(End of Clause) [END OF SECTION] SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE E.1 52.246-12 INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION (APR 1996) (a) Definition. "Work" includes, but is not limited to, materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components. (b) The Contractor shall maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work performed under the contract conforms to contract requirements. The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the Contracting Officer and is subject to Government inspection and test at all places and at all reasonable times before acceptance to ensure strict compliance with the terms of the contract. (c) Government inspections and tests are for the sole benefit of the Government and do not - (1) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for providing adequate quality control measures; (2) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for damage to or loss of the material before acceptance; (3) Constitute or imply acceptance; or (4) Affect the continuing rights of the Government after acceptance of the completed work under paragraph (i) of this section. (d) The presence or absence of a Government inspector does not relieve the Contractor from any contract requirement, nor is the inspector authorized to change any term or condition of the specification without the Contracting Officer's written authorization. (e) The Contractor shall promptly furnish, at no increase in contract price, all facilities, labor, and material reasonably needed for performing such safe and convenient inspections and tests as may be required by the Contracting Officer. The Government may charge to the Contractor any additional cost of inspection or test when work is not ready at the time specified by the Contractor for inspection or test, or when prior rejection makes reinspection or retest necessary. The Government shall perform all inspections and tests in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay the work. Special, full size, and performance tests shall be performed as described in the contract. (f) The Contractor without charge, replace or correct work found by the Government not to conform to contract requirements, unless in the public interest the Government consents to accept the work with an appropriate adjustment in contract price. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove rejected material from the premises.
presentation will be made available by the Government at the Main Gate House or other available site at this Center. The Contractor shall schedule the time and date for the aforementioned presentation with the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative during the pre-construction conference. c) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in all subcontracts under this contract. (End of Clause) H.10 CONTRACTOR SUPERINTENDENT - CONSTRUCTION (SUPPLEMENT TO CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.236-6) The Superintendent is considered essential to the work performed under this contract. The Contractor shall identify the Project Superintendent in writing to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) prior to the pre-construction conference. This superintendent shall be dedicated solely to this contract and shall be on site full time whenever work is being performed under this contract. Before removing, replacing, or diverting the superintendent the Contractor shall (1) notify the Contracting Officer in writing 30 calendar days in advance and (2) submit justification (including proposed substitution(s)) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on this contract. The Contractor shall make no deviation without the Contracting Officer's written consent. The Contracting Officer may ratify in writing the proposed change. That ratification shall constitute the Contracting Officer's consent required by this clause. (End of Clause) H.11 UTILITY SERVICE CHARGES (AUG 1989) In accordance with Clause 52.236-14 entitled "Availability and Use of Utility Services", the Government does not intend to charge the Contractor for utility services consumed. Therefore, there is also no requirement for the Contractor to install meters for the purpose of measuring usage. (End of Clause) H.12 SUBMITTALS – CONSTRUCTION / SUPPLEMENT TO CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.236-14 A. General 1. Submittals shall be made for all materials where required under various sections of the specifications and for all materials being proposed as substitutes for materials specified on the drawings or in the specifications. 2. Drawings consist of shop drawings, samples and maintenance data as required in each technical section of the specifications. 3. Submit a list of all equipment to be furnished including the name of the manufacturer, the model number and other identifying data and information related to performance, capacity, nature and rating.