Is the Contractor responsible to pay for required government agencies’ inspection?
What about special Inspection? I assume Owner pays for it since owner will need to hire qualified inspector.
Coach wrote:Owner must hire and pay for special inspections directly.
.... The owner or the registered design professional in responsible charge acting as the owner's agent shall employ one or more approved agencies to perform inspections during construction on the types of work listen under Section 1705. These inspections are in addition to the inspections identified in Section 110
§ 13.5 TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
§ 13.5.1 Tests, inspections and approvals of portions of the Work shall be made as required by the Contract Documents and by applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations or lawful orders of public authorities. Unless otherwise provided, the Contractor shall make arrangements for such tests, inspections and approvals with an independent testing laboratory or entity acceptable to the Owner, or with the appropriate public authority, and shall bear all related costs of tests, inspections and approvals. The Contractor shall give the Architect timely notice of when and where tests and inspections are to be made so that the Architect may be present for such procedures. The Owner shall bear costs of (1) tests, inspections or approvals that do not become requirements until after bids are received or negotiations concluded, and (2) tests, inspections or approvals where building codes or applicable laws or regulations prohibit the Owner from delegating their cost to the Contractor.
dkismet wrote:So I guess the question is, does CBC section 1704.2 prohibit the owner from delegating their cost to the contractor?
Coach wrote:dkismet wrote:So I guess the question is, does CBC section 1704.2 prohibit the owner from delegating their cost to the contractor?
Yes.
There are a lot of special inspection forms online from various cities and counties that say as much.
Since special inspections are conducted by private party firms, the idea is to prevent collusion between contractor and inspector.
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