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I <br /> POLICE HQ— MASONRY CLEANING AND REPAIR APRIL 15, 2016 <br /> 111 <br /> materials and workmanship specified for the other parts of the Work, from firms of established good <br /> reputations,and shall follow standard practices to perform construction Work of good quality in a <br /> workmanlike way. Work performed shall be in conformity and harmony with the intent to secure the <br /> standard of construction and Equipment of Work as a whole and in part. All Work must comply and <br /> conform to applicable building codes in effect when the Work is performed. <br /> 8.4. MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED BY NAME <br /> When material or Equipment is specified by reference to patents,brand names,or catalog numbers,the <br /> Owner will not usually consider or approve a substitution. However,the Contractor may offer <br /> substitutions of products it considers to be equal to that specified,but the Owner is not obliged or required <br /> to consider or accept such offered substitution. <br /> 8.5. REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTION <br /> The Contractor may offer material or Equipment of equal or better quality and performance in <br /> substitution for those specified. Only the Contractor may request substitutions. The Contractor's offers of <br /> substitution shall be made in writing to the Owner's Representative and shall include sufficient data to <br /> enable the Owner's Representative to assess the acceptability of the material or Equipment for the <br /> particular application and requirements. The Owner and Owner's Representative are not required or <br /> obligated to consider or review a request for substitution and may, in their sole discretion and option, <br /> consider or review such requests. <br /> If the offered substitution requires changes to or coordination with other portions of the work, the <br /> Contractor shall include with its substitution request any such drawings and details showing such <br /> changes. The Contractor agrees to perform these changes as part of the substitution of material or <br /> Equipment at no additional cost to the Owner. Approval of a substitution request shall not relieve the <br /> Contractor from responsibility for the efficiency,quality,and performance of the substitute material or <br /> Equipment,in the same manner and degree as the material and Equipment originally specified. Any cost <br /> differential associated with a substitution shall be reflected in the offer. If the Owner approves the <br /> substitution,the Contract Documents shall be modified by a Change Order modifying the Contract Sum <br /> in the amount of the cost differential. <br /> 8.6. DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS <br /> 8.6.1. Inspection I <br /> The burden of proving the constructed Work complies with the Contract Documents shall be on the <br /> Contractor at all times. To demonstrate its compliance with the Contract requirements,the Contractor <br /> shall assist the Owner's Representative in his or her inspection and observation of the Work. The <br /> Contractor shall grant the Owner's Representative access to the Work and Work Site,and to places where <br /> Work is being prepared,or where materials, Equipment, or machinery are being obtained for Work. The <br /> Contractor shall provide information requested by the Owner's Representative in connection with <br /> inspection work. <br /> If the Contract Documents,laws, ordinances, or any public regulatory authority requires parts of the Work <br /> to be specially inspected,tested,or approved,the Contractor shall give the Owner's Representative <br /> adequate prior written Notice of the availability of the subject Work for examination,which Notice shall <br /> be not less than two(2)working days. <br /> Inspection and quality control tests performed on Work by the Contractor by the Owner's Representative <br /> shall not relieve the Contractor of its responsibility for errors or lack of quality therein and shall not be <br /> regarded as an assumption of risks or liability by the Owner's Representative for the Contractor's <br /> compliance with these Contract Documents. Contractor remains responsible and liable for all errors, <br /> defects or a lack of quality not discovered by inspection or observation. <br /> GENERAL CONDITIONS 00 7200 -26 <br /> I <br />