Engineering Design Manual - Loudoun Water

Chapter 2: Administration
2.10 Field Engineering
Changes or corrections to the approved plans such as alignment, additions, deletions, sizing,
substitutions, grading, etc, at the approved request of the applicant and/or utility contractor
or directed by Loudoun Water shall be recorded and reflected on record drawings prepared
by Loudoun Water.
2.11 Inspection
Loudoun Water or any governing agents shall be permitted to safely access the project at any
time to perform inspections, to ensure quality of work and safe construction methods. Work
not conforming to the approved construction plans, Loudoun Water’s standards or complying
with industry standards is subject to rejection. Any work that has been rejected must be
replaced or corrected to the satisfaction of Loudoun Water.
Testing and start-up of any Loudoun Water facilities shall be conducted by contractor and
witnessed by Loudoun Water or authorized agent in order to ensure operation and
performance per manufacturer’s and industry standards, and the satisfaction of Loudoun
Water.
A beneficial use inspection may be requested by applicant and/or contractor to be conducted
by Loudoun Water or authorized agent. Beneficial use may be issued for completed portion
or all of proposed work that is completed to be put into service. The performance bond may
be reduced at this point at the request of applicant up to a maximum of 80%.
At the completion of the project, the applicant and/or utility contractor may make a request
for final inspection. Loudoun Water shall conduct a complete field inspection and testing to
ensure that the applicant/contractor has fulfilled their obligation in delivering a quality
product. Any deficiencies or failing testing must be corrected to the satisfaction of Loudoun
Water. At time of final acceptance applicant/contractor will request a final bond release
package.
2.12 Project Closeout
A. As-built Survey and Record Drawings
To ensure consistency and quality within and among surveys and record drawings, Loudoun
Water has engaged one or more firms to conduct this work, under direction of Loudoun
Water’s staff. A fee for this service is collected from the applicant, and must be paid prior to
the work receiving the status Beneficial Use.
This program is not employed for new pumping stations and community systems. For these
facilities, the developer’s engineer will conduct the as-built survey and prepare the record
drawings, with input from Loudoun Water Inspections.
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