Design and Construction Handbook - Los Angeles World Airports

espect to the material sampled:
1) Manufacturer's name and brand.
2) Place of sampling.
3) Sufficient information to identify the lot, group, bin, or silo from which the samples
were taken.
4) Amount of material in the lot sampled.
5) Statement that the material has passed the requirements.
6) Signature and title of the person creating the affidavit and the date of execution
of the affidavit.
CERTIFICATION
A. The Engineer may waive the materials testing requirements and accept the
manufacturer’s written certificate of compliance that the materials to be supplied
meet those requirements. Materials test data may be required by the Engineer to be
included with the submittal.
B. A Certificate of Compliance in triplicate shall be furnished prior to the use of
materials for which the Contract Documents require that such a certificate be
furnished. The Engineer may permit the use of certain materials or assemblies prior
to the sampling and testing if accompanied by a Certificate of Compliance. The
certificate shall be signed by the manufacturer of the material or the manufacturer of
assembled materials and the Contractor, and shall state that the materials involved
comply in all respects with the requirements of the specifications. A Certificate of
Compliance shall be furnished with each lot of materials delivered to the work, and
the lot so certified shall be clearly identified on the certificate. The form of the
Certificate of Compliance and its disposition shall be as directed by the Engineer.
C. Materials used on the basis of a Certificate of Compliance may be sampled and
tested at any time. The fact that material is used on the basis of a Certificate of
Compliance shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for incorporating material
in the Work which conforms to the requirements of the Contract Documents and
such material not conforming to such requirements will be subject to rejection
whether in place or not.
D. The Engineer reserves the right to refuse to permit the use of material
notwithstanding the submittal of a Certificate of Compliance.
TRADE NAMES OR EQUALS
A. The Contractor may supply any of the materials specified or offer an equivalent. The
Engineer will determine whether the material offered is equivalent to that specified.
Adequate time shall be allowed for the Engineer to make this determination.
B. A listing of materials is not intended to be comprehensive, or in order of preference.
The Contractor may offer any material, process, or equipment considered to be
equivalent to that indicated. The substantiation of offers shall be submitted as
provided in the Contract Documents.
C. The Contractor shall, at its expense, furnish data concerning items offered by it as
equivalent to those specified. The Contractor shall have the material tested as
required by the Engineer to determine that the quality, strength, physical, chemical,
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