What is Construction Quality Management? - ANSWER>>CQM is performing tasks,
ensuring design and construction is performed according to contract documents,
on time, within a defined budget, and in a safe work environment.
How is Quality defined for this training? - ANSWER>>Foor the purposes of this
training, quality is defined as the conformance to contract documents
What are some benefits of CQM to the contractor? - ANSWER>>Increase profit
and production, better communication planning improved organizational skills
and outstanding performance evaluations to obtain future contracts
What are the benefits of CQM to the contractor? - ANSWER>>Work is performed
according to the plans and specifications, on time, within a defined budget, easily
maintained and safe work enviorment
Why are construction projects difficult to manage? - ANSWER>>because the are
unique by nature.
What is the difference between Inspection and control? - ANSWER>>
Who has contractual responsibility for quality control? - ANSWER>>
Is the following statement True or False: "CQC is principally concerned with
inspection?" Explain - ANSWER>>
How does the contractor benefit from effective CQC? - ANSWER>>
Name the benefits of effective CQC that accrue to the government? - ANSWER>>
, What are the effective Partnering relationships based upon? - ANSWER>>
Partnering relationships are based upon: - ANSWER>>Building trust and
dedication to common goals
It is the responsibility of Quality Assurance Personnel to: - ANSWER>>Periodically
verify that the contractors system of control is working effectively.
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.
The success or failure of all contractors is based upon: - ANSWER>>The ability to
control costs, finance work, estimate jobs, schedule the work, and maintain
effective quality control.
Quality Assurance Personnel have the responsibility to: - ANSWER>>Require
contractors to maintain the quality specified in the plans and specifications.
Inspection is: - ANSWER>>The process by which ongoing and completed work is
examined
During the punch-out inspection of a project: - ANSWER>>Quality Assurance
Personnel must assure that the contractor prepares a punch-list and makes
corrections.
If there is a disagreement whether the contractors work complies with the
contract: - ANSWER>>The government makes the final determination
Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include: -
ANSWER>>Cross-referenced listings to the contractors construction schedule that
may have more than one definable feature under a section of the specifications.