NETTCP Soils & Aggregate Inspector
3 Quality Assurance Requirements
• Joint Agency/Industrial Support
• Quality Assurance Program
• Quality Assurance Specifications
4 Requirements for Joint Agency/Industrial Support
• Commitment
• Training
• Communication
• Funding @ all levels of each organization
4 Quality Assurance Program Requirements
1. Must be written
2. Identifies specific requirements qualifying agency & industry labs and personnel
3. Clearly delineates the proper roles and responsibilities in achieving quality
4. Shared with all construction & materials personnel from agency and contractor
5 Quality Assurance Specifications Should Identify
1. Minimum contractor QC activities to be performed
2. Acceptance activities performed by agency
3. Specific quality characteristics to be measured for QC & QA
4. Targets and limits used for acceptance of completed work
5. Any pay adjustments related to product quality level
, Quality Assurance Definition
All those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide confidence that a product or
facility will perform satisfactorily in service.
6 Core Elements of a Construction QA Program
1. Contractor QC
2. Agency Acceptance
3. Agency Independent Assurance
4. Dispute Resolution
5. Laboratory Accreditation and Qualification
6. Personnel Qualification/Certification
Quality Assurance Program Definition
The core programmatic elements required for construction quality assurance implementation
Design-Build Method
Agency prepares a preliminary engineering package (20–30%) and issues an RFP. D-B proposer
is selected on "best value" score.
3 Factors in "Best Value" Score
1. Technical Proposal
2. Proposal Price
3. Proposal Schedule
23 CFR 637.207(b)
Requires both D-B-B and D-B QA programs to follow the same Six Core Elements
3 Quality Assurance Requirements
• Joint Agency/Industrial Support
• Quality Assurance Program
• Quality Assurance Specifications
4 Requirements for Joint Agency/Industrial Support
• Commitment
• Training
• Communication
• Funding @ all levels of each organization
4 Quality Assurance Program Requirements
1. Must be written
2. Identifies specific requirements qualifying agency & industry labs and personnel
3. Clearly delineates the proper roles and responsibilities in achieving quality
4. Shared with all construction & materials personnel from agency and contractor
5 Quality Assurance Specifications Should Identify
1. Minimum contractor QC activities to be performed
2. Acceptance activities performed by agency
3. Specific quality characteristics to be measured for QC & QA
4. Targets and limits used for acceptance of completed work
5. Any pay adjustments related to product quality level
, Quality Assurance Definition
All those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide confidence that a product or
facility will perform satisfactorily in service.
6 Core Elements of a Construction QA Program
1. Contractor QC
2. Agency Acceptance
3. Agency Independent Assurance
4. Dispute Resolution
5. Laboratory Accreditation and Qualification
6. Personnel Qualification/Certification
Quality Assurance Program Definition
The core programmatic elements required for construction quality assurance implementation
Design-Build Method
Agency prepares a preliminary engineering package (20–30%) and issues an RFP. D-B proposer
is selected on "best value" score.
3 Factors in "Best Value" Score
1. Technical Proposal
2. Proposal Price
3. Proposal Schedule
23 CFR 637.207(b)
Requires both D-B-B and D-B QA programs to follow the same Six Core Elements
