SECTION 01090
REFERENCE STANDARDS
1. PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 SECTION INCLUDES
A. References and Standards that are referred to
throughout the Contract Documents to establish the
following:
1. Quality of a product.
2. Type of product and workmanship.
3. Methods for testing and reporting on the pertinent
characteristics.
B. Where materials or workmanship are required by the
Contract Documents to meet or exceed the specifically
named code or standard, the Contractor shall be
responsible to provide materials and workmanship which
meet or exceed the specifically named code or
standard.
C. Contractor shall be responsible, when required by
Contract Documents, to deliver to the Engineer and/or
Construction Manager documentation to prove that
materials or workmanship, or both, meet or exceed the
requirements of the specifically named code or
standard. Such proof shall be in the form of a
certified report of tests conducted by an approved
testing agency.
D. Specific naming of the codes or standards occurs on
the Drawings and through the Sections of
Specifications.
1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. In procuring items used in this Work, the Contractor
shall be responsible to verify the requirements of the
specifically named codes and standards and to verify
that the items procured for use in this Work meet or
exceed the specified requirements.
B. The Construction Manager reserves the right to reject
items incorporated into the Work which fail to meet
the specified minimum requirements.
C. Reference to recognized Codes and Standards shall be
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by the use of the abbreviations listed. Reference to
Codes and Standards shall not be limited to the
institutes listed herein:
AA Aluminum Association
AABC Associated Air Balance Council
AAMA American Architectural Manufacturer's
Association
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials
ACA American Correction Institute
ACI American Concrete Institute
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
AMCA Air Moving and Conditioning Association
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ARI American Refrigeration Institute
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWI American Welding Institute
AWPB American Wood Preservative Bureau
AWS American Welding Society
AWWA American Water Works Association, Inc.
BHMA Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association
BSI British Standards Institution
CCITT International Telegraphic and Telephone
Consultative Committee
CISPR International Special Committee on Radio
Interference
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
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DIN-EN Deutsches Institute fuer Normung e.v.
EIA Electronics Industries Association
FCC Federal Communication Commission
HCISS Higher Commission for Industrial Safety &
Security
IAPMO International Association Of Plumbing And
Mechanical Officials
ICBO International Conference of Building Officials
ICEE International Commission Electrical Equipment
IEC International Electrical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
ISO International Standards Organization
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the
Valve and Fittings Industry
NAAMM National Association of Architectural Metal
Manufacturers
NEBB National Environmental Balancing Bureau
NEC National Electrical Code
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NSF National Sanitation Foundation
NTMA National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association
NWMA National Woodwork Manufacturers Association
PCA Portland Cement Association
PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute
PDI Plumbing and Drainage Institute
REA Rural Electrification Administration
SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor's
National Association
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SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council
UBC Uniform Building Code
UL Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
UMC Uniform Mechanical Code
UPC Uniform Plumbing Code
VDE Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker e.V.
Research Council on Riveted and Bolted
Structural Joints of the Engineering
Foundation
References listed herein shall be deemed to include
the latest edition or issue of such standards.
D. Whenever there is conflict between the Drawings and/or
the Specifications and the Codes, the Contractor shall
bring the conflict to the Construction Manager's
attention. The Engineer and/or Construction Manager
shall then decide which shall govern.
2. PART 2 - PRODUCTS
(Not Used)
3. PART 3 - EXECUTION
(Not Used)
END OF SECTION
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