INSPECTION AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR ASSURING QUALITY IN GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Contents -- INSPECTION AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR ASSURING QUALITY IN GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 QUALITY AND PRACTICES FOR ITS ASSURANCE -- DEFINING CONSTRUCTION QUALITY, ASSURANCE, AND CONTROL12 -- INSPECTION FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE -- THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS -- AGENCY QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE AGENCY PRACTICES -- PERSPECTIVES FROM PRIVATE SECTOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- LEGAL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN FEDERAL AND PRIVATE PRACTICES -- COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY PRACTICES -- REFERENCES -- 3 EXTENSIONS AND ALTERNATIVES TO INSPECTION -- TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION -- TEAMWORK AND QUALITY -- CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION -- BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION -- INCENTIVE CONTRACTING -- INTEGRATED INSPECTION PLANS -- COST AND SCHEDULE PROTECTION PLANS -- NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR INSPECTION -- QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS -- REFERENCES -- 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- GETTING QUALITY IN FEDERAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION -- THE DESIGNER'S ROLE -- THE ROLE OF INSPECTION -- COORDINATED AGENCY QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS -- EFFECTIVE INSPECTION -- QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS -- EFFECTIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT -- ASSURING QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION -- APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF -- STAFF -- APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION QUALITY -- APPENDIX C FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION AND CONSTRUCTION -- APPENDIX D TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT -- APPENDIX E QUALITY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT -- USE OF THE INFORMATION.