Module 6: Preventing corruption in project construction

Controls: quality

Implement effective controls over the provided quality of the works.
The project owner’s procurement controls (covered in a separate module) ensure that the appointed contractor is capable of constructing the works to the required quality.
Ensure that the contract with the winning contractor states:
- the required quality
- an appropriate method for testing and verification of provided quality (e.g. concrete core tests, water pressure tests).
Appoint a sufficient number of qualified and honest site supervisors who are responsible for ensuring that the contract quality is provided by the contractor and who:
- compare actual quality against required contract quality
- inspect / test items which are to be covered over before covering
- keep appropriate records of provided quality (e.g. photographs, work records, quality certificates, test records)
- cross check overlapping records for consistency: e.g: check quality statements for a particular item in each of:
  - supplier quality records
  - site quality records
  - test records
- are alert for any suspicious indicators in relation to quality.
Appoint two supervisors for high value or high risk items.

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