Hold points that don't hold
Work carries on past a failed hold point because nobody was told.
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For QA/QC managers: controls that hold, not paperwork that follows
Inspections with hold and witness points that alert the inspector when they fail, material rejections that raise their own NCR, NCRs the raiser can't close, and punch items closed only after verification.
Sound familiar?
What gets in the way
NCRs closed by the raiser
When the author can close their own NCR, 'closed' stops meaning 'fixed'.
Punch lists that never end
Items marked done but never checked come back at handover.
How BuildCore helps
What you'd use, and what it does
Inspections
- 21 built-in checklists for work and materials
- Hold, witness and review points; a failed hold point alerts the inspector
- Geotagged photos and a printable ITR with signature blocks
NCRs and materials
- A rejected material raises a linked major NCR automatically
- The raiser can't close an NCR; closed NCRs are locked
- Observations escalated to NCRs in one step
Punch and submittals
- Punch items verified before they close, or sent back
- Submittal decisions locked once final
- Walkdowns that raise punch items as you go
Close-out
- Close-out checklist reads the punch list and NCRs live
- Waivers recorded with a reason
- As-built packages verified line by line
In practice
From inspection to a verified close
1
Plan
Inspection from a built-in checklist.
2
Inspect
Lines marked, photos geotagged.
3
Alert
A failed hold point notifies the inspector.
4
Raise
A rejected material raises its NCR.
5
Close
Someone other than the raiser closes it.
6
Verify
Punch items checked before closing.
Questions
Common questions
The inspector raises it in one step. Automatic NCRs come from rejected materials — at site inspection, pre-dispatch or goods receipt.
Start from 21 built-in checklists and add lines per inspection; NCR, punch, observation and inspection form defaults are approved as templates.
Yes. Field Capture records NCRs offline and syncs them later.
Other roles
BuildCore for the rest of the team
- Project directors
- Planning managers
- Contracts & commercial
- Document controllers
- HSE managers
- Procurement managers
- PMC & consultants
Modules on this page: Quality (QC) · Project Close-Out
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