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March 2014 Stonewall Springs — QA/QC Plan <br />1.0 INTRODCUTION <br />This Quality Assurance /Quality Control Plan (Plan) applies to the provision of Construction Observation <br />Services for the construction of the Stonewall Springs Reservoir 1A. The anticipated start of construction <br />of this reservoir is Summer /Fall 2014. <br />The purpose of this Plan is to provide a project - specific technical guide to the State and its <br />representatives to ensure a quality project, defensible documentation, and conformance with the <br />drawings and specifications. ASI Constructors, Inc. (ASI) has prepared this plan. <br />SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT <br />This plan addresses the quality control and assurance of the construction work associated with this <br />project. Assurance in the quality expected on this project and conformance with approved drawings and <br />Special Provisions relies upon the execution of this plan, specifically the field monitoring and <br />documentation of the activities. This Plan therefore outlines in detail the procedures that are provided and <br />shall be considered in conjunction with the project contract, drawings, and Special Provisions. The <br />construction activities requiring specific procedures in this document include: <br />• Meetings <br />• Site Visits and Observations <br />• Earthwork <br />• Soil cement and conventional concrete placement <br />• Foundation Preparation and Clean -Up <br />Any conflict between the requirements of this document and the approved drawings and Special <br />Provisions shall be reported to the Engineer, for clarification or adjudication, as required. In general, <br />however, the requirements of the Special Provisions shall prevail. <br />1.1 DEFINITION OF QUALITY CONTROL VERSUS QUALITY <br />ASSURANCE <br />There is often considerable confusion between the definition of quality control and quality assurance. This <br />document refers to the provision of quality control and quality assurance for various components of the <br />project: <br />Quality Control refers to those actions taken by all parties involved in the construction, including <br />the Contractor, those parties charged with procurement and installation of manufactured <br />materials, and the placement and compaction of the soil materials, which provide a means to <br />determine and sometimes quantify the characteristics of the product. The results of a quality <br />control program are compared to the Special Provisions or other contractual or regulatory <br />requirements. During each aspect of the handling of these materials, quality control is provided <br />by the manufacturer, fabricator, or installer of materials, or the supplier and earthworks contractor <br />for the soils, to ensure that the materials and workmanship conform to the plans and Special <br />Provisions. Quality control responsibility is retained by the Contractor, suppliers, and <br />manufacturers because these entities have the most direct control over qualifications of <br />personnel, specialized experience or expertise, choice in type and quantity of equipment, <br />scheduling, sequencing, and workmanship that all factor in to the quality of the finished project. <br />• Quality Assurance is a planned and systematic pattern of all means and actions intended to <br />provide adequate confidence that the materials and procedures conform to the plans and Special <br />