Agenda - Public Works Committee - 08/15/2011

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or the interpretation of or performance under the Contract Documents shall be referred initially to the Engineer for decision, which the Engineer shall render in writing within a reasonable time. ARTICLE 15. Shop Drawings and Samples 15.1 After checking and verifying all field measurements, the Contractor will submit to the Engineer for approval, in accordance with the accepted schedule of Shop Drawing submissions, five copies (or at the Engineer's option, one reproducible copy) of all Shop Drawings, which shall have been checked by and stamped with the approval of the Contractor and identified as the Engineer may require. The data shown on the Shop Drawings will be complete with respect to dimensions, design criteria, materials of construction and the like to enable the Engineer to review the information as required. 15.2 The Contractor will also submit to the Engineer for approval, with such promptness as to cause no delay in Work, all samples required by the Contract Documents. All samples will have been checked by and stamped with the approval of the Contractor, identified clearly as to material, manufacturer, any pertinent catalog numbers and the use for which intended. 15.3 At the time of each submission, the Contractor will, in writing, call the Engineer's attention to any deviations that the Shop Drawing or sample may have from the requirements of the Contract Documents. 15.4 The Engineer will check and approve with reasonable promptness Shop Drawings and samples; however, checking and approval shall be only for conformance with the design concept of the Project and for compliance with the information given in the Contract Documents. The approval of a separate item as such will not indicate approval of the assembly in which the item functions. The Contractor will make any corrections required by the Engineer and will return the required number of corrected copies of Shop Drawings and resubmit new samples until approved. The Contractor shall direct specific attention in writing or on resubmitted Shop Drawings to revisions other than the corrections called for by the Engineer on previous submissions. 15.5 No Work requiring a Shop Drawing or sample submission shall be commenced until the submission has been approved by the Engineer. 15.6 The Engineer's approval of Shop Drawings or samples shall not relieve the Contractor from his responsibility for any deviations from the requirements of the Contract Documents unless the Contractor has in writing the Engineer's attention to such deviations at the time of submission and the Engineer has given written approval to the specific deviation, nor shall any approval by the Engineer relieve the Contractor from responsibility for errors or omissions in the Shop Drawings. ARTICLE 16. Tests and Inspections 16.1 If the Contract Documents,laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public authority having jurisdiction require any Work to specifically be inspected, tested, or approved by someone other than the Contractor, the Contractor will give the Engineer timely notice of readiness thereof. The Contractor will give the Engineer the required certificates of inspection, testing or GC 13