Common use of Inspection, Examination and Testing by the County Clause in Contracts

Inspection, Examination and Testing by the County. (1) All material and workmanship shall be subject to inspection, examination and testing by the County, the Engineer, the Project Inspector, authorized inspectors and authorized independent testing entities at any and all times during manufacture and/or construction. The Engineer and the County shall have authority to reject defective material and workmanship and require its correction. Rejected workmanship shall be satisfactorily corrected and rejected material shall be satisfactorily replaced with proper material without charge therefore, and the Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove the rejected material from the Site. If the Contractor fails to proceed at once with replacement of rejected material and/or the correction of defective workmanship, the County may, by contract or otherwise, replace such material and/or correct such workmanship and charge the cost to the Contractor, or may terminate the right of the Contractor to proceed. As a result, the Contractor and its Surety may be held liable for any damages to the same extent as provided in Contract for termination hereunder.