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3 QUALITY CONTROL/ASSURANCE
Quality assurance is the practice of ensuring that procedures, methods used in the construction
are conducted as per prescribed standards so that products quality meets customer specification.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN
A quality assurance plan is a document, constructed by the project team, meant to ensure the
final products are of the utmost quality. A quality assurance plan contains a set of documented
activities meant to ensure that customers are satisfied with the goods or services a company
provide. The plan provide a layout of the whole project execution processes, roles of each
stakeholder, materials, standards and equipment to be used. The plan also provides the steps
necessary to maintain and assure quality in a way that it is easily understandable and beneficial
to the client, engineer and contractor alike.

Quality Assurance Plan as an essential part of quality control has advantage that the steps are
documented and data is kept so that all issues can be traced back and dealt with accordingly,
this too is outlined and addressed. With documentation comes communication, checks and
balances maintained and the dialogue between individuals regarding quality is accurate and
informative.

Major Items to be included in the Quality Assurance Plan.

When developing a Quality assurance plan, the following should be considered;
7.3.1 Project Quality Organization

 Define who are project stakeholders ; personnel and independent quality testing
Institutions,
 Assess qualifications of employees ,
 Assess qualifications of subcontractors and suppliers and independent Laboratories,
 Define what are the responsibilities and interaction between stakeholders,
 Develop Project Organization chart.

7.3.2Quality Communication
 Define types and frequency of meetings (project start-up meeting, routine
production meetings, final closure meetings) that will discuss quality issues
 Define type of reports, test results, minutes and/or inspection forms to be
submitted to the client.

7.3.3 Major phases/Definable Work Tasks

 Define project major work tasks (eg concreting, excavation, pipe work),
 For each Definable Work Tasks prepare a method statement of construction,
 For each Definable Work Tasks develop Inspection Check List,
 For each Definable Work Tasks Develop Risk Assessment Matrix,
7.3.4 Documented Quality standards and Specifications
 Define which quality standards and specification are to be used for each task.
7.3.5 Documented Field Inspection /Definable Work Tasks Inspections and Testing
  Develop Task Inspection and Test Plan, this will detail important inspections and
material tests to be conducted at key milestones during the construction, closeout, and
warranty.
 Conduct documented inspections for each construction task; before work begins, at
first article completion, while work is in process, and at completion.
 Identify required checkpoints for critical quality and safety requirements for each
construction task inspection.
 Use third party inspectors to verify conformance to critical quality and safety standards
when a re-inspection cannot be repeated at job completion. The needs of the project
dictate the frequency of third party inspections.
7.3.6 Control and Prevention of Non- conformances
 Define how to control nonconformance to protect the overall quality of the project.
 Document and submit all records you of such incidences
List of attachments
The Quality Assurance plan contains other documents and reports, these are developed at the
site and should be submitted to the client.
 Major Definable features of Work
 Methods Statements of Constructions
 Inspection checklist
 Inspection Test Plan
 Risk assessment matrix
 Material tests reports
 Reports of nonconformance’s