## Article 24 - Quality of supplies 

## MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP 

24.1. The supplies must in all respects satisfy the technical specifications laid down in the contract and conform in all respects to the drawings, surveys, models, samples, patterns and other requirements in the contract, which shall be held at the disposal of the contracting authority or the project manager for the purposes of identification throughout the period of execution. 

24.2. Any preliminary technical acceptance stipulated in the special conditions shall be the subject of a request sent by the contractor to the project manager. The request shall indicate the reference to the contract, specify the materials, items and samples submitted for such acceptance according to the contract and indicate the lot number and the place where acceptance is to take place, as appropriate. The materials, items and samples specified in the request must be certified by the project manager as meeting the requirements for such acceptance prior to their incorporation in the supplies. 

24.3. Even if materials or items to be incorporated in the supplies or in the manufacture of components to be supplied have been technically accepted in this way, they may still be rejected if a further examination reveals defects or faults, in which case they must immediately be replaced by the contractor. The contractor may be given the opportunity to repair and make good materials and items which have been rejected, but such materials and items will be accepted for incorporation in the supplies only if they have been repaired and made good to the satisfaction of the project manager. 

## Article 25 - Inspection and testing 

25.1. The contractor shall ensure that the supplies are delivered to the place of acceptance in time to allow the project manager to proceed with acceptance of the supplies. The contractor is deemed to have fully appreciated the difficulties which it might encounter in this respect, and it shall not be permitted to advance any grounds for delay in fulfilling its obligations. 

25.2. The project manager shall be entitled to inspect, examine measure and test the components, materials and workmanship, and check the progress of preparation, fabrication or manufacture of anything being prepared, fabricated or manufactured for delivery under the contract, in order to establish whether the components, materials and workmanship are of the requisite quality and quantity. This shall take place at the place of manufacture, fabrication, preparation or at the place of acceptance or at such other places as may be specified in the special conditions. 

## 25.3. For the purposes of such tests and inspections, the contractor shall: 

a) provide the project manager, temporarily and free of charge, with such assistance, test samples or parts, machines, equipment, tools, labour, materials, drawings and production data as are normally required for inspection and testing; 

b) agree, with the project manager, on the time and place for tests; 

c) provide access to the project manager at all reasonable times to the place where the tests are to be carried out. 

