Quality Assurance Plan Vinci

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Quality Assurance Plan

Quality Control Programme
QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME
(QA/QC)
Prepared by:
N. Loukatos & Associates SA
16, Kalymnou str.
112 51 Athens GR
Tel: (+30) 2108665430
Fax: (+30) 2108674766
e-mail: geo@stand.gr
N.LOUKATOS & ASSOCIATES S.A. 16, Kalymnou str. 112 51 ATHENS GR

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 PURPOSE.....................................................................................................................3
2 PROJECT OVERVIEW.................................................................................................4
3 ORGANISATION...........................................................................................................5
4 CONTRACT REVIEW...................................................................................................8
5 COMMUNICATION.......................................................................................................9
6 Work hours IN THE OFFICE AND on site..................................................................10
7 Quality Policy Statement.............................................................................................11
8 Documentation............................................................................................................12
8.1 Contract...............................................................................................................12
8.2 Legislative and regulatory texts...........................................................................12
8.3 Legislative and regulatory texts...........................................................................15
9 TIME SCHEDULE.......................................................................................................16
10 HUMAN RESOURCES...........................................................................................17
11 PERSONNEL TRAINING........................................................................................17
12 CALIBRATION AND CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT.................................................18
12.1 Identification.........................................................................................................19
12.2 Calibration and Maintenance...............................................................................20
12.3 Regular inspection...............................................................................................20
13 DESIGN / REPORT PROCESS..............................................................................20
14 MATERIALS APPROVAL AND EVALUATION OF SUPPLIERS.............................24
15 INTERNAL AUDITS.................................................................................................24
16 NON-CONFORMANCES / CORRECTIVE ACTIONS............................................25

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GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN AND INVESTIGATIONS FOR

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME
(QA/QC)
1 PURPOSE
The purpose of the present Quality Plan is to describe the measures put in place for managing
Quality, by N. Loukatos & Associates SA to carry out the project “Geotechnical Investigations and
Design for structures for the part Patras – Lechaina of the new highway Elefsina – Korinthos –
Patras – Pyrgos - Tsakona Motorway (EKPPT)” within the framework of execution of the EKPPT
Project, for “VINCI Construction - Grands Projets”.
Quality is one of N. Loukatos & Associates core values – we believe it is the responsibility of
everyone in our team. As such, our Quality Assurance Plan / Quality Control Programme (QA/QC)
is proactive and designed to ensure that all project activities – from preliminary investigations to
projects hand over – comply with contract, design, workmanship, and performance requirements.
N. Loukatos & Associates group of companies (N. Loukatos & Associates S.A, GeoSTAND Co
and STAND Engineering Consultants S.A.) has established a Quality System conforming to the
requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2000 and is certified to its application. Moreover N. Loukatos &
Associates Soil and Rock Mechanics and Quality Control Laboratory is operating and is certified
to operate according to the EN ISO 17025 standard, and its valid Quality Management Manual
has been compiled accordingly and approved by the Greek Ministry for Environment - Physical
Planning and Public Works (KEDE) and the Hellenic Accreditation System S.A. (ESYD).
QA/QC begins at project start-up with development of the design; because we view quality not as
the result of tests and inspections but as a complete process. QA/QC means ensuring that all
equipment, materials and workmanship meet or exceed expected levels of quality and
performance.

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The QA/QC responsibles will prevent deficiencies and non-conformance by monitoring the
activities that affect quality and verifying and documenting the achievement of quality in technical
work through regular meetings and inspections. The team will record objective evidence to
confirm that contract requirements have been and continue to be met.
2 PROJECT OVERVIEW
N. Loukatos & Associates has been awarded from “VINCI Construction - Grands Projets” the
execution of geotechnical investigation and the geotechnical design of the structures of the part
Patras to Lechaina part of the “Elefsina – Korinthos – Patras – Pyrgos – Tsakona Motorway”
(“EKPPT”).
Patras – Lechaina section is located in the northwestern Peloponnese. The Patras - Lechaina
section is a widening of the current road on the first 15kilometres and then a new alignment.
The main issues of this section are overpasses, underpasses, bridges over rivers and culverts.
The project is constituted by:
A. In situ works and test:
 Destructive drillings with parameters recording, in order to carry out Menard
pressuremeter tests.
 Core boreholes, coupled with standard penetration test.
 Piezometers setting and monitoring.
B. Laboratory tests:
 Moisture content tests, bulk and dry density determination.
 Soil classification tests including particle size distribution (sieve and hydrometer analysis),
Atterberg limits, methylene blue value determination and definition of organics content.
 Rock classification tests including Petrographic and Mineralogical analysis, Rock density
(γd) and CaCO3 % definition tests.
 Soils mechanics tests including oedemeter tests, swelling tests, drained shear strength
tests (Casagrande box), consolidated and undrained, shear strength tests in the ring
shear machine, unconsolidated undrained triaxial tests (UU), consolidated undrained
triaxial tests with pore pressure measurement (CUPP) and consolidated drained triaxial
tests (CD).
 Rock mechanic tests including point load tests, Brazilian tests, uniaxial compression
strength (UCS) with and without determination of modulus of elasticity and Poisson ratio,

