The Contractor commits himself to the active participation in making the quality assurance procedures of the different sub-contractors close to and harmonising with one another during the advancement of the design and performance of the works. 

It is required that the Contractor participates actively in the development of the project specific quality assurance procedures, relying on all his internal competencies in the matter of quality control in the mobilization, planning and procurement phase, the construction phase, and testing and commissioning phase, and the Defects Liability Period, understanding that the quality assurance procedure is implemented with the purpose of improving the Contractor’s existing system not replacing it. 

The following people will participate in the meetings for the development of the quality assurance procedure: the Employer, the Engineer, external controllers, the Contractor, subcontractors and major suppliers and the Head of the PIU, and all physical or legal persons contributing to the Contract. 

The first meeting shall take place not later than 15 working days after the Engineer receives the quality assurance plan from the Contractor. 

## 4.2.4 Preparation of the Quality Assurance Plan 

On the basis of the organizational scheme of the quality assurance procedure, the Contractor shall develop the quality assurance plan for this Contract. 

The Contractor has to write all arrangements of the quality assurance to be implemented by its own company, his subcontractors and main suppliers. 

The Contractor shall send the Quality Assurance Plan to the Employer, the Engineer, the Head of the PIU, external controllers as well as all contributors, his subcontractors and main suppliers. 

The Contractor makes the documents up-to-date (list of documents, indication of the revision in course, nature of validation etc.) in order to assuring their traceability. 

The Contractor shall be responsible for keeping its quality assurance plan up-to-date in accordance with the quality assurance procedure and the events of the Contract. 

The quality assurance plan should contain at least the following: 

## a. The application range of the quality assurance plan 

## b. Organization and personnel means 

The quality assurance plan specifies the general organization of the Contract with the help of the nominative organization charts, which should indicate in particular the following: 

• The development meetings of the quality assurance procedure; 

• The Contract progress meetings; 

• The organization of internal and external controls; 

• A description of the functions, attributions and responsibilities of the personnel on the Contract and of the external controls in place, and 

• The identification of QA personnel for each of the main stakeholders. 

## c. Design control – Manufacturer’s shop drawings, Contractor’s coordinated installation drawings, and Contractor’s Temporary Works Design 

The quality assurance plan shall indicate inter-alia: 

