Specifications_01_46_00_0003.pdf

Warren H. Brock Reservoir Gates Replacement Amendment 003 Colorado River Front Work and Levee System Project, California Solicitation No.

Revised - Quality Procedures

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SECTION 01 46 00

QUALITY PROCEDURES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

A. Cost: Include in prices offered in the Price Schedules for other items of work.

1.02 DEFINITIONS

A. Contractor Quality Testing: Specified tests performed by Contractor.

1. Government may use test results for Quality Assurance.

2. Contractor may use test results as part of Contractor’s Quality Control.

a. Government anticipates tests will be part of Contractor’s Quality Control Program.

b. Tests do not relieve Contractor of providing adequate quality control measures in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction.

B. Quality Assurance: Inspection and tests performed by Government to ensure compliance with terms of contract.

C. Quality Control: Activities performed by Contractor to ensure work conforms to contract requirements.

1. Clause at FAR 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction, requires the Contractor to establish an inspection system to ensure quality.

2. Quality Control includes activities in addition to specified Contractor Quality

Testing to ensure work conforms to contract requirements.

1.03 SUBMITTALS

A. In accordance with Section 01 33 00 – Submittals.

B. RSN 01 46 00-1, Contractor Quality Control Plan (QCP):

1. Outline Contractor’s Quality Control Program. As a minimum, cover construction operations, both onsite and offsite, work by subcontractors, fabricators, suppliers, and purchasing agents. Include:

a. Description of quality control organization. Include chart showing lines of authority and acknowledgement that Quality Control Supervisor (QCS) staff shall implement the three-phase control system for all aspects of work specified.

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b. Identify staff including a QCS who reports to Company Vice President or higher project manager:

1) QCS Resume: Include designation of authorized individual as QCS to develop and manage quality control processes.

2) An alternate QCS with equal authority to act on behalf of the primary QCS should they not be present on the project site.

3) Names, qualifications (in resume format), duties, responsibilities, and authorities of each person assigned a QC function.

c. Letter to QCS, signed by an authorized official of the firm:

1) Describe responsibilities and delegates sufficient authorities to adequately perform the functions of the QCS.

2) Including authority to stop work not in compliance with the contract.

d. QCS shall issue letters of direction to other quality control representatives outlining duties, authorities, and responsibilities. Furnish Letters to Government.

e. Procedures for:

1) Scheduling, reviewing, certifying, and managing submittals, including those of subcontractors, offsite fabricators, suppliers and purchasing agents.

2) Control, verification, and acceptance testing procedures for each specific test to include:

a) Test name.

b) Specification paragraph requiring test.

c) Feature of work to be tested.

d) Test frequency.

e) Person responsible for each test.

3) Tracking:

a) Preparatory.

b) Initial.

c) Follow-up control phases and control.

d) Verification and acceptance tests including documentation.

e) Construction deficiencies from identification through acceptable corrective action. Establish procedures to verify correction of identified deficiencies.

4) Reporting procedures, including proposed reporting formats.

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f. Base program upon the following definable features of work. Include preparatory, initial, and follow-up, for each definable feature:

1) Mobilization to site.

2) Coatings, refer to Section 09 96 20 - Coatings.

3) Electrical, refer to Division 26.

4) Communications, refer to Section 27 20 01 – Communications

System

5) Cofferdam construction, refer to Section 31 03 10 – Control of

Water.

6) Slide gates, refer to Section 35 23 11 – Slide Gates and Actuators

2. Detail implementation of Quality Control Plan listed in Paragraph 3.01 below.

3. Include Quality Testing Plan that address methods, procedures, frequencies, and scheduling for performing quality testing as required in other specification sections.

C. RSN 01 46 00-2, Contractor’s Daily Report:

1. Submit daily reports on a weekly basis.

2. As a minimum, Contractor’s Daily Report shall include:

a. Record of all Contractor’s activities throughout shift regardless of how minor or complex.

b. Started at beginning of shift, written during shift, and completed at the end of shift.

c. Prepare finished report in such detail that a person not familiar with the day’s work could determine what was done and calculate Contractor’s direct cost for that day.

d. Include temperature (maximum/minimum), wind conditions, estimated humidity, sunshine, and precipitation (type and intensity), if necessary, for the type of work being performed.

e. Note name of Contractor’s representative onsite during the shift and hours onsite.

f. Document subcontractor activity.

g. Identify specific safety incidents noted during shift including action(s) taken, including:

1) Names of people involved.

2) Correction taken, including personnel involved.

h. Document significant discussions held between Government and Contractor personnel or other parties involved with project.

