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IRC-1838 Indian River County Main Library Roof Replacement 01 40 00-1 Quality Requirements SECTION 01 40 00 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS PART 1 GENERAL 1.01 SECTION INCLUDES A. This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for quality assurance and quality control. 1.02 DEFINITIONS A. Quality-Assurance Services: Activities, actions, and procedures performed before and dur- ing execution of the Work to guard against defects and deficiencies and ensure that pro- posed construction complies with requirements. B. Quality-Control Services: Tests, inspections, procedures, and related actions during and after execution of the Work to evaluate that completed construction comply with require- ments. Services do not include contract enforcement activities performed by Engineer. C. Testing Agency: An entity engaged to perform specific tests, inspections, or both. Testing laboratory shall mean the same as testing agency. 1.03 DELEGATED DESIGN A. Performance and Design Criteria: Where professional design services or certifications by a design professional are specifically required of Contractor by the Contract Documents, provide products and systems complying with specific performance and design criteria in- dicated. 1. If criteria indicated are not sufficient to perform services or certification required, submit a written request for additional information to Engineer/Owner. 1.04 SUBMITTALS A. Permits, Licenses, and Certificates: For Owner's records, submit copies of permits, li- censes, certifications, inspection reports, releases, jurisdictional settlements, notices, re- ceipts for fee payments, judgments, correspondence, records, and similar documents, es- tablished for compliance with standards and regulations bearing on performance of the Work. 1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. It is the intent under this contract that workmanship shall be of the best quality consistent with the materials and construction methods specified. The presence or absence of the Owner’s or Engineer’s representative shall in no way relieve the Contractor of his respon- sibility to furnish materials and construction in full compliance with the drawings and spec- ifications. The Owner and Engineer shall have the authority to judge the quality and require replacement of unacceptable work or personnel at any time. B. Contractor and Subcontractors shall cooperate in the execution of their work and shall plan their work in such manners as to avoid conflicting schedules or delay of work. If any part of a Contractor's work depends upon the work of their Subcon-tractor, defects, which may affect that work, shall be reported to the Engineer/Owner in order that prompt inspection may be made, and defects corrected. Commencement of work by the Contractor or their Subcontractor where such condition exists will constitute acceptance of the other Contrac- tor's work as being satisfactory in all respects to receive the work commenced, except