Verify the WorkBefore You Accept It.
Independent CCTV acceptance inspection that confirms new or newly rehabilitated pipe meets specification, before the asset goes into service and before the contractor's bond is released.
Definition
What It Is
Post-construction acceptance inspection is the quality-assurance inspection performed when a pipe installation or rehabilitation is complete, before the owner formally accepts the work. A CCTV inspection documents that the new or lined pipe is installed to line and grade, free of defects, debris, and standing water, with proper joints, connections, and finished condition, and confirms it meets the project specification and applicable standards. Because it is performed at turnover, it is the owner's independent verification that the work matches what was specified and paid for, and it establishes the baseline condition record for the new asset. It typically precedes release of the contractor's warranty or maintenance bond. What it covers: Line & Grade Verification · Defect & Debris Check · Joint & Connection Condition · Specification Conformance · Baseline Record.
Signals
When You Need It
- A new sewer or stormwater main has been installed and must be accepted into service.
- A rehabilitation (CIPP or other) is complete and you need to confirm it meets spec.
- A developer-built or contractor-built system is being turned over to the utility.
- A warranty or maintenance-bond release depends on documented acceptable condition.
- You want an independent record of as-built condition, not the installing contractor's word.
Method
How We Do It
- Step 01
Confirm The Specification & Acceptance Criteria
We inspect to the spec you're holding the contractor to. The video and the report tell you exactly what conforms and what needs correction before you sign off, evidence, not assurances.
- Step 02
Inspect The Completed Pipe By CCTV
A full CCTV run of the newly installed or rehabilitated segment captures the as-built condition at turnover, not at some later date.
- Step 03
Document Line, Grade, Defects, Debris, Joints & Connections
Each observation is recorded with location and footage so nothing relies on memory or the installer's word.
- Step 04
Compare Findings Against The Specification
Observations are evaluated against the project specification and acceptance criteria, conforms or doesn't, item by item.
- Step 05
Deliver A Pass / Punch-List Acceptance Report With Video
You receive an acceptance report with a clear punch list of anything requiring correction before sign-off, plus the underlying video record.
Deliverables
What You Get
- A documented CCTV record of the completed pipe at turnover.
- Findings compared against the project specification and acceptance criteria.
- A clear punch list of any deficiencies requiring correction before acceptance.
- An independent basis for releasing, or withholding, the warranty/maintenance bond.
- A baseline condition record for the newly accepted asset.
- [CONFIRM: deliverable formats, acceptance report, PACP-coded video, punch list.]
Engineering
Capabilities & Specs
- Inspection Method
- CCTV acceptance inspection of completed new or rehabilitated pipe
- Purpose
- Specification conformancedefect/debris checkline & gradebaseline record
- Coding Standard
- NASSCO PACP [CONFIRM; many acceptance specs reference PACP plus project-specific criteria]
- Operator Certification
- [CONFIRM operators hold CURRENT NASSCO PACP certification. Do not state certified unless verified.]
- Acceptance Criteria Source
- Project specification / owner standard [CONFIRM SES inspects to owner-provided spec]
- Independence
- Third-party / owner's-representative inspection [CONFIRM SES performs this independent of the installing contractor]
- Deliverable Formats
- [CONFIRMacceptance reportcoded videopunch listGIS-ready.]
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a CCTV quality-assurance inspection performed on new or newly rehabilitated pipe at project turnover, before the owner formally accepts the work. The inspection documents line and grade, defects, debris, joints, and connections, and compares the as-built condition against the project specification. It is the owner's independent verification that the work matches what was specified and paid for.
Because new does not automatically mean correct. Bedding can settle, joints can be offset, debris can be left in the line, grade can be off, and lining defects can occur during cure. Acceptance inspection catches these issues at turnover, when the contractor is still responsible and the bond has not been released, instead of years later when they become the owner's problem.
An independent inspection serves the owner's interest. The installing contractor has a built-in conflict: their report determines whether their own work is accepted and their bond released. An owner's-representative inspection produces a defensible, neutral record of as-built condition that both sides can rely on.
Line and grade (is the pipe at the right slope and alignment, with no sags or bellies), defects (cracks, fractures, deformation, lining flaws), debris and standing water, joint condition and gasket seating, service connection condition, and overall conformance to the project specification. Findings are documented with location, footage, and video evidence.
Acceptance inspection is the evidence base for the bond/warranty decision. A clean inspection supports release; a punch list of deficiencies supports withholding release until those items are corrected and re-inspected. The video and report give the owner defensible grounds for either outcome rather than relying on the installer's assurance.
Yes. Acceptance inspection applies to any newly installed or newly rehabilitated pipe, including CIPP mainline, sectional repairs, and lateral lining. The CCTV record documents that the cured liner is properly seated, reinstated at services, free of defects, and meets the rehabilitation specification before the work is accepted.
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