HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 40 00 Quality Requirements.docSECTION 01 40 00 - QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and other Division 01
Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
SUMMARY
This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for quality assurance and quality control.
DEFINITIONS
Quality-Assurance
Services: Activities, actions, and procedures performed before and during execution of the Work to guard against defects and deficiencies and substantiate that proposed construction
will comply with requirements.
Quality-Control Services: Tests, inspections, procedures, and related actions during and after execution of the Work to evaluate that actual products
incorporated into the Work and completed construction comply with requirements. Services do not include contract enforcement activities performed by Architect.
Preconstruction Testing:
Tests and inspections that are performed specifically for the Project before products and materials are incorporated into the Work to verify performance or compliance with specified
criteria.
Product Testing: Tests and inspections that are performed by an NRTL, an NVLAP, or a testing agency qualified to conduct product testing and acceptable to authorities having
jurisdiction, to establish product performance and compliance with industry standards.
Source Quality-Control Testing: Tests and inspections that are performed at the source, i.e.,
plant, mill, factory, or shop.
Field Quality-Control Testing: Tests and inspections that are performed on-site for installation of the Work and for completed Work.
Testing Agency:
An entity engaged to perform specific tests, inspections, or both. Testing laboratory shall mean the same as testing agency.
Installer/Applicator/Erector: Contractor or another entity
engaged by Contractor as an employee, Subcontractor, or Sub-subcontractor, to perform a particular construction operation, including installation, erection, application, and similar
operations.
Using a term such as "carpentry" does not imply that certain construction activities must be performed by accredited or unionized individuals of a corresponding generic name,
such as "carpenter." It also does not imply that requirements specified apply exclusively to trades people of the corresponding generic name.
Experienced: When used with an entity,
"experienced" means having successfully completed a minimum of five previous projects during a five year period for projects similar in size and scope to this Project; being familiar
with special requirements indicated; and having complied with requirements of authorities having jurisdiction. Quality or experience levels specified elsewhere requiring higher levels
shall take precedence over the minimum specified herein.
CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS
General: If compliance with two or more standards is specified and the standards establish different
or conflicting requirements for minimum quantities or quality levels, comply with the most stringent requirement. Refer uncertainties and requirements that are different, but apparently
equal, to Architect for a decision before proceeding.
Minimum Quantity or Quality Levels: The quantity or quality level shown or specified shall be the minimum provided or performed.
The actual installation may comply exactly with the minimum quantity or quality specified, or it may exceed the minimum within reasonable limits. To comply with these requirements,
indicated numeric values are minimum or maximum, as appropriate, for the context of requirements. Refer uncertainties to Architect for a decision before proceeding.
SUBMITTALS
Qualification
Data: For testing agencies specified in "Quality Assurance" Article to demonstrate their capabilities and experience. Include proof of qualifications in the form of a recent report
on the inspection of the testing agency by a recognized authority.
Permits, Licenses, and Certificates: For Owner's records, submit copies of permits, licenses, certifications, inspection
reports, releases, jurisdictional settlements, notices, receipts for fee payments, judgments, correspondence, records, and similar documents, established for compliance with standards
and regulations bearing on performance of the Work.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
General: Qualifications paragraphs in this Article establish the minimum qualification levels required; individual
Specification Sections specify additional requirements.
Installer Qualifications: An experienced firm or individual who employs workers trained and approved by manufacturer, in the
installation, erecting, or assembling work similar in material, design, and extent to that indicated for this Project, whose work has resulted in construction with a record of successful
in-service performance. Contractor shall carry liability insurance and bonding.
Manufacturer Qualifications: A firm experienced in manufacturing products or systems similar to those
indicated for this Project and with a record of successful in-service performance, as well as sufficient production capacity to produce required units. Refer to 1.3 Definitions, paragraphs
H. and I.
Fabricator Qualifications: A firm experienced in producing products similar to those indicated for this Project and with a record of successful in-service performance, as well as sufficient
production capacity to produce required units. Refer to 1.3 Definitions, paragraphs H. and I.
Professional Engineer Qualifications: A professional engineer who is legally qualified
to practice in jurisdiction where Project is located and who is experienced in providing engineering services of the kind indicated. Engineering services are defined as those performed
for installations of the system, assembly, or product that is similar to those indicated for this Project in material, design, and extent. Refer to 1.3 Definitions, paragraphs H. and
I.
Specialists: Certain sections of the Specifications require that specific construction activities shall be performed by entities who are recognized experts in those operations.
Specialists shall satisfy qualification requirements indicated and shall be engaged for the activities indicated.
Requirement for specialists shall not supersede building codes and regulations
governing the Work.
Testing Agency Qualifications: An NRTL, an NVLAP, or an independent agency with the experience and capability to conduct testing and inspecting indicated, as documented
according to ASTM E 548; and with additional qualifications specified in individual Sections; and where required by authorities having jurisdiction, that is acceptable to authorities.
NRTL:
A nationally recognized testing laboratory according to 29 CFR 1910.7.
NVLAP: A testing agency accredited according to NIST's National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Factory-Authorized
Service Representative Qualifications: An authorized representative of manufacturer who is trained and approved by manufacturer to inspect installation of manufacturer's products that
are similar in material, design, and extent to those indicated for this Project.
Preconstruction Testing: Where testing agency is indicated to perform preconstruction testing for compliance
with specified requirements for performance and test methods.
Mockups: Before installing portions of the Work requiring mockups, build mockups for each form of construction and finish
required to comply.
Laboratory Mockups: Comply with requirements of preconstruction testing and those specified in individual Sections in Divisions 02 through 49.
QUALITY CONTROL
Owner
Responsibilities: Where quality-control services are indicated as Owner's responsibility, Owner will engage a qualified testing agency to perform services.
Tests and inspections not
explicitly assigned to Owner are Contractor's responsibility. Unless otherwise indicated, provide quality-control services specified and those required by authorities having jurisdiction.
Perform quality-control services required of Contractor by authorities having jurisdiction, whether specified or not.
Manufacturer's Field Services: Where indicated, engage a factory-authorized
service representative to inspect field-assembled components and equipment installation, including service connections.
Retesting/Re-inspecting: Regardless of whether original tests or inspections were Contractor's responsibility, provide quality-control services, including retesting and re-inspecting,
for construction that replaced Work that failed to comply with the Contract Documents.
Testing Agency Responsibilities: Cooperate with Architect and Construction Manager in performance
of duties. Provide qualified personnel to perform required tests and inspections.
Associated Services: Cooperate with agencies performing required tests, inspections, and similar quality-control
services, and provide reasonable auxiliary services as required.
Coordination: Coordinate sequence of activities to accommodate required quality-assurance and -control services with
a minimum of delay and to avoid necessity of removing and replacing construction to accommodate testing and inspecting.
Schedule of Tests and Inspections: Prepare a schedule of tests,
inspections, and similar quality-control services required by the Contract Documents.
SPECIAL TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
Special Tests and Inspections: Owner will engage a qualified testing
agency to conduct special tests and inspections required by authorities having jurisdiction.
EXECUTION
TEST AND INSPECTION LOG
Prepare a record of tests and inspections. Include the
following:
Maintain log at Project site. Post changes and modifications as they occur.
REPAIR AND PROTECTION
General: On completion of testing, inspecting, sample taking, and similar
services, repair damaged construction and restore substrates and finishes.
Protect construction exposed by or for quality-control service activities.
Repair and protection are Contractor's
responsibility, regardless of the assignment of responsibility for quality-control services.
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