QUALITY:
1 – Has the contractor received proper instruction regarding how to do the work?
2 – Do working conditions allow for safe and productive work?
3 – Are internal controls effective?
4 – Is staff support sufficient?
5 – Is housekeeping evident?
6 – Does our firm have a good history with this contractor?
7 – Are this contractor’s funds and hours properly accounted for?
9 – Is was work in progress (WIP) observed by someone from the client’s firm or a trade professional?
10-Is the scheduling of work sequenced ok?
11-Does the contractor’s staff hold regular meetings internally? Externally with firm?
12-Is the contractor’s schedule easily updated?
13-Is the contractor required to pass any certification process?
14-Contractor had to meet pre-qualification standards to work on this project?
15-Did your firm visit similar projects by this contractor before hiring them?
16-Did the contractor make any illegal substitutions (e.g. material, unqualified people)?
17-Are were unit prices anticipated?
18-Are change orders agreed to and signed-off by all concerned in advance?
19 – Does/ did the contractor permit auditors reasonable access to their site?
20 – Can the contractor’s design integrate all required component parts?
21 – Have field audits uncovered sub-standard/non-functioning/or dangerous products, services or practices? (Yes = Bad)
22 – Vendor moves quickly to correct problems?
23 – Firm moves quickly to address problems?
24 – Do contractors have access to “sensitive” areas/ databases/ resources? (Yes = blue)
25 – Are contractors vetted and removed from bidding for dishonesty recent criminal activity?
26 – Firm maintains a severe violators watch list? (Yes = good)
27 – Does contractor own/ operate its own lab and submit unsupervised test results to PM for review? (Yes = blue)
28 – (If relevant) Can this small contractor scale up quickly enough to meet the required service demand schedule? (No = bad)
29 – (If relevant) Must this small contractor procure a large number of subcontractors to meet the required date? (Yes = blue)
30 – Does contractor specialize in the work described in the project’s request for proposal? (No = blue)
31 – Does PM/ SM have access to the contractor’s primary/ secondary facilities? (No = bad)
32 – Do testing people consistently perform protocols? (Yes = good) Do they only perform properly when they know they are being observed during quality assurance audits) (Yes = bad)
33 – Does PM/ QA have the technical expertise to properly assess defects and mistakes? (No = bad)
34 – Must PM/QA over rely on contractor/ vendor expertise? (Yes = blue)
35 – Are key contractor, project management and consultant people on-site during the project’s initial transition phase? (Yes = good)
36 – Does SM/ PM monitor contractor quality for: Proper wage payment, turnover, large numbers of personnel hired on short notice?
37 – Does contractor have sufficient liability for a project of this size and scope?