Monitoring and quality control see Chapter

This Section presents some examples of specifications related to monitoring and quality control. 

For all procedures and testing methods reference must be made to the applicable Standards in order to avoid any confusion (Eurocode, British Standards, ASTM, etc.). 

For the duration of the Contract the Contractor shall install, calibrate and maintain an approved automatic recording tide gauge. The tide recorder shall be installed at a location as close as possible to the project area and accurately levelled and related to the Reference Level. 

The Contractor shall submit details of his proposed method of position fixing for the approval of the Client before any reclamation or survey work is commenced. 

All soundings shall be carried out by means of a recording trace dual frequency echo-sounder with sufficient sensitivity to permit measurement of the bed levels to an accuracy of +/-100 mm. The echo sounding equipment shall be regularly calibrated by means of a sounding plate. 

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