Quality Action Plan QAP Juris Tauri Projects Quality

Quality Action Plan (QAP) Juris Tauriņš Projects Quality Audit Department Latvian State Roads September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 1

Development of Quality Action Plan EU Studies and Inspections • JASPERS/COWI Support to Improvement of Supervision Systems and Quality Assurance for Road Construction Contracts, 2011 -2012 • JACOBS Consultancy Independent visual inspection of implemented EU co-financed projects 2001 -2011 • Quality Action Plan Ministry of Transport, Latvian State Roads • Reporting to Mo. T/Mo. F/Government/EC 2 times per year in June and December September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 2

QAP. Administrative Measures (1) • General measures – 7: – economically feasible offers + liability of designers and supervisers, warranty liabilities in construction, road technical audit, innovations and development • JASPERS/COWI - 27 administrative recommendations: – design, construction, supervision, warranty period, maintenance • Jacobs Consulting - 6 immediate technical measures: – – – longitudinal joint, cracks; insufficient maintenance activities; shoulders; carriageway depression; water runoff; pothole repair September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 3

Administrative Measures (2) • Road Competence Center (RCC) under the Latvian State Roads* (vision) • Main responsibilities of RCC: – Road Laboratory (existing); – Research and development (existing/new); – Inspections and expertises (new) * - planned from the 1 st of January 2014 September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 4

Technical Measures (1) In 2013 LSR has carried out the following number of non-planned inspections/tests: • • • Bitumen emulsion – 46; Mineral materials/aggregates – 71; Drilled asphalt samples and asph mix – 181; Reflection measurements – 129 places; Road bearing capacity – 399 places September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 5

Technical Measures (2) • Publication of updated version of the Road Specifications 2012 (approved by the TC of LSR in June 2013) • Preparation of the Road Specifications 2014 – Work group of representatives of LSR, road design, construction and maintenance companies, consultants, Riga Technical University – Approval by the Technical Commission of LSR September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 6

Periodic Maintenance, ERDF projects, 2013 No. Road index, name Completion year 1. P 30 Cēsis - Vecpiebalga - Madona 2. Section from km total km 2007 11, 60 14, 90 3, 30 P 30 Cēsis - Vecpiebalga - Madona 2005 14, 90 24, 70 9, 80 3. P 105 Saldus - Ezere 2006 9, 00 18, 30 9, 30 4. P 85 Rīgas HES - Jaunjelgava 2005 0, 00 8, 86 5. P 131 Tukums - Ķesterciems Mērsrags - Kolka 2005 66, 99 71, 19 6. P 49 Krāslava - Ludza - Ezernieki 2006 7, 20 2005 7. 8. 9. P 69 Skrudaliena - Kaplava Krāslava P 33 Ērgļi - Jaunpiebalga Saliņkrogs P 117 Skrunda - Aizpute Renovation method Surface treatment Contract price, EUR 1 010 209 Renovation of wearing course 786 852 4, 20 Surface treatment 94 898 17, 00 9, 80 Surface treatment 208 892 24, 06 33, 87 9, 81 Surface treatment 161 079 2006 25, 30 35, 50 10, 20 Surface treatment 291 246 2006 0, 87 4, 70 3, 83 Surface treatment 73 507 Total: 72, 7 September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 268 966 2 895 649 7

Periodic Maintenance, CF projects, 2013 No. Road index, name Completion year Section from km total km Renovation method Contract price, EUR 1. A 2 Rīga -Sigulda – Estonian Border 2004 12, 41 14, 90 2, 49 Renovation of wearing course 1 445 683 2. A 7 Rīga - Bauska Lithuanian Border (Grenctāle) 2001 44, 60 65, 20 20, 60 New wearing course 2 615 311 Total: 23, 1 4 060 994 Total periodic maintenence budget for CF/ERDF projects in 2013 is 6, 95 million EUR September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 8

Periodic Maintenance, EU/ERDF, 2014 -15 Financing in 2014, million EUR Measures State main roads (CF) 5, 00 Regional roads (ERDF) 0, 83 Bridges (CF/ERDF) 0, 18 Municipal transit streets (ERDF) 0, 50 Specific daily maintenance measures 0, 85 Total: • • 7, 36 Detailed periodic maintenance programme for 2014 will be approved after analysis of annual pavement visual inspection data in Nov/Dec 2013 Planned budget for 2015 is about 7, 5 -8, 5 million EUR September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 9

Road Network Financing September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 10

Conclusions • Complex quality improvement measures in each stage of road project Technical design, construction, supervision, daily and periodic maintenance • Periodic maintenance of investments as a part of road lifecycle September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 11