J3.1 Documents to Be Submitted for Steel Construction
In addition to the requirements of Specification Section N3.1, the following documents shall be submitted by the fabricator and/or erector for review by the engineer of record (EOR) or the EOR’s designee, prior to fabrication or erection of the affected work, as applicable:
- (a) Welding procedure specifications.
- (b) Copies of the manufacturer's typical certificate of conformance for all electrodes, fluxes, and shielding gasses to be used.
- (c) For demand critical welds, manufacturer's certifications that the filler metal meets the supplemental notch toughness requirements, as applicable. When the filler metal manufacturer does not supply such supplemental certifications, the fabricator or erector, as applicable, shall have testing performed and provide the applicable test reports in accordance with AWS D1.8/D1.8M.
- (d) Supplemental notch toughness data for intermix testing per AWS D1.8/D1.8M, if applicable.
- (e) Manufacturer's product data sheets or catalog data for welding filler metals and fluxes to be used. The product data sheets shall describe the product, limitations of use, welding parameters, and storage and exposure requirements, including backing, if applicable.
- (f) Bolt installation procedures.
J3.2 Documents to Be Available for Review for Steel Construction
In addition to the requirements of Specification Section N3.2, documents required by the EOR in the contract documents shall be made available by the fabricator or erector for review by the EOR or the EOR’s designee prior to fabrication or erection, as applicable.
J3.3 Documents to Be Submitted for Composite Construction
The following documents shall be submitted by the responsible contractor for review by the EOR or the EOR’s designee, prior to concrete production or placement, as applicable:
- (a) Concrete mix design and test reports for the mix design
- (b) Reinforcing steel fabrication documents
- (c) Concrete placement sequences, techniques, and restriction
J3.4 Documents to Be Available for Review for Composite Construction
The following documents shall be available from the responsible contractor for review by the EOR or the EOR’s designee prior to fabrication or erection, as applicable, unless specified to be submitted:
- (a) Material test reports for reinforcing steel
- (b) Inspection procedures
- (c) Material control procedure
- (d) Welder performance qualification records (WPQR) as required by Structural Welding Code-Reinforcing Steel (AWS D1.4/D1.4M)
- (e) QC Inspector qualifications