Field quality plans and inspection records · Lesson 4 of 4

Field quality plans and inspection records: defects, verification and case study

What the model specification treats as a defect, a labelled hypothetical case of a run fastened ahead of acceptance worked through five steps, repair and replacement, and how a reviewer reads a record set.

You will be able to: Diagnose a plausible field defect, log it with the five deficiency fields, correct it before it is covered, decide whether a phase repeats, close it out or carry it to the punch list, record the deviation, and read a record set as a reviewer.

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What counts as a defect

UFGS 07 60 00 asks for finished sheet metal that forms a weathertight enclosure without waves, warps, buckles, fastening stresses or distortion.

At completion it asks for exposed metal surfaces free of dents, creases, waves and scratch marks.

On delivery the same specification looks for damage, dampness and wet-storage stains, so a defect can arrive with the metal.

Sources

UFGS 07 60 00 Flashing and Sheet Metal (August 2023, Change 1 - 05/25) - USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC, hosted by the Whole Building Design Guide (NIBS)

Glossary

Non-conforming work: Work that does not comply with the contract; the federal model says not to build upon or conceal it (UFGS 01 45 00).
As-built drawings: Drawings kept current and marked to show deviations from the contract drawings, each tied to its modifying document and initialed (UFGS 01 45 00).
Stop order: In the federal model, an order by the Contracting Officer stopping all or part of the work until corrective action is taken; the time lost is not claimable (UFGS 01 45 00).
Conforms: The statement on a test report that the item tested meets the specified requirements; the report cover is stamped CONFORMS or DOES NOT CONFORM (UFGS 01 45 00).