See us at Concrete Palooza

2023 Concrete Palooza Event (3rd Annual)
Dec 6-7, 2023
2190 Hornig Road
Philadelphia, PA 19116

AMPP will be participating in this event and will have QP representatives on site. This event is put on by the International Union Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 21. Get an early registration discount through November 30.

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Your 2023 audit obligations

 Your 2023 calendar year audit should have taken place by this time or at least be scheduled to take place by the end of this year. Please contact the auditor assigned to conduct your audit to plan for your 2023 audit. If you don’t know which auditor has been assigned to conduct your company’s audit, please contact us at QPInfo@ampp.org. Failure to be audited this year can result in a delay in getting your accreditation renewed for 2024, so please contact us if you have any concerns or questions about your 2023 audit.

Disciplinary Action Criteria (DAC) revisions

A task group was formed by the Accreditation Program Committee (APC) to update the Disciplinary Action Criteria (DAC) for accredited contractors and procedures for administering disciplinary action. The committee members felt that new and more stringent Disciplinary Action Criteria and administrative procedures were needed to supplement the annual and unannounced technical audits used prior to the DAC as the sole method for determining whether a contractor obtains or retains accreditation status. The new DAC has been approved by the APC and it is now in legal review.

The APC has approved the revisions, and it is now in legal review. The key changes consist of modifications to Critical Fault categories summarized below as well as editorial clarifications:

1. Adding new “Critical Fault” categories for confirmed wage and hourly worker payment violations.
2. Adding new “Severe” and “Critical Fault” language for subcontracting to a non-accredited contractor without facility owner approval on a project requiring QP accreditation
3. Reorganizing listing of “Faults” by category from Serious to Severe for easy comparison (e.g., listing safety practice faults from Serious to Very Severe in the same section)
4. Amending “Quality of Service” Category to include failure to meet project requirements at final acceptance inspection with no resolution of “outstanding” non-conformities.

Current Disciplinary Criteria

• DAC Criteria
• QP5 DAC Criteria

The revised DAC will likely be released on the website before the year end.  

AMPP is committed to investigating reports alleging violations of the DAC. If you would like to learn more about the DAC process or to communicate a concern or file a complaint to the Program Administrator, please contact QPInfo@ampp.org and describe your question or concern and we will get back with you in confidence. 

Revised QP application and procedures

AMPP has revised the QP Accreditation Application and submittal procedures to simplify and streamline the application process for both initial applicants and for existing program members applying to add QP accreditations.

You can check out the new application and submittal instructions here.

QP Accreditation Program Rules update

The QP Accreditation Program Rules have been updated. The “Rules” document has been reorganized for easier understanding. While few changes to the rules were made in the update, several important clarifications were made including when Corrective Action Plans (CAPS) may be requested for ‘minor’ findings and when annual accreditation renewal applications and payments are due (being extended this year to December 31st, 2023, due to being sent late).

Please take a few minutes to review the program rules to ensure your organization is in compliance. Please contact us if you have any questions about the QP Program Rules update. 

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New Merit Program – Phasing out the QP 1 & QP 2 Random Audit Program (RAP)

A new Merit Program recently approved by the Accreditation Program Committee (APC) will be available for eligible contractors in 2025.

Applications for the new MERIT PROGRAM for eligible contractors can be submitted up until July 1, 2024. The new MERIT PROGRAM will be available to all QP Accredited contractors including QP-3 shops. The previous RAP program was only available to QP 1 and QP 2 accredited contractors.

Contractors currently enrolled in the RAP program can remain in the RAP program through calendar year 2024 but will have to re-apply for eligibility in the new Merit Program by July 1, 2024, since the RAP program will be discontinued on December 31, 2024.

Merit Program Details

The Merit Program Application will be available by January 1, 2024.

New guide for job site documentation for QP 1 and QP 2

A guide is available to help with documentation requirements for QP 1 and QP 2 jobs. This guide will help with needed documentation at the job site to make sure necessary items in the areas of personnel, project documents, references, quality control, and EH&S are available.

See the Guide

The QP Corporate Benefits Program

Did you know as a corporate member and QP accredited organization, you can take advantage of a new benefits program? The program works as an add-on to your AMPP Corporate Membership and can be combined with your existing corporate membership (Affiliate, Associate, or Patron). Here is what is included in the QP Corporate Benefits Program:

• Renewals and new accreditations – ($250 for the first accreditation, and $100 for each additional)
• Visguides – 30% off list price
• AMPP Courses – ((Up to $5,600 in savings depending on courses)
• Certification renewals – $100 discount for up to (3) certification renewals

To realize these savings, simply add the QP Corporate Benefits Program to your existing corporate membership for only $750 USD for accredited organizations.

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