Project Management in the Oil and Gas Industry

2. Weak Quality System
If the team finds several significant weaknesses in the supplier’s system, 
the supplier will have to take steps to overcome these failures and improve 
their Q.M.S.
Table 7.3 Construction checklist.
Item Questions
Yes/No Remarks
1
Is there a quality control procedure?
1
2
IS the QC procedure understood by all members 
and how?
2
3
Does the QC match with the task?
3
4
What is the way to assure with the tests?
4
5
Is there equipment to do the test calibrated?
5
6
How they do the test piping, concrete, welding, 
and what is the confidence for this test?
6
7
Is a third party used for the test?
7
8
What is the criteria for choosing the third party?
8
9
Do they use a sub contractor?
9
10
What is the criteria for choosing these sub 
contractors?
10
11
Do they regularly maintain their equipment?
11
12
Do they have a certificate for the cranes and wire?
12
13
Is there a team on site that knows if the project is 
time or cost driven?
13
14
Does their team know the project objective and 
target?
14
15
Do they control the documents and drawings on 
site?
15
16
Do they have a document management system?
16

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The supplier can ask for another evaluation to confirm that their qual-
ity is approved. To enhance their company and employee work will take 
time, so it is not preferred to register the company but to give it a period 
to change.
3. Unacceptable Quality System
In this case the team found that the supplier will have to make radical 
changes to improve their overall Q.M.S.
Note that in this case the actions from the supplier to reach the target 
to satisfy Q.M.S. will take not less than one year, so avoid dealing with this 
supplier.
ISO 9001 provides a check list that is essential and important for the 
auditing team. The following is the check list for every phase of the project. 
In the design phase there is a sample for what will be asked from the engi-
neering company. For the construction phase, this check list is tailored to 
be a sample when auditing a contractor company.
From the above, it is important that all employees in the project have 
very good technical skills plus the quality system, as is stated in ISO 9001 
section 4.18. The should be required in training to increase their technical 
and managerial skills for quality control in addition to all the knowledge 
about total quality management.