Test management/consultancy for third parties

The service monitors the commercial activities of third parties. The types of consulting activities monitored are:

• Routine or special testing/consulting
• Testing of construction materials in accordance with Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018.

Routine and special testing/consulting

The technical and administrative process for routine and special testing/consultancy requested from one of DICAM's specialist laboratories involves the following steps

Contacts

1. The Client contacts the lecturer or technician responsible for the laboratory;
2. The teacher/technician concerned sends the quote for the tests/consultancy to the Client together with the “Generic laboratory test request” form.

Sending test requests:

1. Test requests must be sent to the department's certified email address (PEC) dipartimento@pec.unibo.it using the “Generic laboratory test request” form.
2. The request must be signed by the person requesting the tests, who will also be the holder of the certificates and invoice.
3. Upon receipt of the order via certified email, the receiving administration, together with the technical contact person, will verify the documentation.
4. If there are any issues with the application, the applicant will be contacted and the application will not be accepted.

Delivery of materials:

1. Materials may be delivered in person by appointment, to be agreed with the Laboratory staff; if sent by post, the samples to be tested must be sent, carriage paid, to the following address: DICAM - Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering LABORATORY CENTRE - Via Del Lazzaretto 15/5 – 40131 Bologna - Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
2. Upon acceptance of the material, the Laboratory technician checks that the information on the test request form matches the material delivered:
   1. If the material complies with the request, the technician accepts the material.
   2. If the material does not comply with the request, the technician rejects the material and a notification of rejection is sent via certified email (PEC) with the reasons for rejection.

 
Invoicing and issuing of test reports:

1. The laboratory carries out the tests and issues the test report in digital format addressed to the applicant;
2. The administration sends the applicant an electronic invoice, which must be paid via PagoPa;
3. Once payment has been made, the test report is sent to the applicant via certified email.
4. The test report will contain the experimental results observed, without any interpretation or comment

Tests on construction materials in accordance with Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018

The technical and administrative process for activities requested from one of the DICAM specialist laboratories for tests on construction materials in accordance with Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018 involves the following steps: ​

Contacts

• The Client contacts the professor or technician responsible for the laboratory;
• The professor/technician concerned sends the estimate for the tests/consultancy to the Client together with the form ‘Request for NTC laboratory tests’.

Sending requests for tests on construction materials in accordance with Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018:

1. The request for testing of construction materials in accordance with Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018 must be sent to the department's certified email address dipartimento@pec.unibo.it using the “NTC testing request” form, updated in accordance with Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018, available in the forms section of the Laboratories' website;
2. The request must be digitally signed by the legal representative of the company requesting the tests and by the Project Manager and sent together with a copy of the sampling reports. Otherwise, the Laboratory will issue a simple test report that is not valid for the purposes of the Ministerial Decree;
3. Upon receipt of the order by certified email, the receiving administration, together with the technical contact person, checks the documentation and sends the applicant the acceptance report with the number and date assigned to the file;
4. The acceptance report must be delivered to the laboratory together with the material.

Delivery of materials:

1. Materials are delivered by appointment, to be agreed with the Laboratory staff by calling +39 051 2090505 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
2. Upon acceptance of the material, the Laboratory technician verifies the identity of the person in charge of delivery, as per Circular No. 7 of 21/01/2019 CSLLPP, and records it on the acceptance report.
3. The technician checks that the information on the acceptance report matches the material delivered:
   1. If the material complies with the request, the technician confirms on the report that the material has been delivered;
   2. If the material does not comply with the request, the technician refuses the material and notes the reason for the refusal on the report. The Department's administration will send a certified email notification of the refusal;

A copy of the report is issued to the delivery person.

Invoicing and certification issuance:
Following acceptance of the material, an electronic invoice will be sent. Payment must be made via PagoPa before the certificates are issued.The laboratory performs the tests and issues the certificate/test report in digital format in the name of the applicant.The document is sent to both the Project Manager and the applicant via a single certified email.The certificate/test report will contain the experimental results observed, without any interpretation or comment.If the conditions referred to in points 11.2.4 and §11.2.5.3 of Circular 7 of 2019 NTC occur, the certificates/test reports will contain the phrases provided for in the circular itself.

Address
DICAM - Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering

LABORATORY CENTRE - Via Del Lazzaretto 15/5 - 40131 Bologna - Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 1:00 pm

Price list

Forms (restricted area)

• A1 Form-Estimate
• A2 Form-Request for generic laboratory tests
• A3 Form-Request for NTC tests
• A4 Template-Test Report
• A5 Template-Financial Report
• A6 Form-Request for Project Manager Authorisation
• A7 Form-Arrival of generic material
• A8 VAM-NTC Form - NTC Material Acceptance Report
• A9 General Procedure
• A10 NTC Procedure

SERVICE CONTACT PERSON

Barbara Ravaglia

Cat. D - technical, technical-scientific and data processing area

DICAM - Laboratory Unit (LISG - LAGIRN - LASTM - LAS)

Via Terracini 28 Bologna

barbara.ravaglia@unibo.it

tel. +39 051 20 9 0466

updated: 3 October 2025