Authors : Nur Nabihah Abd Razak, Intan Rohani Endut, Siti Akmar Abu Samah, Ahmad Ruslan Mohd Ridzuan, Sabihah Saaidin and Assrul Reedza Zulkifli
Abstract: Malaysian construction industry has been undergoing radical change driven by Malaysian government’s quality policy. The main issue is synonym with construction project which is namely quality. Quality in construction projects can be defined as a compliance with specification and requirement. The well-established Project Quality Plan (PQP) is a part of quality control techniques used especially during site inspection. The implementation that helps in managing and controlling the quality of construction projects has been specified. Although, PQP is part of quality control technique and it requires for construction project, there are some parties that are not well acquainted with implementation of PQP during site inspection. The objective of this study was to investigate the implementation of PQP during site inspection. A semi-structured interview was conducted for the exposure regarding PQP during site inspection among experience contractors. In this survey, questionnaires were distributed among G5-G7 Malaysian contractors and 82 useable questionnaires were collected and analysed. The result illustrated different agreement and perception between respondent’s current position and years of experience in construction projects for the implementation of PQP during site inspection. These studies contributed in identifying the significance of PQP’s implementation during site inspection.
Nur Nabihah Abd Razak, Intan Rohani Endut, Siti Akmar Abu Samah, Ahmad Ruslan Mohd Ridzuan, Sabihah Saaidin and Assrul Reedza Zulkifli, 2017. Project Quality Plan (PQP) Implementation during Site Inspection. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 803-807.