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' SECTION 01400 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS <br /> ' PART 1 - GENERAL <br /> 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS <br /> ' A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and <br /> Supplementary Conditions and other Division 01 Specification Sections, apply <br /> to this Section. <br /> 1.2 SUMMARY <br /> ' A. This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for quality <br /> assurance and quality control. <br /> ' B. Testing and inspecting services are required to verify compliance with <br /> requirements specified or indicated. These services do not relieve Contractor <br /> of responsibility for compliance with the Contract Document requirements. <br /> ' 1. Specific quality-assurance and control requirements for individual <br /> construction activities are specified in the Sections that specify those <br /> ' activities. Requirements in those Sections may also cover production of <br /> standard products. <br /> 2. Specified tests, inspections, and related actions do not limit Contractor's <br /> ' other quality assurance and control procedures that facilitate compliance <br /> with the Contract Document requirements. <br /> 3. Requirements for Contractor to provide quality-assurance and control <br /> services required by Engineer, Owner, or authorities having jurisdiction <br /> are not limited by provisions of this Section. <br /> C. Related Sections: <br /> 1. Division 01 Section "Allowances" for testing and inspecting allowances. <br /> 2. Division 01 Section "Construction Progress Documentation" for developing <br /> a schedule of required tests and inspections. <br /> 3. Divisions 02 through 16 Sections for specific test and inspection <br /> ' requirements. <br /> ' 1.3 DEFINITIONS <br /> A. Quality-Assurance Services: Activities, actions, and procedures performed <br /> ' before and during execution of the Work to guard against defects and <br /> deficiencies and substantiate that proposed construction will comply with <br /> requirements. <br /> ' January 2014 Project#13.01126 01400-1 <br />