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Micro Deval tests (MDE), Los Angeles tests (LA), Fragmentability tests (FR), Degradability
tests (DG), Cherchar abrasiveness tests, discontinuities shear strength tests.
 Material reuse tests including normal Proctor test, immediate bearing index (IPI), soaked
California Bearing Ratio (soaked CBR) and soils treatmentability tests.
C. The carry out and supply of different type of reports:
 On site factual reports,
 Geological description of boreholes logs,
 Laboratory tests reports,
 Materials reuse studies.
D. The elaboration of the geotechnical design for the structures i.e.:
 The determination of the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil,
 The determination of the allowable bearing pressure,
 The proposal of an adequate modulus of subgrade reaction (lateral and horizontal),
 The calculation of arising settlements,
 The calculation of bearing capacity of bored or driven piles of various diameters,
 The proposal of soil amelioration measures and the calculation of resulting bearing
capacity and settlements.
3 ORGANISATION
The project “Geotechnical Investigations and Design for structures for the part Patras to
Lechaina” of the “EKPPT” motorway is regarded by our group of companies as a major project
and will therefore be managed by the higher management of the company, i.e. Messrs Nestor
Loukatos, General Director of N. Loukatos & Associates and Gerasimos Loukatos, General
Director of geoSTAND.
Specialists will lead the development, implementation, and regular review of our internal QA/QC
systems and formal testing programme, with the QA/QC team being actively involved in the
monitoring of the testing programmes.
Mr. Georges Vatsellas, Civil Engineer, will be acting as Project Manager for the Project
Mr. Christos Bourounis, Geologist, will be acting as Head of Site Operations for the Project
Mrs. Eirini Boutsikou, Mining Engineer, will be acting as Quality Representative
Mr. Peter Arber, Civil Engineer and Geologist, will be acting as Safety Manager

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Mrs. Anastasia Sotiropoulou, Geologist and Geotechnical Engineer, will be responsible for reports
and design submission
Mrs. Athina Pliaka, Geologist, is the Head of geoSTAND’s Soil and Rock Mechanics Laboratory
Staffing structures have been devised to meet the needs of the project. Employee skills and
competency levels have been matched to carefully formulated job profiles. Competency
assessment, which is an ongoing process, will allow the identification of further training and
development needs.
N. Loukatos & Associates Organization Chart to perform the undertaken task, in time and by the
highest quality standards, is presented in the following scheme:

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GENERAL DIRECTOR
N. LOUKATOS
FINANCIAL MANAGMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE
E. Mpouki G. BINICHAKI
SAFETY MANAGER QUALITY CONTROL REPRESENTATIVE
P. ARBER E. BOUTSIKOU
Civil Engineer and Geologist Mining Engineer
PROJECT MANAGER
G. VATSELLAS
Civil Engineer
HEAD OF HEAD OF HEAD OF SITE

REPORTS AND LABORATORY OPERATIONS
DESIGN SECTION
Α. PLIAKA CH. BOUROUNIS
SECTION Geologist
Geologist
A. SOTIROPOULOU
Geologist and
Geotechnical
Engineer SOIL MECHANICS TESTS CONSTRUCTION
Ε. DARABARAS Lab Engineer SUPERVISORS
REPORTS AND S. CHALKITIS Geologist
DESIGN SECTION A. KOUKIASA Geologist Α. PANOUSOPOULOS
P. ARBER A. VENGOS Geologist Geologist
Civil Engineer and O. TSALKITZI Geologist A. KARAMANOS Geologist
Geologist I. KOUTSOUMBOS Geologist
N. CHALAKATEVAKIS P. SARANDINOS Geologist
Mining Engineer K. DRIVAS Geologist
ROCK MECHANICS
E. BOUTSIKOU TESTS
Mining Engineer
D. GEROCHRISTODOULOU
Lab Technician
S. CHALKITIS Geologist
A. KOUKIASA Geologist EQUIPMENT AND
A. VENGOS Geologist MATERIALS SERVICE
A. BAKOUROS Lab Technician
N. UNGUREANOU
AGGREGATE
Technician
TESTING
Ε. DARABARAS Lab Engineer
S. CHALKITIS Geologist
D. GEROCHRISTODOULOU
Lab Technician
EL. INGLEZIS Lab Technician
A. VENGOS Geologist
A. BAKOUROS Lab Technician

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4 CONTRACT REVIEW
We will utilize a project quality team approach for the investigation, laboratory testing and design
quality control. This includes a management and quality plan, which is presented herein.
The first point of our plan, the preparation of the project, includes means to ensure client’s
requirements understanding compliance and client’s satisfaction.
The Project Manager assigns the head of sections (Quality Representative, Safety Manager,
Head of Site Operations, Head of Reports and Design Section) based upon the personnel’s
knowledge and experience to assure every individual is capable of performing the assigned
function.
In a common preparatory meeting the PM and the heads of sections will:
a. Review the contract requirements.
b. Review any documents, drawings, maps etc provided by the client.
c. Examine whether a preliminary site visit is required.
d. Examine and adapt the Document Control Procedure.
e. Review and adapt internal and external communication.
f. Identify QC/QA, Environmental protection and Health and Safety requirements.
g. Assure that all personnel, equipment and materials to fulfil the project requirements are
available.
h. Identify personnel’s training needs and plan QC, Environmental protection and H&S
audits.
i. Assure that required Quality Control testing will be provided and establish an Inspection
and Testing schedule.
j. Assure that required Health and Safety measures will be provided.
k. Assure that required Environmental Protection measures will be provided.
l. Identify any other preparatory steps dependent upon the particular operation.

