RTMC Model Conditions of Contract - Highways Agency

Regional Technology Maintenance ContractConditions of ContractFailureQuality TableFailure to have acomplete Quality Plan inplace and operatingThe Quality Plan does notcomply with therequirements of thiscontractFailure to raise a Non-Conformity reportFailure to raise acorrective action reportFailure to correct QualityPlan in manner set out ina corrective action report(see note 1 below)Failure to implementrecommendations in auditreport(see note 1 below)Failure to carry outinternal auditCarrying out work withoutrelease of hold pointFailure to make recordsavailable for inspection bythe EmployerFailure to allow access forEmployer auditsFailure by Contractor toaccrue QualityManagement Points thatshould have beenaccruedQualityManagementPointsPeriod of effect25 Until audit confirms thatQuality Plan completeand operating10 per failure Until audit confirms thatQuality Plan complies5 per Non-Conformity5 per Non-Conformity6 months6 months10 per failure Until failure corrected5 perrecommendationUntil audit confirms thatrecommendationimplemented25 per audit Until audit carried out10 per item 6 months10 per failure Until the records aremade available10 per failure Until Employer audit iscarried outThe number ofPoints that shouldhave been accruedplus an additionalnumber of Pointsequivalent to thePoints that shouldhave been accruedApplicable to the failurethat should haveaccrued Points6 monthsNote 1: For these failures additional Points are accrued at each audit untilan audit confirms that rectification/correction/implementation/action hastaken place.RTMC CoC, Issue 1, Rev 0 July 2011