Paragraph 130 Inspections and testing of materialsI1

The undertaker must allow and facilitate any person acting on behalf of the local highway authority to access and inspect at all reasonable times any part of the works during their construction and before a final certificate has been issued in respect of the relevant works as is reasonably necessary to ensure that the works have been or are being carried out in accordance with the detailed design and to the appropriate standard.

The undertaker must allow any person duly appointed by the local highway authority to enter upon and inspect any part of the works which are in, over, under, or adjacent to any local highway or may affect any highway or any property of the local highway authority, during the carrying out of the works, and the undertaker must give to such officer reasonable facilities for such inspection.

Any testing reasonably requested by the local highway authority of materials used in any works must be carried out at the undertaker’s expense and in accordance with the latest version of the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (or any other testing specification agreed by the undertaker and the local highway authority acting reasonably).

The local highway authority (and its contractor or its agent) may test (at the cost of the undertaker) all or any materials used or proposed to be used in any works and the undertaker must provide such information, access and materials as is reasonably necessary to facilitate such testing.

The undertaker must, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within 10 business days, provide the local highway authority with a copy of all available test certificates and results relevant to the works that the local highway authority has requested in writing under paragraph (3).

The local highway authority must as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within 20 business days, provide the undertaker with a copy of all available test results and certificates relevant to the works carried out under paragraph (4) that the undertaker has requested in writing.