# Construction Quality Assurance Plans

**Citation:** 220 CMR 101.13  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities  
**Effective:** 2024-10-11  
**Published:** 2024-10-11

Construction quality assurance plans shall be maintained in writing and shall require that: (1) Each operator shall inspect any new construction by outside Contractors that is or will be incorporated into the operator's system to verify that the resulting installation meets operator specifications; 

## Document text

Construction quality assurance plans shall be maintained in writing and shall require that:

(1) Each operator shall inspect any new construction by outside Contractors that is or will be incorporated into the operator's system to verify that the resulting installation meets operator specifications;

(2) A representative number of field verification audits shall be conducted after field work is completed for specific installation tasks; and

(3) Performance audits shall be conducted to evaluate a representative sample of various tasks during the actual time that the work is being performed by the employee or Contractor.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.mass.gov/doc/220-cmr-10100-1/download>
- Source ID: `ma-dpu-cmr`
- SHA-256: `ebb09af9b4543f31a7bdee5bb8479f2d9453c497e23303388ac62388d96bee11`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T05:00:35.559Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T04:27:59.853Z
- Document slug: `ma-cmr-220-101-13`

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