Sec 01401 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL.pdf

RENOVATION OF 2 BELL UNITS 5 AND 6 – LATEEF JAKANDE STREET, IKOYI LAGOS, NIGERIA

SECTION 01401 – CONTRACTOR’S QUALITY CONTROL XJ-US-0011

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SECTION 01401

CONTRACTOR’S QUALITY CONTROL

1 PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL

A. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for quality control (QC) and perform the required actions, except where the Government or others are specifically indicated. The Contractor shall include specified surveillance, inspection, testing, measuring, reporting, and correction of defects.

B. The Government will audit the Contractor’s QC activities and records to ensure that the QC program is functioning properly and providing the level of quality specified in the Contract.

C. Completion of required QC actions on a unit of work shall not relieve the Contractor’s responsibility of compliance with other requirements of the Contract.

D. Specified requirements for QC are not intended to limit the Contractor's procedures for compliance with Contract requirements. QC requirements are not intended to limit related requirements as may be imposed by other provisions herein or by the Government.

1.02 DEFINITIONS

A. Quality Control (QC): Refers to collective actions required for fabricated and installed materials, equipment, and systems, ensuring compliance with Contract documents and regulations.

1.03 SUBMITTALS

A. The Contractor shall submit, in accordance with Section 01331, Construction Submittals, the following:

1. Contractor’s Quality Control Plan (CQC Plan): The CQC Plan shall be submitted no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract Award.

2. A list of all Contractor QC assignments shall be submitted. Any changes made during project shall be resubmitted.

3. QC reports shall be submitted to the Government daily. At a minimum, the information shown in the attached sample QC report shall be provided.

1.04 QUALITY CONTROL STAFF

A. The Contractor shall name a QC Manager who shall be responsible for management of the CQC Plan and shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Contractor in matters related to quality. This appointment shall be subject to acceptance by the Project Director/COR. The QC Manager shall report to

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the Contractor’s home office management team and not to the Project Manager on site.

B. The QC Manager shall have prior experience as a QC Manager on two similar projects.

C. A QC staff shall be maintained at the Site and wherever work is being performed. The staff shall be of adequate size, properly trained, and sufficiently experienced to perform assigned QC responsibilities.

D. The Contractor’s QC staff shall be included on the Project organizational chart specified in Section 01101, Construction Execution and Coordination.

Supervisory staff shall have a direct role in QC activities and shall be identified on the organizational chart.

E. A current listing of all CQC assignments, names, qualifications, duties, authorizations, and responsibilities shall be maintained. Changes shall be reported to the Project Director/COR immediately and in writing with a corrected organizational chart attached. These appointments shall be subject to acceptance by the Project Director/COR.

1.05 INCIDENTAL SERVICES

A. The Contractor shall provide incidental services by engaged QC agencies and services, when necessary.

2 PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

3 PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 CONTRACTOR’S QUALITY CONTROL (CQC) PLAN

A. The Contractor shall not proceed with work subject to QC requirements until the Project Director/COR has accepted the CQC Plan. Continued acceptance is subject to satisfactory performance of the works to date, including satisfactory execution of the CQC Plan provisions. The Contractor shall not change the accepted CQC Plan without prior written acceptance of the Project Director/COR.

B. Upon receipt of the Project Director’s/COR’s acceptance, the Contractor shall coordinate and integrate all principal actions of the CQC Plan into the Project Execution Schedule. See also Section 01321, Project Scheduling.

C. To ensure required quality and performance standards are met, the Government reserves the right to require changes to the CQC Plan as necessary.

D. The CQC Plan shall include at a minimum:

1. A copy of the Contractor's letter of authorization appointing the on-site QC Manager.

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2. A QC organizational chart outlining clear and logical lines of authority and responsibility.

3. Qualifications of the QC staff.

4. Explanation of the on-site and off-site control, inspection, and test procedures. Assignments of these responsibilities to QC staff individuals shall be discussed.

5. Procedures for processing submittals, names, and organizational affiliations of personnel responsible for the certification and acceptance of each submittal.

6. Specifics regarding implementation of Contract requirements.

7. Examples of inspection and report forms.

8. Planned pre-installation meetings.

3.02 QUALITY CONTROL MEETINGS

A. Prior to Start of Site Work:

1. The Contractor shall meet with the Project Director/COR, review the CQC Plan, and develop a mutual understanding of the CQC Plan details.

