Procurement Quality Monitoring Workshop
Overview of Schedule Q
Requirements
“Experience Exchange for Better Quality”
Name: Fahad G. Almannai
Saudi Aramco Inspection Representative
Date: Dec-19th 2010
Quality Overview
Schedule Q General Requirements
Material Inspection Levels
Suppliers Selection
QA / QC Personnel
Schedule Q Attachments
Summary
Schedule Q General Requirements
The quality of the whole project is governed by
Schedule Q
Quality Management System ISO 9001:2000
Documentation and Quality Plan
Management Review
Monthly Quality Management Report
Internal audits (15% & 60%)
Non-conformance
Waivers
Material Inspection Levels
Level NI: None Inspectable Materials
Level 0: Documentation, no Visual inspection
Level 1: Only final inspection
Level 2: Includes PIM, unspecified surveillance visits all witness
and hold points, final inspection and release for shipment
Level 3: Same as Level 2, except regular inspection visits
Level 4: Resident inspector
SAER-1972 Attachment I indicates the minimum
inspection level
Suppliers Selection
Regulated Vendors List (RVL)
SAES-P-101 Electrical Equipments
SAES-D-101 Pressure Vessels and Tanks
SAES-E-101 Heat Transfer Equipments
SAES-G-101 Rotating Equipments
SAES-L-101 Piping & Fittings
SAES-L-102 Valves
SAES-J-002 Instrumentations
Supplier Selection (cont.)
RVL Material Alternative Sources
Technical or Material Pricing advantages
Technical Qualification (CSD Approval)
Quality System evaluation (ID Approval)
Saudi Aramco’s Right to Evaluate Contractor’s
Proposed Suppliers
Supplier Selection (cont.)
Non-RVL Material Sources
Saudi Aramco Approved Manufacturers
Non Saudi Aramco Approved Manufacturers
• Technical Pre-qualification
• Quality System evaluation
• Physical Quality Survey
Saudi Aramco’s Right to Evaluate Contractor’s
Proposed Suppliers
No Purchase Orders shall be Placed with
Manufactures whose Quality Systems are ON
HOLD
Material from Sup-Suppliers and Stockiest
All suppliers requirements shall be followed for Sup-
suppliers.
Contractor shall follow SAER-347 for all material
procured from a stockiest.
QA/QC Personnel
Quality Assurance Manager Availability Within 7 Days
Of Contract Award Date.
Procurement QC supervisor.
QA/QC Personnel Qualification
Sufficient QA/QC Personnel for all Project Phases
QA/QC Personnel Dedication to Work
Schedule Q Attachments
Attachment I Contractor and subcontractor quality
personnel qualification requirements
Attachment II SAUDI ARAMCO standards and procedures
containing quality requirements
Attachment III QA/QC requirements for contractor supplied
materials
Attachment IV QA/QC requirements for the construction
phase
Attachment V Summary of quality system deliverables
Attachment VI Project-specific quality requirements
Summary
Schedule Q General Requirements
Material Inspection levels
Supplier Selection
QA / QC personnel
Schedule Q attachments