CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

288 SECTION 53
(xv) The Executive Engineers should ensure that the Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers, as
well as the contractor’s supervisors in-charge are fully aware of the specifications and method of
execution of any new/fresh item of work to be taken up in the next 2 weeks. The Assistant Engineers/
Junior Engineers/Supervisors should ensure that this important aspect is not overlooked. The
Junior Engineers/Assistant Engineers shall carry the required field testing instruments as per
Annexure II to ensure on site quality assurance check on a regular basis, and to enable the senior
officers to conduct checks during their site visits.
(xvi) Checklist
(a) As and when any important item is taken up for execution, the Junior Engineer/Assistant
Engineer should go through the specifications and invariably make a checklist. This checklist
should be got approved from the Executive Engineer, and should be shown to the inspecting
officers. The important items inter-alia include foundation work, including reinforcement and
shuttering, brickwork, cast-in-situ mosaic flooring, doors & windows, plumbing, including water
supply pipe lines, roof treatment, earth filling etc. which are a few illustrative items for checklist
purpose.
(b) Sample checklists for items of concrete for raft, columns/beams/slabs, water supply lines,
brickwork and plastering are given in Annexure IV for guidance.
(xvii) To avoid dampness and leakage, the Executive Engineers shall ensure that necessary tests are
carried out for proper slopes of canopies, chajjas, terracing, drainage arrangements, water tightness
of expansion joints, joints in the water supply, drainage and sanitary works before these are covered/
concealed, and also ensure rectification of defects noticed.
(xviii) The Executive Engineers shall ensure availability of the required test equipments for field tests, as
well as an updated copy of specifications, copies of agreement at sites of works.
53.8 Quality Assurance team at Circle level
(1) The Quality Assurance team with the Superintending Engineer of the Circle as its head will comprise
the Assistant Engineer (along with his Junior Engineer for laboratory work), whose main job is
quality assurance. In order that the role of the Assistant Engineer (QA) is effective in the process
of Quality Assurance, the following points are essential:
(i) The periodicity of visit of works should be such that the process control at various stages is
possible.
(ii) There should be minimum delay between inspection of work and communication of inspection
report to the field formation.
(iii) The Assistant Engineer (QA) should carry out his tasks in a work that relates operationally to
the quality specifications and standards laid down for the work, and to the control actions that
can be applied to the construction process. Thus the Assistant Engineer (QA) should assess
those aspects which are important to the overall quality of the finished work.
(2) The functions of the Quality Assurance team at Circle level are to check the compliance of Quality
Assurance system by the field units, to locate the lapse/deficiency in the implementation of the
Quality Assurance Plan, and to guide the field engineers in quality related aspects of the work. For
this purpose:
(i) Every Assistant Engineer (QA) should carry out minimum four visits to works every month.
(ii) The Assistant Engineer (QA) should prepare his program and take approval of the
Superintending Engineer. The program should be sent to site in advance of inspection.
(3) Such inspections by the QA team shall, however, not absolve the responsibility of the Junior
engineer/Assistant engineer/Executive Engineer for accepting only quality work from the contractor.
(4) The following norms have been decided for inspection to be carried out by the Assistant Engineer
(QA) of the Circle Office:
(i) Construction works costing more than Each work to be inspected at least
normal tender acceptance powers of the thrice during currency of work.
Superintending Engineer