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USACE QUALI TY CONTROL

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SCOPE

1. 2 REFERENCES

1. 3 SUBMI TTALS

PART 2 PRODUCTS ( Not Appl i cabl e)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

3. 2 QUALI TY CONTROL PLAN

3. 2. 1 Cont ent of t he CQC Pl an

3. 2. 2 Accept ance of Pl an

3. 2. 3 Not i f i cat i on of Changes

3. 3 COORDI NATI ON MEETI NG

3. 4 QUALI TY CONTROL ORGANI ZATI ON

3. 4. 1 Per sonnel Requi r ement s

3. 4. 2 CQC Syst em Manager

3. 4. 3 CQC Per sonnel

3. 4. 4 CQC Tr ai ni ng

3. 4. 5 Or gani zat i onal Changes

3. 5 SUBMI TTALS AND DELI VERABLES

3. 6 CONTROL

3. 6. 1 Pr epar at or y Phase

3. 6. 2 I ni t i al Phase

3. 6. 3 Fol l ow- up Phase

3. 6. 4 Addi t i onal Pr epar at or y and I ni t i al Phases

3. 7 TESTS

3. 7. 1 Test i ng Pr ocedur e

3. 7. 2 Test i ng Labor at or i es

3. 7. 2. 1 Cor ps of Engi neer s Val i dat ed Test i ng Labor at or i es

3. 7. 2. 2 Capabi l i t y Check

3. 7. 2. 3 Capabi l i t y Recheck

3. 8 COMPLETI ON I NSPECTI ON

3. 8. 1 Punch- Out I nspect i on

3. 8. 2 Pr e- Fi nal I nspect i on

3. 8. 3 Fi nal Accept ance I nspect i on

3. 9 DOCUMENTATI ON

3. 10 NOTI FI CATI ON OF NONCOMPLI ANCE

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USACE QUALI TY CONTROL

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SCOPE

The sect i on addr esses t he r equi r ement s f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol ( CQC) est abl i shment , i ncl udi ng t he Cont r act or ' s r equi r ed QC per sonnel , and t he pr ocedur es f or mai nt ai ni ng Cont r act or qual i t y cont r ol t hr oughout t he cont r act per i od.

1. 2 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM C1107/ C1107M ( 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Packaged Dr y, Hydr aul i c- Cement Gr out ( Nonshr i nk)

ASTM D3740 ( 2012a) Mi ni mum Requi r ement s f or Agenci es Engaged i n t he Test i ng and/ or I nspect i on of Soi l and Rock as Used i n Engi neer i ng Desi gn and Const r uct i on

ASTM E329 ( 2014a) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Agenci es Engaged i n t he Test i ng and/ or I nspect i on of Mat er i al s Used i n Construction

1. 3 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng an " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . The f ol l owi ng must be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an; G, RO

The Cont r act or must submi t a qual i t y cont r ol pl an f or appr oval i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph " Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an" .

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

CQC Tr ai ni ng; G, RO

The Cont r act or must submi t cer t i f i cat i on t hat CQC Syst em Manager has compl et ed t he cour se ent i t l ed " Const r uct i on Qual i t y Management For Cont r act or s" .

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PART 2 PRODUCTS ( Not Appl i cabl e)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

Est abl i sh and mai nt ai n an ef f ect i ve qual i t y cont r ol ( QC) syst em i n compl i ance wi t h t he Sect i on 00 70 00 CONDI TI ONS OF THE CONTRACT, FAR

52. 246- 12 I NSPECTI ON OF CONSTRUCTI ON. The qual i t y cont r ol syst em must consi st of pl ans, pr ocedur es, and or gani zat i on necessar y t o pr oduce an end pr oduct whi ch compl i es wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s. Cover al l const r uct i on oper at i ons, bot h onsi t e and of f s i t e, and be keyed t o t he pr oposed const r uct i on sequence. The Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol Syst em Manager ( CQC- SM) wi l l be hel d r esponsi bl e f or t he qual i t y of wor k and i s subj ect t o r emoval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or non- compl i ance wi t h t he qual i t y r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n t he cont r act . I n t hi s cont ext t he hi ghest l evel manager r esponsi bl e f or t he over al l const r uct i on act i v i t i es at t he s i t e, i ncl udi ng qual i t y and pr oduct i on i s t he CQC- SM. The CQC- SM must mai nt ai n a physi cal pr esence at t he s i t e at al l t i mes and i s r esponsi bl e f or al l const r uct i on and r el at ed act i v i t i es at t he s i t e, except as ot her wi se accept abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 2 QUALI TY CONTROL PLAN

