A.
Scale accuracy, location of manhole invert and top casting
elevation and numerical notation of the exact elevations of the same as determined
by field survey after construction are to be shown on all plans. Elevations
shall be in datum of the Sanitary District.
B.
It shall be required that a responsible representative
of the developer or owner accompany the Administrator or his/her agent on
the final inspection. The developer or owner shall furnish whatever labor
is necessary for conducting the final inspection.
C.
Deficiencies which are found to exist during the inspection
shall be pointed out to the developer or owner's representative. Subsequent
to the inspection, the developer or owner shall be furnished, in writing if
requested by the developer or owner, a summary of the deficiencies found and
corrections of which are required.
D.
On notification that all construction deficiencies have
been completed, the Administrator or his/her agent will inspect all such work.
A.
The Board or Administrator shall accept newly constructed
sanitary sewer service facilities herein described on satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(1)
That all requirements of this chapter and the approved
application and plans have been fulfilled in the opinion of the Administrator.
(2)
That all matters relative to specific contracts between
the developer or owner and the Sanitary District are in order.
(3)
That payment has been made by the developer or owner
for all fees and facility costs relative to applications and inspections.
(4)
That all as-built drawings of facilities installed by
the developer or owner shall be certified to the owner, developer, and the
Sanitary District by a professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth
of Virginia. This certification shall state that the professional engineer
has inspected the construction of these facilities during all phases of their
installation and that the final installation has been made according to the
plan and specifications prepared by the professional engineer and approved
by the Administrator of the Sanitary District.
(5)
That an explicit understanding exists between the developer
and/or owner and the Sanitary District that the developer and/or owner shall
be responsible for and obligated to correct any deficiencies in construction
for a period of one year from the date of acceptance of the facilities by
the Sanitary District. This condition shall be stipulated in the written form
of acceptance issued by the Administrator.
B.
Acceptance of the newly constructed facilities, when
approved by the Sanitary District, may be made in writing to the developer
or owner responsible for the construction. The issuance of the written form
of acceptance of any such facilities shall constitute an irrevocable agreement
between the developer and/or owner responsible for construction and the Administrator
that the Board of Supervisors, acting for the Sanitary District and any of
its officers, agents, servants, and employees, shall be held and saved harmless
by the developer and/or owner from liability and responsibility of any nature
and kind for costs of, or payments on, labor, equipment, materials or professional
and nonprofessional services used in construction of the accepted facilities
or on account of any patented or unpatented invention, process, article or
appliance manufactured for or used in construction of or for the intended
operation of the accepted facilities.
After completion of construction of the public utility facilities from
approved plans on any project herein classified, the developer or owner responsible
for the construction shall prepare and submit to the Administrator three copies
of as-built plans, based on accurate, field-obtained information, to show
actual conditions of the finished construction. The as-built plans shall show
revisions in and permanently indicate changes on the original tracings or
master sheets which were made to the plans and/or specifications approved
by the Administrator for construction. As-built plans shall be prepared and
certified by a professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
