CQM COURSE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A cumulative list of job deficiencies/rework items can be found in: - Answer -Quality
Control Report
Contractor benefits of CQM - Answer -Increased profit and production, better
communications, planning, improved organizational skills, and outstanding performance
evaluations to obtain future contracts.
contractor quality control function - Answer -To assure that the completed project
meets all quality requirements of the contract.
Purpose of CQM - Answer -The government's efforts, separate from, but in
coordination and cooperation with the contractor, assure that the quality set by the plans
and specifications is achieved.
Two factors cause construction industry to become highly specialized - Answer -
changing markets and increased tech and regulations
Factor that will influence both government and construction industry in the future -
Answer -New government regulations, greater influence from consumer, improvement
in QC and QA requirements, construction-oriented management info systems, formal
partnering involving stakeholders, more reliance on design-build, more considerate for
live cycle requirements and increased based incentives
A definable feature of work: - Answer -Can consist of a combination of multiple
specification sections depending upon the nature of the work
Actual construction on the jobsite begins: - Answer -After an interim or final QC is
accepted
All submittals for government approval must be provided by the _________________ in
time to allow for the review, approval, procurement, delivery, and performance of
preparatory phase for an item before it is needed for construction. - Answer -Contractor
to the Government
An effective contractor quality control program will - Answer -Be an incentive for work to
be done correctly the first time resulting in earlier completion, reduced field overhead
costs, and greater profits
Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include: - Answer -Cross-
referenced listings to the contractor's construction schedule that may have more than
one definable feature under a section of the specifications
, Construction Quality Management is the performance of tasks, which ensure that
construction is performed: - Answer -According to plans and specifications, on time,
within a defined budget and a safe work environment
Contractor testing procedures: - Answer -are outlined in the Quality Control Plan as
defined by section 0145N/01451A and addressed at the Coordination and Mutal
Understanding Meeting (Navy).
Control is - Answer -A continual system of planned future activities (its preventative)
Design-Build contracts require - Answer -The QC Manager to be in place and take an
active role in the review and coordination of the design.
During the punch-out inspection of a project: - Answer -The contractor prepares a
punch list and makes corrections
ENG Form 4288-R, the submittal register - Answer -identifies this submittals requiring
government approval
Ground for withholding payment include the contractor's failure to - Answer -Perform in
accordance with the terms of the contract, provide an acceptable Quality Control Plan
giving assurance of intent and ability to comply with quality standards, and build to the
quality standards established by the contract
If initial review of the quality control plan shows it to be unacceptable - Answer -The
contractor makes changes before acceptance
If the contractor does not provide an adequate superintendent, the contract allows the
contracting officer to - Answer -Require the contractor to assume personal supervision
of the work
If there is a disagreement whether the contractor's work complies with the contract: -
Answer -The government makes the final determination
In a design build contract, if the contractor has a question about the design, what is the
process to get an answer? - Answer -Contractor submits a Design Verification
Clarification Request (DVCR) to the contractor's design team
Inspection is: - Answer -The process by which ongoing and completed work is
examined
It is the responsibility of Quality Assurance Personnel to - Answer -Periodically verify
that the contractor's system of control is working effectively
Partnering relationships are based upon - Answer -Building trust and dedication to
common goals
A cumulative list of job deficiencies/rework items can be found in: - Answer -Quality
Control Report
Contractor benefits of CQM - Answer -Increased profit and production, better
communications, planning, improved organizational skills, and outstanding performance
evaluations to obtain future contracts.
contractor quality control function - Answer -To assure that the completed project
meets all quality requirements of the contract.
Purpose of CQM - Answer -The government's efforts, separate from, but in
coordination and cooperation with the contractor, assure that the quality set by the plans
and specifications is achieved.
Two factors cause construction industry to become highly specialized - Answer -
changing markets and increased tech and regulations
Factor that will influence both government and construction industry in the future -
Answer -New government regulations, greater influence from consumer, improvement
in QC and QA requirements, construction-oriented management info systems, formal
partnering involving stakeholders, more reliance on design-build, more considerate for
live cycle requirements and increased based incentives
A definable feature of work: - Answer -Can consist of a combination of multiple
specification sections depending upon the nature of the work
Actual construction on the jobsite begins: - Answer -After an interim or final QC is
accepted
All submittals for government approval must be provided by the _________________ in
time to allow for the review, approval, procurement, delivery, and performance of
preparatory phase for an item before it is needed for construction. - Answer -Contractor
to the Government
An effective contractor quality control program will - Answer -Be an incentive for work to
be done correctly the first time resulting in earlier completion, reduced field overhead
costs, and greater profits
Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include: - Answer -Cross-
referenced listings to the contractor's construction schedule that may have more than
one definable feature under a section of the specifications
, Construction Quality Management is the performance of tasks, which ensure that
construction is performed: - Answer -According to plans and specifications, on time,
within a defined budget and a safe work environment
Contractor testing procedures: - Answer -are outlined in the Quality Control Plan as
defined by section 0145N/01451A and addressed at the Coordination and Mutal
Understanding Meeting (Navy).
Control is - Answer -A continual system of planned future activities (its preventative)
Design-Build contracts require - Answer -The QC Manager to be in place and take an
active role in the review and coordination of the design.
During the punch-out inspection of a project: - Answer -The contractor prepares a
punch list and makes corrections
ENG Form 4288-R, the submittal register - Answer -identifies this submittals requiring
government approval
Ground for withholding payment include the contractor's failure to - Answer -Perform in
accordance with the terms of the contract, provide an acceptable Quality Control Plan
giving assurance of intent and ability to comply with quality standards, and build to the
quality standards established by the contract
If initial review of the quality control plan shows it to be unacceptable - Answer -The
contractor makes changes before acceptance
If the contractor does not provide an adequate superintendent, the contract allows the
contracting officer to - Answer -Require the contractor to assume personal supervision
of the work
If there is a disagreement whether the contractor's work complies with the contract: -
Answer -The government makes the final determination
In a design build contract, if the contractor has a question about the design, what is the
process to get an answer? - Answer -Contractor submits a Design Verification
Clarification Request (DVCR) to the contractor's design team
Inspection is: - Answer -The process by which ongoing and completed work is
examined
It is the responsibility of Quality Assurance Personnel to - Answer -Periodically verify
that the contractor's system of control is working effectively
Partnering relationships are based upon - Answer -Building trust and dedication to
common goals