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5 COMMUNICATION
N. Loukatos & Associates is accommodated in one, purpose made, office and laboratory building,
the internal communication between the sections (design and laboratory) is therefore facilitated.
The internal communication is performed verbal, or, on important items, by internal notes in
writing.
Whenever necessary meetings of the management and the section heads are called the minutes
of the meetings and decisions are recorded in the forms foreseen by the company’s Quality
Control Plan, and distributed to the participants or to whomever else is thought necessary in
writing. Decisions concerning the staff are also posted on special announcement boards, visible
and accessible by all staff.
The communication with the workshop and the depot is ensured by phone, if needed written
reports are provided, upon management’s decision.
The communication with the various, multiple and, usually of short duration, working sites is
ensured through the construction supervisors.
N. Loukatos & Associates always requires a qualified field geologist or geotechnical engineer to
supervise operations, collect samples, perform in situ tests, record progress and results and
provide a detailed geologic description of the formations encountered in each borehole drilled or
pit opened. The construction supervisors are all equipped with company’s mobile phones to
enable them to communicate immediately with the project management and also with laptop
computers with mobile internet access to be enabled to transfer reports, records and
photographs. On major sites fax machines are also installed to facilitate communications
furthermore.
The communication with the on site supervisors, passes through the Head of Site Operations and
is communicated to the PM and the management.
In addition to the above, inspections and meetings on site and in the office will be held, whenever
deemed necessary, to ensure the fulfilments of the projects time schedule and QC, Environmental
protection and H&S requirements. The minutes of the meetings and decisions will be recorded in
the forms foreseen by the company’s Quality Control Plan, and distributed to the participants or to
whoever else is thought necessary in writing.
The communication with the client’s representatives will be maintained by the following ways:
1. The communication between the client and N. Loukatos & Associates will be maintained
by written reports, submittals, e-mails and phone calls.

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2. Meetings and joint site visits will ensure the fulfilments of the projects time schedule and
QC, Environmental protection and H&S requirements. The minutes of the meetings and
any decisions will be recorded and distributed to the participants in writing.
These follow-up meetings and joint site visits will be carried out at least every three
months.
The client and / or N. Loukatos & Associates will call additional meetings whenever
deemed necessary. Unannounced site visits can be performed either by the client’s,
Independent Engineer’s, governmental agencies or N. Loukatos & Associates
representatives whenever thought necessary, without giving prior notice to N. Loukatos &
Associates management. Any non compliance reports, remarks etc will have to be
communicated to N. Loukatos & Associates in writing.
3. The site supervisors of N. Loukatos & Associates are instructed to obey to verbal
instructions or remarks from the client’s site supervisors or governmental agencies. They
are instructed to communicate all instructions and remarks received immediately by
phone, and if asked for in writing, to the Head of Site Operations.
6 WORK HOURS IN THE OFFICE AND ON SITE

N. Loukatos & Associates has a reputation of completing the projects in time and intends to
complete the present project ahead of schedule.
In our offices and the soil and rock laboratory the standard working hours are from 09 00 in the
morning to 1800 in the afternoon, no weekend work is envisaged for the project. The modern,
automatically controlled equipment of the laboratory allows the continuation of tests and the
recording of measurements over the weekend without continuous present of the laboratory
personnel, the uninterrupted supply of power is guaranteed by the office’s emergency generator
and the central UPS installation.
N. Loukatos & Associates site personnel are instructed to commence work at 08 00 and to continue
up to 1800 daily.
Works at nighttime, under artificial lighting, are not envisaged and will be executed only in
emergencies.
Due to the fact that most of the envisaged boreholes are of swallow depth (up to 35m), the works
on every specific location will not be of long duration and the provision of artificial lighting is
difficult.

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N. Loukatos & Associates site personnel; borehole crews consisting of a supervisor (geologist,
geotechnical engineer or drilling foreman, driller, assistant and occasionally unskilled assistants,
drivers and mechanics) will be working over every second weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and
will not be working the following one.
Due to the fact that more than one crew will be working on the project at the same time it is not
feasible to state that all works will be halted over every second weekend, works may proceed
continuously while certain crews take their leave.
N. Loukatos & Associates is aware of the laws and regulations in Greece regarding weekend and
overtime work and will obtain all necessary permits from the local authorities to be enabled to
maintain the foreseen work schedule and complete the project in time.
7 QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT

Quality is one of N. Loukatos & Associates core values – we believe it is the responsibility of
everyone in our team. As such, our Quality Assurance Plan / Quality Control Programme (QA/QC)
is proactive and designed to ensure that all project activities comply with contract, specifications,
design, and performance requirements.
The company is dedicated to a quality policy that will ensure that its products and services fully
meet the requirements of its customers at all times. The goal of the company is to achieve a high
level of customer satisfaction at all times. Commitment to the implementation of supporting
managerial and business operational systems is essential to realising that goal.
We will establish a Quality system for the duration of the project, which complies in general with
the requirements of EN ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems.
QA/QC begins at project start-up with a review of the project because we view quality not as the
result of tests and inspections but as a complete process. QA/QC means ensuring that all
materials and workmanship meet or exceed expected levels of quality and performance.
Our QA/QC Programme remains flexible so that it can be tailored to meet the needs and local
requirements as work progresses. As required in the contract documents, details of all procedures
and compliance documents will be submitted for information before commencing each work
stage. All project phases have QA/QC as a basic core value – it will be built into everything we do.

