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SECTION 01452 - CONTRACTOR’S QUALITY CONTROL
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Administrative and procedural requirements for Contractor quality assurance and quality control.
B. Related Requirements:
1. General Conditions: Inspections, testing, and approvals required by public authorities.
2. Section 01454 - Architect-Engineer Quality Assurance: Site observation by Owner’s Architect and
Engineer Consultants except Civil Engineer Consultant.
3. Section 01455 - Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing: Contractor procurement of test and balance for heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning systems.
4. Section 01458 - Testing Laboratory Services: Quality Requirements of Owner’s Construction Testing
Laboratory (CTL) and services.
5. Section 01770 - Contract Closeout: Project Record Documents.
C. Contractor testing and inspection are required to verify compliance with requirements specified or indicated.
These services do not relieve Contractor of responsibility for compliance with the Contract Document
requirements.
1. Contractor testing and inspection includes testing or inspection to be performed by and under the
responsibility of the General Contractor as well as that required by the manufacturer, manufacturer’s
representative, product supplier, or other party under the responsibility of the Contractor.
2. Requirements in this section are independent of testing and inspection specified for the Owner’s
Construction Testing Laboratory (CTL) specified in Section 01458. Testing and inspection by the CTL
will be paid for by the Owner at no cost to the Contractor.
3. Specific quality-assurance and -control requirements for individual construction activities are specified in
the Sections that specify those activities. Requirements in those Sections may also cover production of
standard products.
4. Specified tests, inspections, and related actions do not limit Contractor's other quality-assurance and -
control procedures that facilitate compliance with the Contract Document requirements.
5. Requirements for Contractor to provide quality-assurance and -control services required by Architect,
Owner’s CTL, Wal-Mart Construction Manager, or authorities having jurisdiction are not limited by
provisions of this Section.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
A. Testing: Evaluation of systems, primarily requiring physical manipulation and analysis of materials, in accordance
with approved standards.
B. Inspection: Evaluation of systems primarily requiring observation and engineering judgement.
C. Quality Assurance: Activities, actions, and procedures performed before and during execution of the Work to
guard against defects and deficiencies and substantiate that proposed construction will substantially comply with
construction documents.
D. Quality Control: 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 substantially comply with
construction documents.
E. Quality assurance and quality control may be performed by either the Contractor or the Construction Testing
Laboratory employed by the Owner.
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F. Mockups: Full-size, physical assemblies that are constructed on-site. Mockups are used to verify or demonstrate
aesthetic effects and, where indicated, qualities of materials and execution, and to review construction,
coordination, testing, or operation; they are not Samples. Approved mockups establish the standard by which the
Work will be judged.
G. Architect of Record (AOR): The prime consultant in charge of overall design and coordination of the building.
H. Engineer of Record (EOR): The Registered Engineer in responsible charge of engineering design for the project.
I. Structural Engineer of Record (SER): The Registered Engineer in responsible charge of the structural design for
the project.
J. Civil Engineering Consultant (CEC): The Registered Engineer in responsible charge of the civil design for the
project.
K. Architect - Engineer (A/E): A collective term to include the AOR, CEC, SER, and the Mechanical, Electrical, and
Fire Protection EOR.
L. Construction Testing Laboratory (CTL): The independent testing and inspection agency employed by the Owner.
M. Test and Balance Agent (TBA): The HVAC testing and balancing agency employed by the Contractor.
N. Special Inspector (SI): The Special Inspector under the direct supervision of a registered civil/structural engineer
(unless otherwise specified) regularly engaged in inspection, and experienced with the type of work requiring
related testing and inspection. The categories of special inspector are specified in Section 01458:
O. Building Official: The Officer or his duly authorized representative charged with the administration and
enforcement of the local building code.
P. Deviation: A deviation is any item or component of work that does not substantially conform to the requirements
of the construction documents and which has not been corrected by the end of business on the day it is identified.
1.3 CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS
A. 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/Engineer for a decision before
proceeding.
B. 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. Refer uncertainties to Architect/Engineer for a
decision before proceeding.
1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. Submit Test and Inspection Reports within three working days of T&I occurrence.
B. Submit required reports and other items to the following:
1. AOR: (Construction Administration Leader).
a. One copy (Site work T&I).
b. Three copies (Bldg T&I and Roof Observation Program, if specified). AOR shall transmit one copy
of Bldg T&I to SER.
c. Report of non-conforming work.
