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This presentation, developed by civil engineer, Gregory Pestine, P.E. discusses the importance of deploying a well-defined quality control program on construction projects of all sizes. Greg provides specific examples of construction defects along with information on why the defects developed and insight on what should have been done to prevent the problems from occurring in the first place.
Gregory originally presented this information to the Litchfield Cavo firm in December of 2014. If you are interested in having a similar presentation delivered to your firm or legal organization, please contact us for details. Greg, or another of our construction experts, can often accommodate speaking requests from law firms or legal organizations that are interested in the content.
Well-administered quality control programs on construction projects can mitigate the incidence and severity of construction defects. These defects are costly to repair, interrupt the flow on a project, and lower jobsite morale. Defects that are detected after project completion can result in costly personal injuries and property damage as well as expensive litigation. Project owners would be wise to include rigid contractor quality control requirements in their construction contracts. Quality control specifications on construction projects, commonly found in section 01400, are usually vague and ineffective. They put the burden of meeting the contract requirements on the Contractor but don’t specify a plan or an aggregate of activities that would ensure an adequately constructed project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Navy have required contractor quality control (CQC) programs for over four decades. These programs have specific requirements and have been adopted by many federal, state and municipal agencies. In CQC, the Contractor maintains responsibility for contract compliance. The Owner provides overall QA or quality assurance to verify the CQC program is effective and enforces the Contractor’s CQC responsibilities. The components of a CQC program include many of the controls that are normally present on a construction project but include additional specific inspection and documentation requirements:
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In this article, the civil and structural engineers at Robson Forensic provide an introductory lesson on concrete spalling. They address the common causes and why spalling is a problem. …
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