2. All timeframes identified in the CQC Plan, for on-site and off-site activities, including interrelationships between CQC Plan actions and the Government’s related actions, will be reviewed for acceptance by the Project Director/COR.

B. After Start of Construction:

1. The Contractor’s QC Manager shall conduct weekly QC meetings at the Project Site with key Contractor staff, including the Project Manager, superintendents, and other QC staff.

2. The Contractor shall notify the Project Director/COR, who may attend or send representatives, at least 48 hours in advance of weekly QC meetings.

3. At a minimum, the following topics shall be discussed and documented at QC meetings:

a. Status of all on-going quality-related matters.

b. Rework items completed or identified since previous meetings.

c. Work planned for the following two weeks and supporting QC actions.

d. Construction methods and approaches for quality construction on upcoming work items.

C. The Contractor shall prepare and distribute detailed minutes of all CQC meetings for signatures from the Contractor's Representative and the Project Director/COR.

3.03 QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES

A. The Contractor shall provide independent agencies to perform specified QC services not performed by the contractor, including but not limited to, testing, analysis, reporting, and similar activities.

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B. Where indicated, professional QC services shall be engaged to perform inspections associated with CQC Plan activities, including written confirmation that materials being used in the work comply with the requirements of the Contract.

C. As applicable in each instance of required CQC planned service, the Contractor shall provide testing to ensure there has been an accurate determination of quality compliance with requirements of the Contract.

Recognized standards of testing for each industry shall be observed.

D. The Contractor shall provide a written report of each CQC Plan inspection and test performed.

1. Where applicable, the Contractor shall include a statement of the agency or individual conducting the inspection or test, certifying that the materials, equipment, or services comply with the requirements of the Contract. This statement shall include any observed or determined reservations in certifying such materials, equipment, or services.

E. Completion Inspection:

1. At the time each unit of work or separate increment thereof is Substantially Complete, regardless of whether that work has been subjected to previous CQC Plan inspections and testing, the Contractor shall conduct a completion inspection.

2. The Project Director/COR shall be notified at least 24 hours in advance of completion inspections or any portion of the work. This will allow OBO to witness the inspection before work is concealed.

3. A Schedule of Defects for non-complying elements needing completion shall be developed. This schedule shall be included in CQC Plan documentation.

4. All reports shall include the dates established or estimated for the completion of corrections, as required by Section 01321, Project Scheduling, and Section 01771, Closeout Procedures.

3.04 TEST EQUIPMENT

A. The Contractor shall provide and maintain all applicable test equipment in good repair and operating condition as required for compliance with the CQC Plan.

B. Test equipment shall be of sufficient quality, enabling accurate and valid results in accordance with standard test methods.

C. Test equipment shall be calibrated in accordance with industry standards or manufacturer’s recommendations. Validation of equipment calibration shall be performed in accordance with standard test methods. Documentation of calibration shall be made available to the Project Director/COR upon request.

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3.05 CORRECTION OF WORK

A. The Contractor shall provide corrective actions where the Contractor’s QC procedures, or those undertaken by or for the Government, disclose patent or latent defects in the works.

B. Corrective actions shall be acceptable to the Project Director/COR and shall seek to upgrade, repair, restore, reconstruct, replace, or otherwise correct defects in the works in compliance with Contract Document requirements.

C. Corrected work shall be re-inspected or retested using comparable methods as required for the initial work.

D. Where independent inspection and testing services conducted by the Government have disclosed defects, the Government will perform re-inspection or retesting of corrected work at the Contractor's expense.

E. The required QC procedure, detection or correction of defects, or re-inspection or retesting of corrected work, do not provide a basis for a Contractor's claim for Contract Modification, additional compensation, or request for extension of time.

3.06 RECORDS

A. The Contractor shall maintain a complete record or log of CQC Plan actions, ready for the Project Director’s/COR’s examination at any time. Defects, deficiencies, and non-compliance shall be highlighted along with corrective actions and any reconstruction completed, to be completed, or recommended for acceptance by the Project Director/COR.

3.07 SUPPLEMENT

A. CONTRACTOR’S QUALITY CONTROL REPORT (CQC).

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