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CODE-REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND PROCEDURES
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SECTION 01 4533
CODE-REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND PROCEDURES
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. The 9th Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code, 780 CMR, under which this project is
designed and will be built, requires the structural engineer of record (SER) to provide a
statement of structural tests and inspections for this project in accordance with 780 CMR 17.00.
The SER is the structural engineer (an individual) who is in responsible charge of the
preparation of the structural drawings and structural specifications for this project and whose
Massachusetts professional engineering seal appears on said structural drawings.
B. The SER has prepared a document entitled Statement of Special Inspections for Compliance
with Chapter 17 of the 9th Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code, which has been or
will be submitted to the building official who has jurisdiction over this project, with the application
for a building permit.
C. The statement of structural tests and inspections shall not relieve the Contractor or its
subcontractors of their responsibilities and obligations for quality control of the Work, their other
obligations for supervising the work, for any design work which is included in their scope of
services, and for full compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
Furthermore, the detection of, or failure to detect, deficiencies or defects in the Work during the
testing and inspection conducted pursuant to the program shall not relieve the Contractor or its
subcontractors of their responsibility to correct all deficiencies or defects, whether detected or
undetected, in all parts of the Work, and to otherwise comply with all requirements of the
Contract Documents.
D. The statement of structural tests and inspection does not apply to the Contractor’s equipment,
temporary structures used by the Contractor to construct the project, the Contractor’s means,
methods, and procedures, and job site safety.
1.2 CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Where the document Statement of Special Inspections for Compliance with Chapter 17 of the
9th Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code indicates that a structural component or
system is subject to structural tests and inspections by 780 CMR 17.00 and that the SER for the
project has not been retained to design said component or system or to prepare a performance
specification for said component or system, and the Architect has not otherwise provided for the
structural design of said component or system, the Contractor shall retain, or require others
under his aegis to retain, a professional engineer registered in Massachusetts to design said
component or system and to provide the required program of structural tests and inspections for
said component or system.
B. This engineer shall visit the site and provide an affidavit to the SER addressed to the Building
Inspector verifying that construction has been completed in accordance with the submitted
documents.
C. The Contractor shall provide free and safe access to the Work for the SER and all other
individuals who are observing the Work or performing structural tests or inspections. The
Dennis Yarmouth Intermediate Middle School January 19, 2021
Dennis Yarmouth Regional School District 100% Construction Documents
Perkins Eastman DPC, project #71011
CODE-REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND PROCEDURES
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Contractor shall provide all ladders, scaffolding, staging, and up-to-date safety equipment, all in
good and safe working order, and qualified personnel to handle and erect them, as may be
required for safe access.
D. The Contractor shall give reasonable notice to the SER, or to those performing inspections and
tests under the SER’s direction, of when the various parts of the Work will be ready for
inspection. The Contractor shall obtain instructions from the SER as to what is reasonable
notice for the various aspects of the work, and who is to be notified.
E. The Owner reserves the right to back charge the Contractor for additional expense incurred by
the Owner for the services of the SER or those under his direction when work is not reasonably
ready for inspection in accordance with the notice provided by the Contractor.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Used)
PART 3 - EXECUTION (Not Used)
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