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IPC Projects/Experience Transportation Infrastructure Inspections


Infrastructure Preservation Corporation

Movable Bridge Experience and Emergency Services

Drawbridge inspection services

* State Government Bridge Inspections, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 1 and 7, Florida: underwater QC/QA bridge inspections.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Local Government Bridge Inspections, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Region 3, Oregon: structural inspections of 846 fixed and movable bridges.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]State Government Bridge Inspections, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT): Statewide Nevada: structural inspections of 1,648 bridges throughout the state.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]State Government Bridge Inspections, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT): Annual and in-depth fracture critical inspections of I-270/Chain of Rock through-truss bridge; NDT-UT of bridge pins & superstructure member section losses.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]State Government Bridge Inspections, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT): Special gusset plate inspections and in-depth fracture critical inspection of I-55 (Northbound & Southbound)/Des Plaines River through-truss bridges; NDT-UT of bridge pins, superstructure member section losses, detailed documentation of gusset plate inspections.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Metro-North Railway & New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT): Annual & in-depth fracture critical inspections, and collection of load rating data of twelve (12) historic pony-truss bridges (some built in 1883-era) throughout New York City area; NDT-UT of bridge pins, superstructure member section losses, detailed verification of bridge members in relation to existing plans, and close documentation of structural deficiencies for rehabilitation and load analysis purposes.

Performed electrical inspections for dozens of state and local government bascule bridges.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Bridge Inspection of on-system and off-system routine, annual, interim and initial surface and underwater inspections of over 8,400 fixed and movable bridges throughout Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

* [endif]CrackScan™ Bridge Crack Inspection (Parsons Brinkerhoff) using

IPC's proprietary bridge crack inspection service, Las Vegas, Nevada. Comparative analysis of current manual inspection method where no cracks were found with IPC's CrackScan™ service where 12 cracks were located and recorded.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Underwater Bridge Inspection, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, FL: Underwater structural inspections and scour evaluations. Also, senior electrical inspector for this project.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Intake and Discharge Structures, Florida Power and Light, DeBary, FL: Underwater structural inspections and video documentation, and repair recommendations.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Offshore Underwater Inspections, Louisiana and Texas: underwater inspections of several oil production platforms and pipeline systems throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Underwater Rehabilitation Bridge Inspection, Paradise Island Bridge, Nassau, Bahamas: Underwater structural inspections and scour evaluations.

* Comparative Analysis of CableScan™ Cable Stay Inspection Service to compare the manual inspection method where they found no inconsistencies with robotic inspections where multiple inconsistencies were located.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]State Government Bridge Inspections, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 1 and 7, Florida: underwater QC/QA bridge inspections.

[if !supportLists]* Topside and Underwater Bridge Inspections, NASA (John F. Kennedy Space Center), Cape Kennedy, FL: topside fracture critical structural, mechanical, electrical, and underwater inspections of 5 movable bridges and 3 culverts throughout the NASA complex, one of which included a continuous fracture critical bascule railroad bridge.

[endif]* Skyway Bridge Tampa TendonScan™ Post tendon inspection (FDOT), Parsons Brinkerhoff Engineering, Tampa, FL: Scan of tendons to find air, water or bleeding grout within a tendon.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Underwater Inspections of Trident and Poseidon Wharves, Department of Defense (DoD), US Navy (Naval Ordnance Test Unit), Cape Canaveral, FL: underwater structural inspections of two 1200’ naval wharves.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Underwater construction engineering inspections of Buckman Bridge (I-295) over St. Johns River widening project in District 2 (Jacksonville, FL) and Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, FL.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Underwater Bridge Inspections and Scour Evaluation, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Districts 5 and 6, Minnesota: underwater bridge inspections and scour evaluation inspections of 67 selected bridges throughout these districts.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]State Government Bridge Inspections, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT): Statewide Nevada: structural inspections of 684 selected bridges throughout the state.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Local Government Bridge Inspections, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Districts 1 and 7, Florida: underwater bridge inspections of 28 selected bridges throughout these districts.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Performed scour evaluation and underwater inspections of 78 statewide bridges for the Nevada Department of Transportation, 16 statewide bridges for the Utah Department of Transportation, and 8 bridges for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Performed in-depth (rehabilitation) electrical, mechanical and fracture critical structural inspections on the Jordan Bridge; Virginia Beach, VA., Astor Bridge in District 5, Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, FL; Sisters Creek Bridge in Jacksonville, FL; the two B.B. McCormick Bridges in Jacksonville, FL; the Main Street Bridge in Jacksonville, FL; the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, FL; and the Crescent Beach Bridge in Jacksonville, FL.

