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' Engineer is assured of the cooperation. and assistance of both the Contractor and the material producer. The Engineer or his authorized representative shall have free entry at all times to ' such parts of the plant as concerns the manufacture or production of the materials. Denial of such entry will result in rejection for use of the material or product involved. The Agency assumes no obligation to inspect materials at the source of supply . The responsibility of incorporating ' satisfactory materials in the work rests entirely with the Contractor, notwithstanding any prior inspections or tests. G5. 10 Materials or Equipment Specified by Name. When any material ' or equipment is indicated or specified by patent or proprietary name or by the name and catalogue number of the manufacturer , it shall be considered as used for convenience in describing the material or equipment desired. It is not the intent to eliminate other equipment and materials equally as good and efficient. Request for substitution of such alternative materials and equipment shall be made in writing by the ' Contractor in ample time to permit approval without delaying the work . However , no item of equipment will be considered which is not the standard product of a recognized manufacturer ' regularly engaged in the manufacture of such equipment, and which does not have a record of at least five ( 5) years of successful operating experience under comparable service conditions . A list of representative installations shall be furnished if requested by the Engineer. Until and unless such substitutions are approved by the Engineer , no deviations from the specifications shall be allowed. ' The burden of proof as to the quality and suitability of the alternative shall be upon the Contractor, and his request shall be accomplished by complete details or information necessary to determine such quality or suitability. The Engineer shall be the sole judge as to the quality and suitability of alternative materials or equipment, and his decision shall be final. ' G5.11 Property Rights in Materials. Nothing in this contract shall be construed as vesting in the Contrator any right of property ' in the materials used after they have been installed , attached or affixed to the work , and cannot be removed from the work without the consent of the Engineer. ' G5. 12 Contractor Is_Eguipment. The Contractor shall provide adequate and suitable equipment and means of construction to meet all the requirements of the work , including completion ' within the time allotted . Only equipment suitable to produce the quality of work required will be permitted to operate on the subject. The Contractor alone shall be responsible for the safety, adequacy, and efficiency of his plant, equipment, and ' methods. ' G-19 1