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From page 13... ... Part 52 of the FAR, "Contract Clauses," requires agencies to include in their fixed-pricei4 construction contracts a standard clause requiring contractors to "maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work called for by this contract conforms to contract requirements" and to "maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the government." Contracts with a value below a defined small purchase amountis are exempted from the requirement, but agencies may still choose to include the clause. Most agencies have adopted much more elaborate sets of regulations and requirements for quality assurance. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... assumes primary responsibility for quality assurance and control during the construction phase of its projects, while recognizing that its construction contractors support the QA/QC effort with their own internal quality control systems. To perform on-site quality control functions, GSA uses in-house staff, personnel provided by construction management or the design A/E consultants, or various combinations of these. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... In spite of the current variations in inspection practice by government agencies, there seems to be a consistent trend within the engineering and construction profession which leads the public agencies toward smaller and smaller forces to provide inspection oversight. This movement can progress only so far in public contracting because present laws preclude rewarding good performance by new, non-competitive construction contracts as is the case in private industry. Read the entire page →

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... Part 52 of the FAR, "Contract Clauses," requires agencies to include in their fixed-pricei4 construction contracts a standard clause requiring contractors to "maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work called for by this contract conforms to contract requirements" and to "maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the government." Contracts with a value below a defined small purchase amountis are exempted from the requirement, but agencies may still choose to include the clause. Most agencies have adopted much more elaborate sets of regulations and requirements for quality assurance.

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... assumes primary responsibility for quality assurance and control during the construction phase of its projects, while recognizing that its construction contractors support the QA/QC effort with their own internal quality control systems. To perform on-site quality control functions, GSA uses in-house staff, personnel provided by construction management or the design A/E consultants, or various combinations of these.

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From page 15...

... In spite of the current variations in inspection practice by government agencies, there seems to be a consistent trend within the engineering and construction profession which leads the public agencies toward smaller and smaller forces to provide inspection oversight. This movement can progress only so far in public contracting because present laws preclude rewarding good performance by new, non-competitive construction contracts as is the case in private industry.

Read the entire page →

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