A.  Notice of Construction Completion.  During the course of construction and before issuance of a letter of completion from the BES Chief Engineer or a certificate of completion from the Bureau of Transportation for joint projects, the BES Chief Engineer shall inspect the sewer or drainage improvement and determine if the various kinds of work performed are in compliance with the plans, specifications and allowances of the permit and meet City standards for quality of workmanship.  The Chief Engineer shall check the improvement for alignment, proper computation of quantities, and conformance with the established grade.  Once this acceptance is garnered, the maintenance and warranty period will commence.

B.  Certificate of Completion of the Maintenance and Warranty Period.  The purpose of the warranty period is to assure the public improvement is operating as designed and is in a well-maintained condition upon conveyance to the City.  All of the work required during the warranty period must be completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer prior to completion certificate issuance.  The Chief Engineer, or in the case of joint permits the Transportation permit manager, shall issue a warranty completion certificate accepting the improvement. 

C.  Council Acceptance.  Council may directly accept improvement if it conforms to Code provisions and proper grades filed by the Chief Engineer.