Project Overview:

The project is located along I-95 between mile markers 135.3 and 129.3 in the City of Fredericksburg, Stafford County and Spotsylvania County. The project adds three lanes parallel to the I-95 southbound general purpose lanes between Truslow Road and 1.29 miles south of Route 3 (Exit 130). Additionally the project includes improvements at Route 17, construction of new bridge over Rappahannock River, construction of a new bridge over Route 17, replacement of the existing northbound and southbound I-95 bridges of Route 17, and associated roadway improvements on I- 95 and Route 17. The total length of the project is approximately 6 miles.

CES Consulting LLC Services:

CES as Quality Control (QC) are providing inspection of all project items from the beginning to the end on the Project including: Clearing and Grubbing, Erosion and Sediment Control, Cut & Fill (Excavation and Embankment), Sub Base grading and Base placement, Underdrain Installation, Underdrain Video Inspection, Storm Drainage (Pipe and structures Installation), Sanitary Pipe Installation, Curb & Gutter, Asphalt Pavement, Guardrail, Pavement Marking, Landscaping and Permanent Signage.

Also, Inspection of Bridge Construction including: Inspection of H Pile Driving, Center of Gravity calculations for driven piles, MSE Wall Installation, Structural Concrete Placement Inspection and Testing, Concrete Beam erection, Steel Girders (Beams) erection over the abutments and piers, inspection of all structural connections, SIP Forms Installation, Bridge Deck Slab Concrete pour (Dry depth and Wet depth check), Bridge Deck Grooving, BR-27 Installation, Bridge Fence Installation and Bridge Pavement Marking.In addition, all tests for soil and aggregate (CBR Test, One Point proctor and Density Tests), Concrete Pour (field tests and making cylinders for the lab tests) and tests for the Bridge Bolts and Nuts (Torque Test).

All inspection activities and tests were done according to the VDOT Road & Bridge Specifications and Standards also, Minimum Requirements for QA/QC on Design Build and PPT Projects.

Contract Value: $101 Million

Design Builder: Wagman Heavy Civil

Design Builder’s Design Firm: Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT)

Owner: VDOT

Scope of project:

The paving schedule projects in NOVA handled by Fairfax Maintenance, Prince William Maintenance, Loudoun Maintenance and Interstate Maintenance. This year NOVA paving schedule projects adds up to over 200 Million Dollars. These projects were selected through the thorough prior assessment after taking many factors into consideration to provide the safe surface to the travelling public on the aged roads depends on the complexity of the roads whether it is Primary, secondary or Interstate roads throughout NOVA District.

The projects include milling, paving, patching, slurry seal, pavement markings, saw cut, and installation of the loops. This work had to be performed without impeding existing traffic and therefore involved extensive maintenance of traffic (MOT) coordination and implementation through one lane of traffic, using flaggers during non-peak hours and night work on many urbanized projects especially in Fairfax County projects.

CES supported VDOT on construction engineering and inspection services in the field. Our Sr. and regular inspectors was responsible for ensuring that all work was carried out per VDOT standards and specifications, all testing was performed at the correct frequency, measured and documented daily work pay items and ensured that all work zones were set up correctly, responsible to coordinate with TOC (Traffic Operations Center) to coordinate the lane closures on daily basis, responsible to address the concerns of travelling public, home owners and all other stake holders to ensure safety and also worked closely with the contractor to ensure that all field design conflicts were resolved at the lowest level possible. CES provided the necessary staffing including Office Engineers, Senior Inspectors and Regular Inspectors on site to cover all operations and provide all the quality assurance checks as well as develop the daily reports. Furthermore, our inspector developed, maintained, and managed all of the required project documentation, including the Materials Notebook.

The projects include milling, paving, patching, slurry seal, pavement markings, saw cut, and installation of the loops. This work had to be performed without impeding existing traffic and therefore involved extensive maintenance of traffic (MOT) coordination and implementation through one lane of traffic, using flaggers during non-peak hours and night work on many urbanized projects especially in Fairfax County projects.

