PAPA would like to congratulate one of our Board Members, and APQIC Committee members Dennis A. Morian, P.E., Director of Engineering at QES, on co-authoring a new manual titled “Construction Quality in the Alternate Project Delivery Environment”. His co-authors were Tara L. Cavalline, Ph.D., and Clifford J. Schexnayder, Ph.D., P.E. This text discusses the many topics supporting delivery of project quality in the APD environment. These topics are still very applicable with the traditional project delivery method of Design-Bid-Build. Specifically, the text probes in detail the following topics: • Quality management, • Quality assurance, xvii Construction Quality in the Alternate Project Delivery Environment Downloaded from ascelibrary.org by 96.80.6.137 on 02/23/22. Copyright ASCE. For personal use only; all rights reserved. • Prescriptive versus performance specifications, • Quality assurance in the design and construction phases, • Quality control processes, • Variation and sampling techniques, • Tools for construction quality improvement, • Control charts, • Statistical sampling and percent within limits (PWL), • Benchmarking, • Special inspections, and • Acceptance. Engineers, technicians, and construction managers engaged in project design and construction will find this a single source of recommended quality management and quality assurance practices. These support the work of engineering professionals when engaged in projects using either conventional or APD contracting methods. One other kudo we would like to relate is the Prologue to this textbook is the story of how one of our other members, Lindy Paving Inc., uses quality to drive their company values and culture. Lindy Paving has won five NAPA Sheldon G. Hayes Awards for highest quality paving projects. This is more than any other company since the award was started in 1971 and exemplifies their drive and commitment to using QA – QC to provide a product that is without peer in the industry. Congratulations to Denny and co-authors on producing this very informative and innovative look at Alternative Project Delivery.
