HDPE - Construction Quality Assurance Documentation

Chapter 13

13. DOCUMENTATION

An effective CQA plan depends largely on recognition of all construction activities that should be monitored, and on assigning responsibilities for the monitoring of each activity. This is most effectively accomplished and verified by the documentation of quality assurance activities. The CQA Consultant will ensure that all quality assurance requirements have been addressed and satisfied.

The CQA Consultant will provide the Project Manager with written comments, data sheets, and logs to verify that all monitoring activities have been carried out. The CQA Site Superintendent will maintain, at the job site, a complete file of plans and specifications, the CQA plan, checklists, standard test procedures, daily logs, and other pertinent documents.

13.1 Daily Recordkeeping

Standard reporting procedures will include preparation of daily reports which, at a minimum, will consist of: (a) field notes, including memoranda of meetings and/or discussions with the Earthwork Contractor and Installer; (b) observation logs, and testing data sheets; and (c) construction problem and solution data sheets. This information will be regularly submitted to, and reviewed by, the Project Manager.

13.1.1 Observation Logs and Testing Data Sheets

Observation logs and testing data sheets will be prepared daily. At a minimum, these logs and data sheets will include the following information:

These logs must show all non-complying test results (trial seams, field destructive tests, air pressure tests, etc.).

A comprehensive set of CQA Logs would be as follows:

These documents must provide full traceability of men, seaming machines, machine settings, materials, weather, and test results, in the event of in-service operational problems.

The CQA Manager will incorporate all of these logs in the CQA Final Report.