CES supported VDOT on construction engineering and inspection services in the field. Our Sr. and regular inspectors was responsible for ensuring that all work was carried out per VDOT standards and specifications, all testing was performed at the correct frequency, measured and documented daily work pay items and ensured that all work zones were set up correctly, responsible to coordinate with TOC (Traffic Operations Center) to coordinate the lane closures on daily basis, responsible to address the concerns of travelling public, home owners and all other stake holders to ensure safety and also worked closely with the contractor to ensure that all field design conflicts were resolved at the lowest level possible. CES provided the necessary staffing including Office Engineers, Senior Inspectors and Regular Inspectors on site to cover all operations and provide all the quality assurance checks as well as develop the daily reports. Furthermore, our inspector developed, maintained, and managed all of the required project documentation, including the Materials Notebook.

Relevant Features:
Asphalt Pavement
Milling Operations
Pavement Markings
Saw Cut Roadway
Safety Improvement
Extensive MOT Planning
Slurry Seal
Loop Installations
Guardrail Installation

Scope of project:

The City of Newport New is constructing a new four-lane divided roadway beginning at the intersection of Warwick Boulevard and Atkinson Boulevard extending eastward with a 1742 foot bridge structure over the CSX railroad, I-64 and intersection with Jefferson Avenue. Once constructed, the roadway will be named Atkinson Boulevard. This project is locally administered by the City of Newport News. The work includes surcharge, wick drains, drilled shafts, new bridge structures, utility relocations, and signalized intersections.

Benefits of Project :

The new roadway connection will alleviate traffic congestion and reduce commuter travel times by providing an important connection between the City’s major roadways, Jefferson Avenue and Warwick Boulevard. The improvements also include a 10 foot shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists traversing the length of the project on the Mary Passage Middle School side of the new roadway expanding to 14 feet on the new bridge.

CES is providing Construction Inspection services for this Locally Administered project. Duties include overseeing inspecting the work to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with contract requirements. CES is also providing an office engineer whose duties include reviewing inspector’s daily reports, entering quantities and reviewing contractor’s payment requests, maintaining the project material notebook and all related documentation, and receiving and processing all EEO documentation from the contractor.

Project Cost – $69 Million.

Scope of project: This project improved traffic flow in the area and to alleviate traffic delays at the intersection of Rte. 7 and Rte. 659 caused by turning movements, substandard geometry and roadway width on Rte. 659.  The scope included the widening of Rte. 7, the realignment of Rte. 659, a new bridge to carry Rte. 659 over Rte. 7, various drainage and storm water management improvements, a 1,980-foot noise barrier wall, roadway lighting at the Single Point Urban Interchange, and many utility relocations for water and sewer improvements.

Benefit to Loudoun County and Major Stakeholders: This $55 million project under the VDOT NOVA District Wide Construction Engineering Inspection Contract, CES performed multiple Project Controls Support services such as assisting in development of conceptual schedules as part of the Finding of Public Interest (FOPI) to make determination on type of contract (Design Bid Build vs. Design Build). Upon completion of the analysis, made the recommendation to advertise the project as design bid build. In addition, provided cost estimate analysis to review the entire project cost estimate to find savings. The methodology used was based on reviewing the contract time determination report, finding areas of concurrent activities thus enabling certain crews to handle multiple operations, historic bid data was taken and analyzed to compare against the Engineer’s design estimate. The result was a cost/budget savings that helped the project to move forward on advertisement and bid procurement.

Under a Loudoun County contract, CES provided all aspects of construction Inspection services including full time on-site management of construction field activities and coordination of inspection staff along with comprehensive utility coordination including detailed tracking of on-site relocation work. Also supported the County in pre-bid documents prior to advertisement.

