PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. General
This
section refers to the quality control procedure.
B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere
Section
01450 Quality Control
1.02 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME
A.
Contractor
shall provide a comprehensive Contractor Quality Control Program to ensure that
all engineering, construction, materials, equipment and workmanship provided
under this Contract are in compliance with contract provisions, applicable
laws, codes and standards, and sound engineering and construction practices,
unless specifically instructed otherwise by the Owner.
The
Contractor Quality Control Program shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
1. Provisions for the review and
certification by a responsible contractor representative of all engineering,
design and other technical submittals to the Owner under the terms of the
Contract.
2. Provision of a contractor Quality
Control organization headed by a full time contractor Quality Control manager
to monitor and supervise the implementation of the Contractor Quality Control
Program, and monitor compliance of establishment and functioning of a testing
laboratory for continued material testing.
3. Co-ordination of the Independent
Testing Laboratory activities.
4. The preparations and submittal for
Owner approval of a Contractor Quality Control plan incorporating the
requirements of the above.
B. The provisions of review and
certification of technical submittals shall ensure compliance with the
requirements of the:
1.
General Conditions of Contract Clauses:
2.
Technical Provisions entitles:
a.
Design Provisions.
b.
Reference Codes and Standards.
c.
Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples.
C. Any other requirement related to the
preparation by the Contractor of technical documents.
D. Prior to commencing work at the work
site, the Contractor shall appoint a Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager
supplemented as necessary by additional quality control personnel, who shall be
on the work at all times during progress, with complete authority to take any
action necessary to ensure compliance with the contract. The CQC Manager shall
be appointed by a letter addressed to him and signed by an officer of the removal
and replacement of any defective work. The CQC Manager shall report directly to
an officer of the firm, and not the job superintendent or project manager. The CQC
Manager shall have no job-related responsibilities of appointment and the qualifications
of the appointed CQC Manager shall be submitted to the Owner for approval.
E. The Contractor shall employ an
Independent Testing Laboratory acceptable to the Owner and approved by the
Engineer for the performance of quality control testing (soils, concrete, masonry,
asphalt and welding) at the work site or location as designated Structural
steel, miscellaneous metals, concrete aggregates, water concrete mix and all
the materials used on the project, welding and items as identified by the
Engineer at any item during the contract period. As a minimum, the laboratory
and Testing
Agencies for Concrete an
authorized
to operate in Saudi Arabia
for on-site testing. The Contractor shall within 60 days of the effective date
of the Notice to proceed submit to the Owner for approval the name, address and
qualifications of the proposed Independent Testing Laboratory along with
evidence of authority to operate in Saudi Arabia and qualifications of
key laboratory personnel who will be responsible for testing services. All
costs relating to testing shall be the responsibility of the contractor.
F. Contractor shall submit including, but
not limited to , the following Technical submittals to the engineer for
approval.
1. Quality Control Program for backfill.
2. Concrete design mix.
3. Quality Control Program for concrete work
with test records.
4. Concrete pouring./placement schedule.
5. Proposal for location of construction joints
and control joints.
6. Quality assurance for structural steel,,
fabrication, welding bolting and fasteners.
7. Structural steel welders qualification
record.
8. Welding Manuals and Test Reports for non
destructive testing, Materials storage and warehousing details.
9. Establishment of sample and Mock-up room.
10. The Soil Report available is general in nature.
Contractor shall utilize the services of a soil investigation agency approved
by the Engineer, to perform soil investigation activities in accordance with an
approved program showing the number, depth and location of bore holes/test
pits. On completion of the field tests and laboratory tests by the soil investigation
agency, the Contractor shall verify the shape and the character of the
foundation and verify correctness of design parameters used for designing of
the footings and related structures based on the building loads. In case of
discrepancy Contractor has to present this fact to the engineer and redesign
the foundations and related structures in accordance with the instructions of
the engineer.
G. Contractor shall provide a material
testing laboratory with all equipment and facilities for performing tests as
required by the engineer. The laboratory shall be provided with technical
personnel to perform the tests. Site shall be equipped with materials testing laboratory.
Contractor may utilize the services of an independent laboratory as approved by
the Engineer.
