Role & Responsibility for Quality Assurance What is your opinion on this topic heading? Role and Responsibility of: Role and Responsibility of….(Er.) for Quality Assurance (in execution of the “Road and Bridge” contracts)

Role & Responsibility (of…) for Quality Assurance Role & Responsibility of “Sub.Er.” “Er.” “ Division Chief” and “ Regional Director” Role & Responsibility of the “ Contractor” Role & responsibility of the Technical Auditer Role & responsibility of the

Information Quality Level Quality Level Staff Level Short Description IQL- III/IV RDSummary Details IQL- II/III DCDetailed IQL- I/II Er. Detailed with Values IQL- I Sub. Er.Most Detailed and Comprehensive

Role & Responsibility of the Contractor Standard Specification Sub-clause 504: “ The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for his approval, the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)which shall be based on the detailed Program of the Works as per SS Sub-clause 116” Once Division Chief approves the QAP, it is the responsibility of the Contractor to maintain/control quality of the Works as per the approved QAP.

Continue Contract Awarded "Detailed Work Program" Supported with other Resource Programs 1) Materials Program 3)Labour Program 4) Equipment & Plant Program

Continue Sequence of Works 1)Identify main Components of the works, 2)Detailed out Sequence of Works of each Component describing on (a) Line & Level and Lay-out, (b) Workmanship, and (c) Quality Control and (d) Stage wise Request of Inspection

Continue Recapitulative Test Schedule and Testing Program 1)Breakdown the BoQ Items into (a) Natural Material such as stone, (b) Manmade Materials such as Steel and (b) Construction Activities such as Concreting 2) Prepare a Testing Program comprising (a) Suitability Test (b) Production Control Test, (c) Process Control Tests and (d) Acceptance Tests and (e) Tests to be carried out out-side: should clearly show number of tests to be carried out and frequency to be maintained as per process described in sequence of works and SS 510 Table 5.1

Continue Establish: 1) Trials process including lab trials, site trials, and trial section 2)Details of materials mainly factory made and supplied matching with Material Plan including (a) material storage facility, (b) delivery invoice at site, (c) manufacture’s quality certificate and (d) Verification test at production yard. 3) Appropriate equipments to be used in lab, their calibration frequency, Standard & Codes to be followed and testing process to be adopted, Testing Format to be adopted. 4) List of staff and qualification 5) Organization Chart of the Lab strength 6) Delegation of Authority to verify and certify test results

Role & Responsibility of the Sub. Er. ‘Key Actor’ at base level for checking compliances to Specification Recording any area of non-compliance (workmanship, materials quality, and constriction process quality) with Specification requirement and notify the Er. Coordinate with Er. to arrange Materials Testing through Material Engineer/Er. When work schedule requires

Role & Responsibility of the Er. If Er. at Divisional Office is working as Material Engineer, he /she shall have following role and responsibility: Materials Approval – Natural Materials – Manmade materials Testing – Prepare a list of tests together with test frequencies to be undertaken for all phases of the Works – Monitor field and lab. Testing including trials testing

Role & Responsibility of the Er. continue Undertake independent materials testing when considered necessary Supervise Contractor’s lab (or DoR’s own) activities for Specification conformance such as equipment calibration etc. Check QAP submitted by the Contractor as per Standard Specification of the Condition of Contract and submit to Division Chief for approval Supervise Contractor’s field activities for material source and implementation technique to achieve top quality work Forward non-conforming work report to Division Chief.

Role & Responsibility of the Divisional Chief When any non-conforming work is undertaken by the Contractor, issue and sign notice of non-conformance to record the defects When non-conformance work is correctly completed, sign off the non-conformance reports and could request RD for verification at site Keep the record of non-conformance to make known to RD

Role and Responsibility of the RD Review notice of non-conformance reports Give guidance to Divisional Chief with regards to sign-off after correction of defects by the Contractors Field visit to check correction made before sign-off by Divisional Chief. Keep record of such Contractors

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