QAQC
QAQC stands for "Quality Assurance and Quality Control," and it refers to the processes and activities that are used to ensure that the quality of a product meets specific requirements. In the wind energy industry, QAQC is an important aspect of the design, construction, and maintenance of wind turbines and wind farms.
1. ACTIVITIES DEVELOPMENT PHASE
- Preliminary Design
- Providing support to the Project with review design and technical documentation from the Engineering companies and during design review meetings with the Contractors.
2. Tendering, Contracting, Financing
- Drafting the Employer Requirements (ER) on Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for the Works including DCS and Milestone completion process.
- Providing support to the Project during the discussions and negotiations of the ER QA/QC
- Providing support to the Project with reviewing Contractors’ Project Quality Plans and ITPs
- Providing support to the Project with technical queries from the Contractors, and Lender
2. ACTIVITIES CONSTRUCTION PHASE
1. Preliminary Design
- Providing support to the Project with review design and technical documentation from the Contractors review meetings with the Contractors.
2. Fabrication
- Providing support to the Project with reviewing Contractors’ Project Quality Plans and ITPs for the specific Works (shall there be any open point for discussion).
- Perform, as Client’s representative, manufacturers’ and contractors’ audits and inspections as stipulated in the agreed ITP.
- FAT witnessing.
3. Installation / Commissioning / Taking over
- Providing support to the Project with review design and technical documentation from the Contractors review meetings with the Contractors;
- Monitor and review the Contractors’ design information submission and approval;
- Perform QAQC works as Client’s representative, in order to;
- visually inspect transportation, handling and storage of key components with quality inspectors;
- witness site special operations and/or tests identified in mutual agreement with Contractors and defined in Contractors’ ITPs;
- visually inspect the works and assess construction progress
- A works inspection register will be filled in after each deliverable and delivered to the Project Manager to update on Works quality and provide general discussion of the ongoing Works;
- Monitor through ad hoc inspections during commissioning phase of the Works the temporary hand over and final take over process. Inspection reports will be released after each inspection;
- Review and approve the reports provided by the Contractors on the quality and progress of construction Works;
- Report on milestone achievement for each construction milestone providing confirmation that milestone requirements have been verified;
- Assist on Contractors’ monthly payments in order to present them to the LTA for approval by the LTA to be able to pay the subsequent sent invoices from the Contractor
- Hand-over inspections, hold and witness point inspections, incoming goods inspections, Take Over inspections, etc
3. ACTIVITIES Operations and Maintenance PHASE
1. End of Waranty inspections
4. ACTIVITIES Decommissioning PHASE
1. End of Life strategy
- Providing support to the Project with review design and technical documentation from the Contractors review meetings with the Contractors
2. Material paspoort
- Providing support to the Project with review design and technical documentation from the Contractors review meetings with the Contractors
Example QAQC team during construction time
