General Instructions

Introduction

This guide is intended to cover the very basic duties of inspection. Key activities must be supplemented for technical and specific information by referencing contract documents, specifications, special provisions, instructional manuals, and with guidance from the project engineer.

Before beginning inspection duties

  1. Review plans, special provisions, appropriate manuals (e.g., Contract Administration Manual, Bituminous, Concrete, Grading and Base, etc.), standard specifications, and supplemental specifications that apply to your assigned duties.
  2. Discuss your responsibility and authority with the project engineer. Review Division I of the Standard Specifications for Construction (Your Spec Book).
  3. Review format and required content of your inspection diary.
  4. Review required Scheduled of Materials Control, testing procedures, and forms.
  5. Discuss notification, changes, corrections, delays, rejections, tolerances, and checks with the project engineer.
  6. If you are not 100% sure of your duties, go over them again with the project engineer. Ask questions!
  7. Contact District Materials Engineer to schedule appropriate independent assurance sampling and testing at applicable work intervals.
  8. Review utility requirements in 1507.
  9. Review documentation of pay item quantities sections of the Contract Administration Manual.