§ 4. Qualifications of material and equipment  


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  • 4.1. Specific manufacturers' names and catalog numbers are used herein to establish quality and design of a particular item.

    4.2. Wherever in the Specifications any item of equipment or material is designated by reference to a particular brand, manufacturer, or trade name, it is understood that a reviewed equal product, acceptable to the New Shoreham Board of Sewer Commissioners (NSBSC), may be submitted by the Contractor.

    4.3. If the Contractor proposes to use a material which, while suitable for the intended use, deviates in any way from the detailed requirements, he shall inform the NSBSC in writing of the nature of such deviations at the time the material is submitted for review, and shall request a review of the deviation from the requirements.

    4.4. In requesting a review of deviations or substitutions, the Contractor shall provide evidence leading to a reasonable certainty that the proposed substitution or deviation shall provide a result at least equal in quality to that specified. If, in the opinion of the NSBSC, the evidence presented by the Contractor does not provide a sufficient basis for such reasonable certainty, the NSBSC will reject such substitution or deviation without further investigation, in which case it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide another product which is satisfactory to the NSBSC.