LARAP Study Report for Package No.04 : Ipuh – Bantal

Western I ndonesia National Roads I mprovement Project 37

6.8 Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance Engineer has not yet been mobilized. The activity for project quality assurance will be reported soon after he is in charged. 6.9 Project Risks and Mitigation Measures 6.9.1 Risks Related to Delays Since the detailed engineering design DED is under responsibility of the Design and Supervision Consultant DSC, delay on DSC establishment affected to the procurement of AWP-2 and AWP-3 sub-projects. As discussed previously above, in parallel with the instruction to speed up the process, detailed engineering design DED of some subprojects of WP-2 and WP-3 were prepared and completed by respective P2JN. Considering the WINRIP procurement plan, the Highway Engineer has started Technical Design Review in advance. Package No.5 Sp.Rampa – Poriaha is reviewing.

6.9.2 Financial Risks

The following factors will be monitored during implementation of the loan project. • Loan Amount • Actual Tender Prices • Price Adjustment • Currency Fluctuation • Current Estimated Situation No risk was detected until preparation of this report since the main program of the loan civil works implementation has not yet been started with contract sign.

6.9.3 Risks Related to Quality

The quality of work is inherently tied to the competence of the Contractors and the diligence of the Supervision Teams. The competence or otherwise of contractors shall be considered at the time of bid evaluation and prior to the award of any contract. The quality of supervision however is influenced by the following factors: • Ensuring that supervision staff levels are fully manned with competent, honest, qualified and experienced personnel. • The provision of properly equipped laboratories with properly trained operators for each package. Package supervision comes under the responsibilities of the immediate supervision teams and the relevant DSC but the Quality Assurance Engineer from CTC, when mobilized, will periodically monitor their performance.