CONSTRUCTION QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR CONTRACTORS COURSE ``Effective as of 1 July 1995, according to a new Corps of Engineers Guide Spec Section 01440, titled Contractor Quality Control, subparagraph 3.4.4, titled ``Additional Requirement'' became effective. It requires successful completion of the course entitled ``Construction Quality Management for Contractors'' for Contractors Quality Control Systems Manages for all construction contracts over one (1) million dollars. This course will be presented by Baltimore District Construction Division and will be offered for all construction contracts awarded after 1 July 1995. The formal classroom course will be twelve (12) hours long (one and one half work days) with adequate time for student participation, breaks, lunch, and will also include pre-and post-testing. Upon successful completion of this course, a certificate of completion will be given and remain valid for five (5) years, at which time retraining will be required. These classes will be presented at least six times per year and be held in the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard, Baltimore, Maryland or at other site(s) if conditions warrant. The classes will be limited to 25 students on a first-come basis and will cost three hundred dollars ($300) and will begin in late July 1995. Individual Contract Specifications will describe these requirements. The successful bidder will have ninety (90) calendar days after NTP issuance to have their Contractor's Quality Control Systems Manage successfully complete the course.'' If you have any questions on this issue, please call Mr. Bob Roll, (410) 962-6793, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715.

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