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�20�ECtCOl2 �l2�L12EE2Cl2Q J � February 24, 1981 Inspection Department _ , City of Everett ,, �r,+ � ,M ,r7� , City Hall Everett, Washington 98201 Attention: Mr. Douglas A. Qudden, Chief Inspector Gentlemen: Referencing Mr. Budden's letter of February 19, 1y81, please be advised that I believe you are confused in reference to the responsibility of the Testing Laboratory, be it P.E.L. or U.L. Our responsibility is to investi- gate and test the product to determine its level of safety. If a ositive test is conducted, these tests are documented in a report, a copy of w ich ycu now have in your file, or in the case of U.L. it would be the "Follow- up Service Documentation." In the specific case of the Fan Coil units for the Fluke Facility, this report defines a level of safety which in the spirit of the Codes, "protection of life, limb and property", would in our professional opinion meet these re- quirements. Once this has been addressed, we then move into an entirely different area. You, (the City of Everett) and we (Protection Engineering Laboratories) have made every �easonable effort to define the hazard, and in this case, the correction. We now come to the proposition as to whether Allied Sheet Metal Fabricators will modify these units in "Good Faith" or use the report as a "License to Steal ." In the event of failure to comply and subsequent litigation, thzir position in respect to liability becomes very tenuous. So, too, does the position of Fluke, the Owners, the Architect and the General Contractor. This same concept is applicable to any U.L. Listed product. Less than 1� are ever inspected bv the U.L. Follow-up Service. Trust must begin somewhere. As you will note in our february 15 letter to Mr. Bondi , of Allied Sheet Metal , we have just begun to address the subject of labeling. To be candid, the reason for this delay was the failure of Allied to remit in payment of our invoice of December 22, 1980, until Feburary 12, 1931. 4Je operate on a "tash" basis with reports held until remittance is made. This is stated in our Credit Policy which was in Mr. E3ondi 's hands prior to entering into any -�� o � c � FED 27 1981 CITY �F EVERETT Inspection Dept. 37 Golden Hind Passage / Corte Madera, CA 94925 / (415) 924-8566 