1511Inspection of Work

The Engineer may inspect Materials and the Work. The Contractor shall provide the Engineer or the Engineer’s representative access to the Work, information, and assistance necessary to conduct a complete inspection. The Contractor shall notify the Engineer at least 24 hours before required inspections. The purpose of Department inspections is to determine whether the Work meets the requirements of the Contract. The Department inspections do not supplement or replace the Contractor’s own Quality Control and do not relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to correct nonconforming Work. If directed by the Engineer, the Contractor shall remove or uncover completed Work for inspection. After the Engineer’s inspection, the Contractor shall restore the Work as required by the Contract . If the inspected Work meets the Contract requirements, the Department will consider the Work to uncover or remove and restore the Work as Extra Work in accordance with 1402, “Contract Revisions.” If the inspected Work does not meet the Contract requirements, the Department will not pay for the Work to uncover or remove and restore the Work. The Department is not responsible for Contractor losses if the removals or uncovering of completed Work revealed nonconforming Work or Materials. The Department will determine the level of inspection for any item of Work. The Contractor is responsible for the quality of Work and compliance with the Contract requirements regardless of the Department’s level of inspection. The Department will consider any Work performed or Materials used without the required certification, testing, or inspection by the Department as unauthorized Work in accordance with 1512.2, “Unauthorized Work.” The Engineer’s failure to reject nonconforming Work or Materials, from lack of discovery of the nonconforming Work or Materials or for any other reason, will not:

later discovery

1516.4, “Final Contract Acceptance” Inspection of Work may include inspection by representatives of other government agencies, railroad companies, or utility owners that pay a portion of the cost of the Work. This inspection will not make these other government agencies, railroad corporations, or utility owners a party to the Contract and will not interfere with the rights of the Contractor or Department.