400 QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. General: This Section specifies administrative and procedural requirements for
quality assurance/quality control testing services.
1. Quality assurance/quality control testing services include inspections,
tests, and related actions including reports, performed by the independent
Test Laboratory under contract to the CONTRACTOR. Such services
assist the CONTRACTOR in evaluating if the Work performed complies
with the specifications or for use in evaluating construction related
purposes. The CONTRACTOR may provide copies of test and inspection
reports to the CPM upon request. Quality assurance/quality control
testing costs are the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR and are a Cost
of Work. They do not include Contract enforcement activities performed
by the CPM or the CONSULTANT.
2. Quality acceptance testing services include inspections, tests, and related
actions including reports, performed by the independent Test Laboratory
under contract to the COUNTY. Such inspection and testing services are
intended to assist the CPM and the CONSULTANT in the determination
that the Work performed meets with requirements specified or indicated.
These services do not relieve the CONTRACTOR of responsibility for
compliance with Contract Documents requirements.
3. Payment for, and acceptance of, the Work will be made based on the
Work installed meeting or exceeding the specifications as determined by
the COUNTY’s quality acceptance testing results.
B. Requirements of this Section relate to customized fabrication and installation
procedures, not production of standard products.
1. Inspections, test and related actions specified are not intended to limit the
CONTRACTOR’s quality control procedures that facilitate compliance
with Contract Documents requirements.
2. Requirements for the CONTRACTOR to provide quality control services
required by the Contract Documents, CPM, CONSULTANT, and
authorities having jurisdiction are not limited by provisions of this Section.
1.02 TESTING BY THE COUNTY
A. The COUNTY will engage and pay for the services of a Testing Laboratory to
perform quality acceptance inspections and tests specified for the work.
1. Where the COUNTY has engaged a testing laboratory or other entity for
testing and inspection of a part of the Work, and the CONTRACTOR is
also required to engage an entity for the same related element, the
CONTRACTOR shall not employ the entity engaged by the COUNTY,
unless otherwise agreed in writing with the CPM.
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