Sec. 2166.353. DETAILED INSPECTION. (a) The decision to require a detailed inspection is in the commission's sole discretion. The commission shall base its decision on the project's size and complexity.

(b) The full cost of detailed inspection is a charge against the project.

(c) A project construction inspector appointed by the design professional with the commission's approval shall perform detailed inspection.

(d) The project construction inspector shall:

(1) become thoroughly conversant with the drawings, specifications, details, and general conditions for executing the work;

(2) keep records of the work as required by the design professional and the commission;

(3) make reports to the design professional with copies to the commission and the using agency as required by the design professional and the commission;

(4) maintain at the construction site copies of the records and reports required under Subdivisions (2) and (3) with the plans, specifications, shop drawings, change orders, and correspondence dealing with the project;

(5) endeavor to ensure that the contractor is fulfilling the requirements of the contract documents;

(6) endeavor to ensure that all authorized changes are properly incorporated in the work and that a change is not made unless properly authorized;

(7) notify the design professional if conditions encountered at the project vary from the contract documents and comply with the design professional's directives in endeavoring to correct those conditions;

(8) review shop drawings in relation to their adaptability to job conditions and advise the design professional in that regard;

(9) endeavor to ensure that materials and equipment furnished comply with the specifications;

(10) ensure that records are kept on construction plans of the principal elements of mechanical and electrical systems;

(11) ensure that accurate records are kept of all underground utility installations at the project site, including existing installations uncovered in the process of construction, so that the information may be recorded on site plans or drawings that may be established and maintained by the commission or the using agency;

(12) keep a daily written log of all significant happenings on the job, including the number of workers working each day and the weather conditions during the day;

(13) observe and give prompt written notice to the construction contractor's representative and the design professional of noncompliance with contract documents on the part of the contractor's representative and notify the design professional and the commission of a failure to take corrective measures promptly;

(14) initiate, attend, and participate in progress meetings and inspections with the contractor;

(15) review every contractor's invoice against the value of partially or fully completed work and the materials stored at the project site before the invoice is forwarded to the design professional and promptly notify the design professional of a discrepancy between the review of the work and the invoice; and

(16) be responsible to the design professional for the proper administration of the duties listed in this section and comply with other instructions and assignments of the design professional.

(e) If the commission requires detailed inspection of a project's construction, the design professional shall select, subject to the commission's approval, the project construction inspector and is responsible for the proper administration of the duties listed in Subsection (d). The design professional shall pay the salary of the project construction inspector and shall be reimbursed for the salary costs and the overhead expenses directly applicable to the salary.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.