1.03 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PLAN
A. The Contractor shall furnish 5 copies of
the Contractor Quality Control Plan to the Owner for approval within 60
calendar days after the effective date of the Notice to proceed. The Contractor
Quality Control Plan shall detail the procedures, instructions, and reports to
be used to ensure compliance with the quality provision of contract. This plan
will include, as a minimum:
1. The quality control organization in chart
form, showing the relationship of the quality control organization to other
elements of the firm.
2. Names and qualifications of personnel in the
quality control organization.
3. Area of responsibility and authority of each
individual in the quality control organization.
4. Procedure (s) describing responsibilities and
authorities for reviewing and certifying design and other technical submittal.
5. Procedure for review of procurement documents
for materials, items and services to ensure applicable contract, technical and
quality requirements are specified.
6. Procedure for describing selection, owner
approval if applicable, and surveillance of vendors and subcontractors
supplying materials, items and services.
7. Procedure for identification, maintenance,
distribution and control of all contractual documents to ensure that current,
approved documents are available during construction of permanent work.
8. Procedure describing methods of identifying,
issuing and obtaining actions to correct non-conforming materials, items, and
conditions.
9. Procedure requiring calibration of all
inspection and test equipment which required periodic calibration.
10. Definition of the role and responsibilities of
Independent Test Laboratory.
11. Procedure defining responsibility for
implementing the Owner approved inspection and test plan.
12. Acceptance of key personnel and engineers
deployed by the Contractor for the design and production of shop drawings is
subject to the approval of the engineer. In case an independent design office
is used by the Contractor for preparation of design details, calculations,
placement drawings etc. Contractor shall submit detailed documentation as
required by the engineer, concerning the design agency to the engineer for
approval furnishing the complete details of key personnel, Engineers etc.
Contractor shall only use the agency as approved by the Engineer.
B. Prior to submittal of Contractor Quality
Control plan acceptance, the Contractor shall meet with the Owner and discuss
the quality control requirements. The purpose of the meeting details of the
system, including forms to be used for recording the quality control
operations, inspections, tests, approvals, certifications, administration of
the system, and Owner surveillance.
C. Unless specifically authorized by the
Owner on-site construction of off -site fabrication shall
ence only
after
acceptance of the plan, or at least acceptance of that portion of the plan
applicable to the specific feature of work.
1.04 DAILY REPORTS
The CQC
Manager shall submit daily CQC reports to the Owner identifying prime and subcontractor
activities such as work accomplished, inspections and tests conducted, results of
inspection and tests, nature of defects found, causes of defection, and
corrective actions
ify that
this
report is
complete and correct, and all materials and equipment used and work performed during
this reporting period are in compliance with the drawings and specifications to
the
on shall be
signed for the
Contractor,
and by the authorized CQC Manager.
1.05 WORK DEFICENCIES AND CORRECTIONS
The
Contractor shall not build upon or conceal any work containing uncorrected
defects. If deficiencies indicate that the CQC Program does not ensure the
quality of the work undertaken by the Contractor, the Owner may direct that
changes be made in the Contractor Quality Control Program or organization,
including but not limited to, the removal of unsatisfactory quality control
representatives at any level.
1.06
Before
delivery of materials and equipment, certified copies of the reports of all
tests required by the technical sections applicable codes and standards or good
engineering practice shall be submitted and approved. Unless the specific items
furnished were tested, test reports shall be accompanied by certifications
shall be in the original and shall name the appropriate item of equipment of
material, specification, standard, or other document specified as controlling
the quality of that item and shall have attached thereto certified copies of
test data upon which the certifications are based. All certificates shall be
singed by
certificates
of conformance compliance.
1.07 HOLD AND WITNESS POINTS
The Owner
may, at their discretion, at any time during the life of the contract,
establish work. The Contractor shall be given by the Owner sufficient written
notice prior to the occurrence of the Owner hold or witness point. Associated
activities shall not proceed beyond any hold point until the owner has observed
the activity or has granted a written waiver of the hold point.
1.08 AUDITS
The Contractor
Quality Control Plan implementation is subject to audit by the Owner.
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