Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1.1 Asphalt shall be prepared by the refining of petroleum Asphalt shall be uniform in character, free from water, and shall not foam when heated to 350OF (I 77"C). Asphalt shall be from an approved source listed in QPL 4 1. 1.2 Refinery or supplier storage tanks, piping, retorts, booster tanks, and other equipment used in delivering, storing or handling asphaltic materials shall be kept clean and in good operating condition and shall be operated as to avoid contamination of the contents with foreign materials. 1.3 Final test results for asphalt materials will be applied to the proper table in this Section for conformance to specifications. Any deviation from the specifications will result in a payment adjustment as specified. 1.4 Samples taken at the refinery or supplier shall comply with specification requirements. When the refinery or supplier sample fails to meet these requirements, the material will be rejected and shall not be shipped to the jobsite. 1.5 When asphalt materials sampled at the point of delivery do not comply with requirements for I 00 percent pay, and in the opinion of the engineer have resulted in an unsatisfactory product, the materials shall be removed and replaced or otherwise corrected at no direct pay. The adjustment in pay for asphalt materials shall be applied only to samples taken at the point of delivery. When test results are such that a payment adjustment would result from more than one test value, the payment adjustment for the greatest reduction shall apply.
