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SECTION 01090 — REFERENCE STANDARDS <br />PART 1 — GENERAL <br />1.1 GENERAL <br />A. Titles of Sections and Paragraphs: Captions accompanying specification sections and <br />paragraphs are for convenience of reference only, and do not form a part of the <br />Specifications. <br />B. Applicable Publications: Whenever in these Specifications references are made to <br />published specifications, codes, standards, or other requirements, it shall be <br />understood that wherever no date is specified, only the latest specifications, <br />standards, or requirements of the respective issuing agencies which have been <br />published as of the date that the WORK is advertised for bids, shall apply; except to <br />the extent that said standards or requirements may be in conflict with applicable laws, <br />ordinances, or governing codes. No requirements set forth herein or shown on the <br />Drawings shall be waived because of any provision of, or omission from, said <br />standards or requirements. <br />C. Specialists, Assignments: In certain instances, specification text requires (or implies) <br />that specific work is to be assigned to specialists or expert entities, who must be <br />engaged for the performance of that work. Such assignments shall be recognized as <br />special requirements over which the CONTRACTOR has no choice or option. These <br />requirements shall not be interpreted so as to conflict with the enforcement of building <br />codes and similar regulations governing the WORK; also they are not intended to <br />interfere with local union jurisdiction settlements and similar conventions. Such <br />assignments are intended to establish which party or entity involved in a specific unit <br />of work is recognized as "expert" for the indicated construction processes or <br />operations. Nevertheless, the final responsibility for fulfillment of the entire set of <br />contract requirements remains with the CONTRACTOR. <br />1.2 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS, CODES, AND STANDARDS <br />A. Without limiting the generality of other requirements of the Specifications, all work <br />specified herein shall conform to or exceed the requirements of applicable codes and <br />the applicable requirements of the following documents. <br />B. References herein to "Building Code" or "Uniform Building Code" shall mean Uniform <br />Building Code of the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO). Similarly, <br />references to "Mechanical Code" or "Uniform Mechanical Code," "Plumbing Code" or <br />"Uniform Plumbing Code," "Fire Code" or "Uniform Fire Code," shall mean Uniform <br />Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Fire Code of the International <br />Conference of the Building Officials (ICBO). "Electric Code" or "National Electric Code <br />(NEC)" shall mean the National Electric Code of the National Fire Protection <br />Association (NFPA). The latest edition of the codes as approved by the Municipal <br />Code and used by the local agency as of the date that the WORK is advertised for <br />bids, as adopted by the agency having jurisdiction, shall apply to the WORK herein, <br />including all addenda, modifications, amendments, or other lawful changes thereto. <br />City of Santa Ana Reference Standards <br />Security Management System Project Page 01090-1 <br />SantaAna SMS_01090 <br />