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B. All materials provided under this Contract shall be equal in quality, appearance and
performance to that specified herein and shall be subject to no exceptions taken by
the Engineer. Verify the availability of all materials proposed to be used in the
execution of the work prior to submitting same for the Engineer's review. The
discontinuance of production of any material or product after the Engineer's review
has been made shall not relieve the Contractor from furnishing an alternate of equal
quality and design without additional cost.
C. Materials and equipment furnished under this Contract shall be standard products of
manufacturers regularly engaged in manufacture of such products and shall be
manufacturer's latest standard design that complies with Specification
requirements. Products shall essentially duplicate material and equipment that have
been in satisfactory local use at least three years.
D. The Contractor shall have supplied comparable systems to those specified herein
and shall maintain engineering and service departments capable of designing and
maintaining these systems. For a period of twelve (12) months from the date of
acceptance of the work, provide all necessary supervision, labor, materials, and
equipment, in order to correct any defects in any system due to faulty materials,
equipment, installation methods, or workmanship and consequent damage resulting
from such defects. This work shall be scheduled during normal working hours and
at the convenience of the Owner.
E. All switchboards, motor control centers, panelboards, motor starters, transformers,
and distribution equipment shall be by the same manufacturer based on providing
the Owner with equipment of the same type. This will allow for replacement and
spare parts of the same type and also allow efficient maintenance of this equipment.
F. All electrical equipment shall be suitable for the areas where mounted in accordance
with Area Classifications indicated on Electrical Drawing E-1. Contractor shall
assure all equipment is installed in strict accordance with the latest version of the
National Electrical Code.
G._ All equipment to be submitted such as low voltage switchboards, motor control
centers, panelboards, dry-type transformers, motor starters, disconnect switches, etc.
shall be furnished by the same single manufacturer unless otherwise noted.
Substitutions of multiple manufacturers for this equipment shall be rejected.
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SUBSTITUTIONS
A. General
1. Where new equipment is specified to be provided as part of an extension to an
existing system, the manufacturer of the new equipment shall match that of the
original. Substitutions will not be considered as equal unless specifically noted
So.
2. Certain new equipment and systems have been specified with one or more
make(s) followed by the phrase "or equal". In such cases, the Contractor may
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