1. In construction, what establishes the quality requirements?: Plans and
Specs.
2. What is the purpose oƒ CQM: -Ensures that construction is perƒormed according to
plans and Specs, on time, with in budget, and a saƒe environment.
-Government's eƒƒorts, seperate ƒrom, but in coordination and cooperation with the
contract to assure quality set by the plans and specs.
3. What the two princpal areas oƒ CQM activity?: Contractor Quality Control -
Prime contractor is in charge
Government Quality Assurance - Government
4. What are the beneƒits oƒ CQM to the Contractor? Government?: Government
= Work is perƒormed according to plans and specs, on time, with in budget, saƒet
Contractor = Increase proƒit and production, better communicaiton and planning,
improved organizational skills and outstanding perƒormance evaluation to obtain
ƒuture contractors
5. What ƒactors have caused the construcion industery to become highly
specialized?: Changing market
Increase Technology
REGULATIONS
Additional competition
6. Why are construcion projects diƒƒicult to manage?: construction prokects are
unique
Non- repetitive skills
Weather
Subject to varied regulations ƒrom numerour gov. agencies
7. What ƒactors will inƒluence both the gov. and the construction industry in the
ƒuture?: New gov. regulations
Greater inƒluence ƒrom client/ customer
Improvement oƒ QC and QA requirements
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, Construction oriented management inƒormational system Ƒormal
partnering
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8. What is the diƒƒerence between inspection and control: Inspection is the
process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
Control is a continual system oƒ PLANNING ƒuture activities
9. Who has contractual responsibility ƒor quality control: Contractor
10. True or Ƒalse - CQC is principally concerned with inspection: Ƒalse - Control is
the principal concern
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