By 803056
Date 02-16-2018 04:55
Edited 02-16-2018 05:11
But, as a government agency they can't pull rules or requirements out of the thin air. When they take a position it has to be base on rule of law, not personal opinion.
This post has made no statement that the "Owner's" position was anything more than their personal preference. As I stated, if the project specifications included a statement that all welding documentation must be formatted per AWS D1.X Annex Y, then the Owner/Engineer has grounds to insist the requirements of the project specification be met. In the absence of a written requirement, the Owner cannot arbitrarily change the terms of the contract (project specification) unilaterally.
If you, Ken, go to an automobile dealership and order a new red car and the dealership delivers said red car, you cannot change your mind at the time of delivery and demand a green car without compensating the dealership for the red car they delivered. You may work out a deal with the dealership, but it is going to cost you some consideration.
I had a recent case where a client specified the pressure piping (4500 psi) was to be designed, fabricated, and installed per ASME B31. When the contractor was done, it was discovered the contractor used ASME B31.9. I had to tell my client he would have to pay the piper because as the Owner, he was responsible to determine which pressure piping code (B31.1, B31.3, etc.) was applicable. By simply stating B31, the Owner was leaving it up to the contractor to choose the code he wanted to use. There were plenty of other red flags that should have alerted the Owner there was a problem, but the warnings went unheeded. It was an expensive lesson learned.
Al