Submi t no l at er t han 30 cal endar days af t er r ecei pt of Not i ce t o Pr oceed, t he Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol ( CQC) Pl an pr oposed t o i mpl ement t he r equi r ement s of Sect i on 00 70 00 CONDI TI ONS OF THE CONTRACT, FAR 52. 246- 12 I NSPECTI ON OF CONSTRUCTI ON. The Gover nment wi l l consi der an i nt er i m pl an f or t he f i r st 90 cal endar days of oper at i on. Const r uct i on wi l l be per mi t t ed t o begi n onl y af t er accept ance of t he CQC Pl an or accept ance of an i nt er i m pl an appl i cabl e t o t he par t i cul ar f eat ur e of wor k t o be st ar t ed. Wor k out si de of t he accept ed i nt er i m pl an wi l l not be per mi t t ed t o begi n unt i l accept ance of a CQC Pl an or anot her i nt er i m pl an cont ai ni ng t he addi t i onal wor k.

3. 2. 1 Cont ent of t he CQC Pl an

I ncl ude, as a mi ni mum, t he f ol l owi ng t o cover al l const r uct i on oper at i ons, bot h onsi t e and of f s i t e, i ncl udi ng wor k by subcont r act or s, f abr i cat or s, suppl i er s, and pur chasi ng agent s:

a. A descr i pt i on of t he qual i t y cont r ol or gani zat i on, i ncl udi ng a char t showi ng l i nes of aut hor i t y and acknowl edgment t hat t he CQC st af f wi l l i mpl ement t he t hr ee phase cont r ol syst em f or al l aspect s of t he wor k specified.

b. The name, qual i f i cat i ons ( i n r esume f or mat ) , dut i es, r esponsi bi l i t i es, and aut hor i t i es of each per son assi gned a CQC f unct i on.

c. A copy of t he l et t er t o t he CQC Syst em Manager s i gned by an aut hor i zed of f i c i al of t he f i r m whi ch descr i bes t he r esponsi bi l i t i es and del egat es suf f i c i ent aut hor i t i es t o adequat el y per f or m t he f unct i ons of t he CQC Syst em Manager , i ncl udi ng aut hor i t y t o st op wor k whi ch i s not i n compl i ance wi t h t he cont r act . Let t er s of di r ect i on t o al l ot her var i ous qual i t y cont r ol r epr esent at i ves out l i ni ng dut i es, aut hor i t i es, and r esponsi bi l i t i es wi l l be i ssued by t he CQC Syst em Manager . Copi es of t hese l et t er s must be f ur ni shed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

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d. Pr ocedur es f or schedul i ng, r evi ewi ng, cer t i f y i ng, and managi ng submi t t al s, i ncl udi ng t hose of subcont r act or s, of f s i t e f abr i cat or s, suppl i er s, and pur chasi ng agent s. These pr ocedur es must be i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES.

e. Cont r ol , ver i f i cat i on, and accept ance t est i ng pr ocedur es f or each speci f i c t est t o i ncl ude t he t est name, speci f i cat i on par agr aph r equi r i ng t est , f eat ur e of wor k t o be t est ed, t est f r equency, and per son r esponsi bl e f or each t est . ( Labor at or y f aci l i t i es appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer must be used. ) f . Pr ocedur es f or t r acki ng pr epar at or y, i ni t i al , and f ol l ow- up cont r ol phases and cont r ol , ver i f i cat i on, and accept ance t est s i ncl udi ng documentation.

g. Pr ocedur es f or t r acki ng const r uct i on def i c i enci es f r om i dent i f i cat i on t hr ough accept abl e cor r ect i ve act i on. Est abl i sh ver i f i cat i on pr ocedur es t hat i dent i f i ed def i c i enci es have been cor r ect ed.

h. Repor t i ng pr ocedur es, i ncl udi ng pr oposed r epor t i ng f or mat s.

i . A l i s t of t he def i nabl e f eat ur es of wor k. A def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k i s a t ask whi ch i s separ at e and di st i nct f r om ot her t asks, has separ at e cont r ol r equi r ement s, and may be i dent i f i ed by di f f er ent t r ades or di sci pl i nes, or i t may be wor k by t he same t r ade i n a di f f er ent envi r onment . Al t hough each sect i on of t he speci f i cat i ons may gener al l y be consi der ed as a def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k, t her e ar e f r equent l y mor e t han one def i nabl e f eat ur es under a par t i cul ar sect i on. Thi s l i s t wi l l be agr eed upon dur i ng t he coor di nat i on meeting.

