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 35 - Tests

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 General. Tests of materials are required as set forth in these rules and
					 regulations. Other materials or combinations of materials may require
					 additional tests. Where job conditions warrant the architect or registered
					 engineer may waive certain tests with the approval of the office.
(b) Performance of Tests. The school board
					 with the approval of the architect or registered engineer shall select a
					 qualified person or testing laboratory as the testing agency to conduct the
					 tests.
Test samples or specimens of material for testing shall
						be taken by the architect or registered engineer, his representative, the
						inspector, or a representative of the testing agency. In no case shall the
						contractor or vendor select the sample.
Sampling, preparation of samples and tests shall be in
						accordance with the standards as provided for in the approved specifications or
						in the applicable building regulations.
Where a sample has failed to pass the required tests the
						architect or engineer, subject to the approval of the office, may permit retest
						of the sampled material. In such cases two new samples shall be tested and the
						material shall be rejected if either sample fails.
(c) Payments. The school board shall pay for
					 all tests but if so specified the amount or a portion thereof may be collected
					 from the contractor. When in the opinion of the architect or registered
					 engineer, additional tests are required because of the manner in which the
					 contractor executes his work, such tests shall be paid for by the school board,
					 but if so specified the amount paid may be collected from the contractor.
					 Examples of such tests are: tests of material substituted for previously
					 accepted materials, retests made necessary by the failure of material to comply
					 with the requirements of the specifications, and load tests necessary because
					 certain portions of the structure have not fully met specification or plan
					 requirements.
(d) Test Reports. One
					 copy of all test reports shall be forwarded to the office, the architect, the
					 structural engineer and the inspector by the testing agency. Such reports shall
					 include all tests made, regardless of whether such tests indicate that the
					 material is satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Records of special sampling
					 operations as required shall also be reported. The reports shall show that the
					 material or materials were sampled and tested in accordance with the
					 requirements of these rules and regulations and with the approved
					 specifications. In the case of masonry or concrete, test reports shall show the
					 specified design strength. They shall also state definitely whether or not the
					 material or materials tested comply with requirements.
(e) Verification of Test Reports. Each
					 testing agency shall submit to the office a verified report in duplicate
					 covering all of the tests which were required to be made by that agency during
					 the progress of the project. Such report shall be furnished each time that work
					 on the project is suspended, covering the tests up to that time, and at the
					 completion of the project, covering all tests.
The verified report shall contain all the information
						included in the Sample of Laboratory Verified Report (see Appendix).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  39152 and
						  81142,
						  Education Code. Reference: Sections
						  39151 and
						  81141,
						  Education Code.