California Code of Regulations › Title 21 - Public Works › Division 1 - Department of General Services › Chapter 1 - Division of the State Architect › Subchapter 1 - Safety of Construction of Public Schools › Article 5 - Certification of Construction › Section 33 - Observation and Inspection of Construction

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Observation by Architect or Registered Engineer. The act provides that the
					 observation of the work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, or
					 addition shall be under the general responsible charge of an architect,
					 structural engineer, or under certain conditions a professional engineer
					 registered in that branch of engineering applicable to the work. (See Section
					 16.)
A civil engineer qualified in soils engineering shall
						provide the observation for placement of fills and shall submit verified
						reports.
(b) Inspection by
					 Project Inspector. The school board must provide for and require competent,
					 adequate and continuous inspection by an inspector satisfactory to the
					 architect or registered engineer in general responsible charge of observation
					 of the work of construction, to any architect or registered engineer delegated
					 responsibility for a portion of the work, and to the office.
For every project there shall be a project inspector who
						shall have personal knowledge as defined in Sections
						39151 and
						81141 of
						the Education Code of all work done on the project or its parts as defined in
						Section 16. On large projects adequate
						inspection may require the employment of assistant inspectors. The employment
						of special inspectors or assistant inspectors shall not be construed as
						relieving the project inspector of his duties and responsibilities under
						Sections
						39151 and
						81141 of
						the Education Code and Sections
						36 and
						42 of these rules and
						regulations.
No work shall be carried on except under the inspection
						of an inspector approved by the office. The inspector shall be not less than 25
						years of age, shall have had at least three years experience in construction
						work of a type similar to that for which he is proposed as inspector, shall
						have a thorough knowledge of building materials, and shall be able to read and
						interpret plans and specifications. Application for approval shall be made in
						duplicate (see Section
						52 for exception) on Form SSS-5
						(See Appendix).
The cost of project inspection shall be paid for by the
						school board.
(c) Special
					 Inspection. Special inspection by inspectors specially approved by the office
					 may be required on all masonry construction, glued laminated lumber, wood
					 framing using timber connectors, ready-mixed concrete, gunite, prestressed
					 concrete, important steel fabrication, high strength steel bolt installations,
					 welding, pile driving, electrical and mechanical work.
Special inspector approval shall be applied for in
						duplicate on Form SSS-5 (see Appendix).
The project inspector may be used for such inspection if
						he has been specially approved for such purpose and if he has the time
						available for the work.
The detailed inspection of all work covered by this
						section is the responsibility of the project inspector when special inspection
						is not provided (see Section
						42.)
Where responsibility for observation of construction for
						mechanical work and electrical work is not delegated to professional engineers
						registered in these particular branches of engineering (See Section
						16(b)), special
						mechanical and electrical inspection shall be provided.
The office may also require special inspection for any
						other shop fabrication procedures that preclude the complete inspection of the
						work after assembly. It may require special inspection at the site in addition
						to those listed above if found necessary because of the special use of material
						or methods of construction.
Special inspectors shall submit verified progress reports
						as required by Section
						36, for the special work
						covered.
The costs of all special inspection required by this
						subsection shall be paid for by the school board, but if so specified the
						amount paid may be collected from the contractor.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  39152 and
						  81142,
						  Education Code. Reference: Sections
						  39140,
						  39151,
						  39153,
						  81130,
						  81139,
						  31141 and
						  81143,
						  Education Code.