(A) The city will not maintain any newly installed infrastructure until final acceptance of the project is granted by City Council. The one-year warranty period will not begin until final acceptance. The developer may not request final acceptance until all deficiencies have been satisfactorily addressed as determined by the city. It shall be the responsibility of the developer to request the final acceptance.
(B) All construction and installation of improvements shall be in accordance with all the city rules, regulations and requirements, and the construction plans approved and on file with the city.
(C) All construction and installation of improvements shall be inspected and certified by the applicant’s engineer as being completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. This signed and sealed certification by the applicant’s engineer shall be for all infrastructure improvements as shown on the approved construction plans and be accompanied with the following information:
(1) A set of water, sewer and drainage as-built drawings (paper copy) certified by the engineer of record and a digital file for use by the city;
(2) Asphalt pavement core sampling report signed and sealed by a certified material testing company;
(3) Asphalt compaction tests for the surface course; signed and sealed by a certified material testing company;
(4) Hydrostatic testing shall be in accordance with AWWA C600 standards, latest revision and in the presence of city inspectors;
(5) Chlorine and bacteriological purity for water mains shall be tested by the owners at state approved laboratories and the certified test results furnished to the city; and
(6) Air testing, mandrel testing of sewer lines and vacuum testing of sewer manholes shall be done in accordance with current industry standards and requirements.
(D) The City Inspector shall be present during the entire testing process.
(Ord. passed 9-27-2021) Penalty, see § 153.999