CM Inspection

Regular inspections allow for compliance checks, ensuring subcontractors adhere to contractual agreements, industry standards, and best practices.

Inspections help identify potential issues or defects at an early stage, allowing for timely interventions and preventing costly rework.

Inspections provide an opportunity for open dialogue between the main contractor and subcontractors, fostering collaboration and resolving any misunderstandings.

Regular inspections help identify safety hazards, ensuring a secure working environment for all parties involved.

Inspections provide a means to track the progress of subcontractors, ensuring work is completed on time and milestones are met.

Prior to conducting inspections, careful planning is essential. This includes establishing a checklist of areas or tasks to be inspected, identifying relevant quality standards, and assigning responsible individuals for the inspection process. By setting clear objectives and guidelines, the inspection process becomes more efficient and focused.

During inspections, the main contractor or assigned inspectors should visit the construction site to assess the quality of work performed by subcontractors. The focus might include aspects such as adherence to technical specifications, compliance with safety regulations, and proper implementation of approved construction methods. Inspectors should thoroughly document their findings and note any deviations from the expected standards.

After inspections, comprehensive reports should be generated, highlighting the inspection findings, including both positive aspects and areas requiring improvements. By sharing these reports with subcontractors, the main contractor encourages transparency and accountability. Subsequently, any identified issues should be addressed promptly by assigning corrective actions to responsible parties.

Subcontractors bring specialized skills and knowledge to the project. Collaborating with them allows for the integration of their expertise into the project, resulting in better quality outcomes.

Clear communication and collaboration minimize misunderstandings, leading to fewer reworks and ultimately saving time and resources.

Establishing and maintaining clear lines of communication is paramount. Utilize digital collaboration platforms, such as project management software, to facilitate real-time information sharing. This ensures that subcontractors are well-informed about project updates, changes, and expectations.

Transparent documentation is crucial for effective collaboration with subcontractors. Provide detailed project specifications, plans, and contract terms to avoid confusion and disputes. Utilize cloud-based document management systems to keep all parties informed and updated in real-time.

Regular meetings and check-ins allow for open discussions, issue identification, and joint problem-solving. These interactions foster relationships and trust among the project team, encouraging subcontractors to actively contribute and provide valuable insights.

Clearly define each subcontractor's roles, responsibilities, and expectations from the outset. This reduces ambiguity and confusion, ensuring that everyone knows what is required of them. It is important to clearly communicate project milestones and deadlines to keep all parties aligned.

Establish robust quality control procedures and protocols to ensure that subcontractors adhere to the desired standards and specifications.

Conduct thorough audits and inspections to monitor subcontractor performance, identify potential issues, and rectify them promptly.

Implement a collaborative approach to problem-solving. Encourage open communication to address any emerging issues promptly.

365 ECM technicians are experienced in providing quality control and assurance ranging from checking the subgrade prior to placement of the next pavement layer, to testing embankment construction for large civil projects.

Soil density and moisture determination can be done using nuclear or sand cone methods. Proper control of percent compaction, along with verifying proper moisture content, is critical to controlling settlement and swell.

365 ECM provides certified technicians to perform compaction testing using nuclear density gauges.

Our technicians work with production personnel to establish compaction equipment roller patterns to help obtain the required density.

Cores are taken to determine the actual in-place density and correlate nuclear density gauges to the specific mix, thickness and supporting characteristics of the material being tested.

365 ECM provides ACI certified technicians to provide on-site concrete testing. Testing includes determining the slump, air content, unit weight, temperature, casting compressive strength cylinders or flexural strength beams and ensuring initial curing conditions meet specification criteria. Water/cement ratio and yield are also calculated. Air content is determined by the pressure method for normal and heavy weight concrete and is determined volumetrically for lightweight concrete.

Soils testing is the backbone of reliable construction. By analyzing soil properties and behavior, these tests ensure the right foundation design and construction methods. They provide vital insights for stability, drainage, and overall durability of structures, ensuring safe and enduring projects.

Asphalt testing is pivotal in ensuring the quality and longevity of roads and surfaces. Through meticulous analysis of asphalt materials, these tests verify durability, stability, and resistance to wear and tear. They ensure superior road quality, longevity, and safety in transportation infrastructure.

Our experts’ extensive experience in performing evaluations and providing insights with regards to the interpretation of results is matched by our fully equipped laboratory to perform virtually any laboratory test on concrete. Whether your project requires standard or tailored-specific laboratory services, 365 ECM experts can help.