3. 2. 2 Accept ance of Pl an

Accept ance of t he Cont r act or ' s pl an i s r equi r ed pr i or t o t he st ar t of const r uct i on. Accept ance i s condi t i onal and wi l l be pr edi cat ed on sat i sf act or y per f or mance dur i ng const r uct i on. The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o r equi r e t he Cont r act or t o make changes i n hi s CQC Pl an and oper at i ons i ncl udi ng r emoval of per sonnel , as necessar y, t o obt ai n t he qual i t y speci f i ed.

3. 2. 3 Not i f i cat i on of Changes

Af t er accept ance of t he CQC Pl an, not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n wr i t i ng of any pr oposed change. Pr oposed changes ar e subj ect t o accept ance by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 3 COORDI NATI ON MEETI NG

Af t er t he Pr econst r uct i on Conf er ence, bef or e st ar t of const r uct i on, and pr i or t o accept ance by t he Gover nment of t he CQC Pl an, meet wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and di scuss t he Cont r act or ' s qual i t y cont r ol syst em.

Submi t t he CQC Pl an a mi ni mum of 30 cal endar days pr i or t o t he Coor di nat i on Meet i ng. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, a mut ual under st andi ng of t he syst em det ai l s must be devel oped, i ncl udi ng t he f or ms f or r ecor di ng t he CQC oper at i ons, cont r ol act i v i t i es, t est i ng, admi ni st r at i on of t he syst em f or bot h onsi t e and of f s i t e wor k, and t he i nt er r el at i onshi p of Cont r act or ' s Management and cont r ol wi t h t he Gover nment ' s Qual i t y Assur ance. Mi nut es of t he meet i ng wi l l be pr epar ed by t he Gover nment , s i gned by bot h t he Cont r act or and t he

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Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and wi l l become a par t of t he cont r act f i l e. Ther e may be occasi ons when subsequent conf er ences wi l l be cal l ed by ei t her par t y t o r econf i r m mut ual under st andi ngs and/ or addr ess def i c i enci es i n t he CQC syst em or pr ocedur es whi ch may r equi r e cor r ect i ve act i on by t he Cont r act or .

3. 4 QUALI TY CONTROL ORGANI ZATI ON

3. 4. 1 Per sonnel Requi r ement s

The r equi r ement s f or t he CQC or gani zat i on ar e a CQC Syst em Manager and suf f i c i ent number of addi t i onal qual i f i ed per sonnel t o ensur e saf et y and cont r act compl i ance. I f t he Si t e Saf et y and Heal t h Of f i cer ( SSHO) i s not al so t he CQC Syst em Manager , t he SSHO must r ecei ve di r ect i on and aut hor i t y f r om t he CQC Syst em Manager and ser ve as a member of t he CQC st af f .

Per sonnel i dent i f i ed i n t he t echni cal pr ovi s i ons as r equi r i ng speci al i zed ski l l s t o assur e t he r equi r ed wor k i s bei ng per f or med pr oper l y wi l l al so be i ncl uded as par t of t he CQC or gani zat i on. The Cont r act or ' s CQC st af f must mai nt ai n a pr esence at t he s i t e at al l t i mes dur i ng pr ogr ess of t he wor k and have compl et e aut hor i t y and r esponsi bi l i t y t o t ake any act i on necessar y t o ensur e cont r act compl i ance. The CQC st af f wi l l be subj ect t o accept ance by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Pr ovi de adequat e of f i ce space, f i l i ng syst ems and ot her r esour ces as necessar y t o mai nt ai n an ef f ect i ve and f ul l y f unct i onal CQC or gani zat i on. Pr ompt l y compl et e and f ur ni sh al l l et t er s, mat er i al submi t t al s, shop dr awi ng submi t t al s, schedul es and al l ot her pr oj ect document at i on t o t he CQC or gani zat i on. The CQC or gani zat i on must be r esponsi bl e t o mai nt ai n t hese document s and r ecor ds at t he s i t e at al l t i mes, except as ot her wi se accept abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 4. 2 CQC Syst em Manager

