Viking Construction Group 7/9/2024

City of Everett 00 72 00 - 27 00 72 00 - 27 GENERAL CONDITIONS materials of construction. Construction Work shall be executed in conformity with the standard practice of the trade. 8.2. PRODUCT DATA When specified, the Contractor shall provide data required for inspecting, testing, operating, or maintaining parts of the Work. Unless otherwise specified, such data shall be provided at the time the referenced material or Equipment is delivered to the job Site. The data shall be as specified and shall include, unless otherwise specified, such items as shop drawings, erection drawings, reinforcing steel schedules, testing and adjusting instructions, operations manuals, maintenance procedures, parts lists, and record drawings. Such data shall be provided as part of the Work under this Contract and its acceptability determined by the Owner in its sole discretion. 8.3. QUALITY Where detailed Specifications of materials, Equipment, or construction Work are not set forth, the Contractor shall perform the Work using materials and Equipment of a quality comparable to the materials and workmanship specified for the other parts of the Work, from firms of established good reputations, and shall follow standard practices to perform construction Work of good quality in a workmanlike way. Work performed shall be in conformity and harmony with the intent to secure the standard of construction and Equipment of Work as a whole and in part. All Work must comply and conform to applicable building codes in effect when the Work is performed. 8.4. MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED BY NAME When material or Equipment is specified by reference to patents, brand names, or catalog numbers, the Owner will not usually consider or approve a substitution. However, the Contractor may offer substitutions of products it considers to be equal to that specified, but the Owner is not obliged or required to consider or accept such offered substitution. 8.5. REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTION The Contractor may offer material or Equipment of equal or better quality and performance in substitution for those specified. Only the Contractor may request substitutions. The Contractor's offers of substitution shall be made in writing to the Owner’s Representative and shall include sufficient data to enable the Owner’s Representative to assess the acceptability of the material or Equipment for the particular application and requirements. The Owner and Owner’s Representative are not required or obligated to consider or review a request for substitution and may, in their sole discretion and option, consider or review such requests. If the offered substitution requires changes to or coordination with other portions of the work, the Contractor shall include with its substitution request any such drawings and details showing such changes. The Contractor agrees to perform these changes as part of the substitution of material or Equipment at no additional cost to the Owner. Approval of a substitution request shall not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for the efficiency, quality, and performance of the substitute material or Equipment, in the same manner and degree as the material and Equipment originally specified. Any cost differential associated with a substitution shall be reflected in the offer. If the Owner approves the substitution, the Contract Documents shall be modified by a Change Order modifying the Contract Sum in the amount of the cost differential. 8.6. DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 8.6.1. Inspection The burden of proving the constructed Work complies with the Contract Documents shall be on the Contractor at all times. To demonstrate its compliance with the Contract requirements, the Contractor shall assist the Owner’s Representative in his or her inspection and observation of the Work. The Contractor shall grant the Owner’s Representative access to the Work and Work Site, and to places where