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RFQ #12‐06‐01, Construction Management Services for Gateway Park Page 4| 6 How will inspections be performed? Using a standard checklist? Using the specifications themselves (quality assurance criteria), etc.? The more generalized and vague the inspection procedures are, the more likely they will not be consistently effective. However, not having a checklist is not a cause for disapproving a QC plan unless a checklist is specifically required. The CQCP should minimize any parroting or paraphrasing of requirements in the contract, and should avoid simply promising to comply with the contract. These kinds of statements and assurances are of essentially no added value. The CQCP must go beyond the contract requirements and address the contractor's organizational process for consistently delivering those requirements. Subcontractors and Suppliers When subcontractors and suppliers provide part of the work, then the QCP needs to be clear whether their QC responsibilities will be independent or a part of the prime contractor's responsibilities. If they are independent, then the subcontractors or suppliers QCP must be developed and submitted for approval, through the prime. Otherwise, the prime must address how it will monitor and verify subcontractor/supplier quality as a part of its plan. In either case the prime is contractually responsible for all the work, but being contractually responsible is not the same as having an active role in the quality delivery process. Manufactured Materials An important part of the CQCP is the process for verifying that manufactured materials comply with the requirements of the contract. Materials inspection will subject to the quantity of materials provided per category. Records and Documentation While good documentation is often a reflection of good quality control, documentation is not the same thing as quality control. Documentation should be the minimum necessary to concisely document the adequate function of the process. As‐built survey documentation will be provided based on the requirements of the Contract Documents. Personnel Qualifications While some contracts may have specific required qualifications for contractor quality control and testing personnel, the initial judgment as to whether a given person is or is not qualified is generally left to the contractor. However, during contract administration, CGA may be more assertive in monitoring the qualifications of these personnel. When the contract has specific experience requirements, the contractor should describe how the person's previous training and experience addresses these requirements. Contractor Evaluation Evaluations are made of five individual elements, plus an overall evaluation:  Quality of Work  Timely Performance  Effectiveness of Management  Compliance With Labor Standards  Compliance With Safety Standards The first of these five elements, Quality of Work, essentially overlaps the contractor's inspection system requirements. That is, a contractor that fails to maintain an effective quality control (inspection system) will generally warrant an unsatisfactory rating in the Quality of Work category. Deficient contractors must be clearly notified of the deficiencies and provided an opportunity to correct them.