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DSS Skills Development Center Smith Sinnett / 2020045 <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina Orange County <br /> <br />CUTTING AND PATCHING 01 73 29 - 3 <br />1.7 WARRANTY <br />A. Existing Warranties: Remove, replace, patch, and repair materials and surfaces cut or damaged during <br />cutting and patching operations, by methods and with materials so as not to void existing warranties. <br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS <br />2.1 MATERIALS <br />A. General: Comply with requirements specified in other Sections. <br />B. In-Place Materials: Use materials identical to in-place materials. For exposed surfaces, use materials that <br />visually match in-place adjacent surfaces to the fullest extent possible. <br />1. If identical materials are unavailable or cannot be used, use materials that, when installed, will <br />match the visual and functional performance of in-place materials. <br />PART 3 - EXECUTION <br />3.1 EXAMINATION <br />A. Examine surfaces to be cut and patched and conditions under which cutting, and patching are to be <br />performed. <br />1. Compatibility: Before patching, verify compatibility with and suitability of substrates, including <br />compatibility with in-place finishes or primers. <br />2. Proceed with installation only after unsafe or unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected. <br />3.2 PREPARATION <br />A. Temporary Support: Provide temporary support of Work to be cut. <br />B. Protection: Protect in-place construction during cutting and patching to prevent damage. Provide <br />protection from adverse weather conditions for portions of Project that might be exposed during cutting <br />and patching operations. <br />C. Adjoining Areas: Avoid interference with use of adjoining areas or interruption of free passage to <br />adjoining areas. <br />D. Existing Utility Services and Mechanical/Electrical Systems: Where existing services/systems are <br />required to be removed, relocated, or abandoned, bypass such services/systems before cutting to prevent <br />interruption to occupied areas. <br />3.3 PERFORMANCE <br />A. General: Employ skilled workers to perform cutting and patching. Proceed with cutting and patching at <br />the earliest feasible time, and complete without delay. <br />1. Cut in-place construction to provide for installation of other components or performance of other <br />construction, and subsequently patch as required to restore surfaces to their original condition. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: ECCAC5A0-6CC8-4B37-8AD3-89D69F0AE1AE