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2 DOCUMENT III-2: PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 01200 - QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL PART 1 GENERAL 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including Conditions of Contract and other Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. 1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM A. Provide and maintain an effective Quality Assurance Program that complies with Provisions of the Conditions of Contract entitled "Materials, Plant and Workmanship" of the General Conditions of the Contract. 1.3 SCOPE OF PROGRAM A. The Contractor shall establish a Quality Assurance Program to perform sufficient inspection and tests of all items of work, including that of his suppliers and subcontractors, to ensure conformance to applicable Technical Specifications and Drawings with respect to the materials, workmanship, construction, finish, functional performance, and identification. 1.4 PLAN DEFINITION A. The PQAP (Project Quality Assurance Program) : This Plan is the means to ensure that construction complies with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The CQAP shall be adequate to cover all construction operations, including both on-site and off-site fabrication and installation works by subcontractors and will be keyed to the proposed Contract Schedule. The PQAP shall include as a minimum, at least three phases of inspection for all definable phases of works which are subsequently described in paragraphs 1.4.B, 1.4.C, 1.4.D. B. Preparatory Inspection: This inspection shall be performed prior to beginning any work on any activity on any definable phase of works and as shown in the Contract Schedule. It shall include a review of contract requirements; a check to assure that all materials and/or equipment have been tested, submitted, and approved by the Engineer; a check to assure that provisions have been made to provide required control testing; and plan mock-ups when appropriate; examination of work area to ascertain that all preliminary work has been completed; and a physical examination of materials and equipment to assure that they conform to approved shop drawings or submittal data and that all materials and/or equipment are on hand. The Engineer shall be notified at least twenty four (24) hours in advance of the preparatory inspections and such inspection shall be made a matter of record in the Contractor's Quality Control Reports as required by paragraph 3.3.

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C. Initial Inspection: This inspection shall be performed as shown in the Contract Schedule. This inspection shall occur as soon as a representative portion of the particular phase of construction has been accomplished. This shall establish the acceptable standard of workmanship, including a review of control testing for compliance with contract requirements, review of mock-up, use of defective or damaged materials, omissions, and dimensional requirements. The Engineer shall be notified at least twenty four (24) hours in advance of the initial inspection and such inspection shall be made a matter of record in the Quality Control Reports as required by paragraph 3.3. D. Follow-up Inspections: Inspections shall be performed daily to assure continuing compliance with Contract requirements, including control testing, until completion of the particular phase of construction. Such inspections shall be made a matter of record in the Quality Control Reports as required by paragraph 3.3. 1.5 CONDITIONS OF PROJECT QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (PQAP) A. Furnish to the Engineer, a PQAP which shall include the personnel, instructions, procedures, records to be used, document controls and quality assurance overview. This document will include as a minimum: a. The Quality Control Organization (Chart) including major reporting lines and relationships. b. Reporting relationships within and external to organization. Duties and responsibilities within the said organization shall be stated. c. The name of the Quality Control Manager (QCM). This individual shall report directly to senior management, independent of manufacturing/ construction. d. Names and Qualifications of Quality Control Personnel. e. Authority and area of responsibilities of Quality Control Personnel. f. An explanation as to how the Quality Control organization relates to other staff elements as regards Shop drawing submittals, As-Built drawings, revisions to the contract and safety. g. Methods proposed to control the use of the various design documents, shop drawings, procedures, etc. to assure that only the latest reviewed documents are used and are distributed to the individuals performing the Work. Recall of documents which have been superseded or revised shall be implemented. Describe the process used to determine what submittals are required by the Contract and the system used to track these submittals and their current status.

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h. A narrative discussion of how the Quality Control staff will accomplish the tasks assigned to quality control. i. A copy of a letter of direction to each representative responsible for Quality Control, outlining his duties and responsibility and signed by a responsible officer. j. Identification and description of all mock-up items. k. Methods for accomplishing quality control inspections addressing the how, what, where, when and why of these inspections, including that for subcontractor's work (see paragraph 3.). l. Method of documenting quality control operations, inspections and testing. This shall include how various records originated and maintained, received, filed, protected, and authenticated. Quality Records required for submittal to the Engineer shall be described. m. Detailed listing by Specification Section and paragraph designating all QC requirements and tests to be performed and their frequency. Further indicate which tests will be performed by technicians or by an approved testing laboratory. n. Methods to be employed when any Work is found not to meet Technical Specifications and the means to be implemented to document the items (nonconformance reports) and provide resolution. o. A matrix of all Contract and Technical Specification requirements to enable monitoring of all items from start until acceptance and completion. This is to facilitate Contract close-out. B. To facilitate contract management and project administration the Contractor shall acquire and implement a project control system that is compatible with the Primavera Contract Management. The Contractor shall provide information on tracking and control of documentation extracted from the System as and when required by either the Employer or the Engineer.

