BRIDGE INSPECTION SERVICES. A-E, as directed by County, may be required to provide as-needed bridge inspection services to support the development of Bridge Preventive Maintenance Programs, bridge maintenance projects, Capital Improvement Projects, after natural events (i.e. storms, earthquakes, etc).
BRIDGE INSPECTION SERVICES. Scope of services for consultant inspection: The CONSULTANT will be responsible for providing all necessary traffic control, to include personnel, equipment and devices. Prior to the deployment of any traffic control, the CONSULTANT will provide a copy of the traffic control plan to ALDOT for review. The CONSULTANT will be responsible for providing all needed access equipment to include manlifts, reachalls, platforms, etc. The CONSULTANT will begin bridge inspections as instructed by the STATE and the CONSULTANT will complete each bridge inspection as safely and promptly as possible. Qualifications of inspection personnel will be as follows: Each inspection team leader shall be an Alabama Certified Bridge Inspector (CBI). All team members must have successfully completed the National Highway Institute (NHI) course “Safety Inspection of In Service Bridges”. All CONSULTANT personnel performing engineering evaluations must have a professional engineering license in the State of Alabama. The CONSULTANT will provide inspection services on specified bridge structures to include the following: Routine inspections of structures, performed at the hands-on inspection level Fracture critical inspection of bridges Channel cross-sectioning of bridges NDE (Non Destructive Evaluation) and NDT (Non Destructive Testing) of bridges as specified The CONSULTANT will provide engineering evaluation services for specified bridge structures as follows: Review inspection findings and identify deficiencies Determine effect of those deficiencies on the structure Recommend repairs/corrections to the STATE to address those deficiencies Provide budgetary estimates for those repairs/corrections to the STATE The CONSULTANT will rate the structures as follows: Model each specified structure in AASHTOWare Virtis™ including trusses, floor beams and xxxxxxxx; provide an export copy of the Virtis bridge definition to ALDOT. The CONSULTANT will use same version of Virtis™ used by ALDOT. Supply rating report sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Alabama The CONSULTANT will provide the following documentation: Inspection Reports Completed Bridge Inspection (BI) forms from Alabama Bridge Information Management System (ABIMS), to be signed by the CONSULTANT inspector and CONSULTANT reviewer as required Scour plots provided through the ABIMS Webscour Module Inspection notes, sketches and annotated photographs CONSULTANT will enter all inspection data into ABIMS “As-exists” draw...
