CQM/QA

Unified Business Technologies Inc•Frederick, MD

8d•$100,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Provide Construction Quality Management (CQM)/Quality Assurance (QA) Support Services for Navy Medical Research Command (NMRC) Biological Defense Research Directorate Building 8400 Envelope Renew and Repair, Ft. Detrick, MD. The Period of Performance includes a Base Year from July 28, 2026, through July 27, 2027, Option Year #1 from July 28, 2027, through July 27, 2028, and an Option to Extend Services for six months from July 28, 2028, through January 27, 2029. Business hours are on-site Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day, excluding Federal holidays or Government-directed facility closures. Due to the nature of supporting healthcare facilities, occasional work outside of clinic hours may be necessary to minimize disruptions, with at least seven days' advance written notice provided for such requests, which will be limited in nature.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum of ten years of relevant field experience working in building construction/renovation/modernization.
Prior experience utilizing and participating in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Three-Phase Inspection Process.
Prior experience utilizing and following USACE EM 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements Manual.
Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C) certification (within 90 days of being onsite).
OSHA 30-hr certification (within 90 days of being onsite).
Familiarity with USACE Safety Management System (CE-SOHMS).

Nice To Haves

Personnel shall have the following training/certifications within 90 days of being onsite: Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C), OSHA 30-hr

Responsibilities

Review submittals and provide recommendations to the COR concerning acceptability.
Review and provide written comments to the COR on selected contractor submittals pursuant to special clauses of the contract.
Review construction contractor questions and Requests for Information (RFI)/Requests for Clarification (RFC) and recommend responses and solutions to the COR.
Review construction contractor’s schedules and report findings to the COR.
Review construction contractor’s deficiencies in performance and other factors impacting, or with the potential to impact, timely execution of the project, and provide written comments and proposed correspondence to the COR regarding responsibility and corrective actions.
Review project issues, requests for equitable adjustment and claims to determine contract basis and entitlement, making appropriate recommendations with supporting documentation to COR.
Compute time extensions and suggest extensions to the contract time to the COR.
Assist the COR in preparing documents during the sequence of events required for processing a change order/modification and claims from initial action to final negotiations and payment.
Provide the COR review and analysis of change requests.
Make technical interpretations of drawings and specifications and provide determinations on whether methods and materials employed meet the requirements of contract specifications and make appropriate recommendations to COR.
Review project plans and specifications to determine such things as practicability from construction standpoint, whether physical obstructions or other construction difficulties have been anticipated, and whether materials selected are readily available, providing written comments to the COR.
Utilize the USACE Resident Management System to prepare and submit reporting information to include but not limited to daily reports.
Review project plans and specifications during both design and construction phase for contract compliance, constructability, and technical correctness.
Maintain records of all necessary construction documentation such as financial cost accounting, meetings, drawings, submittals, applications for payments, change orders, proposals, purchase orders, communications, transmittals, notes, etc.
Attend weekly progress meetings with architects, engineers, and prime construction contractors, providing a report of the meeting to the Facilities Manager/COR/ACO with identification of any problems or difficulties and recommendations for resolution.
Review submittals, shop drawings, and samples, providing written comments as the representative of the Facility Manager/COR/ACO.
Perform Monthly Safety Spot Checks and provide them to the HNC PM, HNC Safety Team and to the NMRC Safety Team.
Perform continual on-site surveillance of construction activities.
Inspect the construction contractor’s quality control activities.
Monitor and record testing required by contract documents.
Maintain weekly progress photos of the project.
Review and evaluate all change orders/modifications recommended by the designer of record or his/her consultants, all change order requests, and cost proposals made by the contractors, and recommend actions to be taken to the Facility Manager/COR/ACO.
Aid in preparing punch list corrections prior to acceptance of the building or portions of it by the Facility Manager/COR/ACO.
Review final 'as built' drawings for accuracy as representative of the Facility Manager/COR/ACO.
Collect and review all warranty documents and provide all mechanical and electrical systems information, including operation and maintenance manuals, to NMRC personnel responsible for ongoing maintenance.
Provide recommendations for design modifications.
Provide effective coordination, support, and promotion of interactions with other staff offices and organizations.
Provide a signed weekly report which includes details of the personnel and tasks performing construction activities and status of tasks.
Complete and submit inspection and testing checklists in a timely manner for review by the Engineer of Record.