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Defining an Advanced Quality System and the Elements that Integrate It
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2007-07-01
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Abstract:This report summarizes the findings of the Advanced Quality Systems Workshop held in Washington D.C. in November of 2006. The workshop was sponsored by the FHWA and brought together a number of key quality researchers and practitioners. The objective of the workshop was to generate discussion on what exactly constitutes an Advanced Quality System and how to best advance State highway agency quality systems. During the workshop, a definition of Advanced Quality Systems was created. It is important to note that, for State highway agencies, an Advanced Quality System includes both design quality assurance and construction quality assurance. The two are part of the same system. They must not work independently but should be consistent in communicating to the contractor the quality/performance of construction that the State highway agency wants. Continuous improvement in construction quality can best occur when State highway agency construction personnel have a good understanding of the design, especially the design assumptions regarding construction quality, and when they also provide the necessary construction quality feedback to the designers.
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Content Notes:FHWA Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR): Peter Kopac
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