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Quality must be sought at every step in the process. To ensure that it is, each member of the
team has specific quality-related activities for which they are responsible.
The QA/QC team will prevent deficiencies and non-conformances by monitoring the activities that
affect quality during the works and by verifying and documenting the achievement of quality
through regular meetings and inspections. The team will record objective evidence to confirm that
contract requirements have been and continue to be met. QA/QC will then continue to be
undertaken as a normal part of operations.
N. Loukatos & Associates affiliated Soil and Rock Mechanics and Quality Control Laboratory is
operating and is certified to operate according to the EN ISO 17025 standard. GeoSTAND’s valid
Quality Management Manual has been compiled accordingly and has been approved by the
Greek Ministry for Environment - Physical Planning and Public Works (KEDE) and the Hellenic
Accreditation System S.A. (ESYD). To ensure quality control extends to the offsite testing and
reporting activities similar procedures have been established.
During the works our engineers will order tests, make measurements, and direct operations in
accordance with the developed specifications. The QA/QC team will verify that the tests are
complete, with results accurately reported.
8 DOCUMENTATION
8.1 Contract
The contract between “VINCI Construction - Grands Projets” and N. Loukatos & Associates
regarding the execution of the Earthworks Geotechnical Investigation and Design of the part
Patras – Lechaina of the Elefsina – Korinthos – Patras – Pyrgos Tsakona Motorway (EKPPT) has
been signed the 20th November 2008.
8.2 Legislative and regulatory texts

This section identifies technical procedures/specifications applicable to field activities performed
under the contract. Activities associated with the execution of the Geotechnical Investigation and
Design of the part Patras – Lechaina of the Elefsina – Korinthos – Patra – Pyrgos - Tsakona
Motorway (EKPPT) will adhere to, at a minimum, the following and requirements:
1. APION KLEOS CJV - EKPPT –Geotechnical Investigations - Specifications
2. “Technical Specifications for the Geotechnical Investigations and Design of major
Highway Projects” of the Greek Ministry of Public Works (OMOE), published 2003

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3. “Technical Specifications for investigative boreholes with sampling on land for Soil
Investigations Purposes” of the Greek Ministry of Public Works, Code No Ε101-83 (FEK
363/24-6-83, Part Β), published 1983
4. “Technical Specifications for in situ Soil Mechanics tests” of the Greek Ministry of Public
Works, Code No Ε106-86 (FEK 955/31-12-86, Part Β), published 1986
5. “Technical Specifications for laboratory Soil Mechanics tests” of the Greek Ministry of
Public Works, Code No Ε 105-86 (FEK 955/31-12-86, Part Β), published 1986
6. “Technical Specifications for in situ and laboratory Rock Mechanics tests” of the Greek
Ministry of Public Works, Code No Ε 102-84 and E 103-84 (FEK 70/8-2-85, Part Β),
published 1985
7. Eurocode 7 Geotechnical Design – Part 1: General rules
8. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation “Earth Manual” US Department of the Interior -3rd Edition
revised 1998
9. US Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration “Manual on
Subsurface Investigations - FHWA NHI-01-031” FHWA, July 2001
10. International Society of Rock Mechanics Suggested Methods (ISRM) 1972 - 2004
11. AFNOR XP P94-202, Soil investigation and testing – Soil sampling – Methodology and
procedures
12. International standard EN ISO 22476-3, Geotechnical investigation and testing – Field
testing - Part 3: Standard Penetration Test
13. International standard ISO 10 693, Soil quality – Determination of carbonate content –
Volumetric method
14. French standard XP P 94-047, Soils investigation and testing, determination of the organic
matter content, ignition method
15. European standard EN 1097-1, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of
aggregates – Part 1: Determination of the resistance to wear (micro-DEVAL)
16. European standard EN 1097-2, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of
aggregates – Part 2: Methods for the determination of resistance to fragmentation (Los
Angeles test)
17. European standard EN ISO 22475-1, Geotechnical investigation and testing – Sampling
methods and groundwater measurements – Part1: Technical principles for execution
18. European standard EN 1936, Natural stone test methods – Determination of real density
and apparent density, and of total and open porosity

