These activities include observation, inspection, testing, and surveying during the construction process. Also discussed are progress meetings, other meetings, and the responsibility for safety in the field. Field observation, a duty of the University's Representative, is performed to observe tests and inspections, or to make acceptances required by the contract documents.
Inspection differs from field observation in that inspection is detailed examination of the work.
University policy states that the Facility determines responsibility for inspection. Responsibilities of the Inspector. If the University's Representative is a Facility employee, then the Facility is responsible for providing inspection services. The Facility may use inspectors from its staff or an inspection agency. Overlapping responsibilities may result when the Facility allocates inspection responsibility.