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<br />DIVISION 1 -GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br />SECTION 01400 - QUAL[TY CONTROL <br />1.01 TESTING -GENERAL <br />The Contractor shall provide such equipment and facilities as the Engineer may require for conducting <br />field tests and for collecting and Forwarding samples. Materials or equipment represented by samples shall <br />not be used until tests, if required, have been made and the materials or equipment found to be acceptable. <br />Any product which becomes unfit for use after approval thereof shall not be incorporated into the work. <br />All materials or equipment proposed to be used may be tested at any time during their preparation or use. <br />The required samples shall be furnished without charge and sufficient notice given prior to the placing of <br />orders to permit the testing. Products may be sampled either prior to shipment or after being received at <br />the site of the work. <br />The following tests shall be made by an accredited testing laboratory, selected by the Engineer and paid for <br />by the Owner. <br />A. Slurry and soil bentonite backfill tests shall be made at such times and in such numbers as <br />specified in Section 02168, Slurry Wall Construction. <br />B. Fill <br />Convol tests of fill material shall be made at such times and in such numbers as specified in <br />Section 02290. Fill Area Construction. <br />Where additional or specific information concerning testing methods, sample sizes, etc., is required, such <br />information is included under the applicable sections of the Specifications. Any modification of, or <br />elaboration on, these test procedures which may be included for specific materials under their respective <br />sections in the Specifications shall take precedence over these procedures. <br />1.02 OT[-IER TESTING <br />If required, the followine testing shall be performed at the expense of the Contractor installing the material <br />being tested: <br />A. Material Substitution <br />Any tests of basic material or fabrication equipment offered as a substitute for specified item on <br />which a test may be required in order to prove its compliance with the Specifications. <br />B. Test Failure <br />Any test that fails shall be paid for by the Contractor subject [o the following conditions: <br />Quantity and nature of tests will be determined by the Engineer. All tests shall be taken <br />in the presence of the Engineer or his representative. <br />2. Proof of noncompliance will make the Convactor liable for any corrective action which <br />the Engineer feels is prudent including complete removal and replacement of defective <br />material. <br />01/99 Section 01400 - Page I of 2 <br />