SECTION 01090
REFERENCE STANDARDS
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 American Architectural Manufacturer's Association
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials
ACA American Correction Institute
ACI American Concrete Institute
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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
CCITT International Telegraphic and Telephone Consultative
Committee
CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
DIN-EN Deutsches Institute fuer 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
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
NFPA National 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
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SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor's National
Association
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.
PART - 2 PRODUCTS
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PART - 3 EXECUTION
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END OF SECTION
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