Project Development Quality ProgramProject Development Quality Program

QA/QC – What does ODOT need?QA/QC – What does ODOT need?

ACEC/ODOT ConferenceMarch 7 & 8, 2006

Support Systems for Quality ProjectsSupport Systems for Quality Projects

• Research• Policies & Procedures• Training• Technical Assistance• Project Development Quality Program

– Design Performance Specifications– Pre-Letting Review– Quality Control (QC) for Every Project– Quality Assurance “Audits” or Reviews– Quality Program Management

DefinitionsDefinitions• Design Performance Specifications

– Common specifications for all design providers that set design expectations

• Pre-Letting Review– Brief review of all projects for general completeness,

major risk elements and readiness for advertisement for bids

• Quality Control– Each Item Produced is Inspected (Quality Monitoring

throughout Development of Project)• Quality Assurance

– Only a Sampling of All Items Produced are Inspected (Quality Verification or Affirmation (Auditing))

• Quality Program Management– Ongoing evaluation to monitor, manage and improve

provider performance and program performance

Program PurposeProgram Purpose

• Provide for the Ongoing Engineering Quality of Plans, Specifications and Estimates of ODOT Projects

• Manage the Consistency and Risk of Capital Construction Projects

Program Roles & Program Roles & ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

• Quality Control for Each Project is Provider Function

• Defining Minimum QC Plan/Process is ODOT Function

• Verification of Quality Control and Quality Assurance Reviews is ODOT Function – Coordinated & Managed by Technical

Services

PDQA Major Program ElementsPDQA Major Program Elements

• Quality Control by Providers• Quality Assurance by Review Teams• Early Quality Evaluations for High

Risk/High Profile Projects• Performance Management

– Incentives & Assistance to Providers to Improve Performance

• Overall program coordination by Roadway Engineering Pre-Letting Office

Quality Control Plan ModelQuality Control Plan Model

• Model is List of What, Not How• List of Deliverables or Sub-Products for

QC by Disciplines and Specialty Areas • Recommendations for Peer Reviews or

Approval Reviews for Each Deliverable or Sub-Product

• QC is Foundational Effort for Continued Project Quality - Must Happen for Each and Every Project!

QC & PDQA Reviews Work QC & PDQA Reviews Work TogetherTogether

Quality Control - Health Check Every Animal

Quality Control - Health Check Every Animal

Quality Control - Health Check Every Animal

Quality Control - Health Check Every Animal

Lasso One Out of the Herd: Quality Assurance – Health Audit, Thorough Physical for One Animal

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Project Development Quality AssuranceProject Development Quality Assurance

• Spans Time from Scoping to Contract Award• Review or Audit of Project Design Quality

– Standardized, Objective Criteria– Standardized Reports

• Representative Sampling of Project Mix• Representative Sampling of Provider Mix• Triggers and Criteria to Select “Problem”

Projects• Provider Performance Management

– Incentives & Assistance to Project Development Providers to Improve Performance

– Requirements for Corrective Action

Review of Project QualityReview of Project Quality• Multi-discipline Approach

– Primarily Tech Services Staff, but can also Include Tech Center Staff, Construction Staff, and Consultants

• QA Review Criteria– Verification of Quality Control – Re-Creation of Peer and Approval Reviews

• Discipline Focus QA– Focusing on Specific Disciplines

PDQA Provider GuidebookPDQA Provider Guidebook

• First Draft Included:– Intro and Background– QA Lite Checklists– Model QC Checklists– Performance Specification– Technical Review Forms– Lessons Learned Form

Pre-Letting ReviewsPre-Letting Reviews

• Overview of projects going to bid• Complete Submittals due 24 days + ad

length prior to bid let date• Checklists and PS&E guide are available

on our website

QA/QC – What does ODOT need?QA/QC – What does ODOT need?

• Quality Control Plans from all Providers of Engineering Plans and Specs to ODOT

• Complete PS&E packages 24 days + bid length prior to bid let date

Website Resources and Contact Website Resources and Contact InfoInfo

Websites: www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/qawww.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/opl

Questions?Dustin.j.haas@odot.state.or.us(503) 986-3751