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-1.44–5-1.45 RESERVED 5-1.46 FINAL INSPECTION AND CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE



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5-1.44–5-1.45 RESERVED

5-1.46 FINAL INSPECTION AND CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE


When you complete the work, request the Engineer's final inspection.

If the Engineer determines that the work is complete, the Engineer recommends Contract acceptance. Immediately after Contract acceptance, you are relieved from:

1. Maintenance and protection duties

2. Responsibility for injury to persons or property or damage to the work occurring after Contract acceptance except as specified in section 5-1.47



5-1.47 GUARANTEE


Guarantee that work remains free from substantial defects for 1 year after Contract acceptance except for work parts for which you were relieved of maintenance and protection. Guarantee each of these relieved work parts for 1 year after the relief date.

The guarantee excludes damage or displacement caused by an event outside your control, including:

1. Normal wear and tear

2. Improper operation

3. Insufficient maintenance

4. Abuse


5. Unauthorized change

6. Act of God


During the guarantee period, repair or replace each work part having a substantial defect.

The Department does not pay for corrective work.

During corrective work activities, provide the same insurance specified before Contract acceptance.

The Contract bonds must be in force until the later of (1) the expiration of the guarantee period or (2) the completion of the corrective work.

If a warranty specification conflicts with section 5-1.47, comply with the warranty specification.

During the guarantee period, the Engineer monitors the completed work. If the Engineer finds work having a substantial defect, the Engineer lists the defective work parts and furnishes you the list.

Within 10 days of receipt of the list, submit for authorization a detailed plan for correcting the work. Include a schedule that includes:

1. Start and completion dates

2. List of labor, equipment, materials, and any special services you plan to use

3. Work related to the corrective work, including traffic control and temporary and permanent pavement markings


The Engineer notifies you when the plan is authorized. Start the corrective work and related work within 15 days of notice.

If the Engineer determines corrective work is urgently required to prevent injury or property damage:

1. The Engineer furnishes you an order to start emergency repair work and a list of parts requiring corrective work

2. Mobilize within 24 hours and start work

3. Submit a corrective work plan within 5 business days of starting the emergency repair work
If you fail to perform the work as specified, the Department may perform the work and bill you.

5-1.48–5-1.50 RESERVED



6 CONTROL OF MATERIALS

6-1 GENERAL

6-1.01 GENERAL


Section 6 includes specifications related to the control of materials.

Store materials and samples in a way that preserves the quality and facilitates prompt inspection.

Material incorporated into the work must be new.

Before the preconstruction conference, submit material source information on a Notice of Materials to be Used form.


6-1.02 DEPARTMENT-FURNISHED MATERIALS


Request Department-furnished materials except sign panels at least 15 days before their scheduled installation. Request sign panels at least 30 days before their scheduled installation.

If the Department furnishes the material:

1. At the job site, unload and store the material

2. At a location other than the job site, deliver the material to the job site and store it


The Engineer orders the return and disposal of surplus Department-furnished material. This returning and disposing of material is change order work.

You are responsible for the cost of replacing lost or damaged Department-furnished material. The Department deducts replacement costs. Department-furnished material not used in the work remains the property of the Department.


6-1.03 LOCAL MATERIALS


Local material must be rock, sand, gravel, earth, or mineral material other than local borrow or selected material obtained or produced from a source in the work vicinity specifically for use on the project. Local borrow must not be a material from an established commercial source.

Upon your request, the Department tests material from an untested local source. If satisfactory material from that source is used in the work, the Department does not charge you for the tests; otherwise, the Department deducts the test costs.


6-1.04 BUY AMERICA

6-1.04A General


Reserved

6-1.04B Crumb Rubber (Pub Res Code § 42703(d))


Furnish crumb rubber with a certificate of compliance. Crumb rubber must be:

1. Produced in the United States

2. Derived from waste tires taken from vehicles owned and operated in the United States

6-1.04C Steel and Iron Materials


Steel and iron materials must be melted and manufactured in the United States except:

1. Foreign pig iron and processed, pelletized, and reduced iron ore may be used in the domestic production of the steel and iron materials

2. If the total combined cost of the materials does not exceed the greater of 0.1 percent of the total bid or $2,500, materials produced outside the United States may be used if authorized
Furnish steel and iron materials to be incorporated into the work with certificates of compliance and certified mill test reports. Mill test reports must indicate where the steel and iron were melted and manufactured.

All melting and manufacturing processes for these materials, including an application of a coating, must occur in the United States. Coating includes all processes that protect or enhance the value of the material to which the coating is applied.


6-1.05 SPECIFIC BRAND OR TRADE NAME AND SUBSTITUTION


A reference to a specific brand or trade name establishes a quality standard and is not intended to limit competition. You may use a product that is equal to or better than the specified brand or trade name if authorized.

Submit a substitution request with a time period that:

1. Follows Contract award

2. Allows 30 days for review

3. Causes no delay
Include substantiating data with the substitution request that proves that substitution:

1. Causes no delay

2. Is of equal or better quality and suitability
6-2 QUALITY ASSURANCE



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