Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 5 Control of Materials

(a) At the option of the department, the source of supply of each of the materials shall be approved by the department before the delivery is started and before such material is used in the work.

(b) All tests of materials furnished by the applicant shall be made in accordance with the commonly recognized standards of national technical organizations and such special methods and tests as are prescribed in this division.

(c) The applicant shall furnish to the department, in triplicate, certified copies of all requested factory and mill test reports. Any materials shipped by the applicant from a factory or mill prior to having satisfactorily passed such testing and inspection by a representative of the department shall not be incorporated in the work, unless the department shall have notified the applicant in writing that such testing and inspection will not be required.

(d) The applicant shall furnish and deliver to the laboratory such samples of materials as are requested by the department without charge. No material shall be used until it has been approved by the department. Samples will be secured and tested whenever necessary to determine the quality of the material. All laboratory testing fees are to be paid by the applicant.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 10, 3-6-90)

All materials not conforming to this division shall be considered defective, and all such materials, whether in place or not, shall be rejected and shall be removed immediately from the site of the work unless otherwise permitted by the department. No rejected material, the defects of which have been subsequently corrected, shall be used until approved in writing by the department.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 10, 3-6-90)