I dent i f y as CQC Syst em Manager an i ndi v i dual wi t hi n t he onsi t e wor k or gani zat i on who i s r esponsi bl e f or over al l management of CQC and have t he aut hor i t y t o act i n al l CQC mat t er s f or t he Cont r act or . The CQC Syst em Manager must be a const r uct i on per son wi t h a mi ni mum of f i ve year s i n r el at ed wor k. Thi s CQC Syst em Manager must be on t he si t e at al l t i mes dur i ng const r uct i on and be empl oyed by t he Pr i me Cont r act or . The CQC Syst em Manager may not be assi gned any ot her dut i es i n addi t i on t o qual i t y cont r ol . I dent i f y i n t he pl an an al t er nat e t o ser ve i n t he event of t he CQC Syst em Manager ' s absence. The r equi r ement s f or t he al t er nat e ar e t he same as t he CQC Syst em Manager . The Si t e Saf et y and Heal t h Of f i cer ( SSHO) as descr i bed i n par agr aph " Si t e Saf et y and Heal t h Of f i cer ( SSHO) " of Sect i on 01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS may be t he CQC on t hi s project.

3. 4. 3 CQC Per sonnel

I n addi t i on t o CQC per sonnel speci f i ed el sewher e i n t he cont r act , pr ovi de as par t of t he CQC or gani zat i on speci al i zed per sonnel t o assi st t he CQC Syst em Manager f or t he f ol l owi ng ar eas: st r uct ur al , wel di ng, concr et e, pi l i ng, gr out bag scour pr ot ect i on, and submi t t al c l er k. These i ndi v i dual s must be empl oyed by t he Pr i me Cont r act or or by a suppl i er or subcont r act or on t hi s pr oj ect ; be r esponsi bl e t o t he CQC Syst em Manager ;

be physi cal l y pr esent at t he const r uct i on s i t e dur i ng wor k on t hei r ar eas of r esponsi bi l i t y ; and have t he necessar y educat i on and/ or exper i ence i n accor dance wi t h t he exper i ence mat r i x l i s t ed her ei n. These i ndi v i dual s may per f or m ot her dut i es, but must be al l owed suf f i c i ent t i me t o per f or m t hei r assi gned qual i t y cont r ol dut i es as descr i bed i n t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Plan.

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Exper i ence Mat r i x

Ar ea Qual i f i cat i ons

a. St r uct ur al - Fabr i cat i on Gr aduat e Engi neer wi t h 2 year s exper i ence or per son wi t h 5 year s r el at ed exper i ence

b. Wel di ng I nspect or wi t h 2 year s ( mi n) exper i ence f or t he wel ds used

c. Concr et e Mat er i al s Techni c i an wi t h 2 yr s exper i ence f or t he appr opr i at e ar ea, possess ACI Concr et e Fi el d Test i ng - Gr ade 1 cer t i f i cat i on as a mi ni mum, and be empl oyed by a l abor at or y wi t h a cur r ent USACE val i dat i on

d. Pi l i ng ( Sheet Pi l i ng and Gr aduat e Geot echni cal Socket ed Pi pe Pi l i ng) Engi neer wi t h observation exper i ence on a mi ni mum of 10 s i mi l ar pr oj ect s

e. Gr out Bag Scour Pr ot ect i on Gr aduat e Ci v i l Engi neer wi t h obser vat i on exper i ence on a mi ni mum of 2 pr oj ect s i nvol v i ng under wat er t r emi e concr et e and a mi ni mum of 2 pr oj ect s i nvol v i ng gr out bags f . Submi t t al Cl er k 2 year s r el at ed exper i ence

3. 4. 4 CQC Tr ai ni ng

I n addi t i on t o t he above exper i ence and educat i on r equi r ement s, t he CQC Syst em Manager must have compl et ed t he cour se ent i t l ed " Const r uct i on Qual i t y Management For Cont r act or s" . Compl et i on of t he cour se of f er ed by any Cor ps of Engi neer s Di st r i ct wi l l be accept ed upon pr esent at i on of a val i d cer t i f i cat e.

3. 4. 5 Or gani zat i onal Changes

Mai nt ai n t he CQC st af f at f ul l s t r engt h at al l t i mes. When i t i s necessar y t o make changes t o t he CQC st af f , r evi se t he CQC Pl an t o r ef l ect t he changes and submi t t he changes t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or accept ance.

3. 5 SUBMI TTALS AND DELI VERABLES

Submi t t al s, i f needed, must compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s i n Sect i on

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01 33 00SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES. The CQC or gani zat i on i s r esponsi bl e f or cer t i f y i ng t hat al l submi t t al s and del i ver abl es ar e i n compl i ance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s.

