Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

(viii) Human Resource Development
(ix) Communication
14.2 All State Governments will ensure timely furnishing of all necessary reports, data
and information to the National Rural Roads Development Agency.
15. QUALITY CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF WORKS
15.1 Ensuring the quality of the road works is the responsibility of the State
Governments, who are implementing the Programme. To this end, all works will be
effectively supervised. The NRRDA will issue general guidelines on Quality Control
and prescribe a Quality Control Handbook to regulate the quality control process
at works level. Quality Control Registers containing the results of tests prescribed
in the Quality Control Handbook shall invariably be maintained for each of the road
works. A site Quality Control Laboratory will be set up by the Contractor for each
32 package. Payments shall not be made to the Contractor unless the Laboratory
has been duly set up and equipped, quality control tests are regularly conducted,
recorded and have been found to be successful. The Standard Bidding Document
(see Para 11.1) shall incorporate suitable clauses for ensuring Quality Control and
a Performance Guarantee by the Contractor, which should be discharged only
after consulting the Panchayati Raj Institutions responsible for maintenance.
15.2 A three-tier Quality Control mechanism is envisaged under the Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The State Governments would be responsible for the first
two tiers of the Quality Control Structure. The PIU will be the first tier, whose primary
responsibility will be to ensure that all the materials utilised and the workmanship
conform to the prescribed specifications. As the first tier, the PIU will supervise the site
quality control laboratory set up by the contractor. It shall also ensure that all the tests
prescribed are carried out at the specified time and place by the specified person/
authority.
15.3 As the Second tier of the Quality Control structure, periodic inspections
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