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Inspection of public works projects, during the construction phase, is a key element to ensure that the new facility or installation complies with the approved plans and specifications. Therefore, it is paramount that inspectors be well versed and fully understand the importance of their duties and the overall essentials of construction inspection. Projects, whether large or small, require similar basic tasks and parallel duties to be performed. However, inspection of public works construction has additional requirements that are generally not required when constructing private and industrial projects. This in turn, places a greater burden on inspectors involved in monitoring construction of governmental facilities.
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Robert O. Parmley, P.E., CMfgE, is co-founder, president and principal consulting engineer of Morgan & Parmley, Ltd., Professional Consulting Engineers, Ladysmith, Wisconsin; serving as the firm's president since 1978. He is also a member of the NSPE, ASME, ASCI and ADDA. Mr. Parmley is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin and California. He is also a certified manufacturing engineer under SME's national certification program and a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in the state of Wisconsin. In a career covering over five decades, Mr. Parmley has worked on the design and construction supervision of a wide variety of structures, systems and machines—from dams and bridges to municipal sewage facilities, public buildings and public water systems, has been a lecturer, and has written over 40 technical articles published in leading professional journals.
