Theo they require all that too. What I posted barely scratches the surface. Our Skidmore must be calibrated annually as well as our impact wrenches daily to the specific bolt sizes using the Skidmore. If you change bolt sizes/lengths or add an extra washer you have to recalibrate. Then you have to double check with a calibrated torque wrench. All bolts must have certs and in some states, like Indiana, samples are taken at the jobsite to make sure they meet spec. You may only replace 2 bolts but they'll sample 5 even if they just sampled 5 from the same lot on another job the week before. You are right about being backlogged due to the specs. I had a job where samples were taken on the jobsite while bolts were being installed and sent to testing and then two months after the job was complete, they called and said they failed testing. Fortunately for me they had tested them to the wrong spec and our bolts were fine.
We get all the goverment we pay for.
