Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ)

The Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) is composed of highly motivated individuals representing a wide range of public and industry interests in the Georgia transportation community.

Organization

• About GPTQ

  Background

  The Georgia Quality Initiative (GQI) began on November 4, 1993 as a result of the National Quality Initiative (NQI). NQI was renamed the National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) in 2000. On November 9, 2004 GQI revised its name to the Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ). GPTQ is a member organization of the National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ).

  Vision

  Keep Georgia Moving with Quality Transportation

  Mission

  This initiative is committed to satisfying the transportation user by providing a durable, smooth, safe, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally sensitive, efficient and economical transportation system, in balance with other modes of transportation. This initiative shall be a statewide effort with full cooperation of all stakeholders including Federal, state and local agencies, construction industry, consultants, utility industry and academia.

• Steering Committee
• Committee/Teams Composition
• Membership

Benefits

These are the benefits of having a state quality program in Georgia:

• Partnering at the program level
• Design/construction interaction
• Innovation
• Reduction in total project delivery time/reduced construction delays
• Improved efficiency
• Longer lasting products/improved life cycle
• Improved job site morale
• Shared resources
• Project ownership form beginning to end
• Top quality, award winning projects