[if !supportLists]* [endif]Performed in-depth superstructure and substructure rehabilitation inspections of the CSX railroad bridge in Baltimore, MD. Sub to PB

* [endif]Performed High Mast Light Pole Inspection using IPC's PoleScan™ (ICA Engineering) Performed over 40 inspections of high mast light poles in Tampa Florida with IPC's HMLP Robotic inspection service.

[if !supportLists]* Drawbridge Inspections [endif]Performed in-depth electrical, mechanical and fracture critical structural inspections for the following bridge rehabilitation projects, as sub to PB:

[if !supportLists]· [endif]FDOT Districts 1, 2, 4, and 7 -- 52 movable bridges

[if !supportLists]· [endif]South Capitol Street Bridge; Washington, D.C.

[if !supportLists]· [endif]100th Street Bridge; Chicago, IL

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Performed (CEI) construction engineering inspections during the construction of the single-span hydraulically operated Lansing Island Bridge in Indian Harbour Beach, FL, and the Freedom Bridge (Rio Grande River Bridge) in Laredo, TX.

* Performed underwater bottom profile surveys in Florida for new construction of piers and wharves for Port of Tampa Authority & Department of the Navy (DoD), US Navy (Naval Ordnance Test Unit) in Mayport & Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Movable Bridge Inspection Experience Samples

Drawbridge inspection services

Washington, DC (Structures & Facilities Office) M/E rehabilitation inspection of South Capitol Street swing span bridge (built in 1942, one of largest swing bridges in the United States)

Chicago, IL (City-owned) M/E rehabilitation inspection of SE 100th Street Bascule Bridge, built in 1922

Georgia Department of Transportation Savannah, GA – Sisters Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection

Virginia Department of Transportation Elizabeth River Vertical Lift bridge – rehabilitation M/E inspection

LADOTD (Louisiana) Districts 5 and 6 Routine and interim structural & M/E inspections of 12 bascule, swing span, and floating drawbridges.

Kennedy Space Center (NASA-owned), Cape Canaveral, FL Routine structural, underwater, and M/E inspections of: NASA Causeway parallel twin Bascule bridge NASA Railroad single-leaf Bascule bridge Haulover Canal Bascule bridge NASA-USAF Causeway Bascule bridge

Oregon Department of Transportation Routine and interim structural & M/E inspections throughout southwest Oregon of: Coquille River (Bullard’s)Vertical Lift bridge South Slough Bascule bridge Isthmus Slough Bascule bridge

South Carolina Department of Transportation Routine and interim structural & M/E inspections throughout coastal South Carolina: Old and New Ashley twin Bascule bridges

Movable bridge inspection service

Wappoo Bascule bridge Ben Sawyer Swing bridge Lady’s Island Swing bridge Harbour River Swing bridge Socastee Swing bridge Little River Swing bridge

Florida Department of Transportation

Movable CEI - Lansing Island (Indian Harbor Beach, FL) – CEI of approach spans and main span, CEI during installation of electrical and mechanical (hydraulic) components – conducted two routine structural, underwater and M/E inspections since initial construction.

Districts 1 & 7 (State & Local Government)

3 inspection cycles of routine and interim movable inspections of:

Alva Bascule bridge Big Carlos Bascule bridge Tom Adams Bascule bridge Matlacha Bascule bridge Circus NB Bascule bridge Circus SB Bascule bridge SR- 589 Bascule bridge (New Pass) Brorein Street Bascule bridge Cass Street Bascule bridge Laurel Street Bascule bridge Anna Maria Bascule bridge Cortez Bascule bridge Longboat Key Bascule bridge Kennedy Blvd (SR-60) Bascule bridge Hillsborough Avenue EB Vertical Lift bridge Hillsborough Avenue WB Bascule bridge Indian Rocks EB Bascule bridge Indian Rocks WB Bascule bridge Welch Causeway Bascule bridge Bayway Structure C Bascule bridge Taylor Creek Bascule bridge Fort Denuad Swing Span bridge Cory Causeway NB Bascule bridge Cory Causeway SB Bascule bridge Bayway Structure E Bascule bridge

Districts 1 & 7 (State & Local Government) - continued

Hatchett Creek NB Bascule bridge Hatchett Creek SB Bascule bridge Albee Road Bascule bridge Dunedin Causeway Bascule bridge Park Blvd Bascule bridge

