Inspection and other strategies for assuring quality in government construction / / Committee on Inspection for Quality Control on Federal Construction Projects, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council ; William B. Ledbetter, Andrew C. Lemer, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817002403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• ISBN: 1-280-20357-9; 9786610203574; 0-309-58351-9; 0-585-14330-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (82 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): LedbetterWilliam Burl; LemerAndrew C
• Soggetti: Building inspection; Government contractors; Construction industry - Quality control
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""INSPECTION AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR ASSURING QUALITY IN GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""Contents""; ""INSPECTION AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR ASSURING QUALITY IN GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""2 QUALITY AND PRACTICES FOR ITS ASSURANCE""; ""DEFINING CONSTRUCTION QUALITY, ASSURANCE, AND CONTROL12""; ""INSPECTION FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE""; ""THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS""; ""AGENCY QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES""; ""FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE AGENCY PRACTICES""""PERSPECTIVES FROM PRIVATE SECTOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES""; ""LEGAL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN FEDERAL AND PRIVATE PRACTICES""; ""COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY PRACTICES""; ""REFERENCES""; ; ""3 EXTENSIONS AND ALTERNATIVES TO INSPECTION""; ""TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION""; ""TEAMWORK AND QUALITY""; ""CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION""; ""BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION""; ""INCENTIVE CONTRACTING""; ""INTEGRATED INSPECTION PLANS""; ""COST AND SCHEDULE PROTECTION PLANS""; ""NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR INSPECTION""; ""QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS""; ""REFERENCES""""4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""GETTING QUALITY IN FEDERAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION""; ""THE DESIGNER'S ROLE""; ""THE ROLE OF INSPECTION""; ""COORDINATED AGENCY QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS""; ""EFFECTIVE INSPECTION""; ""QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS""; ""EFFECTIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT""; ""ASSURING QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION""; ""APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF""; ""STAFF""; ""APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION QUALITY""; ""APPENDIX C FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION AND CONSTRUCTION""; ""APPENDIX D TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT""; ""APPENDIX E QUALITY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT""""USE OF THE INFORMATION""
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reports on the costs, effectiveness, and risks associated with agency and private sector inspection practices. It provides advice to senior and mid-level agency managers on the relative merits of alternative strategies in the range of projects typically encountered in federal construction programs.