Checklists (QA/QC) Software

Quality is a significant problem in construction. According to a Zurich Services Corporation 2008 report, there were approximately 15,000 new construction defect claims in 2007, costing between $3 and $4 billion to settle. On a specific project, delivering to the level of quality specified by the contract can be the difference between profit and loss.

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Executing effective enterprise Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) requires a consistent approach to jobsite inspections and a structured method of analyzing all of the gathered information. Today, unfortunately, most construction companies lack the ability to gather, analyze and share critical quality information in a standard way. Vela Systems' Checklists (QA/QC) software provides companies the tools and content they need to create an enterprise quality system.

In the field, Vela replaces paper-based QA/QC processes with easy-to-configure electronic checklists and automated project-level reporting. QA/QC managers, superintendents, and other field personnel simply mark up the appropriate responses using a pen on a Tablet PC, including photos, sketches and other relevant information. At the company level, executives can track QA/QC compliance data for one or multiple projects in executive dashboards. Lastly, Vela offers content libraries as a starting point for developing your enterprise quality program.

Checklists (QA/QC) Benefits

• Implement and enforce an enterprise quality program.
• Immediately gather QA/QC information from projects to proactively identify trends early and reduce both jobsite and corporate risks.
• Monitor internal compliance with your QA/QC program - are the right inspections being conducted at the right time and frequency?
• Understand both subcontractor and self-performed quality performance to better manage post-project evaluations and future bid processes.
• Standardize your QA/QC materials by leveraging content libraries of over 200 checklists, organized by MasterFormat™.

Checklists (QA/QC) Capabilities

• Create and manage standardized libraries of QA/QC checklists and assign them to users and projects.
• Mark up responses using a digital pen on a Tablet PC and any written text is automatically turned into typed text.
• Add digital photos then mark them up for specific observations in the field.
• Access project plans, contract documents and QA/QC guidance materials in the field using Vela's Document Sync.
• Automatically aggregate QA/QC information across QA/QC managers, superintendents, and other field personnel for centralized reporting.

Vela Systems software enabled us to go beyond the limitations of conventional paper-based processes and achieve greater time savings and quality control.

- Ricardo Santana, Vice President of Operations, Skanska USA Building Inc.