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13.03 ~ 13.04 A. B. interests will have access to the Work at reasonable times for their observaton, inspection and testing. Contractor shall provide proper and safe conditions for such access. I I I I I I I I TESTS AND INSPECTIONS A. Contractor shall give Architect timely notice of readiness of the Work for all required inspections, tests or approvals. B. If any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code or order of any public body having jurisdiction requires any Work (or part thereof) specifi- cally to be inspected, tested or approved, Contractor shall assume full responsibility therefor, pay all costs in connection therewith and furnish Architect the required certificates of inspection, testing or approval. Contractor shall also be responsible for and shall pay all costs in connection with Owner's or Architect's acceptance of a manufacturer, fabricator, supplier or distributor of materials or equipment proposed to be incorporated in the Work, or of materials or equipment submitted for approval prior to Contractor's purchase thereof for incorporation in the Work. The cost of all other in- spections, tests and approvals required by the Contract Documents shall be paid by Owner (unless otherwise specified), except that the cost of re-testing of materials and equipment as a direct result of a failure to pass a specified test shall be paid by Contractor. I I I I C. All inspections, tests or approvals other than those required by law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code or order of any public body having jurisdiction shall be performed by organizations acceptable to Owner and Contractor (or by Architect, if so specified). D. If any Work that is to be inspected, tested or approved is covered without written concurrence of Architect, it must, if requested by Architect, be uncovered for observation. Such covering shall be at Contractor's expense unless Contractor has given Architect timely notice of Contractor's intention to cover such Work and Architect has not acted with reasonable promptness in response to such notice. E. Neither observations by Architect or inspections, tests or approvals by others shall relieve Contractor from his obligations to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. I I I I I I I UNCOVERING WORK If any Work is covered contrary to the written request of Architect, it must, if requested by Architect, be uncovered for Architec't ob- servation and replaced at Contractor's expense. If Architect considers it necessary or advisable that covered Work be observed by Architect or inspected or tested by others, Contractol", at Architect's request, shall uncover, expose, or otherwise make ava:ll- able for observation, inspection or testing as Architect may require, that portion of the Work in question, furnishing all necessary labor, material and equipment. If it is found that such Work is defective, Contractor shall bear all the expenses of such uncovering, exposure, observation, inspection and testing and of satisfactory reconstruction, -24-