under this warranty shall include but is not limited to the following:
framing and structural members, roofing and siding panels and seams,
interior or exterior gutters and downspouts, accessories, fasteners, trim,
flashings and miscellaneous building closure items such as doors and
windows (when furnished by the manufacturer), connectors, components, and
fasteners, and other system components and assemblies installed to provide
a weathertight system; and items specified in other sections of these
specifications that become part of the metal building system. All material
and workmanship deficiencies, system deterioration caused by exposure to
the elements and/or inadequate resistance to specified service design
loads, water leaks and wind uplift damage shall be repaired as approved by
the Contracting Officer. See the attached Contractor's written warranty
for issue resolution of warrantable defects. This warranty shall warrant
and cover the entire cost of repair or replacement, including all material,
labor, and related markups. The Contractor shall supplement this warranty
with written warranties from the installer and/or system manufacturer,
which shall be submitted along with Contractor's warranty. However, the
Contractor is ultimately responsible for this warranty. The Contractor's
written warranty shall be as outlined in attached WARRANTY FOR METAL
BUILDING SYSTEMS, and start upon final acceptance of the facility. The
Contractor shall provide a separate bond in an amount equal to the
installed total metal building system cost in favor of the owner
(Government) covering the Contractor's warranty responsibilities effective
throughout the five year Contractor's warranty period for the entire metal
building system as outlined above.
1.6.3
Manufacturer's Material and/or System Weathertightness Warranties
The Contractor shall furnish, in writing, the following manufacturer's
material warranties to the Contracting Officer which cover all Metal
Building System components:
a.
A manufacturer's 20 year material warranty warranting that the
specified aluminum, zinc-coated steel, aluminum-zinc alloy coated
steel or aluminum-coated steel will not rupture, structurally
fail, fracture, deteriorate, or become perforated under normal
design atmospheric conditions and service design loads. Liability
under this warranty shall be limited exclusively to the cost of
either repairing or replacing nonconforming, ruptured, perforated,
or structurally failed securement system including fasteners and
coil material.
b.
A manufacturer's 20 year exterior material finish warranty on the
factory colored finish warranting that the finish, under normal
atmospheric conditions at the site, will not crack, peel, or
delaminate; chalk in excess of a numerical rating of eight, as
determined by ASTM D 4214 test procedures; or change colors in
excess of five CIE or Hunter Lab color difference (delta E) units
in accordance with ASTM D 2244. Liability under this warranty is
exclusively limited to replacing the defective coated material.
PART 2
PRODUCTS
2.1
WALL AND ROOF MATERIALS
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NOTE: Delete materials not in the project. Interior
gutters are for use when two rigid frames are
erected side by side; such installation is not
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