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Center of Excellence 03

Inspection, Audit & Independent Technical Control

Independent inspection, audit and technical control across the project lifecycle — on the accreditation path to ISO/IEC 17020.

Center status Developing Accreditation or certification path underway.
01 · Mandate & role

Inspection, Audit & Independent Technical Control.

Independent inspection, audit and technical control across the project lifecycle — on the accreditation path to ISO/IEC 17020.

02 · Scope

What the Center covers.

Third-party inspection across construction and manufacturing Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT / SAT) Independent Technical Control (ITC) Design audit and compliance verification Operational inspection and compliance Facility performance audits
03 · Core services

What the Center delivers.

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Third-party inspection mandates

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FAT and SAT oversight

03

Independent Technical Control

04

Compliance and conformity inspection

05

Facility and operational audits

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Inspection scheme design and operation

04 · Key deliverables

Outputs engineered for institutional decision-making.

Inspection reports (per ISO/IEC 17020)

FAT / SAT reports and punch lists

ITC reports for lenders and clients

Compliance and non-conformity reports

Facility audit reports

05 · Operating model

How the Center operates.

Accredited-body operating model with strict impartiality and competence controls. Separated from advisory engagement on the same object.

06 · Independence & governance

Independence by design.

The Center operates under the Institute's Impartiality Policy, with documented firewalls from advisory engagements on the same object, Ethics & Integrity Committee oversight, and a published complaints and appeals procedure.

ImpartialityPolicy & firewalls
EthicsCommittee oversight
ComplaintsPublished procedure
AppealsIndependent review
07 · Accreditation path

Accreditation trajectory.

ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation on the roadmap. Kosovo Accreditation Directorate (DAK) / ALGA and EA-recognised bodies targeted.

Current status: Developing
08 · Interaction with Divisions

Cross-cuts all ten Divisions.

The Center supports every Division with methodology, independent review and quality assurance — the Division leads delivery, the Center provides authority.

All ten Divisions

09 · Standards & frameworks

The standards we work to.

ISO/IEC 17020 ISO 17021-1 ISO/IEC 19011 EU Construction Products Regulation sector-specific inspection standards
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