Comprehensive Project-specific Construction Quality Plan

Comprehensive Project-specific Construction Quality Plan Overview

The Comprehensive Project-specific Construction Quality Plan is a fully written construction QA/QC plan for general contractors performing commercial, civil, and industrial work. It is designed to satisfy typical owner and construction manager requirements for a project-specific quality plan and to show how your company controls quality on a specific project.

You receive two editable Word versions: one that includes engineering/design responsibilities and one without, so you can choose the version that best matches your role on the project.

Key Features

• Project-specific general construction QA/QC plan written for general contractors.
• Approx. 70 pages of fully written content – no original writing required.
• Includes a completed Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) example covering multiple trades.
• 2 Word downloads included: one with design responsibilities and one without.
• Reusable on multiple bids, prequalification packages, and contract submittals.
• Structured for compliance with general construction industry quality expectations.

What This Quality Plan Covers

• Background & Project Information – customer, project description, scope of work, and overall quality approach.
• Quality Policy & Key Elements of the Plan – how your company’s quality objectives and core processes apply to the project.
• Project Quality Coordination & Communication – meetings, coordination with owner/CM, and communication of quality requirements to the project team.
• Project QC Organization & Responsibilities – QC roles (Quality Manager, Project Manager, Superintendent, inspectors), organization chart, duties, authority, and qualifications.
• Qualification of Subcontractors, Suppliers & Testing Labs – expectations and checks for subcontractor, supplier, and testing laboratory qualifications.
• Submittals & RFIs – submittal planning, submittal schedule and log, review/approval, shop drawing and product data submittals, RFIs, change orders, mock-ups.
• Quality Training – training needs, documentation, and how quality requirements are communicated to project personnel.
• Construction Project Quality Specifications – handling of codes, standards, material and equipment specifications, and contract quality requirements.
• Material & Equipment Control – receiving inspection, storage, protection, traceability, and control of measuring and test equipment.
• Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) – example inspection and test plan with multiple trades, hold points, and independent tests that you can adapt to your scope.
• Work Task Quality Inspections – identifying quality-inspected work tasks, required inspections, special processes, and daily QC reporting.
• Nonconformance & Corrective Action – how nonconformances are identified, recorded, evaluated, corrected, and prevented from recurring.
• Project Completion Inspections – punch-out, pre-final, and final customer inspections and documentation expectations.
• Quality Records & Audits – required quality records, retention, project quality performance surveillance, and project quality audits.

How General Contractors Use This Plan

• Attach it to bid and proposal packages when a project-specific quality plan is required.
• Submit it to owners and construction managers as part of project startup documentation.
• Use the example ITP and structure to build project-specific inspection and test plans for multiple trades.
• Pair it with a company quality manual (such as the General Company Quality Manual) to show both corporate and project-level quality control.

Sample Plan

• View a General Comprehensive Quality Plan Sample (selected pages)
  

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this plan fully written, or do I need to write content?
The plan is fully written. You use Find/Replace to insert your company name, project information, and personnel name. There are a few forms you will complete with project-specific requirements. We offer fully customized, turnkey plans if you don’t want to add the information yourself.

Can I reuse this plan on multiple projects?
Yes. The plan is designed so you can reuse the structure and core content on multiple projects. For each project, you update the project information, scope, organization, and ITP details.

Does this cover all types of general construction projects?
The plan is written for general commercial, civil, and industrial construction. You can tailor it to the size and complexity of each project and add or remove work task/ITP details as needed.

What format is the plan provided in?
You receive editable Word documents (one version with design responsibilities and one without), so you can easily customize and brand the plan for your company.