1. QC Personnel Responsibilities
FDOT Inspectors
&
Manufacturer Personnel

2. State Materials Manual
Concrete Pipe
Quality Control
Box Culverts

5. Roles and Responsibilities

6. QC Responsibilities Manufacturer FDOT District Materials Office
QC of production, inspection, storage, shipping
Maintain QC Plan
FDOT District Materials Office
Plant Verification Inspections / Material Testing
Plant QC Plan Review and Maintenance

7. Level I QC Personnel Concrete Pipe / Box Culverts
Routine concrete inspection / testing Raw materials tests Pre-pour form and steel inspection Concrete batching, mixing, and placement Post-pour inspection Familiar with specifications Completed / passed 12-hour course/exam

8. Level II QC Personnel Concrete Pipe / Box Culverts
Design and verification of concrete mix
Evaluate repairs and implementation
Advanced knowledge of specifications, standard indices, test methods, and shop drawings
Level I certified
Additional 5 hours training and exam

9. Plastic Property, Laboratory, and Compressive Strength Testing
Precast Concrete Box Culverts
Plastic Property Test Personnel (wet cast only)
ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician, Grade I
Laboratory Concrete Test Personnel
ACI Level I Concrete Laboratory Technician- Grade I
Concrete Strength Test Personnel
Either (1) or (2) certification:
(1) ACI Level I Concrete Laboratory Technician- Grade I
Or (2) ACI Concrete Strength Testing Technician

10. QC Manager Concrete Pipe / Box Culverts
Level I Certification Level II Certification 2 years concrete production related experience

11. Section 6.2 Plant Qualification Review Process
Plant submits proposed QC Plan
District Materials Office Review
Manufacturing
Quality Control Testing
Inspections and Documentation
Forming, Steel Placement
Storage and Shipping
Approval – “A” on Qualified Producer List

12. Maintaining Quality Control Plan and Plant Qualification Status
Annual plant qualification reviews
Test data representing all pipe diameters
Submit any changes to QC Plan

13. Section 6.2 of the Materials Manual also lists the responsibilities of the District Materials Office inspector, such as reviewing test data, cylinders, testing apparatus, etc.

14. Section , Volume I of the FDOT Materials Manual describes the duties of the FDOT Verification Inspectors for inspecting pipe plants.
Similarly, Section , Volume I of the FDOT Materials Manual describes the FDOT Inspector duties for precast box culvert plants.

15. Section 6.2.7, Volume II of the FDOT Materials Manual describes the duties of pipe plant QC personnel.
A description of duties is listed in this section for QC Managers as well as Level I and Level II QC Technicians.
Other responsibilities of the QC Manager, such as records managementand supervision, are described throughout Section 6.2, Volume II.

17. Quality Control Rules and Resources
Company Requirements
Plant Quality Control Plan
FDOT Materials Manual
FDOT Specifications
FDOT Standards Index
ASTM Specifications
AASHTO Standards and Specifications