Michigans Construction Quality Partnership CQP

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MichigansConstruction Quality
Partnership(CQP)
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Construction Quality Partnership

• The status quo is not acceptable.
• If better is possible, good is not enough.
• Lets work together, to get to BETTER.

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The Players
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CQP History

• Initiated through Warranty discussions
• Strategic Forum on Quality
• and Warranties
• Goal is for Continuous
• Quality Improvement for
• Products
• Processes
• Relationships

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Construction Quality Partnership

• Construction quality
• Not just Contractor Quality
• Personnel certification
• Contractor
• Owners (MDOT, locals)
• Consultant (owner agents)
• Corporate certification
• Contractor
• Consultant

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Construction Quality Partnership

• Anticipated Benefits
• Enhance product quality
• Enhance value through joint training
• and skill development
• Insure skilled personnel across industry
• Improve industry wide relationships
• Reduce risk for everyone
• Increase public trust in the industry

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Construction Quality Partnership
The Right People
Building
The Right Fix
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CQP Committee Structure

• Executive Steering Committee
• Meeting monthly . . . Since late 2004
• Co-Chairs
• Larry Tibbits, Chief Operations Officer MDOT
• John Friend, Director Bureau of Delivery MDOT
• Glenn Bukoski, V.P. of Engineering MITA
• Dan DeGraaf, Executive Director MCPA

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Sub - Committee Structure

• Executive Steering Committee
• Training Subcommittee
• Design Task Force
• Admin Legal Subcommittee
• Accreditation Sub-Committee

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Committee Activities

• Training Subcommittee
• FY 2007 Pilot Projects
• Develop pilot training
• Training Curriculum
• Design Task Force
• Fix Selection Guide
• Scoping Manual
• Constructability Checklist
• Post-Construction Feedback

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Committee Activities

• Administrative and Legal Subcommittee
• Legal restrictions ???
• Program Administration
• Consultant Assistance
• Accreditation Sub-Committee
• Coordination with NPHQ
• Formal Partnership Charter
• Award Program planning
• Tier I Accreditation

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Partnership Charter Signing(Transportation
Commission Meeting April 27, 2006)

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Near Term Activities

• FY 2007 Pilot project
• HMA
• Concrete
• Preventive Maintenance
• RFP development for third
• party program administration
• Achieve Tier I Accreditation

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Long Term Activities

• Develop oversight program
• third party
• self funded
• Develop comprehensive training
• curriculum (three levels)
• Certifications for Personnel . . . Firms
• Ultimate link to Pre-Qualification

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Michigan is on its way to

• Increased Quality for
• - Construction Products
• - Construction Processes
• - Industry Relationships