CONTRACTOR PERFORMED QUALITY CONTROL ON KYTC PROJECTS

This report addresses issues related to transferring the responsibility for quality control from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC) to construction contractors. Surveys of the KyTC, other state departments of transportation, and Kentucky highway contractors were done to identify the advantages, concerns, and modifications of the Contractor Performed Quality Control (CPQC) program. An advisory committee of experienced KyTC engineers, Federal Highway Administration representatives, and contractor representatives met periodically to identify approaches for handling key issues of the program. Several key topics related to CPQC are presented in this report, with emphasis on quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) administration, QC/QA procedures, quality acceptance and verification testing, and CPQC training. Specific issues related to CPQC pay items in Kentucky are also discussed. Several recommendations have been proposed to enhance the program. If properly implemented, CPQC can improve a contractor's work performance and help relieve the State's burden for inspection. Additional monitoring of the program is necessary to make further improvements and to include other pay items.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.2002.26
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center
  College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hancher, D E
  • Wang, Yinhi
  • Mahboub, K C
• Publication Date: 2002-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 131 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Administration; Contractors; Procedures; Quality assurance; Quality control; Road construction; Training; Validation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pay items
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Education and Training; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960041
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: KTC-02-26/SPR-01-222-1F,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR-01-222
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 8 2003 12:00AM