TMR MRTS50 Specific Quality System Requirements (MRTS50)
specification, published by Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, March 2025. Queensland.
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The numbers MRTS50 sets.
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Hold Points, Witness Points, Milestones and Records
cl 8.3
| Point | What it means | The notice it carries |
|---|---|---|
| Hold Point | A point in a process the Contractor shall not pass without the Administrator's written release. One applies wherever the Contract or the Administrator nominates it, on issue of a Nonconformance Report, or on issue of a corrective action request. | Submit the evidence that the work is complete, tested and inspected, then allow at least one working day for the Administrator's response (cl 8.3.2). |
| Witness Point | A point where the Administrator must be given the option to observe. The Contractor may proceed once the notice period has run, whether or not anyone came to watch. | At least one working day's notice, unless the Technical Specification says otherwise (cl 8.3.3). |
| Milestone | A point in time that marks the start or completion of an activity. Milestones in the Technical Specifications go on the construction program. | None. It is a program entry (cl 8.3.4). |
| Record | A stand-alone document, electronic or physical, that is a complete record of an issue at a point in time. Only applicable in combined MRTS/ATS harmonised specifications. | None. Not applicable in a plain MRTS specification (cl 8.3.5). |
The Hold Points on a given job are in the Quality Clause of each Technical Specification the Contract calls up, not in MRTS50. A Contractor may add its own in the Quality Plan and name who releases them. A Hold Point raised by a Nonconformance is released only on showing the Quality System has been amended to stop a recurrence and proposing the disposition of the nonconforming product.
Every clock MRTS50 sets
cll 7.4, 8.3, 8.5, 10.1, 10.2, 11.2, 12.1, 12.4
| Clause | What must happen | By when |
|---|---|---|
| cl 7.4 | Give the Administrator the list of lots on which work started, and the lots physically completed, on the preceding working day | Early each working day |
| cl 8.3.2 | The Administrator's response to a Hold Point release request | Allow at least 1 working day after the evidence is in |
| cl 8.3.3 | Notice of an approaching Witness Point | At least 1 working day before |
| cl 8.5 | Nominate a testing frequency where the Technical Specification gives none | At least 14 days before testing starts |
| cl 10.1.1 | A Conformance Report for each lot | On completion of the lot, and before substantial progress on subsequent lots |
| cl 10.2 | Notify a Nonconformance that meets one of the ten triggers | Within 1 working day of detecting it |
| cl 10.2 | Issue a Nonconformance Report after the Administrator's corrective action request | Within 1 working day of receiving it |
| cl 11.2 | Keep the Contract's records | At least 1 year after the Final Certificate, unless a statute or company policy requires longer |
| cl 12.1 | Hand over the As Constructed drawings | Before the Certificate of Practical Completion can issue: a condition precedent |
| cl 12.4.2 | Deliver every other As Constructed document | Not later than 4 weeks after Practical Completion |
Working days are the Contract's. The lot list, the Conformance Report and the two Nonconformance clocks run throughout the job; the drawings and the four-week handover run once at the end. Demiton watches the three rows in the obligations table below.
The ten Nonconformances you must notify within one working day
cl 10.2 (a) to (j)
| Trigger | |
|---|---|
| (a) | There is potential for progress of the work to be seriously affected |
| (b) | The proposed correction will leave work not complying with the Contract |
| (c) | The Contractor has failed to comply with the Contract's time requirements |
| (d) | The Nonconformance may cause a health and safety hazard |
| (e) | It resulted from a deficiency in the drawings or Technical Specification |
| (f) | Client supplied product is involved |
| (g) | The Administrator has directed that this type be notified |
| (h) | Material or serious environmental harm has occurred |
| (i) | Items of cultural heritage significance are discovered |
| (j) | Contaminated land, or contaminated materials delivered to the Site, are identified |
Every notification carries the proposed correction or disposition and the Quality System amendment that stops it recurring. Nonconforming work is not covered up or incorporated until the Administrator approves the proposed action in writing. Where the correction will leave the work non-complying, the Nonconformance Report or corrective action request is itself a Hold Point under cl 8.3.2. A Nonconformance that meets none of the ten still goes through the Quality Plan's own procedure; it starts no notice clock.
What a lot record must hold, and when a lot may be reported early
cl 7.2 and cl 10.1.2
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Lot register (cl 7.2) | A lot number; a description; the location, with a three-dimensional surveyed position where necessary; a method that traces every sample and test result to the lot; the means of recording or cross-referencing compliance or Nonconformance against the lot; and an identification method for lots that replace nonconforming ones. Reworked or subdivided lots are renumbered and cross-referenced to the original. |
| Lot identification (cl 7.3) | The physical bounds and lot number are marked on site. Work on a lot does not start until its identification is established and understood by the staff on it. |
| Indicative Conformance (cl 10.1.2) | With the Administrator's approval, a lot subject to road roughness, degree of saturation, earthworks moisture content, concrete slump, spread or strength, stabilised pavement strength, or in-situ air voids in asphalt may be reported before those results are in. The report states that results are not yet available and accepts the risk of rework. The lot is still reworked if it later fails. |
| Quarry materials (cl 7.6) | Where material comes from a quarry registered under TMR's Quarry Registration System, the Registered Quarry Reference Number goes on the test reports. |
10 obligations, clause by clause.
