In construction, what establishes the quality requirements?
Plans and Specs.
What is the purpose of CQM
-Ensures that construction is performed according to plans and Specs, on time, with in budget, and a
safe environment.
-Government's efforts, seperate from, but in coordination and cooperation with the contract to
assure quality set by the plans and specs.
What the two princpal areas of CQM activity?
Contractor Quality Control - Prime contractor is in charge
Government Quality Assurance - Government
What are the benefits of CQM to the Contractor? Government?
Government = Work is performed according to plans and specs, on time, with in budget, safet
Contractor = Increase profit and production, better communicaiton and planning, improved
organizational skills and outstanding performance evaluation to obtain future contractors
What factors have caused the construcion industery to become highly specialized?
Changing market
Increase Technology
REGULATIONS
Additional competition
Why are construcion projects difficult to manage?
construction prokects are unique
Non- repetitive skills
Weather
Subject to varied regulations from numerour gov. agencies
What factors will influence both the gov. and the construction industry in the future?
New gov. regulations
Greater influence from client/ customer
Improvement of QC and QA requirements
Construction oriented management informational system
Formal partnering
LEAD
What is the difference between inspection and control
Inspection is the process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
Control is a continual system of PLANNING future activities
Who has contractual responsibility for quality control
Contractor