SPECIFICATIONS FOR STEEL HIGHWAY BEIDGES. H 
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The contractor shall furnish all facilities for the in-for-nspecuin*^^ 
spection of material and workmanship in the mill and 
shop and inspectors shall be allowed free access to the 
necessary parts of the premises. 
The inspector shall have the power to reject materials 38. inspector's 
or workmanship which do not fulfill the requirements^"' °"'^' 
of these specifications; but in cases of dispute the con- 
tractor may appeal to the engineer, whose decision shall 
be final. 
Inspection at the mill and shop is intended as a means 
of facilitating the work and avoiding errors, and it is 
expressly understood that it will not relieve the contractor 
from any responsibility in regard to imperfect material 
or workmanship and the necessity for replacing the same. 
The contractor shall furnish the engineer with as 39. mhi orders 
many copies of mill orders and shipping statements asstat^mlnts^^^"^ 
the engineer may direct. The weights of the individual 
members shall be shown. 
Unless otherwise provided, the contractor shall furnish, . ^o. cost of test- 
without charge, test specimens as specified herein, and^°^' 
all labor, testing machines, and tools necessary to pre- 
pare the specimens and to make the full-sized tests. 
The acceptance of any material or finished members 41. Rejections 
by the inspector shall not be a bar to their subsequent 
rejection, if found defective. K ejected material and 
workmanship shall be replaced promptly or made good 
by the contractor. 
Members weighing more than 3 tons shall have the^j^^^g^^^Jj^^^s 
weight marked thereon. Bolts and rivets of each length 
and diameter and loose nuts or washers of each size, 
shall be packed separately. Pins, small parts, and small 
packages of bolts, rivets, washers, and nuts shall be 
shipped in boxes, crates, kegs or barrels, but the gross 
weight of any package shall not exceed 300 pounds. A 
list and description of the contained material shall be 
plainly marked on the outside of each shipping container. 
The weight of all tools and erection material shall be 
kept separate. 
Anchor bolts, washers, and other anchorage or grillage 
materials, shall be shipped to suit the requirements of 
the masonry construction. 
Loading and unlbading. — The loading, transportation, 
unloading and piling of structural material shall be so 
conducted that the metal will be kept clean and free 
from injury by rough handling. 
ERECTION. 
All work of erection shall be subject to the inspection 43. Field in- 
of the engineer who shall be given all facilities required ^^^ ^°°' 
for a thorough inspection of workmanship. 
Material and workmanship not previously inspected 
will be inspected after its delivery to the site of the 
work. 