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19. French standard NF P 94-066, Soils investigation and tests – Fragmentability coefficient of
rocky material
20. French standard NF P 94-067, Soils investigation and tests – Degradability coefficient of
rocky material
21. European standard NF EN 933-9, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates – Part 9:
Assessment of fines – Methylene blue test
22. European standard NF EN 13286.42, Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures – Part
42: Test method for the determination of the indirect tensile strength of hydraulically bound
mixture
23. European standard NF EN 13286.43, Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures – Part
43: Test method for the determination of the modulus of elasticity of hydraulically bound
mixtures
24. International standard XP CEN ISO/TS 17892-1, Geotechnical investigation and testing –
Laboratory soil tests – Part 1: Determination of moisture content
Laboratory soil tests – Part 4: Determination of particle size distribution
Laboratory soil tests – Part 5: Incremental loading on Oedometer test
27. French standard XP P94-091, Geotechnical investigation and testing – Swelling test with
Oedometer – Determination of strains by loading of several samples
28. ASTM standard D4546, Standard test methods for One-dimensional Swell or Settlements
Potential of Cohesive Soils
Laboratory soil tests – Part 7: Unconfined compression test on fine-grained soils
Laboratory soil tests – Part 8: Unconsolidated undrained triaxial test
31. International standard XP CEN ISO/TS 17892-9,Geotechnical investigation and testing –
Laboratory soil tests – Part 9: Consolidated triaxial Compression tests on water-saturated
soils
Laboratory soil tests – Part 10: Direct shear test
Laboratory soil tests – part 12: Determination of Atterberg’s limits

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34. European standard EN 13286-2, Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures – Tests
method for laboratory reference density and water content (Proctor)
35. European standards EN 13286-47, Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures – Part 47:
Test methods for the determination of Californian bearing ratio, immediate bearing index
and linear swelling
36. International standard EN ISO 22475-1, Geotechnical investigation and testing –
Extraction and measurements methods – Part 1: Technical principles of works
37. International standard EN ISO 22476-3, Geotechnical investigation and testing – Field
testing - Part 3: Standard Penetration Test
38. French standard NF P94-110, Soil, Geotechnical investigation and testing – Field testing –
Part 4: Menard Pressurmeter Test
Wherever differences between the mentioned test methods are discovered the procedure to be
followed will be mutually agreed upon, based on engineering judgment, availability of equipment
and design needs.
8.3 Legislative and regulatory texts

The procedures followed by APION KLEOS CJV which are applicable on the project are listed in
the table below:
APION KLEOS CJV Quality Management procedure Reference No

Project management scheme AKQ G 10000
Project Quality Plan AKQ G 00100
Management of Project Documents AKQ G 00001
Numbering of documents AKQ G 00002
Controlled Documents AKQ G 00003
AutoCAD Graphic Charter AKQ G 00005
Preparation of Work Method Statement (WMS) AKQ G 0007
Preparation of Inspection and Tests Schedule (ITS) AKQ G 00008
Preparation of Particular Technical Specification (PTS) AKQ G 00009
Approval and transmittal of construction document AKQ G 00012
The documents to be issued by N. Loukatos & Associates Co to supplement the

measures specified in the documents of APION KLEOS CJV are listed in the table below:
N. Loukatos & Associates document Reference No
Quality Assurance Plan / Quality Control Programme
QAP-PPX-GEO-XXXX-2GE-P-00001
(QA/QC)
Health and Safety Plan HSP-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00001
Environmental Management Plan EMP-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00002

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N. Loukatos & Associates document Reference No

Work Method Statement for Investigative Rotary Drilling
WMS-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00004
with Continuous Sampling and in situ tests
Work Method Statement for Destructive drilling with
Parameter Recording and with or without Menard WMS-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00006
pressuremeter tests
Work Method Statement for Laboratory Tests WMS-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00008
Inspection and Test Schedule for Investigative Rotary
ITS-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00009
Drilling with Continuous Sampling and in situ tests
Inspection and Test Schedule for Destructive drilling with
Parameter Recording and with or without Menard ITS-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00011
pressuremeter tests
Inspection and Test Schedule for Laboratory Tests ITS-PPX-GEO-XXXX-GST-G-00013
The technical documents to be issued by N. Loukatos & Associates SA are the following:
 Temporary Borehole Logs

 Complete Borehole Logs with Laboratory tests minutes
 Complete Borehole Logs (for destructive boreholes only)
 Piezometer Reception Report
 Piezometer Follow up Campaign Reports
 Foundation Evaluation Reports
 Geotechnical Interpretative Reports
9 TIME SCHEDULE
The total time foreseen for the completion of the project, with the quantities mentioned in “VINCI
Construction - Grands Projets” invitation to offer, send by email the 7th November 2008, amounts
to 168 days (24 weeks) from the day the permission to proceed with the on site works is issued.
The operations foreseen are listed in the table below:

No OPERATION
1 Investigative Boreholes with continuous soil sampling and in situ tests
2 Destructive drilling with Parameter Recording and Pressuremeters tests
3 Laboratory tests
4 Foundation Evaluation Reports
5 Geotechnical Interpretative Reports
6 Piezometer Follow up Campaign
The detailed Time Schedule of the foreseen operations is attached

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10 HUMAN RESOURCES
The following personnel of N. Loukatos & Associates will be assigned for this project not including
project management.
The numbers given in the following table represent the maximum number of personnel of the
specific profession, which is envisaged to be engaged in the specific task.
Profession Average No. of employees Maximum No. of employees

