3 Phase SampleQualityControlPlan
3 Phase SampleQualityControlPlan
Management Plan
September 2013
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Providing an effective quality control system and a quality product is a top priority for Amana Pipelines
Construction LLC. This Contractor Quality Management Plan was prepared to guide work activities and
quality management implementation for the Adam Airbase Contract. It will be followed by all
employees of APC and Subcontractors.
By my signature below, I approve the content of this plan for use on the:
Adam Airbase Contract
Plan Preparer:
Date
Plan Review:
Date
Plan Concurrence:
Date
Organization
Personnel Qualifications
Submittal Management
This CQMP shall be used by Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. (CCE), applicable subcontractors,
and material vendors to ensure compliance with contract requirements found in the project
specifications and reference codes.
1.2 Organization
The organization of the Contractor Quality staff for this project reflects the requirements presented in
the project specifications. The organization of the project staff, including QC/QA staff, is presented in
Figure 1.
Quality Control Manager (QCM) will provide QC oversight and guidance throughout the duration of
the projects. Under the CQM, a dedicated quality control alternate will be assigned. During the course
of the project, additional quality control inspectors may be added as necessary to ensure contract
compliance.
Any additional QC staff shall be designated by the CQM and shall have complete authority to take
reasonable actions necessary to ensure compliance with the contract and design requirements. If
necessary, the CQM or designated individuals are authorized to stop work.
QC Manager
Bill Jenkins
QC Admin/ Submittals Clerk
Materials Testing & Inspection
Designer of Record Inspections
1.3 Subcontractors
The anticipated trades who will team with CCE in the execution of this contract, are as follows:
Acoustical Ceilings
Painting
Electrical
Fire Suppression
1.4 Responsibilities
Project quality staff responsibilities shall be as follows:
CQ Manager:
The CQ Manager maintains a direct reporting relationship to CCES Operations Executive on matters of
overall project quality control implementation. The CQM and CCE Field Superintendents shall maintain
overall responsibility to ensure that the quality of field work performed by construction crews is in
compliance with contract and approved work plan requirements. In addition, the CQM and Field
Superintendents are responsible for coordinating data collection, management, and implementation of
all applicable QC documentation. The identified alternate CQM shall hold the same duties and
responsibilities of the CQM in the event of loss or absence.
The CQM shall be responsible for the following:
Exercise stop work authority when required to prevent performance inconsistent with contract
documents.
Investigate research, define, and isolate quality problems and participate in their resolution.
Initiate and maintain QC records, review procedures, and monitor documentation for
completeness, accuracy, and compliance with contract requirements.
Staffing, approval, and assignment of additional discipline specific inspectors as needed to ensure
effective implementation of this CQMP.
Field Superintendent:
The Field Superintendents shall be on site daily and be responsible for the following:
Daily inspection and implementation of this CQMP and the three phase QC process.
Exercise stop work authority when required to prevent performance inconsistent with contract
documents.
Ensure that asbuilt drawings (redlines) are being accurately maintained on a daily basis.
1.4.1 Authority
CCEs Operations Executive delegates the responsibility and authority to the CQM to adequately
perform the functions of the position, including the authority to stop work that is not in compliance
with the contract and project plans.
An appointment letter is issued by the CCE Operations Executive, describing the CQM
responsibilities, and authority. A copy of this letter is included in Appendix A for the CQM as well as
the alternate CQM.
1.4.2 Coordination
The CQM must effectively communicate the content and purpose of the contract documents and
this CQMP to members of the field team to ensure consistency of implementation. In addition, the
CQM must monitor data collection and ensure that proper project documentation occurs.
sufficient practical, technical, and managerial experience to successfully implement the overall QC
program. In addition, the minimum qualifications of the CQM shall include:
The CQM shall have attended the ACOE course entitled Construction Quality Management for
Contractors.
Additional QC Staff:
Other QC personnel (QC Inspectors) shall be utilized on an asneeded basis shall be field engineers
and/or technicians who possess adequate formal training and sufficient practical, technical, and
administrative experience in executing and recording inspection activities. Inspection personnel
shall demonstrate construction and disciplinespecific knowledge (as appropriate to their job
duties), know the appropriate codes and regulations, understand observation and testing
procedures, have knowledge of equipment and general site safety, and receive training in pertinent
project documents relating to the work. Additional QC personnel are subject to the approval of the
CQM. The CQM shall generate formal assignment letters for all additional QC staff members.
