Common use of Test System Clause in Contracts

Test System. 1. During the course of any executed CTO, Systems tests and inspections shall be made both during the progress of this Contract and after completing installation or modification of equipment, and shall consist of circuit breakdown tests, wiring verification tests, continuity tests, resistance tests, voltage and current tests, applicable locking tests, operating tests, simulation tests, and other electrical and mechanical tests and inspections. 2. The work shall include all tests required to ensure proper and safe operation of all systems and subsystems, and to prove the adequacy and acceptability of the total installation specified herein. Tests to be performed shall cause each system and subsystem to be sequenced through its required operations, including imposition of simulated conditions to prove that the installation complies with all specified fail-safe requirements. 3. The Contractor shall conduct an acceptance test on all Authority furnished equipment prior to loading at the warehouse and provide certified acceptance reports with each unit at time of delivery. 4. The Contractor shall supply test equipment of proper type, capacity, range, and accuracy to perform required tests and inspections. 5. The Contractor’s test equipment used shall be in good working order and properly calibrated within 6 months of the date of the tests. This equipment shall display a sticker indicating its calibration date and the agency/vendor that performed the calibration. a. Calibration of each instrument shall be certified by a recognized testing facility. Instruments with out-of-date calibrations will be considered non-certified. Tests conducted with non-certified instruments will be rejected. 6. In the event that the system does not meet requirements, the Contractor shall make the necessary corrections and perform retesting at the sole expense of the Contractor. The Contractor shall complete all tests and inspections prior to performing final in-service tests. 7. Work shall include all necessary disconnecting and reconnecting in order to perform the specified tests. 8. Systems test work specified elsewhere in this Contract shall be construed as related to and inclusive with the testing described herein. 9. Field tests shall be coordinated with the Authority’s PTC & Systems Engineer or designate. As many tests and inspections as possible shall be completed prior to the final cutover to avoid train delay, inconvenience to the traveling public, and cost to the Authority. Place systems in-service in phases where possible, thus reducing the actual cutover period. 10. Tests shall ensure conformance with CFR 49, Parts 234 and 236 where applicable, and shall be recorded on forms provided by the Authority and signed by the Contractor’s Systems Signal Engineer directing each test and inspection. 11. Tests and inspections shall conform to the SCRRA Instructions Governing Installation, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of Signal Apparatus and Signal Systems where applicable. The Authority will provide three (3) copies of this Manual at the Pre- Construction meeting. Request guidance from the Authority’s PTC & Systems Engineer or designate where the test and inspection requirements written herein conflict with SCRRA Instructions Governing Installation, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of Signal Apparatus and Signal Systems. In the event that the test or inspection to be provided by the Contractor is not provided in the SCRRA Instructions Governing Installation, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of Signal Apparatus and Signal Systems the Contractor shall request in writing to the Authority’s PTC & Systems Engineer or designate instructions of the testing required. 12. Testing, including pre-testing shall include operating all switch machines and lighting all signals. The use of lamp simulators in lieu of, or in parallel with signal lamps will not be allowed in pre-testing. An exception may be authorized by the Authority’s PTC & Systems Engineer or designate where a signal or switch machine is in service and will be reconfigured for final cutover, or cannot be installed or wired until final cutover. 13. An appropriate meter shall be used when testing circuits. Visual observation of a relay is only valid when coil voltage or current or contact voltage, as applicable, is also measured. 14. Test and inspection procedures shall be subject to the Authority’s PTC & Systems Engineer or designates acceptance and shall comply with all regulatory requirements and the manufacturer’s recommended test procedure. 15. Notify the Authority’s PTC & Systems Engineer or designate in writing at least 48 hours prior to each field test. No part of the signal system shall be placed in service without an authorized representative of the Authority being present and witnessing the in- service tests.