Engineers 4 5
Geologists 6 12
Laboratory Technicians 2 3
Drilling rig operators 3 5
Drilling rig assistants 3 5
Unskilled assistants 1 5
Destructive drill rig operator 1 2
Destructive drill rig assistants 1 2
Drivers 1 2
Mechanics 1 1
No construction camps will be erected, the personnel on site will be housed in nearby
communities. The work areas will be supplied by N. Loukatos & Associates.
N. Loukatos & Associates will have a central maintenance and storage yard and core boxes
storage facility, rented nearby.
11 PERSONNEL TRAINING
Quality is the responsibility of everyone in our team and must be sought at every step in the
process. Our Quality Assurance Plan / Quality Control Programme (QA/QC) is designed to ensure
that all project activities comply with contract, specifications, design, and performance
requirements.
 N. Loukatos & Associates engages its personnel based upon the personnel’s knowledge
and experience to assure every individual is capable of performing the assigned function.
Upon engagement every member of the design team, the laboratory team and the on site
geotechnical investigations team (geotechnical engineers, geologists, laboratory
technicians, drill rig operators) is introduced to the company’s quality policy.
 Every member of N. Loukatos & Associates team is constantly evaluated according to its
commitment to perform at the highest possible quality standards and to continuously
improve its performance and deepen its knowledge. Competency assessment is an

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ongoing process, which allows the identification of further training and development
needs.
N. Loukatos & Associates higher management as well as the Quality Control Representative and
the Safety Manager regularly perform site inspections and tests to assure the continuing
conformance of the work to workmanship standards. These inspections include:
a. Examination of the quality of workmanship
b. Review of omissions or errors

c. Performance of QC, Environmental protection and H&S audits
d. Identification of further personnel’s training needs
e. Physical examination to assure that all materials and equipment conform to specifications
f. Assure that required Health and Safety measures are provided
g. Assure that required Environmental Protection measures are provided
h. Identification of any other needed actions dependent upon the particular operation
The purpose of these inspections is to allow further work upon QC, Environmental protection and
H&S aspects of the work. After every inspection, the Quality Representative and the Safety
Manager prepare a list of deficient items (punch list) discovered during the inspection. The punch
list is forwarded to the management for further actions.
12 CALIBRATION AND CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT

All measuring and testing equipment will be calibrated and maintained to relative
specifications in accordance with the written procedures that contain calibration
frequency and duration of calibration.
This rule applies to all laboratory equipment as well as all equipment used for in situ tests.
The calibration and maintenance will be executed either internal, by experienced technicians,
according to approved procedures and with calibrated equipment, or external by accredited
calibration laboratories.
The Quality Representative, or his designee, will monitor the calibration of any tools and gauges
used for the performance of in situ or laboratory tests and measurements.

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12.1 Identification
N. Loukatos & Associates affiliated Soil and Rock Mechanics and Quality Control Laboratory is
operating and is certified to operate according to the EN ISO 17025 standard. GeoSTAND’s valid
Quality Management Manual has been compiled accordingly and has been approved by the
Greek Ministry for Environment - Physical Planning and Public Works (KEDE) and the Hellenic
Accreditation System S.A. (ESYD).
All equipment used to perform, measure and monitor the laboratory tests is listed in the
Measuring Equipment Catalogue of geoSTAND’s laboratory, coded E2-Δ.210 as per GeoSTAND’s
valid Quality Management Manual. The catalogue is attached in the appendices.
The in situ measuring and testing equipment which will be used in the realization of the project
“Geotechnical Investigations for section 4 of the Elefsin a – Korinthos – Patra – Pyrgos
Tsakona Motorway” is listed in the table below.
No. Description Code No. Use

SPT hammer and anvil and split spoon
1 D-1 Standard Penetration test execution
sampler complete
2 B17-1 Standard Penetration test execution
sampler complete
3 B37-1 Standard Penetration test execution
sampler complete
4 J22-1 Standard Penetration test execution
sampler complete
5 AMIII-1 Standard Penetration test execution
sampler complete
6 Non automatic SPT hammer and anvil G-1 Standard Penetration test execution
7 Flow Meter D-2 Lefranc Permeability test execution
8 Flow Meter B17-2 Lefranc Permeability test execution
9 Flow Meter B37-2 Lefranc Permeability test execution
10 Flow Meter J22-2 Lefranc Permeability test execution
11 Flow Meter AMIII-2 Lefranc Permeability test execution
Complete pressure permeability testing
12 G-2 & G-3 Lugeon Permeability test execution
set (flow meter, manometer)
13 Water level measurement contact gauge D-3 Water level measurement
14 Water level measurement contact gauge B17-3 Water level measurement
15 Water level measurement contact gauge B37-3 Water level measurement
16 Water level measurement contact gauge J22-3 Water level measurement
17 Water level measurement contact gauge AMIII-3 Water level measurement
Drilling Parameters registering unit (Jean
18 G-4 Registration of drilling parameters
Lutz - BAP 160)
PREVO Pressure Volume Controller Registration of pressuremeter test
19 G-5
(CPV) parameters
G-6 &
20 Pressuremeter probes Pressuremeter probes
G-7

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12.2 Calibration and Maintenance

N. Loukatos & Associates ensures that the equipment listed above is in satisfactory operating
condition, its maintenance is performed regularly, and the regulatory inspections are performed in
accordance with the procedures specified in the equipments manuals and geoSTAND’s Soil and
Rock Mechanics Laboratory QC Manual.
All the equipment used shall be properly labelled and the calibration status is registered at the
calibration reports.
Maintenance of said equipment during the period of operations on site is performed by N.
Loukatos & Associates in accordance with the procedures mentioned above.
12.3 Regular inspection

