General requirements

013034 Costs of testing
Costs associated with preparation of materials for testing, transport, testing costs, obtaining of records, etc., shall be born by the Contractor, if such tests are required by the Specification or are determined necessary by the Engineer (whether or not mentioned in the Specification) for conformity of materials, workmanship and installed works to the requirements of the specification.

If re-testing is required such costs shall be born by the Contractor.

If tests are made for the convenience of the Investor/Engineer such tests shall be carried out or cause to be carried by the Contractor and related expenses reimbursed by the Investor.
01304 Samples

Samples shall be submitted or prepared in sufficient quantity as required by each item of work specified on each section of the specification or as required by the Engineer.

No materials or workmanship requiring sample approval shall be delivered or executed prior to obtaining approval for the samples.
All supplies and workmanship shall in all respects comply with the approved samples.

Samples shall be maintained in their original approved condition until permission to remove them is given by the Engineer.

Rejected samples shall be removed from site immediately upon receipt of such instruction. Such rejected samples if required shall be replaced by other samples to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

In the instance of executed work or materials supplied for samples not being acceptable for the item under consideration, but acceptable for other works, the approval of the Engineer shall be obtained prior to use.