Quality @ SMEP:
• In order to provide quality and cost effective services to our clients, effective quality systems are a pre-requisite and very essential.
We at SMEP Service consultants are committed in providing complete Engineering (MEP Services) consultancy services that cater to the expectations of our esteemed clients and also comply with the industry standards.
Our Quality Control(QC):
Quality Control is defined as the operational techniques and the activities used to keep the quality of inputs or outputs to specifications; to fulfill and verify requirements of quality.
Our Quality Assurance(QA):
Quality Assurance refers to those actions, procedures, and methods employed at the management and senior technical levels to observe and ensure that prudent quality procedures are in place and are being carried out and that the desired result of a quality product is achieved.
The QA/QC program is a process of continuous improvement which requires updating the information and processes for better adherence..
- .This QA/QC system shall include:
• Documented quality system procedures and instructions to ensure that all activities are performed in accordance with established requirements;
• Effective on-site support to ensure compliance and the use of the QA/QC procedures and instructions.
•Clarification of the standards of acceptability as required supporting the overall QA/QC program.
• Effective maintenance of quality records to document and track performance and improvement.
• Review of the project process, construction methodologies, inspection, and test procedures to ensure that applicable documentation reflects how activities are actually performed.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY:
The responsibility matrix in adhering to the QA/QC lies with all the staff and management will ensure that the same is understood, implemented and observed at all levels of the organization Quality control and Quality Assurance is followed diligently at all levels of the organization and at all verticals.
MEP Services:
• Adhering to the standard operating processes that have been inculcated as part of the quality control/quality assurance process;
• Diligent review of options suggested before the same is being sought approval for;
•Through review of architectural intent through hierarchy is followed before a suitable recommendation is made adhering to the Various levels of scrutiny measures as part of QA/QC measures are implemented before the design detailing and final services inputs are recommended;
• Internal training as a continual process to update and upgrade the team on the latest developments;.
• Cross auditing of designs and drawings by internal teams for validating the final result is on the desired lines;
• Follow a set of to work methodologies on the design, based on the inputs shared from the client/architect and documentation of the same;.
•Implement strong technical sense into the design development to arrive at optimal solutions;.
• Following the architectural intent, the structural drawings and detailing issued as GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION is thoroughly validated for its correctness; .
EXTENDED QUALITY SYSTEMS- QA/QC CONTROL OF PROJECT RELATED DOCUMENTS:
Upon award, each project is assigned a project number and the.
• Design Manager/Design Coordinator establishes a "Project Job Folder".
• This folder shall contain a complete set of all project related documents, specifications, drawings, etc.
• All information generated during the life of the project shall be maintained in this job folder.
•A listing shall be made of all drawings, specifications and other data, etc. that are to be submitted to the client/architect for review and approval.
• A copy of all documents returned by the client approved, or approved as noted, shall be maintained in the job folder. Once approved, the complete set of Good for Construction drawings shall be maintained in the same job folder.
• As a QC adherence, we recommend a complete set of all documents required for proper execution of the work shall be maintained at the project site..
• Any revisions shall be immediately updated and/or supersede the existing version of drawings at the project site for use while executing the project..
•Any field changes to the work shall be properly noted on the project site set of the drawings and prior concurrence sought before execution of work. The project site set of the drawings shall show the work exactly as the work was built..
PROCESS CONTROLS:
The controlled conditions recommended for work execution shall include the following:.
INSPECTION AND TESTING DURING CONSTRUCTION:
• All inspection and testing activities are performed in accordance with the quality plan and documented procedures;.
• Ensure specification and drawing conformance by the use of established process monitoring and control methods;
• Ensure that all required inspections and tests have been completed and necessary reports have been received and verified before the finished work is released to the client..
•Identify and issue corrective measures any nonconforming work.
FINAL INSPECTION AND TESTING:
• The quality plan or documented procedures for final inspection and testing require that all specified inspection and tests, including those specified either by established quality procedures or the client, are carried out and that the work meets specified requirements..
• Recommend the Project Manager shall ensure that all final inspections and testing activities are in accordance with the quality plan and documented procedures. Upon completion, all associated data and documentation shall be properly filed in the project QA/QC folder and submitted to the client/Consultants as required.
INSPECTION AND TEST RECORDS:
• The Project Manager/QC Lead shall ensure that all records which give evidence that the work has passed specified inspection and / or testing acceptance criteria are maintained in the project QA/QC folder for future reference..