CQM COURSE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CQM COURSE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS


Amcumulativemlistmofmjobmdeficiencies/reworkmitemsmcanmbemfoundmin:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmQualitymControlmReport

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m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmIncreasedmprofitmandmproduction,mbettermcommunications,mplan
ning,mimprovedmorganizationalmskills,mandmoutstandingmperformancemevaluationsmtomobtain
mfuturemcontracts.

contractormqualitymcontrolmfunctionm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmTomassuremthatmthemcompletedmprojectmmeetsmallmqualitymre
quirementsmofmthemcontract.

PurposemofmCQMm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemgovernment'smefforts,mseparatemfrom,mbutminmcoordinatio
nmandmcooperationmwithmthemcontractor,massuremthatmthemqualitymsetmbymthemplansman
dmspecificationsmismachieved.

Twomfactorsmcausemconstructionmindustrymtombecomemhighlymspecializedm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmchangingmmarketsmandmincreasedmtechmandmregulations

Factormthatmwillminfluencembothmgovernmentmandmconstructionmindustryminmthemfuturem-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmNewmgovernmentmregulations,mgreaterminfluencemfrommconsum
er,mimprovementminmQCmandmQAmrequirements,mconstruction-
orientedmmanagementminfomsystems,mformalmpartneringminvolvingmstakeholders,mmoremrelia
ncemonmdesign-
build,mmoremconsideratemformlivemcyclemrequirementsmandmincreasedmbasedmincentives

Amdefinablemfeaturemofmwork:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmCanmconsistmofmamcombinationmofmmultiplemspecificationmsecti
onsmdependingmuponmthemnaturemofmthemwork

Actualmconstructionmonmthemjobsitembegins:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmAftermanminterimmormfinalmQCmismaccepted

Allmsubmittalsmformgovernmentmapprovalmmustmbemprovidedmbymthem_________________mi
nmtimemtomallowmformthemreview,mapproval,mprocurement,mdelivery,mandmperformancemof
mpreparatorymphasemformanmitemmbeforemitmismneededmformconstruction.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmContractormtomthemGovernment

Anmeffectivemcontractormqualitymcontrolmprogrammwillm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmBemanmincentivemformworkmtombemdonemcorrectlymthemfirstm
timemresultingminmearliermcompletion,mreducedmfieldmoverheadmcosts,mandmgreatermprofits

Characteristicsmthatmdescribemamdefinablemfeaturemofmworkminclude:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmCross-
referencedmlistingsmtomthemcontractor'smconstructionmschedulemthatmmaymhavemmoremthan
monemdefinablemfeaturemundermamsectionmofmthemspecifications

ConstructionmQualitymManagementmismthemperformancemofmtasks,mwhichmensuremthatmcon
structionmismperformed:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmAccordingmtomplansmandmspecifications,monmtime,mwithinmamd
efinedmbudgetmandmamsafemworkmenvironment

, Contractormtestingmprocedures:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmaremoutlinedminmthemQualitymControlmPlanmasmdefinedmbymse
ctionm0145N/
01451AmandmaddressedmatmthemCoordinationmandmMutalmUnderstandingmMeetingm(Navy).

Controlmism-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmAmcontinualmsystemmofmplannedmfuturemactivitiesm(itsmprevent
ative)

Design-Buildmcontractsmrequirem-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemQCmManagermtombeminmplacemandmtakemanmactivemrole
minmthemreviewmandmcoordinationmofmthemdesign.

Duringmthempunch-outminspectionmofmamproject:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemcontractormpreparesmampunchmlistmandmmakesmcorrections

ENGmFormm4288-R,mthemsubmittalmregisterm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmidentifiesmthismsubmittalsmrequiringmgovernmentmapproval

Groundmformwithholdingmpaymentmincludemthemcontractor'smfailuremtom-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmPerformminmaccordancemwithmthemtermsmofmthemcontract,mpro
videmanmacceptablemQualitymControlmPlanmgivingmassurancemofmintentmandmabilitymtomco
mplymwithmqualitymstandards,mandmbuildmtomthemqualitymstandardsmestablishedmbymthemc
ontract

Ifminitialmreviewmofmthemqualitymcontrolmplanmshowsmitmtombemunacceptablem-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemcontractormmakesmchangesmbeforemacceptance

Ifmthemcontractormdoesmnotmprovidemanmadequatemsuperintendent,mthemcontractmallowsmt
hemcontractingmofficermtom-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmRequiremthemcontractormtomassumempersonalmsupervisionmofmt
hemwork

Ifmtheremismamdisagreementmwhethermthemcontractor'smworkmcompliesmwithmthemcontract:
m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemgovernmentmmakesmthemfinalmdetermination

Inmamdesignmbuildmcontract,mifmthemcontractormhasmamquestionmaboutmthemdesign,mwhat
mismthemprocessmtomgetmanmanswer?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmContractormsubmitsmamDesignmVerificationmClarificationmRequest
m(DVCR)mtomthemcontractor'smdesignmteam

Inspectionmis:m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmThemprocessmbymwhichmongoingmandmcompletedmworkmismexa
mined

ItmismthemresponsibilitymofmQualitymAssurancemPersonnelmtom-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmPeriodicallymverifymthatmthemcontractor'smsystemmofmcontrolmis
mworkingmeffectively

Partneringmrelationshipsmarembasedmuponm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmBuildingmtrustmandmdedicationmtomcommonmgoals

Qualitym-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmmconformancemtompropertymdevelopedmrequirements