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HNTB Corporation
Roadway Signage Upgrades at Bush IA H
Houston, Texas
PN552/CIP No : A-028 5
The Contractor shall perform a Factory Acceptance Test on each type o f
variable message sign. The Factory Acceptance Test shall be performed t o
assure the City Engineer that the furnished equipment meets the
requirements of the contract documents .
The tests shall be performed on a prototype made using the same material s
and methods as will be used for the VMS to be delivered under this contract .
These tests shall demonstrate all requirements defined in these contrac t
documents, including but not limited to, functional/system performanc e
requirements, electrical requirements, data transmission/communicatio n
requirements, and environmental requirements .
Salary and travel expenses of the City Engineer and his representatives wil l
not be the responsibility of the Contractor . In case of equipment failure s
which make a retest necessary, travel expenses of the City Engineer and hi s
representatives shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. This shall
include all costs associated with having two of the City Engineer' s
representatives on site including, but not limited to, air fare, automobile
rental, hotel, wages, and per diem . These costs, excluding air fare, will no t
exceed $500 .00, per representative, per day .
The results of each test shall be compared with the requirements specified i n
the contract documents, and with the approved test procedures . Failure to
conform to the requirements of any test shall be counted as a complete
failure, and the equipment shall be rejected . Rejected equipment may b e
offered for retest provided all non-compliant items have been corrected an d
retested by the Contractor. Any corrections deemed necessary shall b e
made by the Contractor, at no additional cost to the project . The Contracto r
shall be responsible for documenting the results of such tests and furnishin g
the documented test results to the City Engineer .
The approval of test procedures and witness of such tests shall not reliev e
the Contractor of his responsibility to provide a completely acceptable an d
operating system that meets the requirements of the contract documents . No
VMSs shall be shipped by the manufacturer without successful completio n
of factory acceptance testing, receipt of documented test results, an d
approval to ship .
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Field Installation Test :
VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN S
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