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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Inspection for Quality Control on Federal Construction Projects.

Ledbetter, William Burl.

Lemer, Andrew C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building inspection.

Government contractors.

Construction industry--Quality control.

Construction industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610203574

9781280203572

1280203579

9780309583510

0309583519

9780585143309

0585143307

OCLC:

814274470