A. The contractor and/or applicant shall notify the City Engineer or City employee responsible for inspecting the work not less than a minimum of twenty four (24) normal workday hours prior to each of the following: 1) the beginning of commencement of any work for which a permit has been issued under this chapter; and 2) any requested inspection of any work covered by such permit; and 3) commencement of any backfilling operations to allow for inspection of all utilities, bedding, joints and similar items. In each instance where an inspection is required, until the required inspection is completed and the work approved by the City, no further work shall be undertaken.
B. All testing shall be in accordance with the standard specifications set forth in the applicable appendices on file in the Office of the City Clerk. All testing shall be at the expense of the applicant, and the payments for required testings shall be made directly to the testing agency. Sampling and testing methods shall be approved in advance in writing by the City Engineer. Copies of all test reports shall be submitted to the City Engineer immediately upon their issuance by the testing agency and/or their receipt by the applicant or contractor. Replacement, correction or repair of unsatisfactory materials, workmanship or improvements shall be as specified by the City Engineer. Completion of the same, as specified, shall be in accordance with criteria, specifications and drawings approved by the City Engineer and shall be done within a period of time as determined by the City Engineer.
C. Compaction tests shall be performed at the location of the work being tested. Testing frequency established prior to the beginning thereof by the City Engineer will normally be required on at least two (2) layers of backfilled material. A failing to perform such compaction tests will necessitate excavation, recompaction and retesting. (Ord. 97-06, 7-24-1997)