Session 7 of 8

Tool: Contractor Involvement in Establishing Quality Control Standards

23 D-B, 29 CM-GC

NCHRP Research Report 939 presents practical guidance for the post-award administration of projects delivered using alternative, nontraditional methods.

Tool: Contractor Involvement in Establishing Quality Control Standards (23 D-B, 29CM-GC)
Session 7 of 8: November 17, 2022

What is it?

  • Creating more efficient QM programs by allowing changes to the QC standards

Why use it?

  • Customize and/or streamline QC without sacrificing quality

How to use it?

  • Contractor may propose alternatives to contract specification with sufficient justification
  • Agency involves agency discipline-specific experts in the review of proposals
  • Agency retains the authority to approve or deny the proposal
  • Agency PM communicates the benefits of the approved changes to other agency personnel

Documents

NCHRP ACM Contract Admin – Session 7 Slides

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