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SECTION 01454 - ARCHITECT-ENGINEER QUALITY ASSURANCE
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Quality assurance site observation of construction by Architect and Engineers of Record.
2. Work required herein is not the responsibility of the Contractor and will be performed at no cost to the
Contractor, except as otherwise specified. Provisions included herein are for information purposes only to
provide the Contractor knowledge of the presence and responsibility of the Wal-Mart Architectural and
Engineering Consultants.
B. Related Requirements:
1. General Conditions: Inspections, testing, and approvals required by public authorities.
2. Section 01452 – Contractor Quality Control: Administrative and procedural requirements for Contractor
quality assurance and quality control.
3. Section 01455 - Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing: Contractor procurement of test and balance for heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning systems.
4. Section 01458 – Construction Laboratory Testing Services: Quality Requirements of Owner’s
Construction Testing Laboratory (CTL) and services.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
A. Observation: Evaluation of systems primarily requiring observation and professional judgement.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Quality assurance and quality control may be performed by either the Contractor or the Construction Testing
Laboratory employed by the Owner.
E. Architect of Record (AOR): The prime consultant in charge of overall design and coordination of the building.
F. Engineer of Record (EOR): The Registered Engineer in responsible charge of engineering design for the project.
G. Refrigeration Engineer of Record (REOR): The Registered Engineer in responsible charge of refrigeration
engineering design for the project.
H. Structural Engineer of Record (SER): The Registered Engineer in responsible charge of the structural design for
the project.
I. Fire Protection Consultant: Consultant that provides professional design services and construction documents
related to fire protection for the project.
J. Architect - Engineer (A/E): A collective term to include the AOR, SER, and the Mechanical, Refrigeration,
Electrical, and Fire Protection EOR.
K. Construction Testing Laboratory (CTL): The independent testing and inspection agency employed by the Owner:
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L. Building Official: The Officer or his duly authorized representative charged with the administration and
enforcement of the local building code.
M. 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 COORDINATION WITH CONTRACTOR
A. The Contractor will:
1. Cooperate with A/E personnel and provide access to the Work and to Contractor’s facilities.
2. Provide incidental labor and facilities to provide access to Work to facilitate observation and testing.
Provide lift equipment as required for A/E personnel.
3. Provide A/E 14 day’s written notice prior to expected time for activities requiring observation services.
4. Maintain a copy of Contract Drawings and Specifications with all Addenda and Change Orders
supplemented by the approved shop drawings and applicable material and workmanship provisions of the
Code for use by the A/E.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE OBSERVATION
A. The A/E will perform construction site observations as agreed to with the Owner as listed below or as otherwise
requested by the Authority Having Jurisdiction or Wal-Mart Construction Manager to check a sample of the
constructed Work for general conformance with the Contract Documents.
B. Wal-Mart A/E Consultant Quality Assurance Observation Schedule:
1. AOR:
a. Observations as required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction or as directed by Wal-Mart.
2. EOR:
a. Observations as required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction or as directed by Wal-Mart.
3. SER:
a. Observations as required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
b. Observations for new masonry openings as directed by the Wal-Mart Construction Manager.
c. Observations for modified masonry openings as directed by the Wal-Mart Construction Manager.
4. Fire Protection Consultant:
a. 1st Visit: One week prior to date of construction completion. Refer to Section 13900.
b. 2nd Visit: As required to review correction of deviations.
C. Specific items to be witnessed during the construction site observation (including but not limited to) are listed
below in more detail by discipline to assist in scheduling the site observation at the proper time.
D. Architectural: Architectural consultant site observation shall be by a competent representative of the AOR having
complete knowledge of the project.
1. Observe construction in progress and work completed, to determine if project is being constructed to meet
the requirements of the Construction Documents.
2. Review architecturally related construction documents currently used by the Contractor to assure that
revisions and Construction Change Directives are incorporated and executed.
3. Report deviations on the on-line Observation Log.
E. Structural:
1. Verify vertical reinforcing, control joint placement, foundation sizes, anchor bolt placement, CMU
placement, grouting procedures, vertical and horizontal reinforcing, structural steel connections, roof
decking attachment, and grouting of voids.
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2. Additional visits shall be as required to review repair of previous deviations.
F. Fire Protection:
1. 1st Visit: Verify the fire sprinkler systems are in conformance with the Contract Documents and shop
drawings, review sprinkler head locations, main and branchline installation, and system testing.
2. 2nd Visit: As required to review correction of deviation issues.
G. The A/E shall monitor the construction schedule and coordinate with the Contractor at least 21 days prior to
scheduled date of construction completion to schedule site visits to occur at the most appropriate time. The A/E
shall notify the Contractor and Walmart Construction Manager 14 days in advance of the date and time of each
scheduled site visit.
H. Testing and inspections by the Building Official shall not preclude the normal field involvement and site
observations by the A/E, nor will it relieve the Contractor of any responsibility to complete the work in accordance
with the approved drawings and specifications.
I. The A/E shall not have control over or responsibility for construction means, techniques, sequences of operations
or for safety programs and procedures in connection with the construction work.
J. Work will be checked as it progresses, but failure to detect 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.
3.2 DEFICIENCY PROVISIONS
A. The observation site visits listed above are to be performed at Owner’s expense. Should there be outstanding items
of non-conformance with the Contract Documents that warrant additional site visits to be performed by the A/Es,
the A/Es shall receive approval from Wal-Mart prior to performing additional construction site observations until
all deviations have been corrected by the Contractor and closed by the A/E. Reimbursement by the Contractor for
costs for additional A/E site visits will be as specified in Section 01452.
B. Deviations from the Contract Documents shall be entered into the on-line Wal-Mart Observation Log by the A/E
as required and will be tracked and noted by the A/E when resolved by subsequent conformance by the Contractor.
1. Observation Log: www.bldgportal.com, enter username and password, select Observation Log. Follow
instructions on the Observation Log website.
END OF SECTION
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