CONSTRUCTION QUALITYMANAGEMENT

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January 19, 2007

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ASCE Manual 73

Quality in the Constructed Project

BACKGROUND

• July 1981: Failure at Kansas City Hyatt Hotel • 1983: Building Structural Failures Conference• Nov 1984 Decision: Publish a Manual of

Professional Practice for Quality in the Constructed Project.”

• 1988: Preliminary Edition – 15,000 copies sold• 1990: 1st Edition published – 13,000 copies sold• 2000: 2d Edition published - 1,700 copies sold

Objective

• Promote means of achieving quality.

• Provide a guide for owners, designers and constructors.

• Cover process from inception through O&M.

Quality

“Quality is defined as the fullfillment of project responsibilities in the delivery of products and services in a manner that meets or exceeds the stated requirements and expectations of the owner, design professional and constructor.”

2d Edition

This Second Edition carries on the originators’ intent that the Guide be a living document. Added four new chapters:

“Project Delivery Systems” (Chapter 3)

  “Computers and Project Quality” (Chapter 21)

  “Partnering” (Chapter 24)

  “Value Engineering” (Chapter 25).

 

CONTENT

• Owner’s Role • Project Delivery Systems• Project Team• Selecting Designer• Developing Design• Design Activities• Planning for Construction• Selecting Constructor• The Construction Contract• Managing Construction

• Operations and Maintenance

• QA and QC

• Computers

• Peer Review

• Risk, Liability and Avoiding Conflict

• Partnering

• Value Engineering

3d EditionOBJECTIVES

• Fine tuning – Not major overhaul

• Primary Input from users of current edition

• Maintain Current Style and format

• Publish in July 2007

• Searchable CD

Cost and Incremental Increase In Quality

Decisions On Quality

90% 3%

5% 2%