Quality control inspection reports and outcomes wrt contract management
- 1. QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION REPORTS AND OUTCOMES W.R.T. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT By Edwin jacob y
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- 3. INTRODUCTION ďwhen a construction contract is awarded, a problem which is always present during the life of the contract ls to assure the owner that the contractor's product is meeting the minimum levels of quality established in the contract plans and specifications. ďQuality assurance is normally accomplished by construction inspection performed by the owner, a representative of the owner, or a neutral third party. ďInspection is accomplished by highly trained construction or engineering materials inspectors who report to supervisory engineers.
- 5. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL ďContractor Quality Control has been defined as a contractually required management and inspection system set up by the contractor and used by him to assure that his procurement personnel and artisans buy and build in accordance with the plans and specifications. ďThe contractor's authorized CQC representative is the head of his quality control operation. The designated representative must report to no one lower than the senior project superintendent. ďThe CQC representative becomes the point of contact with the Government on all matters relating to quality and he must be authorized by the company to take what actions are necessary to assure quality.
- 6. CONT⌠ďThe contractor is required to submit a detailed CQC plan prior to the start of construction. ďThe contractor must fully explain the methods he intends to use in demonstrating that his and his subcontractors' work meet the contract requirements, including test methods, independent testing labs and test report forms.
- 7. QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION REPORTS
- 8. OUTCOMES OF QUALITY INSPECTION REPORTS ďRoutine inspection is critical in each and every part of your construction project. Inspections guarantee that works within a project go forward as planned and are according to requirements, standards and regulations. ďRunning a construction site requires the coordination of people, materials and equipment hence, construction inspections are executed for a great number of purposes in every construction phase and throughout the entire project duration to ensure that things are progressing smoothly.
- 9. QUALITY ⢠Quality control (QC) inspections involve those that ensure that the construction works comply with requirements. For construction quality, there are technical specifications that describe what controls must be carried out to guarantee that construction works are carried out satisfactorily. ⢠Your goal is to reduce the costs of poor quality and that the deliverable project complies with all of the clientâs requirements whether youâre implementing internal or external controls, or even both. ⢠The international standards applied to construction is the ISO 9000 family of standards which includes technical guides, reports and specifications related to the efficiency of a construction organisationâs quality management system. Basically, the principles that determine the quality management in construction standards are: scope of the construction project, the budget of the project and the schedule for completion.
- 10. CONTâŚ. ⢠In the EU, the Directive 89/196/EEC or the CPD (the Construction Products Directive) that is being primarily followed for the standardisation of construction works, processes and systems. Specific inspections may be formulated to cater and qualify compliance to requirements associated with this directive. ⢠Construction inspections related to quality may include checks for materials, work units, processes and services designed and planned by the construction company in order to comply with the contractâs quality requirements. ⢠For preventative strategies, an inspection scheme is also aligned with the quality plan for the construction works requiring guarantee in construction quality. Inspections may also be carried out around documentation, work instructions, action plans, etc. for the execution and control of construction processes. These quality control inspections may also be replaced with certifications by third parties.
- 11. PROJECT SCOPE ⢠The defined scope of the construction project should be leading the inspection processes at all times wherein the clientâs needs are the main focus of the scope. All construction inspection checklists and all construction reports must always have the clientâs details with thorough notes of communication history between the client and your construction staff. ⢠Every little thing adjusted or installed must be authorized by your client. Communication with the client is the top priority of any of your construction project checklists. Use construction inspections to make sure everything is going according to the project scope.
- 12. BUDGET ⢠All of your construction inspection checklists that deal with money must always reference the project budget. Completing a project within budget is another priority as a contractor or project manager, which greatly reflects the quality of your work. ⢠Make sure to have inspections that would ensure the coordination of your suppliers, the purchasing of materials, labor activities and payouts, etc. Make use of your construction inspections wisely to monitor that every spending falls within the budget as you progress from one phase to the next even until completion.
- 13. SCHEDULE ⢠Your construction project schedule directly affects your clientâs budget and needs, which can turn a satisfied client into a dissatisfied one bringing some costly litigation to the table. Utilize construction inspections to monitor your project schedule on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. ⢠Always update all relevant stakeholders of any kind of delay including their details. Delays in construction can cost a lot; always keep to the clearly defined project schedule at the start of all construction activities.
- 14. BUILD CONSENSUS ⢠Inspection forms list critical quality concerns from a variety of stakeholders. Used to build consensus among all parties for the most important items to be done right and your inspection checklists will improve the success of the project. ⢠For example, letâs say you are building a regional shopping mall, with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake. As the general manager, owner, or general contractor you manage work being done by dozens of general contractors and perhaps hundreds of sub contractors. All have a serious interest in the quality of work being done. And, each has a unique expertise in his or her field. ⢠By building consensus on the top checkpoints for your inspection forms and using them throughout your project, you'll communicate information that's critical to the project's success.
- 15. REMINDERS As contractors begin their phases of work, they can review their checklists for important items to remember. At the end, contractors should close out their tasks by verifying that they have completed each checkpoint.
- 16. RECORD OF COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION ⢠In addition to heightened awareness checkpoints, checklists should verify compliance to quality control policies and procedures. Sign-off of a checklist should occur only when the work complies with all of the relevant specifications. Other interested parties and stakeholders that inspect the completed work should use a similar approach for their purposes. ⢠Once completed, checklists can be a permanent record that critical details have been followed and the overall work conforms to specifications. Archived, they have legal (forensic) applications and can serve as exhibits in courts of law that demonstrate diligent quality controls were in place, even it there was a failure.
- 17. IDENTIFY ISSUES FOR IMPROVEMENT ⢠Any stakeholder can use the same inspection form to inspect the work. In essence, the completed inspection form is the voice of each inspector â each stakeholder that performs an inspection. It identifies gaps between their expectations and what they have found during their inspection. ⢠Superintendents and other QC personnel can use the same checklists that contractors and works crews used. Except this time, theyâre using the checklist to record the 2nd time quality items they have found. And later, verify that those items have been fixed.
- 18. MONITOR PERFORMANCE ⢠General managers, owners, and general contractors can use checklist data for deciding which subcontractors provided the best ROI. An example might be: âThis company was cheaper and did acceptable work, but quality issues held up other job phases for 8 days. We should have taken another bid.â ⢠The construction manager who made this decision may never have met the subcontractor or seen the subcontractor's work. Your inspection report tells the story and the manager can make the decision at his desk, looking at a computer screen. ⢠Subcontractor company owners can use the inspection report data to monitor work crew performance and make improvements before poor performance impacts future work opportunities.
- 19. CONCLUSION ďA contractor must have a robust quality management program as it is critical to the overall success of a construction project. ď An effective program creates a process for clarifying standards and requirements, established means and methods for managing the process, defines responsibilities and accountabilities, and adds another avenue to more effectively manage the supply chain, while it reduces misunderstanding and potential conflict. ď It effectively facilitates and manages the collection of data, identifies performance discrepancies and nonconforming work, and substantially increases efficiency by reducing defects and punch list work, which aids in. improving the working relationship with the design team and the project owner. ďIt systematically manages quality and enhances the contractorâs project delivery, increases productivity, eliminates or reduces waste, and ultimately improves profitability.