2. CEC: One copy. (Site work T&I only)
3. Contractor: Three copies.
4. Building Official: Quantities as required.
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1.5 REPORTS
A. Submit reports as required herein and conduct and interpret tests and inspections.
B. Testing and Inspection Report: Submit test and inspection reports including the following information:
1. Date issued.
2. Project title and number.
3. Store number.
4. Firm name and address.
5. Name and signature of tester or inspector.
6. Name and seal of registered engineer in responsible charge (as applicable).
7. Date and time of sampling.
8. Date of test or inspection.
9. Identification of product and specification section.
10. Location in project, including elevations, grid location and detail.
11. Type of test or inspections.
12. Results of tests or inspections and interpretation of same.
13. Observations regarding compliance with Contract Documents or deviations therefrom.
C. Submit a separate final signed report stating whether the work requiring inspection is, to the best of the inspector's
knowledge, in conformance with the approved plans, specifications, and the applicable workmanship provisions of
the building code.
D. Reports shall be made on 8-1/2 by 11 white paper, suitable for photocopying and binding in booklet form. Sheets
shall have the CTL letterhead (including phone number and address). Larger sheets shall be folded and bound into
the booklet.
E. Tests and inspections reports indicating non-conformance (deviations) to the Contract Documents shall be brought
to the attention of the A/E within 24 hours upon discovery.
F. Contractor shall send an RFI to the A/E on the same day of non-conformance (deviation) notification.
1.6 QUALITY CONTROL
A. Manufacturer's Field Services: Where indicated, engage a factory-authorized service representative to inspect
field-assembled components and equipment installation, including service connections. Report results in writing
as specified in Division 1 Section "Submittal Procedures."
B. Retesting/Reinspecting: Regardless of whether original tests or inspections were Contractor's responsibility,
provide quality-control services, including retesting and reinspecting, for construction that replaced Work that
failed to comply with the Contract Documents.
1.7 OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Where quality-control services are indicated as Owner's responsibility, Owner will engage a qualified testing
agency to perform these services.
1. Owner will furnish Contractor with names, addresses, and telephone numbers of testing agencies engaged
and a description of types of testing and inspecting they are engaged to perform.
2. Costs for retesting and re-inspecting construction that replaces or is necessitated by work that failed to
comply with the Contract Documents will be charged to Contractor, and the Contract Sum will be adjusted
by Change Order.
1.8 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
A. 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.
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B. Where a third party service is specified, engage a qualified testing agency to perform these quality-control
services. Contractor shall not employ same entity engaged by Owner, unless agreed to in writing by Owner.
C. Contractor shall pay for:
1. Tests and inspections at the source or prior to incorporation into the Work of materials, products, or
equipment to certify compliance with Contract Documents.
2. Additional tests, samples, inspection, or engineering services the Contractor determines appropriate for
performance of Work or for Contractor's convenience.
3. Additional tests and inspections when initial tests or inspections indicate Work does not comply with
Contract Documents.
4. Tests and inspections required or conducted by public authorities as part of permits or inspection fees.
5. Other tests and inspections indicated to be "by Contractor."
D. Provide incidental labor and facilities to provide access to Work to be tested, to obtain and handle samples at the
site or at source of products to be tested, to facilitate tests and inspections, and to provide storage and curing of test
samples. Provide lift equipment as required for inspection personnel of the Owner or the Owners’s representatives.
E. Provide 14 days written notice to A/E and 24 hour notice to CTL prior to expected time for operations requiring
observation, inspecting, and testing. If work to be observed is covered prior to notification, uncover work as
required.
F. Notify in writing the Wal-Mart Construction Manager three working days prior to expected time for operations
requiring inspecting and testing services.
G. Repair and protect the work regardless of assignment of responsibility for inspection, testing, or similar services.
1. Protect work exposed by or for quality assurance and quality control service activities.
2. Upon completion of inspection, testing, sample-taking, and similar services, restore constructed areas to
conform to Contract Documents.
H. Costs, including without limitation additional professional fees and expenses, of any required redesign or re-
engineering required by non-conforming tests and inspections will be deducted from the sum due the Contractor.
I. Provide a Letter of Conformance at the completion of the Project to the Wal-Mart Construction Manager, with
copy to the AOR, stipulating that the Project has been built per the Contract Documents.
