The obligation to comply with all requirements and norms prescribed in regulatory documents, as well as the control of construction in our country always existed in slightly different forms. Before the reform, this system was clearly influenced by general demand prevailing over supply.
In the field of construction products, there was a shortage then, investment issues were just mastered, and in the race to put the facility into operation in a timely manner (remember the famous “five-year plans”), quality often faded into the background. And it was especially noticeable on the example of internal finishing work. No, everything related to reliability and safety, of course, was strictly observed, but few paid attention to minor issues.
The market system has introduced many new concepts: for example, shared construction of houses. And the conditions that builders used to be in have changed radically. The phenomenon of shortage of products has already become nonsense, but the question arose of survival in the competition, the search for potential customers. Of course, this could not but affect the control of construction. However, this does not mean that the old system has become obsolete - on the contrary, it is still used today, but with significant improvements in quality and efficiency.
Currently, the quality control of construction works is carried out in two forms. This includes external control and direct control at the factory. Let's look at these two forms in more detail.
Construction control (internal) is an integral part of the work of construction industry organizations, product manufacturing enterprises and contractors. This means that for each material, product and design, an appropriate passport must be drawn up. And construction and installation companies must conduct incoming control of all incoming equipment. After completion of certain types of work , acceptance inspection is usually carried out . But it is carried out with the participation of an external person - the customer or the design specialist. Therefore, this type of verification relates, rather, not to the internal, but to the external.
The latter lies in the sphere of influence of various supervision and does not depend on the construction organization itself. For example, GASN and inspection of acceptance commissions, which is carried out during the commissioning of the facility when the specialists have already completed construction, are traditionally forms of control. Technical supervision by the customer is also mandatory - by the way, it is carried out not at one time, but constantly, throughout the entire period of work. These surveys should be accompanied by special acts, that is, without the direct approval of the customer himself, further work simply cannot be carried out.
However, the modern market economy has generated two more types of control: certification and licensing. Construction control today includes voluntary and mandatory certification, as well as a license confirming the competence of the organization. It is not given forever: for violations discovered during the work, the construction company may lose this license. So be legally savvy and don't forget to check all these factors before trusting the construction of your chosen company!