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5.212 Final Ins ection Whenever the work provided and contemplated by the contract shall have been satisfactorily completed and the final cleaning up performed, and the City Engineer notified in writing, the City Engineer will make the final inspection. 5.300 CONTROL OF MATERIALS 5.301 Source of Supply and Quality of Materials The Contractor shall furnish all materials required to complete the work, except materials that are designated in the specifications to be furnished by the City. Only materials conforming to the requirements of the specifications shall be incorporated in the work.. The materials furnished and used shall be new, except as may be provided elsewhere in these specifications or the plans. The materials shall be manufactured, handled and used in a manner to insure completed work in accordance with the plans and specifications. Manufacturer's warranties, guarantees, instruction sheets and parts lists, which are furnished with certain articles or materials incorporated in the work, shall be delivered to the Engineer. before commencement of the work. 5.302 Samples and Tests At the option of the City ngineer, tie source of supply of each of the materials shall be approved by the City Engineer before delivery is started and before such material is used in the work. Representative preliminary samples of the character and quality prescribed 'shall be submitted by the Contractor or producer of all materials to be used in the work for testing or examination as desired by the City Engineer. All tests of materials furnished by the Contractor shall be made in accordance with commonly recognized standards of national organizations, and such special methods and tests as are prescribed in these specifications. The Contractor shall furnish such samples of materials as are requested by the City Engineer, without charge. No material shall be used until it has been approved by the City Engineer. Samples will be secured and tested whenever necessary to determine the quality of material. 5.303 Defective Materials All materials not con orming to t e requirements of 'these specifications shall be considered as defective, and all such materials, whether in place or not, shall be rejected and shall be removed immediately from the site of the work unless otherwise permitted by the City Engineer. No rejected materials, the defects of which have been subsequently corrected, shall be used until approved in writing by the City Engineer. Upon failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with an order of the City Engineer made under the provisions of this section, the City Engineer shall have authority to remove and replace defective material and to deduct the cost of removal and replacement from any moneys due or to become due the Contractor. 5.304 City -furnished Materials Materials furnished by the City will F_e__av_a_1_T_a_M e at locations designated in the Special Provisions, or if not designated therein they will be delivered to the project. They shall be hauled to the site of the work by the Contractor at his/her expense, including any necessary loading and unloading that may be involved. The cost of handling and placing City -furnished materials shall be considered as included in the price paid for the contract items involving such City -furnished materials. City -furnished materials lost or damaged from any cause whatsoever shall be replaced by the Contractor. The Contractor will be liable to the City for the cost of replacing City -furnished materials and such costs may be deducted from any moneys due or to become due the Contractor. 5.305 Trade Names and Alternatives For convenience in designation on the pans or in the specifications, certain articles or materials to be incorporated in the work may be designated under a trade name or the name of the manufacturer and the catalogue information. The use of an alternative article or materials which are of equal quality and of the required characteristics for the purpose intended will be permitted,,subject to the following requirements. The burden of proof as to the quality and suitability of alternatives shall be upon the Contractor, who shall furnish all information necessary as required by the Engineer. The Engineer shall be the sole judge as to the quality and suitability of alternative articles or materials and such decision shall be final. Whenever the specifications permit the substitution of a similar or equivalent material or article, no tests or action relating to the approval of such substitute material will be made until the request for substitution is made in writing by the Contractor accompanied by complete data as to the equality of the material or article proposed. Such request shall be made in ample time to permit approval without delaying the work. 5.400 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 5.401 Laws to be Observed The Contractor shall keep him/herself u y in ormed of all existing and future State and National laws and all municipal ordinances and regulations of the City of Lodi which in any manner affect those engaged or employed in the work, or the materials used in the work, or which in any way affect the conduct of the work, and of all such orders and decrees of bodies or tribunals having any jurisdiction or authority over the same. 5.402 Labor Discrimination Attention is directed to Section 1735 of the La or Code which reads as follows: 1735. No discrimination shall be made in the employment of persons upon public works because of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, or sex of such persons, except as provided in Section 1420, and every Contractor for public works violating this section is subject to all the penalties imposed for a violation of this chapter.