For the equipment listed above, regular inspection is performed by N. Loukatos & Associates. The
conditions and frequency of these inspections have been established in accordance with the
procedures mentioned above.
13 DESIGN / REPORT PROCESS

Our goal is to provide sound designs / reports that fulfil the intended purpose and comply with the
contract requirements. This goal will be achieved by adhering to the following quality procedures
as established, implemented, and maintained by N. Loukatos & Associates:
 Qualified personnel only will perform work during the design / report phase.
 All Designs and Reports will be checked and reviewed by qualified personnel.
 All Reports will be reviewed, approved, and signed by the responsible engineer or
geologist prior to submittal to the Project Manager for review and approval.
 Only approved documents will be submitted to the client “VINCI Construction - Grands
Projets”.
The following elements will be part of the design / report stage:

A. Work follow-up / Temporary Borehole Log
Immediately after borehole completion N. Loukatos & Associates will provide a report of the
work including:

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 Daily Reports of Drilling Performed

 In Situ Test Sheets
 A temporary Borehole Log
 Photographs
 Proposed Laboratory Programme
B. Factual Report
The elaboration of the geotechnical design comprises at least the following:
 The classification the tabulation and the presentation in diagrams of the results of the site
investigations and the in situ and laboratory tests and the statistical evaluation of the
results.
 The determination of the ground water level in the area of the works
 Detailed descriptions of the various soil layers encountered and presentation of their
physical and mechanical characteristics, specially their strength and compressibility
properties.
 Geotechnical soil sections presenting the diversification of the soil layers and their
parameters with depth and presenting the results of the Standard Penetration tests or the
Menard Pressuremeter tests or any other tests deemed necessary to classify the soil, as
well as the ground water level. The elevation of the soil layers will, wherever possible, be
presented; otherwise the depth from the soil surface will be presented.
C. Geotechnical Evaluation Report (GER)
Specifically the Geotechnical Evaluation Report (GER) will include:
a. Report containing the following:
 short presentation of the geology of the area
 short presentation of the seismic risk of the area and classification of the
foundation soil
 presentation and statistical evaluation of the various soil layers and their physical
and mechanical properties
 selection of adequate values of the geotechnical properties of the soil layers for
the necessary calculations
 proposal of foundation type
 bearing capacity and settlement calculations
 slope stability calculations
 excavation dewatering calculations (if needed)

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 indication of potential geotechnical risk factors like buoyancy, swelling, soil

liquefaction potential, landslides, rockfalls
 swelling or uplift risk countermeasures (if needed)
 soil liquefaction calculations (if needed)
b. Drawings
 plan view with borehole locations
 geotechnical soil sections
 plan view of foundation
 cross sections of retaining walls, piles etc.
 excavation support plan view and cross sections
 details of construction
The QA/QC activities will include comprehensive design reviews; engineering calculation
checking, drawing checking; QC audits, and other project design-related QA/QC activities at key
milestone points in the project work.
The stages of review of the deliverables will be the following:

Stage 1 – review of available data and assumptions
Stage 2 – correctness of geotechnical model
Stage 3 - completeness of report / design
Stage 4 – Final Quality Control of deliverables
STAGE 1 – REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS

1. Review of completeness and correctness of supplied data (external investigations,
topographical and geological maps, longitudinal alignment sections, loads on structures etc).
2. Review of completeness and correctness of supplied drawings (topographical, hydraulic,
structural, architectural and electromechanical)
3. Qualitative and quantitative review of geological and geotechnical investigations.
4. Review of completeness of geological and geotechnical investigations and proposals for
further investigation needs.
STAGE 2 – CORRECTNESS OF GEOTECHNICAL MODEL

1. Review of correctness of geotechnical design parameters.

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1.1. According to in situ and laboratory tests.

1.2. According to data from literature.
1.3. According to data from standards, recommendations and specifications.
1.4. According to site evaluation (including values obtained from reverse analysis e.g. slope
stability)
1.5. According to combination of all of the above
2. Review of completeness and correctness of calculations and analysis.
2.1. Review of correctness of geometry of structures.
2.2. Review of correctness of geotechnical parameters used.
2.3. Review of completeness and correctness of geotechnical model.
2.4. Review of correctness of Safety Factors according to standards, recommendations and
specifications.
2.5. Review of assumptions of incorporated material properties.
3. Review of sufficiency of chosen solution or proposal.
4. Review of completeness and sufficiency of proposed temporary works.
5. Review of compatibility with architectural, route, structural, hydraulic and electromechanical
design and environmental obligations.
STAGE 3 - COMPLETENESS OF REPORT / DESIGN
A. Quality Control of Geotechnical Evaluation Report – Geotechnical Design

1. Review of compatibility of geotechnical data with corresponding data from Geotechnical
investigation Factual Report.
2. Review of compatibility of geotechnical descriptions.
3. Review of correctness of seismic hazard assessment.
4. Review of correctness of symbols used.
Β. Quality Control of Drawings of Geotechnical Evaluation Report – Geotechnical Design

1. Review of coordinates.
2. Review of correctness of elevation of structures.
3. Review of compatibility with architectural, route, structural, hydraulic and electromechanical
drawings.
4. Review of sufficiency of presented details
5. Review of correctness of labels.

