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"Geotechnical Project Director" - Geological/geotechnical professional registered in the State of California who, under the employ of the Geotechnical CQA Consultant is responsible for earthwork observation, monitoring and testing. "Geotechnical Construction Quality Assurance for Earthwork" - The protocols to be followed in evaluating the adequacy of the Contractor's work with regard to all elements of earthworks construction with the exception of line and grade (survey) control. Said work shall include but need not be limited to all CQA activities delineated herein and in the Specifications. Geotechnical CQA is to be provided by a party independent of the Contractor. "Geotechnical Quality Assurance for Geosynthetics" - The protocols to be followed in evaluating the quality of the Contractor's work with regard to all elements of geosynthetic installation with the exception of line and grade (survey) control. Said work shall include but need not be limited to -all CQA activities delineated herein. Geotechnical CQA for geosynthetics is to be provided by a party independent of the liner manufacturer, Contractor and liner Subcontractor. "Geotextile" - A permeable synthetic textile used with soil, rock, sand, gravel or any other similar materials as an integral part of the composite liner system. It can provide protection to other systems or serve to separate different materials. ANIL °'Independent Testing Laboratory" - The firm responsible for conducting selected tests of materials and/or products used for the project, such as conformance and qW destructive seam testing. The laboratory shall be,independent of the Owner, County, Manufacturer, Geosynthetics Subcontractor and any party involved with the manufacture and/or installation of any product to be tested. "Landfill Engineer„ - The firm responsible for the design and preparation of the Project Drawings and Specifications. The Engineer or his representative is also responsible for observing, testing, and documenting activities related to quality assurance for all aspects of construction. All completed work is subject to approval by the Engineer. "Liner Manufacturer" - Firm(s) responsible for the production of the geosynthetic material. "Liner Subcontractor" - The firm responsible for handling, storing, placing, seaming, and other aspects of the installation of the geosynthetics included in the project. "Lot" - A quantity of relatively uniform geosynthetic material produced using a specific, identifiable constituent mix. For instance, the geomembrane manufacturer receives a specific resin batch from his/her supplier and produces from it a specific "Lot" of finished product. "Owner" - The owner of the site, in this case Forward, Inc. -4- CA2001-0d8TINAL COVER_CQA.DOC\08/20/01 Geologic Associates