SECTION 01 4000

QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
PART 1  GENERAL 
1.01	RELATED DOCUMENTS 
A.	Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including, Division 0, General, and Supplementary Conditions and Architectural Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. 
1.	Prevailing wage rates apply. 
1.02	SUMMARY 
A.	Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for quality assurance and quality control. 
1.03	DEFINITIONS 
A.	Quality-Assurance Services: Activities, actions, and procedures performed before and during execution of the Work to guard against defects and deficiencies and substantiate that proposed construction will comply with requirements. 
B.	Quality-Control Services: Tests, inspections, procedures, and related actions during and after execution of the Work to evaluate that actual products incorporated into the Work and completed construction comply with requirements. Services do not include contract enforcement activities performed by Architect/Engineer or Owner. 
C.	Mockups: Full size physical assemblies that are constructed on-site. Mockups are constructed to verify selections made under sample submittals; to demonstrate aesthetic effects and, where indicated, qualities of materials and execution; to review coordination, testing, or operation; to show interface between dissimilar materials; and to demonstrate compliance with specified installation tolerances. Mockups are not Samples. Unless otherwise indicated, approved mockups establish the standard by which the Work will be judged. 
D.	Installer/Applicator/Erector: Contractor or another entity engaged by Contractor as an employee, Subcontractor, or Sub-subcontractor, to perform a particular construction operation, including installation, erection, application, and similar operations. 
1.	Use of trade-specific terminology in referring to a trade or entity does not require that certain construction activities be performed by accredited or unionized individuals, or that requirements specified apply exclusively to specific trade or trades. 
E.	Experienced: When used with an entity or individual, "experienced" means having successfully completed a projects similar in nature, size, and extent to this Project; being familiar with special requirements indicated; and having complied with requirements of authorities having jurisdiction. Reference individual specification sections under 'Quality Requirements' for specific requirements.
1.04	CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS 
A.	Referenced Standards: If compliance with two or more standards is specified and the standards establish different or conflicting requirements for minimum quantities or quality levels, comply with the most stringent requirement. Refer conflicting requirements that are different, but apparently equal, to Architect/Engineer for a decision before proceeding. 

1.05	QUALITY ASSURANCE 
A.	General: Qualifications paragraphs in this article establish the minimum qualification levels required; individual Specification Sections specify additional requirements. 
B.	Manufacturer Qualifications: A firm experienced in manufacturing products or systems similar to those indicated for this Project and with a record of successful in-service performance, as well as sufficient production capacity to produce required units. 
C.	Fabricator Qualifications: A firm experienced in producing products similar to those indicated for this Project and with a record of successful in-service performance, as well as sufficient production capacity to produce required units. 
D.	Installer Qualifications: A firm or individual experienced in installing, erecting, or assembling work similar in material, design, and extent to that indicated for this Project, whose work has resulted in construction with a record of successful in-service performance. 
E.	Specialists: Certain Specification Sections require that specific construction activities shall be performed by entities who are recognized experts in those operations. Specialists shall satisfy qualification requirements indicated and shall be engaged for the activities indicated. 
1.	Requirements of authorities having jurisdiction shall supersede requirements for specialists. 
F.	Mockups: Before installing portions of the Work requiring mockups, build mockups for each form of construction and finish required to comply with the following requirements, using materials indicated for the completed Work: 
1.	Build mockups in location and of size indicated in each Specification Section. 
2.	Notify Architect/Engineer and Owner seven days in advance of dates and times when mockups will be constructed. 
3.	Demonstrate the proposed range of aesthetic effects, materials, and workmanship. 
4.	Obtain Architect/Engineer's and Owner's approval of mockups before starting work, fabrication, or construction. 
a.	Allow seven days for initial review and each re-review of each mockup. 
5.	Maintain mockups during construction in an undisturbed condition as a standard for judging the completed Work. 
PART 2  PRODUCTS - NOT USED
PART 3  EXECUTION - NOT USED
END OF SECTION 01 4000