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6. Review of correctness of chosen scale and conformance with contractual requirements.
STAGE 4 – FINAL QUALITY CONTROL OF DELIVERABLES

1. Final Quality Control of Report as printed (completeness).
2. Final Quality Control of Appendices as printed (completeness).
3. Final Quality Control of Drawings as printed.
4. Control of signatures.
14 MATERIALS APPROVAL AND EVALUATION OF SUPPLIERS

Within the scope of the project “Geotechnical investigation and design of the structures of the
Patra to Lechaina part of the “Elefsina – Korinthos – Patra – Pyrgos – Tsakona Motorway”
(“EKPPT”), no material shall be provided by N. Loukatos & Associates and be incorporated in the
project, except piezometer pipes and covers.
All suppliers and manufacturers of equipment used to perform, measure and monitor the
laboratory tests and the in situ investigations are evaluated according to geoSTAND’s valid
Quality Management Manual. GeoSTAND is certified to operate according to the EN ISO 17025
standard.
15 INTERNAL AUDITS
In addition to the above and to ensure compliance with QC/QA, Environmental protection and
Health and Safety the PM and the assigned Quality Representative, Safety Manager and Head
of Site Operations perform regular as well as unannounced site visits and inspections as part of
our management and quality plan.
These inspections will include:
a. Examination of the quality of workmanship

b. Review of omissions or errors
c. Perform QC, Environmental protection and H&S audits
d. Identify personnel’s training needs
e. Performance of scheduled tests
f. Physical examination to assure that all materials and equipment conform to specifications
and submittal data

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g. Assure that required Health and Safety measures are provided

h. Assure that required Environmental Protection measures are provided
i. Identify any other needed actions dependent upon the particular operation
The purpose of these inspections is to allow further work upon QC, Environmental protection and
H&S aspects of the work. After every inspection, the Quality Representative, the Safety Manager
and the Head of Site Operations will prepare a list of deficient items discovered during the
inspection and, if major deficiencies are discovered, complete a Non Conformance Report. The
list will be submitted to the PM and transmitted to the respective supervisor of the work for
estimated dates of completion for the correction of the deficient items. Upon completion of the
deficient items the Quality Representative will submit a statement to the PM stating that all work,
except as specifically noted, is complete and in accordance with the general and contract
specifications.
Follow-up inspections and tests will be carried out at least every three months, unannounced site
visits and inspections can be performed by the Quality Representative and the Safety Manager
whenever thought necessary, without giving prior notice to the PM or the Head of Site Operations.
16 NON-CONFORMANCES / CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

The registration of every complaint or any non compliance detected is a vital component of the
Quality Control Programme. Through this registration and the ensuing review and corrective
actions it is ensured that any quality problems that may arise are dealt with, in order to avoid their
recurrence.
The Non-Conformance, to be dealt with, has to be registered, either by the Project Manager or by
the Quality Representative, in a Non-Conformance Report (NCR) and the NCR register.
An NCR can be composed for various reasons like:
 Whenever there are complaints or recommendations from customers
 Whenever during a site inspection of the Quality Representative or an internal audit a
quality related matter arises, concerning personnel, equipment, workmanship or
procedure followed
 Whenever during the execution of a test (in the lab or in situ) a problem appears e.g.
failure of equipment
 Whenever a mistake in a report or submission is discovered

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 Whenever material or equipment received for use or to be incorporated in the project are
not according to specifications
Upon receipt of an NCR the Project Manager, in cooperation with the Head of the relative Section
has to decide and implement appropriate Corrective and Preventive Actions. If deemed
necessary the higher management of the company will be informed so that the Corrective Action
is implemented immediately.
The members of the personnel connected with the NCR will be informed regarding the NCR and
the Corrective and Preventive Actions to be implemented, if deemed necessary in writing. Upon
decision regarding a Corrective and Preventive Action the Quality Representative will be informed
and approve the actions decided.
Upon completion of the actions the Quality Representative will be informed and he will review the
completeness and effectiveness of them.
The Preventive and Corrective Actions proposed and implemented will be recorded as foreseen
on the NCR sheet.
The Quality Representative is responsible to collect all NCR’s, to keep the NCR register and to
follow up any Corrective Actions needed. The Quality Representative has to present during the
regular internal audits all NCR’s and the NCR register. The Quality Representative is responsible
to follow up the implementation of any Corrective and Preventive Actions.
For N. Loukatos & Associates S.A.
Athens the 17th December 2008 Athens the 17th December 2008
George Vatsellas Eirini Boutsikou

Civil Engineer Mining Engineer
Project Manager Quality Representative


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a. Review the contract requirements.

b. Review any documents, drawings, maps etc provided by the client.

c. Examine whether a preliminary site visit is required.

d. Examine and adapt the Document Control Procedure.

e. Review and adapt internal and external communication.

f. Identify QC/QA, Environmental protection and Health and Safety requirements.

j. Assure that required Health and Safety measures will be provided.

k. Assure that required Environmental Protection measures will be provided.

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The documents to be issued by N. Loukatos & Associates Co to supplement the

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 Temporary Borehole Logs

The operations foreseen are listed in the table below:

The detailed Time Schedule of the foreseen operations is attached

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a. Examination of the quality of workmanship