Construction Program Management and Inspection Guide

Contents
Foreword v
List of Acronyms vii
1. Introduction 1–1
2. Background 2–1
Historical Developments in Construction Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . .2–1
A New Era of Engineering Awareness and Stewardship . . . . . . . . . .2–2
Flexibility and Accountability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–2
3. Construction Program Management 3–1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–1
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–1
Program Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–2
Objectives of Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–3
Purposes of Construction Inspection Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–4
Inspections: Types and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–5
4. Inspection and Review Activities 4–1
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–1
Conducting the Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–1
Collecting and Evaluating Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–2
Writing the Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–3
Processing and Distributing the Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–5
Followup Action, Controls, and Information Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–6
Information Sharing and Technology Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–7
5. Summary 5–1
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