QMstandard is the standard procedure used by QM for Biomass DH Plants for larger plants in accordance with project allocation and is an independent, product-neutral service for builders, investors and contractors in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is often used as a condition for financial assistance or for a building and operating permit. The procedure for financial assistance from an authority/institution, the approval process and the procedure are country-specific, but the technical specifications and requirements are basically the same for all countries.
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The QMstandard process is described in the Q-guidelines (link to download). This guide defines at which point of a project process the individual milestones are completed. Checklists in the appendix describe in detail which documents for the individual milestones must be delivered by the main planner to the Q-manager. The main planner is responsible for obtaining the necessary documents from the plant owner.
Milestone 1: At a kick-off meeting, the Q-manager, together with the plant owner (or authorized representative) and the main planner, define the quality requirements and the responsibilities in a Q-plan.
Milestone 2 and Milestone 3: When the design planning and later the tender planning are available, the Q-manager checks the quality of the planning in each phase and, if necessary, makes recommendations that the plant owner can accept or reject. The results of this review are recorded in an additional document.
Milestone 4: After the regular commissioning and acceptance of the plant a concept for operational optimisation must be created by the plant owner and the main planner and submitted to the Q-manager.
Milestone 5: The final inspection by the Q-manager takes place at the earliest one year after the commissioning of the plant and after the implementation of the operational optimisation. The plant supplier must prove that the agreed quality requirements have been met.
QMstandard: simplified version
Normally QM for Biomass DH Plants includes 5 milestones. In the simplified version, Milestone 3 and 4 can be omitted. This is possible only under the following conditions:
- A standard hydraulic scheme is selected for Milestone 2 (this condition can only be omitted if the hydraulic and control solution selected by the planner is described in the same level of detail as the standard control and this solution is complete for Milestone 2),
- Performance, flow rates and temperatures are already defined in Milestone 2,
- The demand assessment and appropriate system selection in Milestone 2 already fulfils all Q-requirements of Milestone 3 (to be ensured by the main planner).
Although Milestone 3 and 4 are not verified by the Q-manager, they must still be fulfilled by the main planner. Missing documents must be submitted to the Q-manager in Milestone 5.
