Assessment techniques, reporting, and follow-up actions

DOE-S T D-1180-2004

42.

Construction Management personnel shall demonstrate a working level

knowledge of assessment techniques, reporting, and follow-up actions used to

evaluate contractor performance.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Describe the role of Construction Management personnel in overseeing Government-

Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities.

b. Describe the assessment requirements and limitations of cons truction management

and engineering personnel in interfacing with contractor employees.

c. Describe how planning, observing, interviewing, and document research are used

during an assessment.

d. Explain the essential elements of a performance-based asses sment including the

areas of investigation, fact-finding, and reporting. Include a discussion of the essential

elements and processes associated with the following assessment activities:

Exit interviews

Closure process

Tracking to closure

Follow-up

Contractor corrective action implementation

Describe the actions to be taken if the contractor challenges the assessment

findings. Explain how such challenges can be avoided.

43.

Construction Management personnel shall demonstrate the ability to assess

contractor and/or Federal construction management and engineering activities

and make all necessary reports at a working level.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Given different sets of performance data, compare and contrast the data to highlight

acceptable and unacceptable work performance.

b. Describe the methods by which noncompliance is determined and communicated to

contractor and Department of Energy management.

c. Conduct an assessment of a contractor's construction management and engineering

activities and develop and submit the resulting assessment report.

d. Perform an independent assessment of contractor operations.

e. Conduct an interview representative of one that would be conducted during an

occurrence investigation.

Develop an assessment report using the findings from an assessment.

g. Discuss the results of Construction Management assessments in a formal meeting

between Department of Energy management and senior contractor management.