5.1.1 Manufacturing and testing procedures shall be in compliance with applicable codes and standards listed in Section 3 in this specification.

5.1.2 Upon request, the manufacturer shall furnish the owner with certified test reports for the steel and concrete used.

5.2.1 The manufacturer shall make adequate tests and inspections to determine that each of the poles furnished is in strict accordance with this specification. At the request of the owner, the manufacturer shall submit a quality assurance report to the owner prior to the shipment of each pole and shall include the following minimum information:

• Fabrication number and owner's structure number;
  
• Minimum and maximum tip wall thicknesses and steel coverages (to inside and outside) measurements shall be made at 3 inches from the tip;
  
• Minimum and maximum butt wall thicknesses and steel coverages (to inside and outside) measurements shall be made at 3 inches from butt;
  
• Condition of pole interior and evidence of exposed rings or reinforcement steel;
  
• Proper hole and insert locations and sizes;
  
• Evidence of cracking during or after two-point handling;
  
• Actual manufactured pole weight;
  
• Report of any repairs made to the pole;
  
• Date of manufacture and inspection(s); and
  
• Inspector's seal.

5.2.2 All material and workmanship shall be subject to inspection, examination, and test for conformance to the requirements of this specification by the owner. The inspection, examination, or testing could be done at any time during material procurement, manufacturing, storage periods, transit, or at the pole destination. Inspection, examinations, and tests may be waived by the owner, but in no case shall this be interpreted as releasing the manufacturer from the manufacturer's responsibilities for delivering poles that meet the requirements of this specification.

5.2.3 The owner shall have free entry, at all times, while work is being carried on, to all parts of the manufacturer's plant where manufacture of the owner's poles is being performed. The manufacturer shall afford the owner reasonable facilities, without charge, to satisfy the owner that the poles are being manufactured in strict accordance with this specification.

5.2.4 The manufacturer shall furnish certified test reports to the owner, upon request, showing the results of all of the tests required by this specification and applicable reference specifications.

5.2.5 Tests shall be in accordance with all applicable standard specifications and codes.

5.2.6 Failure of the manufacturer to comply with these specifications will be sufficient reason for rejection of any or all poles which do not comply with these specifications.

5.3.1 Concrete used on owners' poles shall have the quality to meet the design strength and other requirements included in this specification.

5.3.2 For manufacturers that batch their own concrete, the manufacturer shall take a minimum of 8 concrete test cylinders per representative sample. Samples shall be taken at minimum intervals of one per day, one per 25 cubic yards of concrete batched, and with each change in raw material supplier for batches used to make the owner's poles. The test cylinders for each day's concrete that is batched shall be tested for compressive strength as follows:

1. Minimum of one for determining release strength;
2. Minimum of one at 7 days;
3. Minimum of one at 14 days; and
4. Minimum of one at 28 days.

5.3.3 For manufacturers that acquire concrete from outside sources, test cylinders shall be taken from each truck load of concrete and tested in accordance with this specification.

5.3.4 Test cylinders shall be prepared, then cured in the same curing environment as the pole itself or cured per the applicable ASTM specification.

5.3.5 Upon request from the owner, the manufacturer shall provide owner statistical data on concrete strength quality in accordance to applicable ACI and ASTM specifications. A correlation factor between rodded cylinders and the spun concrete, substantiated by test data, shall be provided.

5.4.1 Details of all test procedures contained herein and methods of measuring and recording test loads and deflections shall be specified by the manufacturer and approved by the owner prior to manufacture.

5.4.2 Material procurement for test poles shall be identical to material procurement procedures for regular production run poles.

5.4.3 The design load testing of any specific pole shall be on a full-scale basis. Costs for such testing shall be the responsibility of the owner, shall be separated from the manufacturer's bid, and shall be negotiated in advance of any test preparation.

5.4.4 The number, location, direction, holding time, sequence, and increments of the test loads along with the number, location, and direction of deflection readings for an individual pole test shall be approved by the owner prior to pole testing.

5.4.5 The method of attaching the test loads to the pole, applying the test loads, measuring and recording the test loads, and measuring and recording the deflections shall be approved by the owner prior to pole testing.

5.4.6 A full report listing results shall be submitted to the owner after completion of all testing. Copies of mill test reports shall be included in the load test report. The report shall also include a complete description of the load tests with diagrams and photographs. If required, the manufacturer shall provide the owner with the following testing data:

1. Location of testing;
   
2. Method of full scale testing: upright or horizontal; and
   
3. The pole tester shall issue the owner three (3) copies of the Pole Test Report. This report shall include descriptions, tools, and drawings describing the above test.

5.4.7 Use of any factory tested poles to meet order requirements shall be determined by the owner.