A standard provision of the general...

A standard provision of the general conditions for construction overlays the services of a testing laboratory to determine compliance with scheme requirements imposed by law, by way of regulations or by owner requirements. Special testing also may be required at the design professional for evaluation of substitutes and "or equal" items.
The contractor generally arranges and pays for the testing, leaving out in instances when the proprietor (through the engineer) arranges and pays for special exhibitions
While this scenario has not consequence ed in particular problems, there has