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THIRD PARTY INSPECTION BY QUALITY SUPERVISION CONSULTANTS. G.C. Tallur (Former Secretary, PWD) Advisor, IDS Cell Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Third Party Inspection of Works, Goods & Equipments Current Status - Works.
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THIRD PARTY INSPECTION BY QUALITY SUPERVISION CONSULTANTS G.C. Tallur(Former Secretary, PWD)Advisor, IDS Cell Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Advisor, IDS Cell
Third Party Inspection of Works, Goods & EquipmentsCurrent Status - Works • There are no specific provisions regarding inspection of works in the Karnataka PWD Code • Clause 12(b), 12(c) & 13(a) of PWG 65 currently govern execution of works to the required quality • Contractor is primarily responsible for quality • Executive Engineer / Assistant Executive Engineer are engaged in multifarious activities, administrative, financial, technical & hence cannot bestow unstinted attention to quality of works. • They are responsible for progress & also quality. This is a conflict of interest. Advisor, IDS Cell
Current Quality Control Set up - Works • QC set up is inadequate • QC staff are, by & large, disgruntled or dissatisfied • QC staff function under officers in-charge of execution of works. • QC staff are drawn from the same organization & inter-transferable. • Poor quality works are numerous & result in poor return for investment. • Contractors do not engage any technical staff though required to do so. • In-house QC is hence in a poor shape. Advisor, IDS Cell
Current QC status - Goods • SPD-now closed, did not have its own inspection wing. It depended on Departmental Government officers. • KPTCL specifies that materials during manufacture & thereafter are to be tested by the manufacturer / supplier in the presence of KPTCL engineer. • Both lack modern professional element. • While the present system of inspection for works / goods / equipment can be acceptable for small value works / goods, a better system is needed for larger ones. Advisor, IDS Cell
Independent (Third Party) Inspection Agency Advantages: • They are professionally qualified • They have necessary experience. • They are independent • They are not responsible for targets, progress, payment etc & hence there is no clash of interest. • This will ensure value for money • This will check corruption • This will stop low quality work getting accepted & paid for as is likely to happen now. • G.O. No. FD 55 Pro.Cell 2004, dated 17-02-2005 providing for Third Party Inspection already issued. Advisor, IDS Cell
The Provisions of G.O No. FD 55 Pro.Cell 2004, dated 17-02-2005 • Third Party Inspectors (TPI) (Quality Supervision Consultants) (QSC) to be appointed to improve quality of works / goods / equipments. • TPI mandatory for all works contracts of estimated value > Rs. 2 crores & all goods / equipments contracts of value > Rs. 25 lakshs. • QSC to be appointed as per the G.O PWD 121 SO/FC 2003, dated 26-09-2003 for appointment of Consultants. Advisor, IDS Cell
Employment of QSC • Well defined TOR to be drafted to engage QSC • Detailed checklists to be completed by QSC to be prepared (with the assistance of experts if need be) to ensure satisfactory performance by QSC. • QSC can be engaged for one or more works / supply of goods / equipments or for a specified term for a Procurement Entity. • HOD / MDs of PSUs / Boards / Societies / Local Bodies to engage QSC & order their payment on satisfactory performance. • Expenditure on QSC to be charged to the relevant work / procurement estimates. Advisor, IDS Cell
QSC inspections • QSC to inspect works periodically • QSC to submit reports as per checklists to the Employer / copy to the Secretary / Managing Director • QSC to inspect goods / equipments during manufacture / before dispatch / after receipt, assembly & commissioning. • Engaging QSC does not absolve the primary responsibility of the Employers towards sound quality of works / goods / equipments. • QSC are there to assist the Employer / purchaser in discharging their primary responsibilities. • QSC not to be engaged where a specialized in-house QC organization exists or a separate Supervision Consultant has been already engaged. Advisor, IDS Cell
KTPP Act & TPI • Applicable to all Procurement Entities as defined in Section 2(d) of Chapter-1 • This G.O about engaging TPI / QSC to be included in the special conditions of Contract of the Tender documents. • The Contents of this G.O will be incorporated in the Karnataka PWD Code & other manuals. Advisor, IDS Cell
THANK YOU Advisor, IDS Cell