Three obligations watched: the as-constructed handover, the one-working-day nonconformance notice, and the twelve-month record retention after the Final Certificate. The tables above are the document's own; the Transport Infrastructure Contract that calls MRTS50 up, and MRTS04 and CAP010M beside it, are held separately.
| Where it is written | The obligation | Window | If missed | Disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cl 12.1 | Hand over the As Constructed drawings before the Certificate of Practical Completion can issueheld in the drawing register | none set | the claim is barred | Rework |
| cl 11.2 | Keep the contract's records for at least 12 months after the Final Certificateheld in the drawing register | 12 months | a breach of contract | Disputes |
| cl 10.2 | Notify a nonconformance within 1 working day of detecting it, where it meets a notifiable triggerheld in the safety ncr register | 1 working day | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 7.4 | Give the Administrator, early each working day, the list of lots on which work started and the lots physically completed on the preceding working dayheld in the site diary register | 1 working day | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 8.3.2 | Do not proceed past a Hold Point until the Administrator releases it in writing, and allow at least one working day for the response after submitting the evidenceheld in the document transmittal register | 1 working day | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 8.3.3 | Give the Administrator at least one working day's notice of an approaching Witness Point, unless the Technical Specification says otherwiseheld in the document transmittal register | 1 working day | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 8.5 | Nominate the testing frequency and minimum number of tests, and submit them to the Administrator at least 14 days before testing starts, where the Technical Specification gives noneheld in the inspection test result register | 14 days | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 10.1.1 | Give the Administrator a Conformance Report for each lot on its completion and before substantial progress on subsequent lotsheld in the inspection test result register | none set | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 10.2 | Issue a Nonconformance Report within one working day of receiving the Administrator's corrective action requestheld in the safety ncr register | 1 working day | a breach of contract | Rework |
| cl 12.4.2 | Deliver every As Constructed document other than the drawings not later than four weeks after Practical Completionheld in the drawing register | 28 days | a breach of contract | Disputes |
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Common questions
What does MRTS50 cl 12.1 require?
Hand over the As Constructed drawings before the Certificate of Practical Completion can issue. Missing it: the claim is barred. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the drawing register.
What does MRTS50 cl 11.2 require?
Keep the contract's records for at least 12 months after the Final Certificate. Missing it: a breach of contract. The window is 12 months. Demiton watches it against the drawing register.
What does MRTS50 cl 10.2 require?
Notify a nonconformance within 1 working day of detecting it, where it meets a notifiable trigger. Missing it: a breach of contract. The window is 1 working day. Demiton watches it against the safety ncr register.
What does MRTS50 cl 7.4 require?
Give the Administrator, early each working day, the list of lots on which work started and the lots physically completed on the preceding working day. Missing it: a breach of contract. The window is 1 working day. Demiton watches it against the site diary register.
What does MRTS50 cl 8.3.2 require?
Do not proceed past a Hold Point until the Administrator releases it in writing, and allow at least one working day for the response after submitting the evidence. Missing it: a breach of contract. The window is 1 working day. Demiton watches it against the document transmittal register.
What is a Hold Point under MRTS50?
A point in a process beyond which the Contractor shall not proceed without the Administrator's written release (cl 8.3.2). Hold Points apply where the Contract or the Administrator nominates them, on issue of a Nonconformance Report, and on issue of a corrective action request. To get one released you give the Administrator evidence that the work is complete, tested and inspected, then allow at least one working day for the response. The Hold Points on your job are listed in the Quality Clause of each Technical Specification the Contract calls up, not in MRTS50 itself.
How much notice does an MRTS50 Witness Point need?
At least one working day, unless the Technical Specification says otherwise (cl 8.3.3). Once the notice period has run you may proceed whether or not the Administrator chose to witness the activity.
When is a Conformance Report due under MRTS50?
On completion of the lot, and before substantial progress on subsequent lots (cl 10.1.1). It holds the completed inspection and test records, the analysis showing compliance with the Technical Specification, any engineering variation captured on a design revision drawing certified by an RPEQ, and the As Constructed survey under MRTS56.
Which nonconformances must be notified within one working day under MRTS50?
Those meeting one of the ten triggers in cl 10.2 (a) to (j): progress seriously affected, a correction that leaves work non-complying, a failure to meet the Contract's time requirements, a health and safety hazard, a deficiency in the drawings or specification, client supplied product, a type the Administrator has directed be notified, material or serious environmental harm, a cultural heritage find, or contaminated land or materials. Every other nonconformance follows the Quality Plan's procedure without a notice clock.
What is Indicative Conformance in MRTS50?
A way to keep working before slow test results are in (cl 10.1.2). With the Administrator's approval, a lot subject to road roughness, moisture content, concrete strength, stabilised pavement strength or asphalt air voids testing may be reported on an Indicative Conformance report that says the results are not yet available and accepts the risk of rework. The full Conformance Report follows as soon as the results arrive, and the lot is still reworked if it fails.
Who prepares the As Constructed drawings under MRTS50?
It depends on the Contract type, per Table 12.3. Where the Principal prepares them, the Contractor's Representative still provides the final revision drawings they are built from. Either way the drawings are a condition precedent to the Certificate of Practical Completion (cl 12.1), and every other As Constructed document is due not later than four weeks after Practical Completion (cl 12.4.2).
How long must records be kept under MRTS50?
At least one year after the date of the Final Certificate (cl 11.2), and longer where a statute or the Contractor's own policy requires it. MRTS50's figure is the floor, not the rule.
What is the current edition of MRTS50?
March 2025, published by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads as one of the overarching Technical Specifications. The PDF is free from TMR; the tables on this page are read from that edition, and your Contract's annexures and the Technical Specifications it calls up are what bind.
Does Demiton hold every obligation in TMR MRTS50 Specific Quality System Requirements?
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