FP-96 English Version - Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division

Section 105. ) CONTROL OF MATERIAL105.01 Source of Supply and Quality Requirements. FAR Clause52.236-5 - Material and Workmanship is supplemented as follows.Select sources and provide acceptable material. Notify the CO of all proposedsources before delivery to the project to expedite material inspection andtesting. Do not incorporate material requiring submittal into the work untilapproved.Material may be approved at the source of supply before delivery to the project.Approval does not constitute acceptance. If an approved source does notcontinue to supply acceptable material during the life of the project, furtheruse of that source may be denied.105.02 Local Material Sources. Sources of rock, sand, gravel, earth, orother natural material located by the Government in the vicinity of the projectmay be identified in the contract. These identified sources may be listed asprovided for the project or only listed as information to aid the Contractor inlocating a source. The decision to use an identified source is solely that of theContractor.(a) Government-provided sources. The Government will acquire thepermits and rights to remove material from provided sources identified in thecontract and to use such property for a plant site and stockpiles. Test reportsand available historical performance data verifying the presence of acceptablematerial are available upon request.Do not perform work within a Government-provided source until a plan ofoperation for the development of the source is accepted. Perform all worknecessary to produce acceptable material including site development, preparation,erosion control, and restoration.The quality of material in provided sources is acceptable in general, but maycontain layers or pockets of unacceptable material. It is not feasible to ascertainfrom samples the quality of material for an entire deposit and variationsmay be expected. Determine the quantity and type of equipment andwork necessary to select and produce acceptable material.22