This book reports on the costs, effectiveness, and risks associated with agency and private sector inspection practices. It provides advice to senior and mid-level agency managers on the relative merits of alternative strategies in the range of projects typically encountered in federal construction programs.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1 INTRODUCTION
- SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS
- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
- 2 QUALITY AND PRACTICES FOR ITS ASSURANCE
- DEFINING CONSTRUCTION QUALITY, ASSURANCE, AND CONTROL12
- INSPECTION FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE
- THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS
- AGENCY QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
- FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE AGENCY PRACTICES
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PRIVATE SECTOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
- LEGAL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN FEDERAL AND PRIVATE PRACTICES
- COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY PRACTICES
- REFERENCES
- TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
- TEAMWORK AND QUALITY
- CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION
- INTEGRATED INSPECTION PLANS
- COST AND SCHEDULE PROTECTION PLANS
- NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR INSPECTION
- QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
- REFERENCES
- GETTING QUALITY IN FEDERAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
- THE DESIGNER'S ROLE
- COORDINATED AGENCY QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
- QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
- ASSURING QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION
- APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
- STAFF
- APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION QUALITY
- APPENDIX C FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION AND CONSTRUCTION
- APPENDIX D TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- APPENDIX E QUALITY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
- USE OF THE INFORMATION
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