(a) The referenced standards listed in the appendices or the text of this code contain many field or agency tests which are required for the proper installation or erection of any building or structure and its component structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing assemblies. It shall be the responsibility of the engineer or architect to specify the tests as required by § 23-27.3-128.2.2 of this code and listed in this code, and its standards; the owner or the contractor shall then secure the necessary professional services to perform the tests. The engineer or the architect shall file the periodic test reports and report any deviations or any corrective measures to be taken as required in § 23-27.3-128.2.2(3). (b) A list of the building components to be tested and the tests to be performed, shall be on file prior to the phase of the construction beginning. The building official may require additional testing in order to assure compliance with the requirements of this code. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 222, § 2.
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