General Construction Specifications
SECTION 01410
TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 Section Includes
A. Selection and Payment.
B. Quality Control.
C. Laboratory Responsibilities.
D. Laboratory Reports.
E. Limits of Testing Laboratory Authority.
F. Contractors Responsibilities.
G. Schedule of Inspection and Tests.
1.2 Related Sections
A. Section 01340 - Shop Drawings, product data and samples.
B. Section 01700 - Contract Closeout: Project Record Documents.
C. Individual Specification Sections: Inspections and tests required, and standards for testing.
1.3 References
A. ANSI/ASTM D3740 practice for evaluation of agencies engaged in testing and/or inspection of soil and rock as used in engineering design and construction.
B. ANSI/ASTM E329 recommended practice for inspection and testing agencies for concrete, steel, and bituminous materials as used in construction.
1.4 Selection and Payment
A. Contractor shall employ and pay for services of an independent testing laboratory to perform specified inspection and testing.
B. Employment of Testing Laboratory shall in no way relieve Contractor of obligations to perform work in accordance with requirements of Contract Documents.
C. Contractor shall submit selected Testing Laboratory to the Engineer for approval.
1.5 Quality Assurance
A. Comply with the requirements of ANSI/ASTM E 329 and ANSI/ASTM D 3740.
B. Laboratory: Authorized to operate in state in which project is located.
C. Laboratory Staff: maintain a full time registered engineer on staff to review services.
D. Testing calibrated at reasonable intervals with devices or an accuracy traceable to either National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Standards or accepted values of natural physical constants.
1.6 Contractor Submittals
A. Prior to start of work, submit testing laboratory name, address, telephone number and names of the full time registered engineer and responsible officer.
B. Submit copy of report of laboratory facilities inspection made by materials reference laboratory of National Bureau of Standards (NBS) during the most recent tour of inspection, with memorandum of remedies of any deficiencies reported by the inspection.
1.7 Laboratory Responsibilities
A. Test samples of mixes submitted by Contractor.
B. When requested provide qualified personnel at site. Cooperate with the Engineer and Contractor in performance of services.
C. Perform specified inspection, sampling, and testing of products in accordance with specified standards.
D. Ascertain compliance of materials and mixes with requirements of Contract Documents.
E. Promptly notify the Engineer and Contractor of observed irregularities or non-conformance of Work or products.
F. Perform additional inspections and tests required by the Engineer.
1.8 Laboratory Reports
A. After each inspection and test, promptly submit one copy each for the Owner, Engineer, Contractor, and record documents file.
B. Each report shall include (on format approved by the Engineer).
1. Date issue.
2. Project title and number.
3. Name of inspector.
4. Date and time of sampling or inspection.
5. Identification of product and specification section.
6. Location in the project.
7. Type of inspection or test.
8. Date(s) of test.
9. Results of test.
10. Conformance with Contract Documents.
C. When requested by the Engineer, provide interpretation of test results.
1.9 Limits on Testing Laboratory Authority
A. Laboratory may not release, revoke, alter, or enlarge on requirements of Contract Documents.
B. Laboratory may not approve or accept any portion of the Work.
C. Laboratory may not assume any duties of the Contractor.
D. Laboratory has no authority to stop the Work.
1.10 Contractors Responsibilities
A. Deliver to laboratory at designated location, adequate samples of material proposed to be used which require testing, along with proposed mix designs.
B. Cooperate with the laboratories personnel, and provide access to the Work.
C. Provide incidental labor and facilities to provide access to Work to be tested, to obtain and handle samples at the site or at source of products to be tested, to facilitate tests and inspections, storage and curing of test samples.
D. Notify the Engineer and laboratory 24 hours prior to expected time for operations requiring inspection and testing services.
E. The Engineer has retained a separate laboratory to perform any of the above testing whenever there is a problem with the results. The cost for this service will be paid by Owner if the tests pass, but by the Contractor if the test fails.
1.11 Schedule Of Inspections and Tests
A. Inspections and Testing are specified in individual specification sections.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
A. Not used.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
A. Not used.
END OF SECTION