3. 6 CONTROL

Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol i s t he means by whi ch t he Cont r act or ensur es t hat t he const r uct i on, t o i ncl ude t hat of subcont r act or s and suppl i er s, compl i es wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t he cont r act . At l east t hr ee phases of cont r ol must be conduct ed by t he CQC Syst em Manager f or each def i nabl e f eat ur e of t he const r uct i on wor k as f ol l ows:

3. 6. 1 Pr epar at or y Phase

Thi s phase i s per f or med pr i or t o begi nni ng wor k on each def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k, af t er al l r equi r ed pl ans/ document s/ mat er i al s ar e appr oved/ accept ed, and af t er copi es ar e at t he wor k s i t e. Thi s phase i ncl udes:

a. A r evi ew of each par agr aph of appl i cabl e speci f i cat i ons, r ef er ence codes, and st andar ds. Make avai l abl e dur i ng t he pr epar at or y i nspect i on a copy of t hose sect i ons of r ef er enced codes and st andar ds appl i cabl e t o t hat por t i on of t he wor k t o be accompl i shed i n t he f i el d. Mai nt ai n and make avai l abl e i n t he f i el d f or use by Gover nment per sonnel unt i l f i nal accept ance of t he wor k.

b. Revi ew of t he cont r act dr awi ngs.

c. Check t o assur e t hat al l mat er i al s and/ or equi pment have been t est ed, submi t t ed, and appr oved.

d. Revi ew of pr ovi s i ons t hat have been made t o pr ovi de r equi r ed cont r ol i nspect i on and t est i ng.

e. Exami nat i on of t he wor k ar ea t o assur e t hat al l r equi r ed pr el i mi nar y wor k has been compl et ed and i s i n compl i ance wi t h t he cont r act .

f . Exami nat i on of r equi r ed mat er i al s, equi pment , and sampl e wor k t o assur e t hat t hey ar e on hand, conf or m t o appr oved shop dr awi ngs or submi t t ed dat a, and ar e pr oper l y st or ed.

g. Revi ew of t he appr opr i at e act i v i t y hazar d anal ysi s t o assur e saf et y r equi r ement s ar e met .

h. Di scussi on of pr ocedur es f or cont r ol l i ng qual i t y of t he wor k i ncl udi ng r epet i t i ve def i c i enci es. Document const r uct i on t ol er ances and wor kmanshi p st andar ds f or t hat f eat ur e of wor k.

i . Check t o ensur e t hat t he por t i on of t he pl an f or t he wor k t o be per f or med has been accept ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

j . Di scussi on of t he I ni t i al Cont r ol Phase.

k. The Gover nment must be not i f i ed at l east 48 hour s i n advance of begi nni ng t he pr epar at or y cont r ol phase. I ncl ude a meet i ng conduct ed by t he CQC Syst em Manager and at t ended by t he super i nt endent , ot her CQC per sonnel ( as appl i cabl e) , and t he f or eman r esponsi bl e f or t he def i nabl e f eat ur e. Document t he r esul t s of t he pr epar at or y phase act i ons by separ at e mi nut es pr epar ed by t he CQC Syst em Manager and at t ach t o t he dai l y CQC r epor t . I nst r uct appl i cabl e wor ker s as t o t he

SECTI ON 01 45 01 Page 7 accept abl e l evel of wor kmanshi p r equi r ed i n or der t o meet cont r act specifications.

3. 6. 2 I ni t i al Phase

Thi s phase i s accompl i shed at t he begi nni ng of a def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k. Accompl i sh t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Check wor k t o ensur e t hat i t i s i n f ul l compl i ance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s. Revi ew mi nut es of t he pr epar at or y meet i ng.

b. Ver i f y adequacy of cont r ol s t o ensur e f ul l cont r act compl i ance.

Ver i f y r equi r ed cont r ol i nspect i on and t est i ng.

c. Est abl i sh l evel of wor kmanshi p and ver i f y t hat i t meet s mi ni mum accept abl e wor kmanshi p st andar ds. Compar e wi t h r equi r ed sampl e panel s as appr opr i at e.

d. Resol ve al l di f f er ences.

e. Check saf et y t o i ncl ude compl i ance wi t h and upgr adi ng of t he saf et y pl an and act i v i t y hazar d anal ysi s. Revi ew t he act i v i t y hazar d anal ysi s wi t h each wor ker .

f . The Gover nment must be not i f i ed at l east 24 hour s i n advance of begi nni ng t he i ni t i al phase. Pr epar e separ at e mi nut es of t hi s phase by t he CQC Syst em Manager and at t ach t o t he dai l y CQC r epor t .

