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Quality Assurance Program for Design
Overview
 
/ODOT/HWY/OPL/PublishingImages/quality2.jpgThe Quality Program is currently facilitating the identification of quality assurance objectives, measures, key processes, tools and increasing cross-functional communication among identified discipline areas within ODOT. These discipline areas, as identified by the Quality Assurance Steering Team, include the following. 
  • Access Management                            
  • Bridge Design
  • Local Bridge Design
  • Civil Rights
  • Geo-Environmental
  • Local Program
  • Local Agency Liaisons
  • Pavement Design
  • Project Leaders
  • Right of Way
  • Roadway Central
  • Roadway Region
  • Traffic
 

QA Steering Team
 
PURPOSE – The purpose of the Quality Assurance Steering Team (QAST) is to develop, promote and implement a statewide quality assurance program for design,
 
GOALS  
  1. Identify elements of a Project Design Quality Assurance Program
  2. Promote a better understanding of Design Quality Assurance
  3. Implement a Design Quality Assurance Program
  4. Evaluate Design Quality Assurance Program success and revise if needed
 
Charter & Workplan Documents
Quality Assurance Steering Team Charter 
 
Quality Assurance Steering Team Workplan 
 

Quality Program Manual
 
The Quality Assurance Program Manager is currently working with the Quality Assurance Steering Team to revise the Quality Program Manual.  Plans for the new Quality Program Manual involve three sections as follows.
  1. Quality Program Overview 
  2. ODOT Quality Plans for Identified Discipline Areas
  3. Quality Resources
 
Currently, only the first section is available. The remaining sections will be added as they are completed.

Historical Program Documents
 
Although these documents are currently under revision, they are still available online as a reference. 
Quality Assurance Guidebook (2004)
QA Guidebook (pdf)
Appendix A
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
 
Quality Control Plans
Region 1 QC Plan
 
Region 2 QC Plan
 
Guidance/Template for Consultants Quality Plan 
 
Quality Control Checklists
The first checklist is sorted by project development phase. The other one is sorted by technical discipline. Checklists are an effective part of  a Quality Control Plan. (Note:  These are read-only documents)
QA Checklist 1 (Appendix B)
 
QA Checklist 2
 

Contacts
 
Please direct any questions regarding ODOT’s Quality Assurance Program for Design to the Quality Assurance Program Manager or the Manager of the Office of Project Letting.

Greg Stellmach, P.E.
Senior QA/QC Engineer
Office of Project Letting, ODOT
4040 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, MS 1
Salem, OR 97302-1142
503-986-3751 (Office)
503-986-6592 (Fax)
Greg.F.STELLMACH@odot.state.or.us 
 
Brenda Marcus
Office of Project Letting Manager - Interim
Oregon Department of Transportation
Traffic-Roadway Section
4040 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, MS 1
Salem, OR 97302-1142
503-986-3796

The Quality Assurance Program for Design (Quality Program) is located within the Office of Project Letting in ODOT’s Technical Services Traffic-Roadway Section.

Here is a link to Organizational Chart for the Office of Project Letting to help provide better understanding of its structure.

Quality Resources
 
Resources and Links
OPL Manuals, Guides, Forms and Publications - This web page provides various manuals, guides, forms and publications that will help preparation of project PS&E documents.
Commonly Missed Items - This is a list of the most common issues seen in PS&E submittals.
PS&E Acceptance Formal Measures and Informal Metrics 
Link to Old Quality Assurance for Design Web Site - This link will be removed once all documents and web pages have migrated to this new site directory.