moskey
Civil/Environmental
- Oct 22, 2008
- 6
A contractor has built several structural foundations. They were built and cured according to project and ACI specifications. These foundations contain block-outs and embedded metals (i.e. anchor bolts with and without sleeves or cans). The contractor was given a completion date and was to be done in the fall. He finished and the structures sat idle until the subsequent contractor was to take the area over. Since the completion date, it has rained, snowed, froze, and thawed while these foundations were exposed to the elements. Water/ice sat in the block-outs and in the cans and now there is thermal/freeze damage to the concrete, especially between the embeds. The engineer is saying that this is a warranty issue while the contractor disagrees since he met the completion date and was out of the area.
Has anyone ever dealt with this situation before? Which party is correct? What documentation is out there to prove this?
Thank you for your input.
Has anyone ever dealt with this situation before? Which party is correct? What documentation is out there to prove this?
Thank you for your input.