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<br />014000.2 – QUALITY CONTROL <br /> <br />Project Manual for Motor Pool Main Building Roof Replacement <br />Orange County, Hillsborough, NC <br />Prepared by Atlas Engineering, Inc., 551-A Pylon Drive – Raleigh, NC 27606 <br />August 2021 <br />D. For the purpose of safety and communication, the Contractor shall have a minimum of one bilingual <br />person on site at all times if any crew member to be present on-site does not speak fluent English. <br />Designated translators must have identification of this role clearly visible while on site. <br /> <br />1.03 MANUFACTURER’S SERVICES AND INVOLVEMENT <br /> <br />A. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the design documents to the manufacturer to allow <br />for review and approval regarding design intent and to confirm ability of their system to meet <br />specified requirements and specified system warranty prior to provision of a bid for the project. <br />Failure of a particular roof system to meet the requirements of the specifications, or failure of the <br />manufacturer to provide intent to warranty for the project may result in the requirement for the <br />Contractor to utilize another conforming roof system manufacturer’s products at no additional cost to <br />the Owner. <br /> <br />B. Comply with the manufacturer’s installation instructions, including each step in proper sequence. <br />Should manufacturer’s instructions or detail requirements be less stringent that the Contract <br />Documents, use the more stringent requirements. If the manufacturer’s instructions or detail <br />requirements conflict with the Contract Documents, request clarification from the Engineer before <br />proceeding. <br /> <br />1.04 ENGINEER’S CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />A. Contractor shall notify Engineer weekly of significant project activities. Contractor must notify <br />Engineer a minimum of 48 hours prior to specific activities for which the Engineer wishes to be <br />present. The applicable activities will be defined by the Engineer during the Pre-Construction <br />Meeting, but may include first day of tear-off and replacement on specific roof areas or <br />installation of specific details, and independent inspections or testing by the manufacturer or other <br />parties. If Contractor fails to notify Engineer to allow for observation, Engineer may request to <br />observe work, including covered work, to confirm conformance with contract documents at no <br />additional cost to the Owner. <br /> <br />B. Contractor shall provide reasonable access, personnel and equipment required by Engineer to <br />observe the Work. <br /> <br />1.05 WARRANTY AND GUARANTEE <br /> <br />A. Provide a Contractor’s Five-Year Warranty for all of the work included in this project. The <br />Contractor shall warrant workmanship, materials, and weathertightness of the roof system against <br />defects due to faulty materials, poor workmanship, or work not installed in conformance with project <br />technical requirements or level of quality as required by the general and supplemental conditions. <br />Warranty must cover repair of distresses that are discovered in the roof system or other installed <br />work whether or not they are actively causing water entry into the system or building. The warranty <br />will extend for a period of sixty (60) months from the date of Final Completion. The provided <br />warranty shall be in addition to and independent from the roof system manufacturer’s warranty. The <br />Contractor shall include language in the warranty setting the maximum response time to a warranty <br />complaint by the Owner to 24 hours for emergency conditions and five (5) working days for non- <br />emergency conditions, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Owner. Refer to specific sections of this <br />specification for any additional warranty requirements. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9514E4EC-C3C9-4752-8A7F-22E83B22BB8E