Quality Assurance Actcourse on certainty in commissioning
Quality Assurance Act calls for direction, not additional layers
The Building Quality Assurance Act shifts responsibility toward client and contractor. Not only the result must be right, but also the process and the file must be demonstrably in order. In practice, this means more coherence between design, execution and documentation. Without that coherence, delays, uncertainty and risk arise during delivery and commissioning.
Being prepared before the law applies
For much of commercial real estate, the Wkb is not fully applicable today. But projects that start today may fall under the law during their lifetime. This is precisely why it makes sense to design and organize according to the Wkb system from the beginning. This brings peace to the process and prevents quality assurance from having to be ‘woven in’ afterwards.
Quality assurance begins at the design stage
Under the Wkb, the risk analysis is the basis for the assurance plan. This requires design decisions that are substantiated and traceable. Not only upon delivery, but from the first design phase. An integral approach to design, technical detailing and assurance requirements creates a file that is logically structured and matches what the legal quality assurance officer needs.
Internal quality assurance as a link in the process
Within the Wkb, two roles are essential: the legal quality assurance officer who reviews, and the internal quality assurance officer who compiles the file. NewArmstrong has an internal quality assurance officer who works together with architect, contractor and project management. As a result, design choices, construction details and evidence are continuously aligned, rather than collected only at the end.
Drive commissioning, not just delivery
For retail and utility projects in particular, timing is crucial. Under the Wkb, the quality assurance agency assesses the file before commissioning, after which the competent authority still has a statutory deadline. By building up and coordinating the file during design and construction, the assessment can run parallel to the construction. In this way, the opening date remains leading, rather than the last formality.
One integral process, one point of contact
The Quality Assurance Act requires collaboration between disciplines, not separate responsibilities. NewArmstrong approaches projects integrally: from design and engineering to project management and quality assurance. This aligns content, process and legislation and keeps the project manageable – even when regulations change
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