Quality Control on Federal Construction Projects (1987) / Chapter Skim
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'RECENT ACTIONS TAKEN TO IMPROVE CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL'
'RECENT ACTIONS TAKEN TO IMPROVE CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL'
Pages 21-26
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• Regulation ER 415-3-11, Post Completion Inspection Feedback, was modified to ensure that completed facilities are inspected and the results of the inspection will be passed on to those responsible for agency design criteria. • Regulation ER 415-1-10, Contractor Submittal Procedures, was changed to reduce the number of submittals contractors are required to provide and to ensure that master lists of required submittals are prepared during design and are made part of the contract documents.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Following are some specific actions taken in recent years to improve quality control, quality assurance, and inspection work on Veterans Administration construction projects.
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11. The use of feedback from completed projects and information on new developments in hospital construction technology to upgrade VA construction standards, design criteria and other documents used to establish quality on VA construction projects.
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7. The use of inspection guides enables less experienced resident engineers to grasp significant inspection factors quickly and perform more effectively.
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The most significant change relative to construction quality control is increased emphasis on contracting with private firms for "management and inspection" services. Whereas three to four years ago most inspection work on GSA construction projects was performed by government personnel, now more than half of such work (measured by value of construction put in place)
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3. Employee involvement programs at NIH, specifically quality circles, have offered the opportunity for collective creativity in improving quality and productivity in construction related activities.
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