SECTION 01090

REFERENCE STANDARDS

1. PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 SECTION INCLUDES

A. References and Standards that are referred to throughout the Contract

Documents to establish the following:

1. Quality of a product.

2. Type of product and workmanship.

3. Methods for testing and reporting on the pertinent characteristics.

B. Where materials or workmanship are required by the Contract Documents to

meet or exceed the specifically named code or standard, the Contractor shall be
responsible to provide materials and workmanship which meet or exceed the
specifically named code or standard.

C. Contractor shall be responsible, when required by Contract Documents, to

deliver to the Engineer and/or Construction Manager documentation to prove
that materials or workmanship, or both, meet or exceed the requirements of the
specifically named code or standard. Such proof shall be in the form of a
certified report of tests conducted by an approved testing agency.

D. Specific naming of the codes or standards occurs on the Drawings and through
the Sections of Specifications.

1.02 SAUDI ARABIAN STANDARDS

A. The standard issued by the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization - SASO shall
be given preference over other standards.

B. New SASO standards issued before or after the commencement of the Project
shall be implemented by the contractor and shall replace the equivalent foreign
standards.

1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. In procuring items used in this Work, the Contractor shall be responsible to verify
the requirements of the specifically named codes and standards and to verify
that the items procured for use in this Work meet or exceed the specified
requirements.

B. The Construction Manager reserves the right to reject items incorporated into the
 Work which fail to meet the specified minimum requirements.

C. Reference to recognized Codes and Standards shall be by the use of the

abbreviations listed. Reference to Codes and Standards shall not be limited to
the institutes listed herein:

AA Aluminum Association

AABC Associated Air Balance Council

AAMA Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

ACA American Correction Institute

ACI American Concrete Institute

AISC American Institute of Steel Construction

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute

AMCA Air Moving and Conditioning Association

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ARI American Refrigeration Institute

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning

Engineers

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

AWI American Welding Institute

AWPB American Wood Preservative Bureau

AWS American Welding Society

AWWA American Water Works Association, Inc.

BHMA Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association

BSI British Standards Institution

CITT International Telegraphic and Telephone Consultative Committee

CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung e. V.

EIA Electronics Industries Association

FCC Federal Communication Commission

HCISS Higher Commission for Industrial Safety & Security

IAPMO International Association Of Plumbing And Mechanical Officials

ICBO International Conference of Building Officials

ICEE International Commission Electrical Equipment

IEC International Electrical Commission

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

ISO International Standards Organization

MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings

Industry

NAAMM National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers

NEBB National Environmental Balancing Bureau

NEC National Electrical Code

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NFPANational Fire Protection Association

NSF National Sanitation Foundation

NTMA National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association

NWMA National Woodwork Manufacturers Association

PCA Portland Cement Association

PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute

PDI Plumbing and Drainage Institute

REA Rural Electrification Administration

 SASO Saudi Arabian Standards Organization

SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor's National Association,

Inc.

SSD Saudi Security Directives

SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council

UBC Uniform Building Code

UL Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.

UMC Uniform Mechanical Code

UPC Uniform Plumbing Code

VDE Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker e.V.

Research Council on Riveted and Bolted Structural Joints

of the Engineering Foundation

References listed herein shall be deemed to include the latest edition or issue of
such standards.

D. Whenever there is conflict between the Drawings and/or the Specifications and
the Codes, the Contractor shall bring the conflict to the Construction Manager's
attention. The Engineer and/or Construction Manager shall then decide which
shall govern.

2. PART 2 - PRODUCTS

(Not Used)

3. PART 3 - EXECUTION

(Not Used)

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