I ndi cat e t he exact l ocat i on of I ni t i al Phase f or f ut ur e r ef er ence and compar i son wi t h f ol l ow- up phases.

g. The i ni t i al phase shoul d be r epeat ed f or each new cr ew t o wor k on- si t e, or any t i me accept abl e speci f i ed qual i t y st andar ds ar e not bei ng met .

3. 6. 3 Fol l ow- up Phase

Per f or m dai l y checks t o assur e cont r ol act i v i t i es, i ncl udi ng cont r ol t est i ng, ar e pr ovi di ng cont i nued compl i ance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s, unt i l compl et i on of t he par t i cul ar f eat ur e of wor k. Recor d t he checks i n t he CQC document at i on. Conduct f i nal f ol l ow- up checks and cor r ect al l def i c i enci es pr i or t o t he st ar t of addi t i onal f eat ur es of wor k whi ch may be af f ect ed by t he def i c i ent wor k. Do not bui l d upon nor conceal non- conf or mi ng wor k.

3. 6. 4 Addi t i onal Pr epar at or y and I ni t i al Phases

Conduct addi t i onal pr epar at or y and i ni t i al phases on t he same def i nabl e f eat ur es of wor k i f : t he qual i t y of on- goi ng wor k i s unaccept abl e; i f t her e ar e changes i n t he appl i cabl e CQC st af f , on- si t e pr oduct i on super vi s i on or wor k cr ew; i f wor k on a def i nabl e f eat ur e i s r esumed af t er a subst ant i al per i od of i nact i v i t y; or i f ot her pr obl ems devel op.

3. 7 TESTS

3. 7. 1 Test i ng Pr ocedur e

Per f or m speci f i ed or r equi r ed t est s t o ver i f y t hat cont r ol measur es ar e adequat e t o pr ovi de a pr oduct whi ch conf or ms t o cont r act r equi r ement s.

Upon r equest , f ur ni sh t o t he Gover nment dupl i cat e sampl es of t est

SECTI ON 01 45 01 Page 8 speci mens f or possi bl e t est i ng by t he Gover nment . Test i ng i ncl udes oper at i on and/ or accept ance t est s when speci f i ed. Pr ocur e t he ser vi ces of a Cor ps of Engi neer s appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y or est abl i sh an appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y at t he pr oj ect s i t e. Per f or m t he f ol l owi ng act i v i t i es and r ecor d and pr ovi de t he f ol l owi ng dat a:

a. Ver i f y t hat t est i ng pr ocedur es compl y wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s.

b. Ver i f y t hat f aci l i t i es and t est i ng equi pment ar e avai l abl e and compl y wi t h t est i ng st andar ds.

c. Check t est i nst r ument cal i br at i on dat a agai nst cer t i f i ed st andar ds.

d. Ver i f y t hat r ecor di ng f or ms and t est i dent i f i cat i on cont r ol number syst em, i ncl udi ng al l of t he t est document at i on r equi r ement s, have been pr epar ed.

e. Recor d r esul t s of al l t est s t aken, bot h passi ng and f ai l i ng on t he CQC r epor t f or t he dat e t aken. Speci f i cat i on par agr aph r ef er ence, l ocat i on wher e t est s wer e t aken, and t he sequent i al cont r ol number i dent i f y i ng t he t est . I f appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , act ual t est r epor t s may be submi t t ed l at er wi t h a r ef er ence t o t he t est number and dat e t aken. Pr ovi de an i nf or mat i on copy of t est s per f or med by an of f - s i t e or commer ci al t est f aci l i t y di r ect l y t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Fai l ur e t o submi t t i mel y t est r epor t s as st at ed may r esul t i n nonpayment f or r el at ed wor k per f or med and di sappr oval of t he t est f aci l i t y f or t hi s cont r act .

3. 7. 2 Test i ng Labor at or i es

3. 7. 2. 1 Cor ps of Engi neer s Val i dat ed Test i ng Labor at or i es

The Engi neer Resear ch and Devel opment Cent er ' s Mat er i al s Test i ng Cent er websi t e ( http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/ Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/476661/ cont ai ns t he Val i dat ed Labor at or i es Regi st er , appr oved by t he Cor ps of Engi neer s, t he Cont r act or must use f or qual i t y cont r ol .

