CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES

Procedures shall be developed to control the execution of construction activities utilizing special processes such as processing of soil, compaction methods, concrete placement, welding, heat treatment, non-destructive examination (NDE) and application of coating and covering. Additional procedures shall be developed for such activities as the preservation and handling of materials and equipment.

In general, the project drawings and specifications delineate the criteria to be met. Najran shall be responsible for development and implementing these procedures as directed by the Client Representative. Client Representative is responsible for the approval of Najran's procedures.

CONTRACTORS' QC PROCEDURES

Najran shall be responsible for the quality of the work, the development and implementation of Quality Control Procedures to insure the required quality have been met and documented.

Najran shall submit this Quality Control Procedures for approval to Client Representative prior to starting the work. These procedures shall designate the individual responsible for performing the inspection/test, a detailed description of how the inspection/test is to be performed and the form to be used for reporting the results.

INSPECTION AND TESTING PROCEDURES

The QA Manager shall approve all test and inspection procedures. The Senior Construction Specialist may assist in the technical evaluation of these procedures.

INSPECTION

On site inspection is conducted under authority contained in the contract. It consists of the careful and critical examination of materials and details of construction necessary to assure and to document that the work is completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.

Inspection shall include both in-process and final inspection of the hardware and workmanship. Inspections shall be performed to insure compliance with drawings and specifications.

In addition to random in-process inspections, witness and hold points shall be established to provide for the inspection of items or work that would be covered up by subsequent operations.

TESTING

Testing of installed systems and components shall be performed in accordance with the approved procedures which incorporate the requirements and acceptance standards contained in the Codes and Project's documents. The procedures shall include provisions for ensuring that all prerequisites for the given test have been met, that adequate test instrumentation is used, and the test is performed under suitable environmental conditions. Test results shall be documented and evaluated to ensure that specifications have been satisfied.

INSPECTION AND TEST PERFORMANCE

As applicable, the QA Manager or his designee shall witness the required inspections. The test set-up shall be verified to be in accordance with approved procedures by the witness whom shall also approve the test report, by his signature, indicating the satisfactory execution and test results.

NAJRAN Company is to provide advance notice to Client Representative for inspection and testing to enable him to witness the activity.

THIRD PARTY INSPECTION AND TESTING

The QA Manager shall evaluate outside laboratories to determine their competency and ability to perform the services requested. The QA Manager shall also approve the inspection and testing personnel after he has reviewed their qualifications and applicable certifications.

Only Client approved testing laboratories shall be employed by NAJRAN Company.

CALIBRATION OF MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT

All quality control related gauges, tools and measuring devices shall be periodically calibrated. The QA Manager is responsible for approving the frequency of calibration of measuring and test equipment as part of the Najran's QC Program.

RECORDS

Calibration records shall be maintained by the Najran QC for measuring and test equipment serial number, calibration date, date when recalibration is due and the laboratory performing the calibration.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

Najran shall be responsible for implementing a program of calibration of testing and measuring equipment in accordance with their approved Quality Control Procedures.

SURVEY CONTROL

Initial survey monuments shall be provided by CLIENT for each site. Najran shall be responsible for maintaining horizontal and vertical control of the their work.

CLIENT Representative shall witness and verify Najran's Initial and final survey. He shall cosign the surveyor's notes to indicate their concurrence with the survey. A copy of the signed surveyor's notes shall be maintained in the permanent job files.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Any work, materials, and equipment which are found to deviate from the requirements prescribed in the Engineering Drawings, Specifications, Codes, and Standards shall be documented and reported for evaluation and disposition in accordance with this procedure. Deviations shall be documented on a Non-Conformance Report.

RESPONSIBILITIES

It is the responsibility of all NAJRAN Project staff personnel to identify and document an observed deviation. In case when an immediate corrective action is required, the Client Representative shall be notified.

DISPOSITION

If corrections to such deviations do not require changes to the design documents, they shall be accomplished under the direction of the Senior Construction Specialist, as approved by the QA Engineer.

If corrections to deviations require changes to the design documents, they shall be accomplished as Design Changes.

RESPONSIBILITY

The QA Engineer is responsible for performing periodic planned audits to assess compliance and effectiveness of the Quality Control Program.

AUDIT PLANNING

The QA Manager shall prepare a schedule indicating the type of audit and appropriate time frame of audits and shall submit the schedule to Client Representative for information.

The QA Manager may assemble an audit team composed of cognizant staff personnel to assist in conducting an audit. The audit shall proceed in accordance with the audit plan, however, the QA Manager may deviate from the plan when progress in the audit reveals the need in order to properly cover the scope of the audit.

AUDIT REVIEW MEETING

The QA Manager shall conduct an audit review meeting with the entire audit team to discuss the Audit Findings and the corrective actions. The group responsible for accomplishing the corrective action shall schedule the date by which the correction is to be accomplished.

AUDIT REPORTS

A complete audit report, shall be submitted to Najran Project Manager, Project Engineer, Project Director and to the CLIENT Representative. The QA Manager is responsible for following up with Audit Finding Reports to ensure that the corrective actions have been completed. He shall inform NAJRAN Project Manager and the Client Representative of the status of corrective actions. A copy of Audit Findings Reports shall be maintained on site by the QA Manager.

SCOPE

Field QA records shall include all documents certifying that provide that the completed work complies with the project specifications and drawings. These records shall be the master files for the project.

GENERATED DOCUMENTS

The QA Manager shall be responsible for accumulating and maintaining the file of records and document control that evidence compliance of the completed work to Code and other project requirements.

CONTRACTOR GENERATED DOCUMENTS

Najran shall be responsible for accumulating and maintaining a QA records file in accordance with his approved QC program. The QA Manager shall periodically audit the QC record file for compliance with project requirements. At the completion of each project the QC records shall be forwarded to the QA Manager for incorporation into the permanent project QA File.

FILE RETENTION AND DISTRIBUTION

The Field QA file, assembled by the QA Manager is a permanent file. The Construction Management shall advise as to which records the CLIENT will require. Records may be either distributed as generated or duplicated at the end of the project.

PROJECT COMPLETION

Upon completion of the project, the QA Manager shall notify the Construction Management that the QA File is complete. After proper identification and indexing of the QC documents, they shall be shipped to the Program Director for storage. The Following Test and Inspection Reports shall be submitted for storage.