PART 3 EXECUTION 3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Prior to submittal of the PQAP for acceptance, meet with the Engineer or his representative and discuss the PQAP. The meeting shall develop mutual understanding relative to details of the system, including the forms to be used for recording the Quality Control operations, inspection, administration of the program,

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Government Sector Projects at Kuwait International Airport Administration Building, Car Park and Fire Stations Package No.2 DOCUMENT III-2: PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS and the interrelationship and the Engineer's inspection. Requirements for Hold Point Release sign offs on Quality Control checklists/ inspection sheets by the Engineer shall also be discussed and established. 3.2 QUALITY CONTROL ORGANIZATION A. The PQAP shall be implemented by the establishment of the Quality Control Organization the sole duty of which will be to ensure conformance to the Contract of all QA/QC activities. B. Quality Control Manager (QCM) must be an individual with demonstrated experience implementing a QC program and supervising Inspectors. 1. This experience shall include at least five (5) years of Quality Control (QC) background in any combination of the following areas: a. Field inspection. b. Construction phase experience relevant to the scope of work. c. Previous experience as a Quality Control Manager. d. Fabrication/Manufacturing experience. 2. In addition, the QCM shall have the following managerial experience: a. Supervised at least two (2) people. b. Experience on a government regulated project. c. Implemented a Quality Control (QC) program. d. Experience on a comparably sized project of similar complexity. 3. Submit the rsum of proposed QCM for acceptance by the Engineer. If, for any reason, the QCM is replaced, the resume of the proposed replacement QCM shall be submitted and accepted by the Engineer prior the replacement taking effect. 4. Due to the complexity and nature of this Contract a full time QCM is required. C. Quality Control Organization shall be sufficiently staffed to perform the following tasks: 1. Conduct phased inspections (Preparatory, Initial and Follow-up) in accordance with paragraph herein before. 2. Perform all testing required under the Technical Specifications, including all listed Codes and Standards. 3. Prepare daily and monthly QC reports in accordance with paragraph 3.3 hereinafter.

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4. Review and endorse all shop drawing submittals for compliance with Contract requirements prior to submission to the Engineer. 5. Inspect materials as they are delivered on site to ensure compliance with reviewed shop drawings and contract specifications. 6. Conduct off-site inspections of supplies and services to be incorporated into the work. Provide monthly report of off-site QC activities. 7. Maintain record of all QC activities. These records shall be available for the Engineers use. D. Where applicable and as a minimum, the Quality Control staff shall include the following suitably qualified personnel: 1. Structural Quality Control Inspector 2. Architectural Quality Control Inspector 3. Mechanical/Electrical Quality Control Inspector E. If at any time during the contract period the Engineer determines the Contractor's Quality Control staff is not capable of performing all the tasks listed above, then the Engineer may direct to revise and/or supplement the present organization structure at own cost. 3.3 QUALITY CONTROL REPORTS A. Daily Quality Control Report: Submit a daily Quality Control Report. The report shall contain a record of inspections and tests for all work accomplished subsequent to the previous report and shall include the following information: 1. Phase(s) of construction underway during the time frame of the report. (i.e. earthwork, concrete work, structural steel erection, mechanical and electrical installations, architectural finishes etc.) 2. Phase Inspection (preparatory, initial or follow-up), phase of construction and location of inspections and/or tests that were made. 3. Results of inspection, including nature of deficiencies observed and corrective actions taken or to be taken. 4. Report of tests performed, including those specified, with the results of the tests, including failures and remedial action to be taken. Test results, including all computations shall be attached to the report form. Where test results cannot be completed by the time the report is submitted, a notation shall be made that the test was performed and the approximate date test

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Government Sector Projects at Kuwait International Airport Administration Building, Car Park and Fire Stations Package No.2 DOCUMENT III-2: PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS results will be available. Delayed test results shall be submitted with the report form on the date received. 5. Results of inspection of materials and equipment upon arrival at the site and prior to incorporation into the work for compliance with submittal approvals, damage and proper storage. 6. Offsite QA/QC activities. 7. Instructions received from the Engineer. 8. All non-conformances, either in tests or inspections, shall be specifically listed under a separate heading. 9. In all cases, the report must be verified and signed by QCM. The verification is to contain the statement that all supplies and materials incorporated in the work are in compliance with the Contract except as noted. B. Monthly Quality Control Report: Submit a Monthly Quality Control Report. This report shall consist of an executive summary of all QA/QC activities executed in the previous month. The report shall contain the following information: 1. Phase(s) of construction underway during the time frame of the report. (i.e. earthwork, concrete work, structural steel erection, mechanical and electrical installations, architectural finishes etc.) 2. Confirmation that all necessary Quality Control testing has been performed in accordance with the Technical Specifications and other Contract documents, with respect to quantity and quality. 3. Summary of the tests performed during the month, including number passing and failing. 4. Summary of all non-conformances, including actions taken or actions proposed. 5. Details of significant trends in test results. 6. In all cases, the report must be verified and signed by QCM. The verification is to contain the statement that all supplies and materials incorporated in the work are in compliance with the Contract except as noted.

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Government Sector Projects at Kuwait International Airport Administration Building, Car Park and Fire Stations Package No.2 DOCUMENT III-2: PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS 3.4 CHANGES TO QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN A. Notify the Engineer or his authorized representative in writing of any proposed change to the Contractor's Quality Assurance Plan. Any proposed changes must not be implemented until prior approval has been received from the Engineer.

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