Step 10: Material Testing Facility

The Contractor shall either establish their own Material Testing Laboratory at the project site, or use the Divisional Material Laboratory or any other approved Material Laboratory in order to ensure that the works are constructed in accordance with the Specification and Drawings. The Contractor shall provide evidence of the compliance of the laboratory arrangements, and related facilities, with the standards specified: including provision of the appropriate equipment, calibration of equipment, adequacy of staff (including evidence of qualifications and training), availability of reference books, Codes (IS, ASTM,BS), standard formats for data input and analysis, and arrangements for verification and certification of all tests conducted by a competent authority refer ▬►Standard Specification for Road and Bridge, Section 500 Sub-section 501,502 etc.