Research Article
Dec 1982
Contractor Quality Control: An Evaluation
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 108, Issue 4
Abstract
CQC (Contractor Quality Control) is a system mandated by certain government agencies to place the entire responsibility for quality control on a project upon the contractor. The contractor is required to submit a quality control plan, the extent of which depends on complexity of the project. Extensive experience has shown serious deficiencies in the system which can result in inferior quality, early failures and major repair expense. CQC encourages contractors to select inspectors based on lowest prices rather than professional qualifications. Quality control is too important to be left to low price bid shopping! It is argued that the system invites abuses due to lack of oversight, and many specified tests are never accomplished and often failing test results are screened out of the submittals. Quality control should be the responsibility of the design professional.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 108 • Issue 4 • December 1982
Pages: 481 - 484
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© 1982 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1982
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Merlyn Isaak, M.ASCE
President, Testing Engineers, Inc., P.O. Box 24075, Oakland, Calif. 94623
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