CHAPTER-II

ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS

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ABBREVIATIONS

CHP CMD ED GCC GTP GTS HOD HOP JIR LOA MDCC MOP MR NCR NIT OP PTS QA&I QAS QAP QSP SPEC SCC TS

: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Customer Hold Point Chairman and Managing Director Executive Director General Conditions of Contract Guaranteed Technical Particulars Guaranteed Technical Specification Head of Department Head of Project Joint Inspection Report Letter of Award Material Dispatch Clearance Certificate Ministry of Power Management Representative Nonconformity Report Notice Inviting Tender Operational Procedure Particular Technical Specifications Quality Assurance and Inspection Quality Assurance System Quality Assurance Plan Quality System Procedure Specification Special Conditions of Contract Technical Specifications

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DEFINITIONS

Some of the terms which are commonly used in the manual have been defined as under:Bidder : One who Quotes in response to enquiries issued. Customer : Recipient of a product / services provided by the supplier. Customer Hold Point (CHP) : All the tests / activities which should be performed in the presence of NHPC Inspecting Officer are

categorized as CHP.

Contract

The Contract Agreement entered into between the Employer and the

Contractor, together with the Contract Documents referred to therein; shall constitute the Contract, and the term the Contract shall in all such

documents be construed accordingly. Contractor : Same as supplier but is referred as contractor under contractual situation. Conformity : Fulfillment of specified requirements.

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Inspection

Conformity evaluation by observation and judgment accompanied by

measurement, testing or gauging. Joint Inspection Report : Joint Inspection Report is a document produced as a result of Inspection jointly conducted by the Contractor / Sub Contractor and NHPCs

authorized representative. Material Dispatch Clearance Certificate : The certificate issued to the supplier after successful of inspection for to

shipment

Plant/Equipment

project site/Corporate Office. Nonconformity or Defect Organisation : : Non fulfillment of specified

requirements. A Company, Corporation, Institution, Firm, whether

Enterprise,

incorporated or not (Public or Pvt.) having specific target and a functional structure to achieve that target. Product : Result of a process This includes Services, Software,

Hardware, and Processed materials (e.g. lubricant)

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Process

Set of interrelated resources and activities which transform inputs into out puts. Resources Finance, include

Personnel,

Equipment,

Techniques, Facilities and Methods. Procedure : Specified way to perform an activity. Procedures documented. shall normally be

Quality Policy

Overall Objectives and directions of an organization related to quality as formally expressed by Top

Management. Quality Planning : Part of Quality Management focused on setting quality objectives and

specifying

necessary

operational

processes and related resources to fulfill the quality objectives. Quality Improvement : Part of Quality Management focused on increasing the ability to fulfill quality requirements. Quality Manual : Document specifying System the Quality of an

Management organization

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Quality Plan

Document

specifying

which

procedures and associated resources shall be applied by whom and when to a specified project, product, process or contract. Quality Assurance Plan : Quality Assurance Plan is a document which sets out the specific quality practices, resources and sequences of activities relevant to a Product, Project, or Contract

Specifications

A document stating the requirements of a product or services and also contains the criteria for checking the conformance.

Supplier

An

Organization

that

provides

product to the customer

Sub-Contractor

Any person to whom execution of any part of the facilities, including

preparation of any design or supply of any Plant and Equipment, is subcontracted directly or indirectly by the Contractor, and includes its legal successors or permitted assigns

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