About RIB CX Quality Management

Owned by Damith Samarakoon
Last updated: Oct 20, 2023 by Pascal Pewesdorf (Deactivated)
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Quality Management is an important part of delivering a successful project. 

With this in mind, the RIB CX Quality module has been developed as a central library for inspection and test plans. 

From here you can:

  • Manage project quality requirements in logical segments (LOTs), each with its own tracking and checking tools. 
  • Assign and schedule quality requirements.
  • Report on Progress
  • Handle non-conformances. 

How It Works

The ITP forms the basis of the RIB CX Quality Module. 

All tasks specified on the project Inspection and Test Plans (ITP) are created with a relationship to a particular Lot to ensure complete reporting and closeout. This allows both client and contractor to control each aspect of the Quality Management process in a structured and standardised way.

Any Project, Asset, Zone or other division of work can be separated into LOTs.

Action points such as Inspection Records, Witness or Hold Points are then related to tasks requiring inspection for that particular LOT of work.

When an Action Point results in a failed inspection, you may need to create a Non-Conformance to ensure the failure is resolved in accordance with appropriate Quality Standards.

Definitions

Quality Management Plans

A Quality Management Plan (QMP) is a project specific plan developed by a subcontractor, to plan and carry out the contract works for a specific project, to ensure conformity with the project contractual requirements and to manage any risks.

The QMP should be used and updated throughout the course of the project.

ITP's

The service provider to the Client is responsible for ensuring that all the required Inspection and Test Plans are prepared, including those covering work or processes to be carried out by its own service providers. 

In order to meet quality management requirements, projects must create and execute Inspection and Testing Plans (ITP's).

The purpose of an Inspection and Test Plan is to put together a single document that details all inspection and testing requirements relevant to a specific process. On a construction contract the process is likely to be a construction activity, element of work, trade work or provision of a product section. An Inspection and Test Plan identifies the items of material and work to be inspected or tested, by whom and at what stage or frequency, the inclusion of Hold and Witness Points, references to relevant standards, acceptance criteria and the records to be maintained.

Inspection and Test Plans, when properly implemented, help to ensure that the work undertaken has been to the required standard and that records are kept.

Lots

LOTs are used to manage quality on a section of work.  The LOT form is created by splitting from an APPROVED ITP.  The ITP tasks list is embedded as a checklist on the LOT form ensuring that each element of the LOT can be easily managed to close out. Fields on the LOT form are used to add spatial information.  All other Quality forms are split from the LOT against the relevant ITP tasks.

Action Point (Hold, Witness, Inspection Points)

The Action Point form is used to manage Hold, Witness and Inspection Points on a project.  It is a document which is associated with an ITP task which is embedded in the Lot document. 

A Hold Point defines a point beyond which work may not proceed without the authorisation of a designated service provider or authority.  This ‘designated service provider or authority’ could potentially be an agency's or other customer’s representative/authorised person, or a regulatory authority (such as a council, Water Authority, WorkCover etc.) representative.

A Witness Point provides a party (such as the customer, service provider and a regulatory authority) with the opportunity to witness the inspection or test or aspect of the work, at their discretion.

An Inspection Point defines a point beyond where work must be inspected designated service provider or authority before such works can proceed.  This ‘designated service provider or authority’ could potentially be an agency's or other customer’s representative/authorised person, or a regulatory authority (such as a council, Water Authority, WorkCover etc.) representative.

Independent Certifier

Clients need verification from an independent certifier that work has been completed to the Quality Standard specified in the contract.

The independent certifier relies on the evidence captured in RIB CX to validate compliance with the relevant Quality Standard.


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