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title: Quality Requirements
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### Field technicians performing concrete tests shall hold a current ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I certification.
−### On federal projects, NVLAP accreditation under the applicable laboratory accreditation program shall be accepted where required by the contracting agency. {note}
+### On federal projects, NVLAP accreditation under the applicable laboratory accreditation program shall be accepted where required by the contracting agency.
```datasheet
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### Where testing is Contractor-furnished, the Contractor shall engage an accredited agency and shall submit the agency's qualifications for the Engineer of Record's acceptance before testing begins.
+```datasheet
+label: Agency selection method when Contractor-furnished
+type: radio
+options:
+ - Contractor's choice, qualifications submitted for acceptance
+ - Selected from Owner-approved list
+ - Owner designates the agency
+default: Selected from Owner-approved list
+```
+
### Where the agency is selected from an Owner-approved list, the Contractor shall obtain the Owner's written acceptance of the selected agency before commencement.
### The cost of corrective work and of the confirming re-inspection and re-testing is governed by the Non-Conforming Work and Corrective Action section of this standard, which assigns those costs unconditionally to the Contractor regardless of the engagement model for the original test. {note}
+### The testing engagement model for concrete and structural work shall be specified as Owner-furnished, Contractor-furnished Owner-paid, or Contractor-furnished Contractor-paid.
+
```datasheet
label: Testing engagement model — concrete and structural
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```
+### The testing engagement model for soils and earthwork shall be specified as Owner-furnished, Contractor-furnished Owner-paid, or Contractor-furnished Contractor-paid.
+
```datasheet
label: Testing engagement model — soils and earthwork
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```
+### The testing engagement model for finishes and other materials shall be specified as Owner-furnished, Contractor-furnished Owner-paid, or Contractor-furnished Contractor-paid.
+
```datasheet
label: Testing engagement model — finishes and other materials
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```
−```datasheet
−label: Agency selection method when Contractor-furnished
−type: radio
−options:
− - Contractor's choice, qualifications submitted for acceptance
− - Selected from Owner-approved list
− - Owner designates the agency
−default: Selected from Owner-approved list
−```
−
## Scheduling and Notification {toc}
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## The testing agency is not authorized to release, revoke, alter, or waive any requirement of the Contract Documents, nor to approve or accept any portion of the work, nor to direct the means and methods of construction. {note}
−## The testing agency shall not perform any duties of the Contractor's quality control function; agency verification does not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for the quality of its work. {note}
+## The testing agency shall not perform any duties of the Contractor's quality control function; agency verification does not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for the quality of its work.
```datasheet
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## Where a reference standard is cited without a specific edition, the edition in effect on the date of Bid shall apply.
−## Where the Contract Documents conflict with a referenced standard, the Contract Documents shall govern.
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−## Where the Contract Documents and a referenced standard impose different requirements and neither expressly governs, the more stringent requirement shall apply unless the Engineer of Record directs otherwise in writing.
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−## A reference to a standard incorporates only those provisions of the standard that apply directly to the specified material, product, or workmanship, and does not assign to any party any administrative or contractual duty that the standard may describe. {note}
−
```datasheet
label: Reference standard edition basis
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```
+## Where the Contract Documents conflict with a referenced standard, the Contract Documents shall govern.
+
+## Where the Contract Documents and a referenced standard impose different requirements and neither expressly governs, the more stringent requirement shall apply unless the Engineer of Record directs otherwise in writing.
+
+## A reference to a standard incorporates only those provisions of the standard that apply directly to the specified material, product, or workmanship, and does not assign to any party any administrative or contractual duty that the standard may describe. {note}
+
# Field Mockups {toc}
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### A mockup is a full-size example built to demonstrate the aesthetic effect, material qualities, and workmanship standard for a portion of the work, and it becomes the benchmark against which the corresponding finished work is judged. {note}
−### This Section establishes the general mockup framework; individual technical sections identify which assemblies require mockups and add system-specific size, performance, and review criteria. The general framework shall not over-prescribe details that conflict with a technical section. {note}
+### This Section establishes the general mockup framework; individual technical sections identify which assemblies require mockups and add system-specific size, performance, and review criteria. The general framework shall not over-prescribe details that conflict with a technical section.
### The Contractor shall construct each required mockup using the same materials, products, and methods proposed for the corresponding work.
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### A mockup may be built in its permanent location and retained as part of the finished work, or built as a standalone sample and demolished after acceptance, or built and tested off-site before field installation begins; the choice depends on the assembly. {note}
−### Omitting whether an accepted mockup may remain in the finished work or must be demolished generates an RFI on nearly every project with a masonry or tile mockup; the disposition shall be stated for each mockup. {note}
+### Omitting whether an accepted mockup may remain in the finished work or must be demolished generates an RFI on nearly every project with a masonry or tile mockup; the disposition shall be stated for each mockup.
### A mockup built in its permanent location and accepted may, where so designated, be incorporated into the finished work and shall not be demolished.
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## A quality-related pre-installation meeting confirms, before work starts, that the conditions, materials, sequence, and responsibilities for a critical assembly are understood by everyone who will execute it. A verbal-only meeting produces no enforceable record of agreed deviations or confirmations, so minutes are required in writing. {note}
−## A required meeting that is not held before the affected work begins serves no purpose; the meeting shall be scheduled with enough lead time to resolve open items before installation. {note}
+## A required meeting that is not held before the affected work begins serves no purpose; the meeting shall be scheduled with enough lead time to resolve open items before installation.
## The Contractor shall convene a pre-installation meeting before the start of each Section for which a meeting is required.
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# Manufacturer's Field Services {toc}
−## Some assemblies are sensitive enough at installation or startup that the manufacturer's own representative must observe or direct the work for the warranty to hold. Where this is required in this Section but omitted from the technical section, Contractors argue the requirement does not apply to their scope; the requirement shall be repeated in the governing technical section. {note}
+## Some assemblies are sensitive enough at installation or startup that the manufacturer's own representative must observe or direct the work for the warranty to hold. Where this is required in this Section but omitted from the technical section, Contractors argue the requirement does not apply to their scope; the requirement shall be repeated in the governing technical section.
## Where required by a technical section, the Contractor shall arrange for a factory-trained or factory-authorized manufacturer's field representative to be present for installation, startup, or inspection of the affected assembly.
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## Without a stated re-test cost rule, the Owner ends up funding the re-testing of work that failed because of the Contractor's own error; assigning the cost of re-testing and corrective work to the Contractor restores the correct incentive. {note}
−## Without a defined escalation path and a stop-work trigger, an unresolved non-conformance can be covered up before anyone with authority is notified; the corrective-action chain must end at the Engineer of Record. {note}
+## Without a defined escalation path and a stop-work trigger, an unresolved non-conformance can be covered up before anyone with authority is notified; the corrective-action chain must end at the Engineer of Record.
## The Contractor shall respond in writing to each failing test or inspection report within the response time stated below.
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## Where a material is subject to both a special inspection and a general test under this Section, the Contractor shall coordinate the two so that each is performed once and reported to its required recipient.