Movable Bridge Mechanicles Emergency Service

Blackburn Point Swing Span bridge Beckett Bascule bridge Venice Avenue Bascule bridge Manasota Key Bascule bridge Siesta Key Bascule bridge Stickney Point EB Bascule bridge Stickney Point WB Bascule bridge Columbus Drive Swing Span bridge Platt Street Bascule bridge Wilson Piggot Bascule bridge Labelle Bascule bridge Bill Young Bascule bridge Johns Pass NB Bascule bridge Johns Pass SB Bascule bridge Billys Creek Vertical Lift bridge (machinery removed; now considered ‘fixed’)

Alva Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Labelle Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Cortez Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Longboat Key Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Former Johns Pass Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection

District 2 (State & Local Government) Bridge of Lions Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Beach Blvd Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Atlantic Blvd Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Ortega River Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Butler Blvd Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Crescent Beach Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Main Street Vertical Lift bridge routine inspection

District 4 (State & Local Government, West Palm Beach & Ft Lauderdale Areas)

3 inspection cycles of routine and interim movable inspections (structural, underwater, & M/E inspections) of: SR-707 (Beach Road) Bascule bridge SR-706 (Indiantown Road) Bascule bridge SR-786 (PGA Blvd) Bascule bridge SR-708 (Blue Heron Blvd) Bascule bridge

District 4 (State & Local Govt, West Palm Beach & Ft Lauderdale Areas) - continued

SR-80 (Southern Blvd) Bascule bridge Point Chosen (Belle Glade) Swing Span bridge SR-802 (Lake Avenue) Bascule bridge East Ocean Avenue Bascule bridge Woolbright Road Bascule bridge George Bush Blvd Bascule bridge East Atlantic Avenue Bascule bridge (Jupiter) Linton Blvd Bascule bridge Spanish River Blvd (NW 40th Street) Bascule bridge Palmetto Park Road Bascule bridge US-A1A (Boca Inlet) Bascule bridge Camino Real Blvd Bascule bridge East Hillsboro Blvd Bascule bridge US-A1A over Hillsboro Inlet Bascule bridge NE 14th Street Causeway Bascule bridge East Atlantic Avenue Bascule bridge (Pompano Beach) East Oakland Park Blvd Bascule bridge Sunrise Blvd Bascule bridge Los Olas Blvd Bascule bridge SE 17th Street Bascule bridge SW 4th Avenue Swing Span bridge (New River) South Andrews Avenue Bascule bridge (New River) SE 3rd Avenue Bascule bridge (New River) Dania Beach Blvd Bascule bridge Sheridan Street Bascule bridge SR-820 (Hollywood Blvd) Bascule bridge SR-706 (Indiantown Road) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection SR-786 (PGA Blvd) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection SR-708 (Blue Heron Blvd) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection SR-80 (Southern Blvd) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection East Ocean Avenue Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Woolbright Road Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection East Atlantic Avenue Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Linton Blvd Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Spanish River Blvd (NW 40th Street) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Palmetto Park Road Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection US-A1A (Boca Inlet) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection East Oakland Park Blvd Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection Sunrise Blvd Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection SE 17th Street Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection SR-820 (Hollywood Blvd) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection

District 5 (State & Local Government)

SR3 (Merritt Island Causeway) Bascule bridge M/E rehabilitation inspection (3 inspection cycles of routine and interim movable inspections (structural, underwater, & M/E inspections) of:

Max Brewer Swing Span bridge, Titusville (now fixed bridge) Orange Avenue Bascule bridge , Daytona Main Street Bascule bridge, Daytona Seabreeze Bascule bridge, Daytona (routine and rehabilitation inspections prior to be replaced by fixed bridge) Highbridge Road Bascule bridge, Ormond Beach SR-3 Merritt Island Swing Span Bridge

District 6 (Local & State Government, Miami & Keys Area)

Routine and interim movable bridge inspections (structural, underwater, & M/E inspections) of: NE 2nd Avenue Bascule bridge Venetian Causeway Bascule bridges (bridges located at east and west end of causeway) NW 2nd Avenue Bascule bridge NW 17th Avenue Bascule bridge NW 22nd Avenue Bascule bridge

E 79th Street EB & WB Bascule bridges (Biscayne Bay) E 79th Street EB & WB Bascule bridges (ICWW) Flagler Street Bascule bridge Brickell Avenue Bascule bridge Snake Creek Bascule bridge 63rd Street Bascule bridge NW 5th Street Bascule bridge NW 12th Avenue Bascule bridge SW 1st Street Bascule bridge NW 27th Avenue NB & SB Bascule bridges NE 163rd Street EB & WB Bascule bridges

Privately-Owned Bridges

Florida East Coast Railroad over New River (Ft. Lauderdale) structural, underwater, & M/E rehabilitation inspections. Lansing Island Bascule bridge

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