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2.3 Permits
The permits required for a particular phase of work shall be obtained prior to the preparatory phase
meeting for the respective DFW and shall be presented and discussed at the preparatory phase
meeting. Any permit required for a DFW shall be documented in the preparatory phase checklist and
recorded as part of the QC daily report.
Included as Appendix B are the Preparatory Phase Meeting Form template and a preliminary
checklist for each project DFW. These preparatory check lists are provided in this report to assist the
CQM in running the preparatory phase meeting prior to implementing work on a DFW. This
documentation shall guide the preparatory phase meeting with minutes and notes being recorded. As
a note, Preparatory Phase Checklists presented in this CQMP will require modifications to address
current site conditions and methodology.
The preparatory phase meeting shall include:
1) A review of applicable plans and specifications to include reference codes and standards.
2) A check to ensure that all materials and/or equipment have been tested, submitted, and
reviewed. Preliminary work supporting the DFW is complete and acceptable.
3) Examination of the work area to ensure that all required preliminary work has been
completed and is in compliance with contract requirements.
4) A physical examination of required materials, equipment, and sample work to ensure that
they are on hand, conform to submitted shop drawings or submitted data, and are properly
stored.
5) A review of the applicable job hazard analysis.
6) Discussion of procedures for performing the work including construction tolerances and
workmanship standards.
7) A check to ensure that the portion of the design for the work to be performed has been
accepted by applicable review authorities.
8) A review of specific inspection and testing points.
Preparatory Phase Documentation RequirementsA preparatory phase meeting is documented
and retained in the project files. Original documentation from the preparatory phase shall be
recorded in QC daily report and shall include:
Meeting notes and minutes prepared by the CQM or designated Field Superintendents.
repeated for each new crew to work onsite, or any time acceptable or specified quality standards
are not being met.
A template Initial Phase Meeting Form can be found in Appendix C and is to be modified for use with
each project DFW. The Preparatory Phase Checklist and the Initial Phase Meeting Form shall guide
the Initial phase meeting with minutes and notes being recorded. The following shall be
accomplished in the initial phase:
1) A check of preliminary/initial representative work to ensure that it is in compliance with
applicable requirements.
2) Review of preparatory meeting minutes.
3) Verification of required controls, inspection, and testing.
4) Establish level of workmanship and verify that it meets minimum acceptable standards.
5) Resolution of coordination issues and differences.
6) Check safety to include compliance with an updating of the Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) as
necessary. Review AHA with workers.
7) The initial phase shall be repeated for each new crew to work onsite, or any time acceptable
specified quality standards are not being met.
Initial Phase Documentation RequirementsAn initial phase meeting is documented and retained
in the project files. Original documentation from the initial phase shall be shall be recorded in the
daily QC report shall include:
Initial phase minutes prepared by the CQM/Superintendent and approved by the CQM.
inspections should be properly scheduled with involved personnel (and the customer in the case of
the final inspection.)
ExecutionThe following sequence of QC inspections and closure activities should occur at the
completion of project work:
1) Throughout the execution of the work the CQM and subordinate inspectors shall conduct
inspections of the work and develop a deficiency log for work inspected that is not in
conformance with contract plans and specifications. The CQM shall review all deficiency logs
generated and compile into a project deficiency log. The punch list generated by the CQM with
input from the designated owners representative shall be posted in the field office. This list
shall be maintained and kept current and reported in the generated daily quality control report
and shall include the estimated date by which each deficiency will be corrected. The designated
owners representative shall notify the CQM of their finding of any additional deficiencies. The
CQM shall add these deficiencies to the maintained punchlist. The CQM and subordinate
inspectors shall repeat inspection(s) as necessary to ascertain that all deficiencies have been
corrected. These additional inspection(s) as well as a statement that all punch list deficiencies
have been corrected shall be recorded in the QC daily report.
2) Following Contractor punchout, the designated owners representative, CQM and any discipline
inspectors shall conduct the prefinal inspection. The CQM will assure that all deficiencies noted
during the prefinal inspection are corrected and shall report the status of the inspection and
status of corrective actions in the daily quality control report. Upon correction of all
nonconforming work the CQM shall certify in writing to the Owners Representative that all work
completed to date is in accordance with the plans and specifications.
3) The final inspection occurs in the same manner following the completion of prefinal corrective
actions. As with the prefinal inspection, the CQM shall document the inspection as well as the
correction of all deficiencies in the daily quality control report.
Project Completion Documentation RequirementsAs previously discussed, documentation of all
completion inspections, including contractor punchout, shall be recorded into the daily quality
control report. During construction of the project the CQM shall ensure that updates to the project
red line drawings are kept current. During project completion, the CQM shall ensure the completion
and quality of asbuilt drawings and O&M manuals, where appropriate.
