OAR 860-030-0025: Assurance of Work Quality

(1) The energy utility shall, at a minimum, inspect: (a) Each installation for which the customer requests inspection; (b) For each contractor with whom the energy utility has no current experience of work performance or whose past performance has shown inadequate performance, the first ten installations by that contractor and at least two of every ten installations thereafter. (2) The purposes of the inspections required under subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) of this rule are to verify that the financed measures were installed and the standards of materials and workmanship set by the energy utility, which shall meet or exceed those of the Oregon State Building Code, are met. (3) When subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of this rule requires inspections, utility funds used for principal payment under this program shall not be dispersed until the standards referenced in section (2) of this rule are met.