3. 7. 2. 2 Capabi l i t y Check

The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o check l abor at or y equi pment i n t he pr oposed l abor at or y f or compl i ance wi t h t he st andar ds set f or t h i n t he cont r act speci f i cat i ons and t o check t he l abor at or y t echni c i an' s t est i ng pr ocedur es and t echni ques. Labor at or i es ut i l i zed f or t est i ng concr et e, st eel , et c. , must meet cr i t er i a det ai l ed i n ASTM D3740, ASTM E329, and

ASTM C1107/ C1107M.

3. 7. 2. 3 Capabi l i t y Recheck

I f t he sel ect ed l abor at or y f ai l s t he capabi l i t y check, t he Cont r act or wi l l be assessed an appr opr i at e char ge t o r ei mbur se t he Gover nment f or each succeedi ng r echeck of t he l abor at or y or t he checki ng of a subsequent l y sel ect ed l abor at or y. Such cost s wi l l be deduct ed f r om t he cont r act amount due t he Cont r act or .

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3. 8 COMPLETI ON I NSPECTI ON

3. 8. 1 Punch- Out I nspect i on

Conduct an i nspect i on of t he wor k by t he CQC Manager near t he end of t he wor k, or any i ncr ement of t he wor k est abl i shed by a t i me st at ed i n the Speci al Cont r act Cl ause " Sect i on 00 70 00 CONDI TI ONS OF THE CONTRACT, FAR 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTI ON, AND COMPLETI ON OF WORK" , or by t he speci f i cat i ons. Pr epar e and i ncl ude i n t he CQC document at i on a punch l i s t of i t ems whi ch do not conf or m t o t he appr oved dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons, as r equi r ed by par agr aph Documentation DOCUMENTATION. I ncl ude wi t hi n t he l i s t of def i c i enci es t he est i mat ed dat e by whi ch t he def i c i enci es wi l l be cor r ect ed. Make a second i nspect i on t he CQC Syst em Manager or st af f t o ascer t ai n t hat al l def i c i enci es have been cor r ect ed. Once t hi s i s accompl i shed, not i f y t he Gover nment t hat t he f aci l i t y i s r eady f or t he Gover nment Pr e- Fi nal i nspect i on.

3. 8. 2 Pr e- Fi nal I nspect i on

The Gover nment wi l l per f or m t he pr e- f i nal i nspect i on t o ver i f y t hat t he f aci l i t y i s compl et e and r eady t o be occupi ed. A Gover nment Pr e- Fi nal Punch Li st may be devel oped as a r esul t of t hi s i nspect i on. Ensur e t hat al l i t ems on t hi s l i s t have been cor r ect ed bef or e not i f y i ng t he Gover nment , so t hat a Fi nal i nspect i on wi t h t he cust omer can be schedul ed. Cor r ect any i t ems not ed on t he Pr e- Fi nal i nspect i on i n a t i mel y manner . These i nspect i ons and any def i c i ency cor r ect i ons r equi r ed by t hi s par agr aph must be accompl i shed wi t hi n t he t i me sl at ed f or compl et i on of t he ent i r e wor k or any par t i cul ar i ncr ement of t he wor k i f t he pr oj ect i s di v i ded i nt o i ncr ement s by separ at e compl et i on dat es.

3. 8. 3 Fi nal Accept ance I nspect i on

The Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol I nspect i on per sonnel , pl us t he super i nt endent or ot her pr i mar y management per son, and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer must be i n at t endance at t he f i nal accept ance i nspect i on.

Addi t i onal Gover nment per sonnel may al so be i n at t endance. The f i nal accept ance i nspect i on wi l l be f or mal l y schedul ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer based upon r esul t s of t he Pr e- Fi nal i nspect i on. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer at l east 14 cal endar days pr i or t o t he f i nal accept ance i nspect i on and i ncl ude t he Cont r act or ' s assur ance t hat al l speci f i c i t ems pr evi ousl y i dent i f i ed t o t he Cont r act or as bei ng unaccept abl e, al ong wi t h al l r emai ni ng wor k per f or med under t he cont r act , wi l l be compl et e and accept abl e by t he dat e schedul ed f or t he f i nal accept ance i nspect i on. Fai l ur e of t he Cont r act or t o have al l cont r act wor k accept abl y compl et e f or t hi s i nspect i on wi l l be cause f or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t o bi l l t he Cont r act or f or t he Gover nment ' s addi t i onal i nspect i on cost i n accor dance wi t h t he Cont r act Cl ause " Sect i on 00 70 00

CONDI TI ONS OF THE CONTRACT, FAR 52. 211- 10 I NSPECTI ON OF CONSTRUCTI ON" .

