4.2. Control of Material - PennDot Publication No. 408/2020 Section 106 • Include costs for tests and certifications in the bid price for the bid items on the Schedule of Prices. • Provide the original of each certification for each item requiring certification to the City Representative accepting delivery, and one (1) copy of each certification for each item to the Director of the City of Pittsburgh of Public Works (The “Director”). • If any part of a shipment fails to conform to the above specified requirements, the City reserves the right to reject the entire lot. • Deliveries shall be made to the respective locations ordering within twenty-four (24) hour notice. • When shipments are made, the materials in the truck shall be weighed on certified scales by a certified weighmaster. • The Contractor must submit copies of current certifications to the Director before shipping the first load. In addition to the certified weight of the materials in truck shipment, the weight slips shall also state whether the materials are dry or wet at the time of weighing. No shipment will be accepted by the City at the point of destination unless accompanied with a copy of the properly filled out weight slip. • Furnish the Contractor’s bill of lading for each shipment (one copy retained by the vendor, one copy to be sent to the Director and one copy included with the shipment to the project). 4.3. Control of Material - PennDot Publication No. 408/2020 Section 106.03(b)3. •Include the following information for certifications including Form CS-4171 on file with the following information •Producer's name and plant location •Type of material •Truck number •Date of shipment •Truck tare weight, loaded gross weight and net weight, and material gross weight •Moisture content material (2A and OGS) •Statement that the shipment container was determined to be free of contaminates prior to loading •City’s purchase order number •Statement that material has been tested and that it conforms to the Department’s specifications •The Director of Public Works or an authorized representative shall be the judge of the conditions of the materials when delivered and may reject any shipments that are excessively wet. •The City will not be responsible for materials delivered by truck to any point in the City, not accompanied with a properly completed weight slip and will not pay for such materials even if the same have been incorporated in City work. •Truck shipments shall be a minimum of twenty (20) tons. In computing the quantities for payment, two thousand (2000) pounds shall be considered the weight of a ton of material that is dry and 2120 pounds shall be considered the weight of a ton of material that is wet when weighed. If the material is wet, the Contractor shall note on the weight slip the reduction in tonnage of that load to be credited to the City. For example: If the load is deemed wet, the contractor shall divide the gross weight of the supplied material by 2120 pounds and mark the weight slip of that load with that divided weight and invoice with the same. •Full payment for the material delivered shall be made only on the basis of the actual number of tons of dry materials delivered, as determined from the bills of lading and weight slips furnished to the City at the point of delivery. •Materials furnished under any resulting contract, including all ingredients added to the processed materials, shall be subject to all specified testing. The Contractor must submit a notarized certificate of compliance from an approved disinterested commercial laboratory prior to the award, upon request. •Providing the inspection and testing of materials to be furnished under this Contract is performed by an approved commercial laboratory, one (1) copy of each complete test report shall be furnished to the Director of Public Works.
