CONSTRUCTION MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION The Contractor is responsible to provide assistance and safe access to all parts of the work to allow the RE, Field Engineer, inspection staff, or other authorized representatives to obtain a complete and detailed inspection. If work is performed or materials used and covered without inspection, the RE may order the Contractor to remove and replace or uncover work at no cost to the Department to allow adequate inspection. The RE must understand the Department pays for the additional cost to uncover, remove and replace or make good the work removed as extra work if the uncovered work is found acceptable. If work is found to be unacceptable, the Department is not responsible for any extra work costs. (Reference Section 00727, Work Inspection) Inspections should be documented using an applicable Department form, visual inspection form (VIR), or the inspection section of the Inspector’s Daily Report (IDR). Any of these methods are acceptable. Item comments in PDBS are also acceptable in lieu of IDRs. The individual performing the inspection should document placement practices, note specifics about the work or materials documenting contract conformance, and sign and date the form. For PDBS entries, the user name should be replaced by the name of the individual who performed the inspection. Similar to Inspector Daily Report entries, inspection notes should be factual, concise, complete, and legible. The representative of any government agency, utility, or railroad company that pays a portion of the contract cost may inspect that portion of the work. The right to inspect does not make the entity a party to the contract and does not interfere with the rights of parties to the contract.
Risk Based Inspection Risk based inspection (RBI) is a method used to prioritize and plan inspection activities based on risk. This approach was initially developed by the energy industry, related to pipeline and offshore drilling rigs and structures. Consequently, many of the standards and practices describing the methodologies and implementation of RBI are found in American Petroleum Institute (API) standards. Essentially, items with a high probability of failure
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