3. 9 DOCUMENTATION

Mai nt ai n cur r ent r ecor ds pr ovi di ng f act ual evi dence t hat r equi r ed qual i t y cont r ol act i v i t i es and/ or t est s have been per f or med. I ncl ude i n t hese r ecor ds, t he wor k of subcont r act or s and suppl i er s on an accept abl e f or m t hat i ncl udes, as a mi ni mum, t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on:

a. Cont r act or / subcont r act or and t hei r ar ea of r esponsi bi l i t y .

b. Oper at i ng pl ant / equi pment wi t h hour s wor ked, i dl e, or down f or r epai r .

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c. Wor k per f or med each day, gi v i ng l ocat i on, descr i pt i on, and by whom.

When Net wor k Anal ysi s ( NAS) i s used, i dent i f y each phase of wor k per f or med each day by NAS act i v i t y number .

d. Test and/ or cont r ol act i v i t i es per f or med wi t h r esul t s and r ef er ences t o speci f i cat i ons/ dr awi ngs r equi r ement s. I dent i f y t he cont r ol phase ( Pr epar at or y, I ni t i al , Fol l ow- up) . Li st of def i c i enci es not ed, al ong wi t h cor r ect i ve act i on.

e. Quant i t y of mat er i al s r ecei ved at t he s i t e wi t h st at ement as t o accept abi l i t y , st or age, and r ef er ence t o speci f i cat i ons/ dr awi ngs requirements.

f . Submi t t al s and del i ver abl es r evi ewed, wi t h cont r act r ef er ence, by whom, and act i on t aken.

g. Of f - s i t e sur vei l l ance act i v i t i es, i ncl udi ng act i ons t aken.

h. Job saf et y eval uat i ons st at i ng what was checked, r esul t s, and i nst r uct i ons or cor r ect i ve act i ons.

i . I nst r uct i ons gi ven/ r ecei ved and conf l i c t s i n pl ans and/ or specifications.

j . Cont r act or ' s ver i f i cat i on st at ement .

I ndi cat e a descr i pt i on of t r ades wor ki ng on t he pr oj ect ; t he number of per sonnel wor ki ng; weat her condi t i ons encount er ed; and any del ays encount er ed. Cover bot h conf or mi ng and def i c i ent f eat ur es and i ncl ude a st at ement t hat equi pment and mat er i al s i ncor por at ed i n t he wor k and wor kmanshi p compl y wi t h t he cont r act . Fur ni sh t he or i gi nal and one copy of t hese r ecor ds i n r epor t f or m t o t he Gover nment dai l y wi t hi n 24 hour s af t er t he dat e cover ed by t he r epor t , except t hat r epor t s need not be submi t t ed f or days on whi ch no wor k i s per f or med. As a mi ni mum, pr epar e and submi t one r epor t f or ever y seven days of no wor k and on t he l ast day of a no wor k per i od. Al l cal endar days must be account ed f or t hr oughout t he l i f e of t he cont r act . The f i r st r epor t f ol l owi ng a day of no wor k wi l l be f or t hat day onl y. Repor t s must be si gned and dat ed by t he CQC Syst em Manager . I ncl ude copi es of t est r epor t s and copi es of r epor t s pr epar ed by al l subor di nat e qual i t y cont r ol per sonnel wi t hi n t he CQC Syst em Manager Repor t .

3. 10 NOTI FI CATI ON OF NONCOMPLI ANCE

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l not i f y t he Cont r act or of any det ect ed noncompl i ance wi t h t he f or egoi ng r equi r ement s. Take i mmedi at e cor r ect i ve act i on af t er r ecei pt of such not i ce. Such not i ce, when del i ver ed t o t he Cont r act or at t he wor k s i t e, wi l l be deemed suf f i c i ent f or t he pur pose of not i f i cat i on. I f t he Cont r act or f ai l s or r ef uses t o compl y pr ompt l y, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may i ssue an or der st oppi ng al l or par t of t he wor k unt i l sat i sf act or y cor r ect i ve act i on has been t aken. No par t of t he t i me l ost due t o such st op or der s wi l l be made t he subj ect of c l ai m f or ext ensi on of t i me or f or excess cost s or damages by t he Cont r act or .

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