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The main role of the CQM and CQC staff is not just to detect
deficiencies but to prevent deficiencies.
Properly implemented preparatory and initial phase
inspections play a major role in such prevention.
During any phase of work, the CQM or QC inspectors exercising
good judgment can discover potential problem areas and
prevent such problems, thus minimizing deficiencies and
increasing project quality and costeffectiveness.
3) Documentation of
Deficiencies
Testing may include analytical testing of soils, fluids, or other matrices; American Society for testing
and Materials testing of materials; and any quality control testing work required to verify compliance
with contract specifications. The CQM will perform periodic spot checks of testing activities and
document compliance in the QC Daily Report.
Offsite testing laboratories, if required, shall be appropriately certified. If required and under special
circumstances, offsite testing laboratories may be inspected and audited by the QCM to verify that
the facilities and testing equipment are available and that they comply with testing standards. This
inspection and audit would include review of all laboratory certifications, verification that instruments
have been calibrated against certified standards, and securing of copies of calibration records from the
testing laboratory for the job site files.
Actual locations of each test sample shall be selected to provide adequate representation of the
material.
5) The CQM shall be responsible for review of all submittals prior to submission to the Owners
Representative for approval.
6) The CQM ensures the quality and documentation of submittals. As with premobilization
activities, submittals shall be accompanied by a Transmittal Sheet and the Submittal Register
shall be kept current and updated.
7) Issues regarding the quality or timeliness of submittals noted by the CQM shall be considered
deficiencies and managed as such (NOTE: In most cases, failure to meet submittal requirements
has direct contractual implications and contracts representatives need to be made aware of the
issues and associated resolution.)
8) In conjunction with activity closeout or demobilization, the CQM shall ensure that submittal files
are complete, of sufficient quality, and up to date.
All of these and other pertinent information shall be maintained inside the field files.
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3.1 APPENDICES
Appendix A: CQCC Designation Letter
August 6, 2013
Subject: Assignment of Contractor Quality Control Manager (CQM) City of Mesa JOCG12 Contract
Dear Mr. Jenkins,
By this letter we establish your duties and responsibilities as the Contractor Quality Control
Manager for Project: City of Mesa JOCG12 Contract.
You are responsible for the execution of the Contractor Quality Management Plan as and overall QC
implementation on the project. Your authority includes, but is not limited to: assigning Field
Superintendent as QC staff with full authority to: exercising stop work directives for CCE, its
subcontractors, and its offsite vendors when it is anticipated or know that such work will be or
is a detriment to the project. In addition, you are responsible for:
You have the authority to stop the work of CCE or any CCE subcontractors where
the work is not in compliance with the contract, design, or safe work practices.
Sincerely,
Tracy Kerns
Centennial Contractors Enterprises Operations Executive
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Project No.
Name:
AGENDA:
1.
Review of contract and specifications
2.
Location of Work Area
3.
Review of Submittals
4.
Review of Materials
5.
Relationship to other DFW
6.
Personnel Responsibilities
7.
Permits/Administrative Requirements
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
12.
Work Execution
Testing Requirements
Review of AHA
Review of Past Repetitive Deficiencies
Comments
Establish Schedule for Initial Inspection
Other
Name
Employer
Position
Date:
Safety Manager
Date:
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Date:
INSPECTION CHECKLIST
CONTROL POINTS
Initial Preparation
Worker safety orientations complete
prior to field work
Applicable work areas identified
AHA in place for site activities prior to
field work execution
Required submittals in place and
approved
DFW Task/Activity
APPLICABLE REFERENCE
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
APPLICABLE REFERENCE
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Owners Rep
Notification
I.
Date:
Date
Time
Comments:
Personnel Present:
Name
Employer
Position
II.
Identify full compliance with procedures identified during preparatory phase. Coordinate plans,
specifications, and submittals, and ensure coordination with other definable features of
work (DFWs).
III.
IV.
Check Safety. Review job conditions using OSHA Safety Standards and job hazard analysis.
CQ Manager
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I. CONTRACT NUMBER
0800 HOURI
1200 HOURS
IlOO HOURI
I0. CONTRACTOR OEICRIBE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED (INCLUDE DELAYS, DESCRIBE WORK NOT PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, ETC.)
1 1. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS TO ITEHI 8, 9, AND 10; WAS A SITE INSPECTION PERFORMED Of ANY WORK?
YES
LJ DATE Of INSPECTION
NO
LJ
NA