SECTION 01090 REFERENCE STANDARDS

1. PART 1 - GENERAL 1.01 SECTION INCLUDES A. References and Standards that are referred to throughout the Contract Documents to establish the following: 1. 2. 3. Quality of a product. Type of product and workmanship. Methods for testing characteristics. and reporting on the pertinent

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Where materials or workmanship are required by the Contract Documents to meet or exceed the specifically named code or standard, the Contractor shall be responsible to provide materials and workmanship which meet or exceed the specifically named code or standard. Contractor shall be responsible, when required by Contract Documents, to deliver to the Engineer and/or Construction Manager documentation to prove that materials or workmanship, or both, meet or exceed the requirements of the specifically named code or standard. Such proof shall be in the form of a certified report of tests conducted by an approved testing agency. Specific naming of the codes or standards occurs on the Drawings and through the Sections of Specifications.

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1.02 SAUDI ARABIAN STANDARDS A. The standard issued by the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization SASO shall be given preference over other standards. New SASO standards issued before or after the commencement of the Project shall be implemented by the contractor and shall replace the equivalent foreign standards.
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1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE 1. In procuring items used in this Work, the Contractor shall be responsible to verify the requirements of the specifically named codes and standards and to verify that the items procured for use in this Work meet or exceed the specified requirements. 2. The Construction Manager reserves the right to reject items incorporated into the Work which fail to meet the specified minimum requirements. 3. Reference to recognized Codes and Standards shall be by the use of the abbreviations listed. Reference to Codes and Standards shall not be limited to the institutes listed herein: AA AABC AAMA Aluminum Association Associated Air Balance Council American Architectural Manufacturer's Association

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACA ACI AISC AISI AMCA ANSI ARI American Correction Institute American Concrete Institute American Institute of Steel Construction American Iron and Steel Institute Air Moving and Conditioning Association American National Standards Institute American Refrigeration Institute

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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ASTM AWI AWPB AWS AWWA BHMA BSI CCITT

American Society for Testing and Materials American Welding Institute American Wood Preservative Bureau American Welding Society American Water Works Association, Inc. Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association British Standards Institution International Telegraphic and Telephone Consultative Committee International Special Committee on Radio Interference Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

CISPR CRSI

DIN-EN Deutsches Institute fuer Normung e.v. EIA FCC IAPMO Electronics Industries Association Federal Communication Commission International Association Of Plumbing And Mechanical Officials International Conference of Building Officials Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Portland Cement Association Steel Structures Painting Council Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker e.V. International Standards Organization

ICBO IEEE PCA SSPC VDE ISO

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MSS

Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry

NAAMM National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers NEBB NEC NEMA NFPA NSF NTMA NWMA PCI PDI REA SASO National Environmental Balancing Bureau National Electrical Code National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Fire Protection Association National Sanitation Foundation National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association National Woodwork Manufacturers Association Prestressed Concrete Institute Plumbing and Drainage Institute Rural Electrification Administration Saudi Arabian Standards Organization

SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor's National Association, Inc UBC UL UMC UPC HCISS SSD STC Uniform Building Code Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc Uniform Mechanical Code. Uniform Plumbing Code Higher Commission for Industrial Safety & Security Saudi Security Directives Saudi Telecom Company
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SEC CIBSE IEC

Saudi Electricity Company Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers International Electro-technical Committee

Research Council on Riveted and Bolted Structural Joints of the Engineering Foundation References listed herein shall be deemed to include the latest edition or issue of such standards. 4. Whenever there is conflict between the Drawings and/or the Specifications and the Codes, the Contractor shall bring the conflict to the Construction Manager's attention. The Engineer and/or Construction Manager shall then decide which shall govern.

2. PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Used)

3. PART 3 - EXECUTION (Not Used)

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