Testing and Approval
Ensure that materials are approved and properly tagged or marked. Verify test reports for approved materials, including those stored at approved sites. For prefabricated structural materials with the test method TXTRST that are stored at approved sites run the
(MVR) (CIS26) for verification. This is found on the
. Quality Monitoring (QM) materials are not on the CIS26 report, nor are other materials tested in the labs. If a discrepancy exists between a requested quantity and an approved quantity, email
for assistance.
Do not make MOH payments for perishable materials. Perishable materials are materials that have a shelf life or whose characteristics materially change when exposed to the elements.
The following are examples of perishable materials.
- anti-stripping agents
- asphalt and other petroleum products
- cement
- concrete admixtures
- concrete curing compound
- concrete surface finish
- concrete surface treatment
- epoxy
- fly ash
- hay
- herbicide
- hot-mix asphalt concrete (HMAC) mixtures
- joint sealing materials
- lime
- paint (open market and warehouse stock)
- plants
- rapid setting mortar
- waterproofing materials
- watertop materials