Resources

Hopper Dredge Plant Instrumentation Plan Punch-List

Mechanical Dredge Plant Instrumentation Plan Punch-List

Pipeline Dredge Plant Instrumentation Plan Punch-List

Scow Dredge Plant Instrumentation Plan Punch-List

The consolidated DQM specification in SpecsIntact format.

The consolidated DQM specification in PDF format.

The consolidated DQM specification in Microsoft Word.

A guide to the onsite quality assurance checks for scows, hoppers, pipeline and mechanical dredges: what each check demonstrates and how it is performed. For scows and pipelines the required checks depend on the assigned profile; all checks apply to hoppers and mechanical dredges.

USACE Headquarters directs mandatory implementation of the National DQM Program for all in-house and contracted dredging — every dredge and scow type, including mechanical, agitation and water-injection, and small dredges, with no exceptions.

Who does what, and when, on a Civil Works dredging project — from putting the specification in the contract package through project setup, certification verification, dredging and closeout. Each step is split between the district point of contact, the DQM Center and the contractor.

Who does what, and when, on dredging under a Department of the Army permit — from the pre-application meeting and permit evaluation through project setup, certification verification and dredging. Each step is split between the district point of contact, the DQM Center and the permittee.

The form that tells the DQM Center a new project is coming: district, contract or permit number, contractor, the plants expected to work, and the dredging and placement areas. Submit it before work starts.

Makes DQM monitoring mandatory, effective immediately, on all future unrestricted (Full and Open Competition) pipeline dredging contracts. All contractors, including small businesses, must meet the DQM pipeline specifications when bidding on unrestricted contracts; restricted contracts remain exempt.

After several years of DQM on hoppers and scows, HQUSACE directs a phased expansion to pipeline dredges — beginning in July 2014 with government-owned plant and extending to industry contracts in 2015.

Implementation guidance issued under the April 2006 directive: it stands up the national support team at the Mobile District and sets out system capabilities, dredge certification, district points of contact, training, and the always-on monitoring model for hopper and scow dredges.

The original directive. The USACE Director of Civil Works mandates Corps-wide automated dredging quality assurance monitoring using the Silent Inspector system, the program DQM grew out of, effective immediately on all hopper and scow dredging contracts.

Establishes DQM as the automated monitoring technology for dredging under Department of the Army permits, rescinding and replacing RGL 08-01. If a permitted project is constructed with a dredge, DQM is generally required unless the District Engineer documents a justified exemption.

Example hopper dredge data-transmission string.

Example mechanical dredge data-transmission string.

Example pipeline dredge data-transmission string.

Example scow data-transmission string.