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7/2011 <br />15060 - 11 <br />uniform (spigot end to gasket seat in bell) minimum 40-mils-thick lining. <br /> <br />C. QUALITY ASSURANCE <br /> <br />All pipe, fittings and other materials supplied under this contract shall be subject to inspection while <br />still on the delivery truck. It is the sole responsibility of the vendor and supplier to make prior <br />contact with the Storekeeper or the Construction Managment section and provide a minimum of <br />48-hours prior notice of delivery. When so notified, the Department will make arrangements for <br />inspection of the material upon arrival or within a reasonable time thereafter. Material will not be <br />unloaded without inspection taking place either prior to or, if necessary for examination, during the <br />unloading procedure. The Department will not be responsible for any delays or additional costs <br />created by non-compliance with the requirement for prior notification or the requirement for <br />thorough inspection. <br /> <br />Materials shall be delivered in complete compliance with the AWWA Standards as modified herein, <br />without damage, and shall match or exceed the quality of any samples supplied. The Department <br />absolutely reserves the right to require samples of any material supplied and to perform whatever <br />tests considered by the Engineer, whose decision shall be final, to be in the Department’s best <br />interest on said samples. Where such tests are of a destructive nature, the sample, if it passes the <br />test will be paid for (at cost as shown by invoice) by the Department. Samples failing will be <br />immediately replaced with suitable material at the supplier’s/contractor’s expense. Samples <br />required prior to order as a condition for purchase or as a materials submittal for approval will be at <br />the supplier’s/contractor’s expense but, if approved and not used for destructive tests, may be <br />used in the work with permission from the Engineer. <br /> <br />Materials found to be defective, not in strict compliance with the quality standards of samples <br />supplied or these specifications shall be immediately returned to the vendor at his expense. If <br />defects are discovered at a later time, the vendor shall be required to remove said items and shall <br />bare all costs for so doing together with any replacement costs. Rejection of items may subject the <br />vendor to liquidated and/or actual damages as specified elsewhere herein. <br /> <br />Foundries supplying materials shall maintain their metallurgical records for a minimum period of <br />two years after fabrication and firms not doing so may be found in default. <br /> <br />Flaws which provide cause for rejection include but are not limited to; incorrect metallurgy or <br />metallurgy which cannot be verified to the complete satisfaction of the Engineer; foundry <br />identification/location, size, pressure and material identification information lost, removed, non- <br />existent, or not visible when assembled; not in complete compliance with all applicable AWWA <br />Standards as modified herein and/or these specifications; not in compliance with NSF; not in <br />compliance with approved shop drawings; out of roundness in excess of AWWA requirements; <br />dimensional differences in excess of AWWA requirements; rough exterior coating; chipped, <br />cracked, scratched or otherwise damaged interior or exterior coatings or linings; interior or exterior <br />coatings which are too thin; coatings too thick to allow proper assembly; coatings too thick to allow <br />proper grip by restraining gaskets or other restraining elements; pin holes or honey combing of <br />pipe; weld spatter or excess metal in gasket grooves or the whole of the bell area; bell areas which <br />are distorted or otherwise improperly cast; spigots which are out of round, not of proper dimension, <br />or not beveled to an extent that will allow easy assembly of the pipe joint; gaskets which are <br />defective or of the wrong material; lack of joint materials; improper or defective joint materials; <br />bolting of the wrong material or size; electro galvanizing or other exterior plating when hot-dip <br />galvanizing is required; incorrect, flawed or damaged interior coating or lining; lack or non- <br />submittal of all required certifications; non-timely submission of certifications; incorrect/incomplete <br />certifications or certifications lacking the signature, date and seal of a prof essional engineer when