Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. PRE-INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITIES i. The Contractor will review the vehicle specifications and addendum in detail, including all approved equals, noting each item that varies from manufacturer’s standard, and shall advise Agency of any required changes in writing to the Director of Maintenance. ii. The Contractor shall survey factory fabrication plans, assuring that recent improvements in production of previous orders are incorporated and that provision of the Agency specifications will be met. iii. The Contractor and the Resident Inspector shall meet with RTA Staff prior to construction to discuss the following: 1. Agree on decisions the Resident Inspector can and cannot make. 2. Establish primary contact for questions or problems. 3. Determine production flow process (description of manufacturing by station). 4. Find out factory hours to manage inspection schedule based on production hours. 5. Obtain and learn manufacturing plant rules. 6. Obtain and learn safety requirements to be observed during inspections. 7. Receive orientation requirements and expectations. 8. Provide examples of inspection sheets utilized throughout the inspection process for RTA approval. 9. Determine work environment at manufacturing plant (tour plant and review each line station). ‘ 10. Agree on Resident Inspector’s office space (per agreement). B. RESIDENT PROCESS i. The inspection process for the serial production of the vehicles shall begin according to the vehicle production schedule. ii. The Resident Inspector will be sent to the manufacturer’s facility according to a “Resident Inspection Schedule.” The Inspector(s) shall arrive on site at the manufacturing facility approximately one (1) week prior to actual start of production to set up the Resident Inspector process and to begin preliminary quality assurance inspections for items such as power plant build-up and wire harness production. During this time, the Resident Inspector should also inspect incoming parts, fasteners, fluids, etc. that will be used in the production of each vehicle. iii. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel to act as Resident Inspectors, to observe and test each vehicle and/or its components throughout the vehicle manufacturer’s production line. 1. Feedback of those tests should be provided to RTA Staff in the daily report. 2. Any issues found that may need to RTA staff’s approval will need to be relayed to RTA Staff as soon as reasonably possible. iv. The Contractor, through their Resident Inspector, will represent the Agency for all build-related issues (e.g. quality, conformance, etc.). 1. Quality issues will need to be provided in the daily report accompanied with pictures to RTA Staff. 2. Any inconsistencies with the build not previously discussed will need to be conveyed to RTA Staff as soon as possible and noted on the daily report for RTA Staff review. v. During the serial production of vehicles, the Resident Inspector shall monitor the production of each vehicle, verifying the quality of materials, components, sub-assemblies and manufacturing standards. 1. Any deficiencies are to be noted and conveyed to RTA Staff in the daily report. 2. If deficiencies are egregious, RTA Staff should be notified as soon as reasonably possible. vi. During the serial production of the vehicles, the Resident Inspector audit the configuration of each vehicle using the vehicle manufacturer's Build Specification, the Build of Materials (BOM) and other documents to ensure contract compliance and uniformity of the serial build. vii. During the Resident Inspection phase, the Contractor may utilize a single inspector or multiple inspectors. The Contractor must notify RTA Staff if more than one inspector will be used at the location. 1. If the Contractor decides to use multiple inspectors, then the inspectors should be identified in the daily report that is consistent with prior reports. a. RTA Staff should be able to identify the inspector in the report that performed inspection to that corresponding day. 2. If each inspector is going to work on a rotation, a schedule should be provided to RTA Staff on the dynamics of that schedule. 3. During the rotation of inspectors, a sufficient period of overlap should be provided to guarantee the consistency of the Resident Inspection process. 4. If the aforementioned cannot be provided, it is RTA’s recommendation to have a single inspector at each site. viii. The Contractor’s initial inspection team shall participate in a Resident Inspector orientation by the vehicle manufacturer. This orientation should include expectations for the use of personal protective equipment, daily check-in and check-out requirements, lines of communication, use of production documents (such as speed memos and line movement charts), inspector/production meetings, inspector office arrangements, and anything else pertinent to the inspection team’s involvement during the build process.