Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
receipt, etc. before preparing same for submission to see that the terms check with the
requirements of the specifications.
3.07 CLEANING
A. Thoroughly clean all fixtures, switches, panelboards and other devices and equipment
furnished and set in place. All surfaces shall be properly polished and shall be free of paint
and other dirt and debris.
B. Touch up or refinish all equipment furnished with factory applied finishes which have been
damaged during the construction of the work. Properly protect the fronts of all panelboards,
switchboards and other similar equipment to prevent marring and other defacing.
3.08 TESTING AND LOAD BALANCING
A. Test all circuits to assure them to be free of grounds. Light and test each lamp. Prove and
test energy available at the load side of disconnect switches and final point of connection to
driven equipment. The contractor shall make all reasonable tests as required by the Engineer
to prove the integrity of the system.
B. The various branch circuits served from the lighting panel boards vary in loading. The
contractor shall carefully balance the load on each phase when connecting the various branch
circuits in each panelboard. When all load is turned on and the system is operating at 100%
demand, the imbalance shall not exceed 10%.
C. Furnish at the completion of the project or each bonafide portion of the project, a final
inspection certificate from the local inspecting authority.
3.09 OPERATION PRIOR TO COMPLETION
A. When each and every piece of electrical and mechanical equipment is ready to operate, if it is
to the advantage of the Owner or the project construction to operate this equipment, the
Mechanical and Electrical Contractors under this section of the work shall allow their
equipment to be operated without obligating the Owner for acceptance.
B. The Owner or General Contractor shall furnish the necessary operating personnel to supervise
the overall operation of the machinery, but it shall remain the Contractor's responsibility until
final acceptance by the Engineer for the Owner.
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