J. Provide the CTL/SI with access to the internet for the purpose of logging deviations onto the Wal-Mart
Observation Log on the Wal-Mart Building Portal website.
K. Maintain a copy of Contract Drawings and Specifications with all Addenda and Change Orders. Use the Contract
Documents supplemented by the approved shop drawings and applicable material and workmanship provisions of
the Code for testing and inspection of the work.
L. Provide qualified personnel at site to comply with schedule and submit reports for each test and inspection as
defined in Part 3 of this Section.
M. Perform specified inspection, sampling, and testing of products in accordance with specified standards.
N. Ascertain compliance of materials and mixes with requirements of Contract Documents.
O. Perform testing and inspection in a timely manner to avoid delay of work.
P. Notify Wal-Mart Construction Manager and CEC or AOR, as applicable of observed non-conformance of Work or
Products. If observed deviations from the Contract Drawings, Specifications, or building code will be probable
cause of subsequent rejection of work or material, notify the Wal-Mart Construction Manager and, CEC or AOR
sufficiently in advance for determination to continue operations or take corrective measures before continuing.
Q. Deviations from the Contract Documents will be entered into the on-line Wal-Mart Observation Log by other
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parties performing Quality Control construction observation. The Contractor shall track deviations, as defined
above, and resolutions and remedial repairs to deviations and subsequent conformance to the Contract Documents
on the Observation Log. (www.bldgportal.com, enter username and password, select Observation Log. Follow
instructions on the Observation Log website.}
R. The Wal-Mart Construction Manager in conjunction with the CTL and/or SI will determine when to involve the
AOR or EOR for remedial action.
S. Perform retesting due to non-conformance with the Contract Documents.
T. Costs for retesting performed by the CTL due to non-conformance with the Contract Documents will be deducted
from the Sum due the Contractor.
U. If additional A/E site or FPT visits are required beyond those described in Section 01454 as determined by Wal-
Mart to determine correction to non-conforming work, the Contractor shall reimburse the Owner the sum of $4000
for each additional visit to cover A/E expenses. Additional A/E site observations or FPTs will be performed as
required until all deviations have been corrected by the Contractor and closed by the A/E consultant.
V. Cooperate with CTL/SI personnel, and provide access to the Work and to Contractor’s facilities.
W. Submit test and inspection reports to the A/E consultant and other designated persons as specified in individual
sections. Submit test and inspection reports to the Building Official as required.
X. Provide a final conformance letter to Wal-Mart. An example is attached at the end of this section.
Y. Testing and inspection by the Building Official does not preclude the normal field involvement and site
observations by the A/E consultant, nor shall it relieve the Contractor of any responsibility to complete the work in
accordance with the approved drawings and specifications.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
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PART 3 EXECUTION
3.1 PRODUCTION TESTING
A. General Requirements:
1. Testing shall be conducted as specified in the individual specification sections.
2. If inspection of fabricators work is required, the Owner's representative may require testing and inspection
of the work at the plant, before shipment. Owner, AOR, and (SER) reserve the right to reject material not
complying with the Contract Documents.
3. Testing and inspection shall be performed in accordance with the industry standard used as the reference
for the specific material or procedure unless other criteria are specified. In the absence of a referenced
standard, tests shall be accomplished in accordance with generally accepted industry standards.
4. Work shall be checked as it progresses, but failure to detect any defective work or materials shall in no way
prevent later rejection if defective work or materials are discovered, nor shall it obligate Owner to accept
such work.
END OF SECTION
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[Example Conformance Letter from Contractor. Text in parentheses are to be edited for each individual project]
[Date]
[Mr. Construction Manager]
Wal-Mart Construction
Sam M. Walton Development Complex
2001 S. E. 10th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716
[Re: Supercenter (Store #xxx) – City, State]
[Dear Construction Manager:]
The purpose of this letter is to state to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. that, to the best of our knowledge, the construction on the above
referenced project has been completed in substantial conformance with the approved Contract Documents.
We performed construction testing, observation, and testing as required by the Contract Document. To our knowledge, no
outstanding items exist except as may be otherwise entered and shown on the Wal-Mart Observation Log.
Sincerely,
[GENERAL CONTRACTOR ]
[Include signature and date of signature]
cc:
File
[ARCHITECT OF RECORD]
[ENGINEER OF RECORD]