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1. All activities related to field studies, design and documentation shall be done<br />
as per the latest guidelines/ circulars of MORTH and relevant publications of<br />
the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). For<br />
aspects not covered by IRC and BIS, international standards practices may be<br />
adopted. The Consultants, upon award of the Contract, may finalise this in<br />
consultation with NHIDCL and reflect the same in the inception report.<br />
2. All notations, abbreviations and symbols used in the reports, documents and<br />
drawings shall be as per IRC: 71.<br />
4.6 Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)<br />
1. The Consultants should have detailed Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) for all<br />
field studies including topographic surveys, traffic surveys, engineering<br />
surveys and investigations, design and documentation activities. The quality<br />
assurance plans/procedures for different field studies, engineering surveys and<br />
investigation, design and documentation activities should be presented as<br />
separate sections like engineering surveys and investigations, traffic surveys,<br />
material geo-technical and sub-soil investigations, road and pavement<br />
investigations, investigation and design of bridges & structures, environment<br />
and R&R assessment, economic & financial analysis, drawings and<br />
documentation, preparation, checking, approval and filing of calculations,<br />
identification and tractability of project documents etc. Further, additional<br />
information as per format shall be furnished regarding the details of personal<br />
who shall be responsible for carrying out/preparing and checking/verifying<br />
various activities forming part of feasibility study and project preparation, since<br />
inception to the completion of work. The detailed Draft QAP Document must<br />
be discussed and finalised with the concerned NHIDCL officers immediately<br />
upon the award of the Contract and submitted as part of the inception report.<br />
2. It is imperative that the QAP is approved by NHIDCL before the Consultants<br />
start the field work.<br />
4.7 Review of Data and Documents<br />
1. The Consultants shall collect the available data and information relevant for the<br />
Study. The data and documents of major interest shall include, but not be<br />
limited to, the following:<br />
i. climate;<br />
ii. road inventory;<br />
iii road condition, year of original construction, year and type of major<br />
maintenance/rehabilitation works;<br />
iv. condition of bridges and cross-drainage structures;<br />
v. sub-surface and geo-technical data for existing bridges*;<br />
vi. hydrological data, drawings and details of existing bridges;<br />
vii existing geological maps, catchment area maps, contour plans etc. for<br />
the project area;<br />
viii condition of existing river bank / protection works, if any;<br />
ix. details of sanctioned / on-going works on the stretch sanctioned by<br />
MORTH/other agencies for Tie-in purposes;<br />
x. survey and evaluation of locally available construction materials;