HDPE - Construction Quality Assurance Plan

4. COMMUNICATIONS

All formal communications between the CQA Consultant and Owner will be in writing between the CQA Manager and the Project Manager. The CQA Site Superintendent may initiate such communications but they will eventually require the CQA Manager's signature.

The CQA Site Superintendent is expected to maintain informal communications with other on-site staff of project parties but will not issue direct instructions to them. The CQA Site Superintendent, with the CQA Manager's approval, will present CQA team proposals and supporting arguments to the Project Manager who will make the final decisions.

All formal communications between parties to the project will pass through the Project Manager unless otherwise approved by the Project Manager. Figure 1 shows the communications flow diagram for the project.

If, in the interests of time and technical understanding, informal communications occur between two parties along separate administrative paths (e.g. between CQA Consultant and Resin Supplier) such communications shall also be copied to the Project Manager.

Under no circumstance will CQA staff or any other project party disclose project related information to strangers on the site. It is recommended that the Owner issue distinctive badges to all project personnel in order that strangers can be identified.

Speed and permanent records will be the essence of all communications.

Prepare as appropriate for your specific project.

FIGURE 1. Communications Flow Diagram