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Principles of Software Engineering

Notes Historically the Project Monitor has come from a number of professional backgrounds, such as
building surveying, quantity surveying and project management. It is important, therefore, that
Clients map the scope of service they require with the competencies available from different
Project Monitors and thus choose the most appropriate Project Monitor.
As well as an assessment of the Project Monitor’s technical competencies Clients should also
consider the Project Monitor’s performance record and sector knowledge.

Sector knowledge is particularly important as an understanding of the key risks and value
drivers within, for example, the residential, commercial, retail, public and PFI sectors will help
the Project Monitor to deliver added value to the Client and the wider development team.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control during

Construction are of utmost Importance

onsultancy services during the construction of chimneys, including Quality Assurance
and Quality Control, are of the utmost importance, because even minor construction
Cfailures may destabilise a whole chimney and lead to serious material damages and
personal injuries.
Due to the fact that chimney construction is performed at lofty heights and very often in
remote areas that lack the basic infrastructure, the biggest challenge in such projects is to find
experts with the necessary extensive technical expertise and experience in the construction
sector.
In order to ensure the best quality throughout the whole construction process and to minimise
the risk of failures, Bygging India Ltd., the leading construction company in the chimney, silo
and storage tanks field in India, sought a reliable third-party inspection and testing company.
In September 2010, the SGS in India was awarded a contract to conduct specialist third-party
services during the construction of chimneys at 15 construction sites in India, thanks to its
first-rate competence and know-how in projects of this kind.
SGS Quality Assurance and Quality Control for the Construction of Chimneys in India

From September 2010 to September 2011, SGS performed comprehensive Quality Assurance
and Quality Control services for Bygging India Ltd., to ensure top quality in a wide range
of their chimney construction projects.
Throughout the entire contract, SGS has verified materials, parts and final products through
checks, audits, inspections and witnessing. With Quality Assurance SGS ensures that the
chimneys meet predefined quality standards and will perform satisfactorily during service,
and with Quality Control SGS focuses on the actual measurement, testing and supervision
of the final product, by conducting inspection of each unit and sample testing.
Drawing on its extensive experience and expertise in the construction sector, SGS guarantees
the quality of chimneys with respect to defined Indian standards and regulations, such as IS
codes and MORTH specifications. An inspection of the construction process was performed
in accordance with a checklist that SGS developed for this project, in line with approved
specifications and standard operating procedures.
A team of at least two SGS experts at each construction site has conducted Quality Assurance
and Quality Control checks at each 200 mm layer during the chimney’s construction stage and
checked it for any discontinuities or gaps and their sizes, as well as the overall construction
quality in terms of work, form and the material used in the structure.
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