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CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS <br /> 1-06.1(5) Requests for Substitution <br /> (******) <br /> The City will not usually consider a substitution for material or Equipment specified by <br /> brand name or manufacturer or sole-sourced. <br /> Only the Contractor may offer materials or Equipment of equal or better quality and <br /> performance as a substitution for those specified. The Contractor shall make <br /> substitution offers in writing to the City's Representative in accordance with 1-05.3(1) <br /> SUBMITTALS of these Special Provisions. The substitution offer must include sufficient <br /> data to enable the City's Representative to assess the acceptability of the material or <br /> Equipment for the particular application and requirements. The City and City's <br /> Representative are not required or obligated to consider or review a request for <br /> substitution and may, in their sole discretion and option, consider or review such <br /> requests. <br /> If the offered substitution requires changes to or coordination with other portions of the <br /> Work, include, if any, drawings and details showing such changes. The Contractor <br /> agrees to perform these changes as part of the substitution of material or Equipment at <br /> no additional cost to the City. Approval of a substitution request will not relieve the <br /> Contractor from responsibility for the efficiency, quality, and performance of the <br /> substitute material or Equipment, in the same manner and degree as the material and <br /> Equipment originally specified. Reflect cost differential associated with a substitution in <br /> the offer. If the City approves the substitution, the Contract Documents will be modified <br /> by a Change Order modifying the Contract Sum in the amount of the cost differential. <br /> 1-06.2 Acceptance of Materials <br /> 1-06.2(2)B Financial Incentive <br /> Delete 1-06.2(2)B. <br /> 1-06.2(2)D Quality Level Analysis <br /> Delete 1-06.2(2)D. <br /> 1-06.3 Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance <br /> Supplement 1-06.3 by adding the following: <br /> When authorized by the Standard Specifications or these Special Provisions and prior <br /> to use, the Engineer may accept certain Equipment on the basis of a Manufacturer's <br /> Certificate of Compliance as an alternate to Equipment inspection and testing. <br /> A Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance shall be reserved for cases where <br /> compliance to Contract requirements is not readily determinable through inspection and <br /> testing of materials or Equipment. The Contractor shall provide properly authenticated <br /> documents to the City's Representative that the materials and Equipment comply with <br /> the Contract requirements. <br /> The Contractor shall pay all associated costs of providing each Manufacturer's <br /> Certificate of Compliance submitted for City acceptance. <br /> The City reserves the right to refuse to accept Equipment on the basis of a <br /> Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance. <br /> 1-06.3(1) Inspection at Point of Manufacturing <br /> (******) <br /> The Contractor shall be responsible to reimburse the City for the costs of inspections at <br /> the point of manufacturing for inspections occurring outside of Whatcom, Skagit, Island, <br /> Snohomish, King, Pierce and Thurston counties. Costs to be paid or reimbursed by the <br /> Contractor include, but are not limited to, travel, subsistence, labor and lodging <br /> expenses of the City Inspector. <br /> Wetmore Ave Stormwater Bypass Division 1 —GENERAL REQUIREMENTS August, 2018 <br /> WO No—UP3704 SP—1-71 <br />