Common use of Program Administrator Clause in Contracts

Program Administrator. The Program Administrator shall be a full-time employee of the Contractor, or a consultant engaged by the Contractor. The Program Administrator shall have a minimum of 5 years of experience in airport and/or highway construction and shall have had prior quality control experience on a project of comparable size and scope as the contract. Additional qualifications for the Program Administrator shall include at least 1 of the following requirements: 1. Professional engineer with 1 year of airport paving experience acceptable to the Engineer. 2. Engineer-in-training with 2 years of airport paving experience acceptable to the Engineer. 3. An individual with 3 years of highway and/or airport paving experience acceptable to the Engineer, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology or Construction. 4. Construction materials technician certified at Level III by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET). 5. Highway materials technician certified at Level III by NICET. 6. Highway construction technician certified at Level III by NICET. 7. A NICET certified engineering technician in Civil Engineering Technology with 5 years of highway and/or airport paving experience acceptable to the Engineer. The Program Administrator shall have full authority to institute any and all actions necessary for the successful implementation of the Quality Control Program to ensure compliance with the contract plans and technical specifications. The Program Administrator shall report directly to a responsible officer of the construction firm. For projects less than $5 million, The Program Administrator may supervise the Quality Control Program on more than one project provided that person can be at the job site within 2 hours after being notified of a problem. For projects $5 million and over, the Program Administrator shall be located on site for the project duration unless otherwise directed by the Engineer.