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i. Main body of report:

1) Locations and a detailed description of all work, including:

a) Sketches or photographs where appropriate to assist in description.

b) Description shall reflect what, where, when, why, who, and how work was being performed.

c) Provide:

i. Record of quantities installed.

ii. Specific stations or location of work.

iii. Description by CPM program activity (if applicable).

iv. Show labor classification, work labor force and equipment actually used during shift.

v. Equipment that is idle or being repaired shall be noted.

j. List of materials and equipment delivered to job site:

1) Materials installed during shift.

2) Materials refused or wasted during shift.

3) Include:

a) Changes in site conditions.

b) Modifications in design and installation.

c) Photographs taken.

d) Environmental compliance or noncompliance.

e) Hazardous waste and material concerns.

f) Landowner contacts.

g) Worker complaints.

h) Potential problems observed.

D. RSN 01 46 00-3, Summary of Monthly Test Results.

1.04 QUALIFICATIONS

A. Contractor shall designate 1 employee per shift as Quality Control Supervisor (QCS).

B. Quality Control Supervisor (QCS):

1. Experienced QCS with minimum of 5 years’ experience in charge of quality control for construction similar in nature to that required by this contract.

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2. Both QCS and alternate shall have the authority to stop work if necessary.

3. Hold no other duties.

1.05 TESTING ACCEPTANCE

A. Material acceptance based on passing of both quality control testing and quality assurance testing.

B. Government quality assurance testing results will prevail in the event of a discrepancy between Contractor’s test results and Government test results.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

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PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

A. Base program upon definable features of work listed above. Include three phases for each feature:

1. Preparatory Phase:

a. Performed prior to beginning of work:

1) Notify COR, in writing, 7 days in advance for beginning required actions of preparatory phase.

2) Review approved submittals and identify missing information or required submittals.

3) Review of each paragraph of applicable specifications and references.

4) Review of contract plans or shop drawings.

5) Verify materials and equipment have been tested, submitted, and approved.

6) Verify provisions in place to provide required inspection and testing.

7) Examine work area to verify required preliminary work has been completed.

8) Physical examination of required materials, equipment, and sample work to ensure:

a) Materials are on hand and conform to approved shop drawings or submitted data.

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b) Have been stored as required.

9) Review of appropriate job hazard analyses.

10) Discussion of procedures for constructing work, including review of repetitive deficiencies.

11) Arrange quality control testing if required.

b. Preparatory Meeting:

1) Conducted by QCS. Attended by the superintendent, other quality control personnel, foreman responsible for definable feature, and Government.

2) Discuss results of preparatory phase actions. Document by separate minutes prepared by QCS, attached to daily Contractor’s Quality Control Report.

2. Initial Phase:

a. Accomplished at beginning of a definable feature of work.

b. Verify that control for feature of work developed in Preparatory Meeting is implemented and feature of work is performed to the level of workmanship required.

c. Perform as detailed below:

1) Review minutes of Preparatory Meeting.

2) Check preliminary work.

3) Verify adequacy of controls to ensure full contract compliance.

4) Establish levels of workmanship.

5) Resolve all differences.

6) Check safety to include compliance with safety plan and Job

Hazard Analysis (JHA). Review JHA with workers.

d. Notify the COR, in writing, 7 days in advance of beginning any of the required actions of the initial phase.

e. Initial Phase Meeting:

1) Conducted by QCS.

2) Attended by superintendent, other quality control personnel, foreman responsible for definable feature and Government.

3) Results of initial phase actions shall be discussed in Initial Phase

Meeting. Documented by separate minutes prepared by QCS, attached to daily Contractor’s Quality Control Report.

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3. Follow-Up Phase:

a. Perform daily checks to ensure continuing compliance with contract requirements, including safety and control testing until completion of particular feature of work.

b. Make checks a matter of record in Contractor’s Quality Control documentation.

c. Conduct final follow-up checks and confirm all deficiencies are corrected prior to start of additional features of work.

d. Quality control personnel shall continually refer to standards set in Preparatory Meeting and Initial Phases.

3.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. During course of work, Government may perform quality assurance tests. Tests performed by Government will be used to ensure compliance with contract requirements and not as a replacement for specified Contractor quality testing.

1. Upon request, make measuring and testing devises available for use by

Government for verification tests.

B. Contractor’s QCS:

1. At project site during work activities and shall have complete understanding of all aspects of the work being performed.

2. The effectiveness of the QCS in prosecuting the QC Program will be subject to continued review and approval by the CO.

3. Should the QCS’ efforts be deemed insufficient Contractor may be required to replace the QCS at no additional cost to Government.

C. The effectiveness of Contractor’s QC Program will be subject to continued review and approval by the CO.

END OF SECTION

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