Quality Assurance WINRIP DOC MPR CTC MPR No.29 2015 05 20150531 00269

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4.5 Quality Assurance

The DSC will be responsible for quality assurance of materials and workmanship, certifying whether or not contractors have achieved the required results, as well as documentation and reporting based on the financial management plan. They will prepare a Quality Assurance system covering all subprojects, and continuously monitor the effectiveness of their supervision procedures. During this month May 2015 the CTC s Quality Assurance lectured on the importance of quality assurance of material and workmanship during the socialization of Project Management Manual PMM delivered to the DSC supervision staff and other members to governments agencies who have an involvement in the newly started sub-projects Packages 6, 11 and 19 He too, joined the Technical and Financial Audit Consultant TFAC in conducting on-site technical audit of Contract Package No.4 Ipuh Bantal. Following are current problems which were the same problems during the preceeding month and issues relative to the execution of the works and quality assurance: Package No.1 : Krui - Biha a Permit for the base camp still not yet officially issued by the Provincial Government. b Inadequate quantity of approved quarry. Contractor have to sourced the material requirement from other sources. c Contractor s laboratory personnel are not enough to conduct the daily test requirements. d Contractor have to extend the working hours to catch-up with work load backlog. Package No.2 : Padang Sawah Sp. Empat a Insufficient manpower, equipment and cash flow. b Delayed laydown of asphalt pavement due to frequent breakdown of AMP. c Air Gadang Bridge has not yet started due to the redesign of the bridge sub-structures has not yet been approved. d Obstruction such as existing electrical and PDAM poles are not yet relocated. Package No.3 : Manggopoh Padang Sawah a Frequent breakdown of stone crusher. b Frequent breakdown of Asphalt Mixing Plant. c Inadequate number of teams to work on the construction of lined ditches. Package No.4 : Ipuh - Bantal a Insufficient numbers of equipment. b Mismanagement between the joint operation partners. c Insufficient manpower to execute the works on drainage structures. Package No.6 : Ps. Pedati - Kerkap a Field Engineering shall be completed as soon as possible. b Team Leader of DSC have not yet issued delegation of authority to the SSE due to PPK have not yet legalized the bid documents Package No.11 : Bantal - Mukomuko a Field Engineering shall be completed as soon as possible. b Team Leader of DSC have not yet issued delegation of authority to the SSE due to PPK have not yet legalized the bid documents Package No.19 : Lais - Bintunan a Field Engineering shall be completed as soon as possible. b Team Leader of DSC have not yet issued delegation of authority to the SSE due to PPK have not yet legalized the bid documents Western I ndonesia National Roads I mprovement Project 4 - 8

4.6 Environmental and Social Considerations