person responsible for each test. (Laboratory facilities approved
by the Contracting Officer shall be used.)
f.
Procedures for tracking preparatory, initial, and follow-up
control phases and control, verification, and acceptance tests
including documentation.
g.
Procedures for tracking constructiondesign and construction
deficiencies from identification through acceptable corrective
action. These procedures shall establish verification that
identified deficiencies have been corrected.
h.
i.
A list of the definable features of work. A definable feature of
work is a task which is separate and distinct from other tasks,
has separate control requirements, and may be identified by
different trades or disciplines, or it may be work by the same
trade in a different environment. Although each section of the
specifications may generally be considered as a definable feature
of work, there are frequently more than one definable features
under a particular section. This list will be agreed upon during
the coordination meeting.
3.2.2
Additional Requirements for Design Quality Control (DQC) Plan
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NOTE: Use this paragraph only for design-build
projects.
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The followng additional requirements apply to the Design Quality Control
(DQC) plan:
(1) The Contractor's QCP Plan shall provide and maintain a Design
Quality Control (DQC) Plan as an effective quality control program
which will assure that all services required by this design-build
contract are performed and provided in a manner that meets
professional architectural and engineering quality standards. As
a minimum, all documents shall be technically reviewed by
competent, independent reviewers identified in the DQC Plan. The
same element that produced the product shall not perform the
independent technical review (ITR). The Contractor shall correct
errors and deficiencies in the design documents prior to
submitting them to the Government.
(2) The Contractor shall include the design schedule in the
master project schedule, showing the sequence of events involved
in carrying out the project design tasks within the specific
contract period. This should be at a detailed level of scheduling
sufficient to identify all major design tasks, including those
that control the flow of work. The schedule shall include review
and correction periods associated with each item. This should be
a forward planning as well as a project monitoring tool. The
schedule reflects calendar days and not dates for each activity.
If the schedule is changed, the Contractor shall submit a revised
schedule reflecting the change within 7 calendar days. The
Contractor shall include in the DQC Plan the discipline-specific
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