Quality
Control Plan
As part of our services, a project specific
Quality Control Plan is assembled and
distributed to all parties concerned,
including the Architect and Owner. This is a
complete listing of all field observations
required, testing requirements,
manufacturer’s special requirements, and
consultant observations required, as well as
any activities where specific quality
control needs to be monitored and
documented. This is a tool for the On-Site
Superintendent and subcontractors to insure
all observations and testing procedures are
being properly met. A specific Quality
Control Plan will be developed specifically
for each project.
Following are samples of quality control
program elements, which have been utilized
by ICM.
Small Projects
Project Manager has responsibility for
Quality Control (QC). QC qualification with
all aspects of job including: print,
materials, and man-power.
Engineer approved drawings
Peer review by qualified
employees
Medium Projects
Project Manager has responsibility for
Quality Control (QC). QC qualification with
all aspects of job including: print,
materials, and man-power.
Engineer approved drawings
Peer review by qualified
employees
Project Superintendent has responsibility to
oversee any outside inspections:
Soil Engineer and/or Testing
agency
Welding Inspector
Engineer approval of
drawings
Peer review by qualified
employees
Review of shop supervisor
Electrical Inspectors
Mechanical Tests
Large Projects
GENERAL CONTRACTOR’S FIELD QUALITY CONTROL:
A. The General Contractor’s
Superintendent will be responsible for
quality on the jobsite. The Superintendent
will call for all tests and inspections to
be made by the Owner’s Testing Agency by
contacting the Testing Agency and the
Architect. He will make all arrangements
for quality control tests on the work
performed.
B. Field Quality Control Phases -
(1) Preparatory Phase –
Prior to beginning each segment of work,
Superintendent shall:
(a)
Review shop drawings and contract
requirements for the specific segment of
work and review with subcontractor.
(b)
Review quality control requirements.
(c)
Examine completed work to assure next phase
or segment can be properly performed.
(d)
Physically examine all material and equipment to
assure they conform to approved shop drawings
and submittal data prior to the installation.
(2) Installation Phase –
Superintendent shall:
(a) Review
installation for quality of workmanship and
conformance to drawings and specifications on a
daily basis.
DOCUMENTING QUALITY CONTROL OPERATIONS:
A. Test reports for soils testing,
concrete testing, masonry mortar tests, masonry
prism tests, and
weld tests on structural steel shall be
provided by the Owner’s selected Testing
Agency to the
Owner, Architect, and General Contractor.
(General Contractor will be responsible for
distribution
of these test reports to his subcontractors.)
B. The General Contractor’s
Superintendent shall keep a daily project log of
which the first page
of the log will be available for the Architect’s
review. The log will show daily temperature,
gener-
al weather conditions, and concrete placing
information. The concrete placing information
includes
location of pour, slump, tests, method of
placement, and curing and winter measure
information for
each pour.
C. Mechanical quality control
documentation of tests shall be provided by
submittal of “Project
Record Documents” as called for in Paragraph
1.14 of Section 15010 at completion of work.
This
schedule is to be prepared by the mechanical
subcontractor.
D. Copy of all Architect issued
instructions and reports in regard to quality
control shall be kept
on file at the General Contractor’s main office
and his field office.