Scope of work This $138.7 million Design Build project will widen Interstate 64 from 1.05 miles west of Route 199 (Humelsine Parkway/Marquis Center Parkway) near exit 242 to where the Segment I project ends, 0.54 miles east of Route 238 (Yorktown Road) near exit 247. This will extend the three-lane section of I-64 from the point where the I-64 Segment I project ends west for approximately 7.08 miles. The proposed improvements include pavement reconstruction of existing lanes and additional 12-foot wide travel lanes and 12-foot wide shoulder lanes, and widening of nine (9) existing bridges and six (6) box culverts that lie inside the project limits. CES Consulting is assisting VDOT with the Owner IA oversight of the project, providing CE&I staff for construction management including the roles of responsible charge, construction manager, environmental compliance, and senior inspection.

CES Consulting LLC also is supporting VDOT with construction engineering and inspection services in the field with an Independent Quality Assurance Inspector: Responsibilities for CES staff include:

• Ensuring all work meets VDOT standards and specifications
• Quality Assurance and Quality Controls measures in place are in compliance with the Contract Documents
• Monitor MOT and Safety
• Coordinate Lane Closure with VDOT’s Traffic Control Center
• Erosion and Sediment control monitoring
• Compliance with latest DEQ guidelines

Scope of project:

This 0120-000-802,B610, B609, B608, P103, P102, P101, UPC 105297 project involved performing major preventive Bridge maintenance & Repair for three (3) bridges at the Glebe Road Interchange on I-395 in Alexandria, VA. Main scope of the work for these three projects as follows:

• Deck Repair, deck milling and LMC-VE overlay.
• Painting superstructure steel and bearings.
• Deck joint elimination and / or deck joint reconstruction.
• Evaluate bearing replacement as required for joint elimination.
• Substructure Concrete delamination / spall and crack repair.
• Application of waterproofing to substructure

Work includes saw cut and demo of existing bridge deck, Type A and B patching, installation of joint sealant and expansion dams. This work had to be performed without impeding existing traffic and therefore involved extensive maintenance of traffic (MOT) coordination and implementation through lane closures during non-peak hours of traffic on this heavily travelled corridor of I-395.

Relevant Features Saw Cut Bridge Deck Rebar Joint Seal Deck Drainage Concrete Patching Bridge Girder Coating Extensive MOT Planning Overlay

Project Fee:

CES supported VDOT on construction engineering and inspection services in the field.  Our inspector was responsible for ensuring that all work was carried out per VDOT standards and specifications, all testing was performed at the correct frequency, measured and documented daily work pay items and ensured that all work zones were set up correctly, worked closely with the contractor to ensure that all field design conflicts were resolved at the lowest level possible. CES provided the necessary staffing including senior and regular inspectors on site to cover all operations and provide all the quality assurance checks as well as develop the daily reports. Furthermore, our inspector developed, maintained, and managed all of the required project documentation, including the Materials Notebook. PConstruction Cost is $4.9 Million This work was performed as a task order under the VDOT NOVA District Wide Construction Engineering and Inspection Services Contract

SCOPE OF PROJECT: The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project (D-O LRT) is a 17.7-mile project that will provide light rail services to residents and commuters in Durham and Chapel Hill (Durham and Orange Counties), out of which 10.4 miles in on ballast, 5.2 miles aerial and 1.2 miles of embedded track.

The rail project will connect three major universities, three major medical facilities, and three of the top ten employers in the state; Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UNC Health Care. The proposed project is broken into four (4) separate contracts.

Civil East is the first of four LRT packages and approximately starts at Station 660+00 and ends at Station 1175+80 for an approximate length of 9.7 miles. Civil East begins north of the Civil West Gateway Station near I-40. The alignment includes seven (7) bridges, Aerial guideway over NC 147, ST-10 Aerial guideway over Swift Avenue, ST-13 Aerial guideway over NC 147 & Alston Avenue, ST-6 NHC2 Aerial Guideway, ST-7 South Square station Aerial Guideway, ST-8 Aerial guideway over Cornwallis Road and ST-8A Aerial Guideway over Sandy Creek. In addition, there are several MSE, CIP, Pre-cast gravity retaining and Segment Block Walls throughout the length of Civil East.

The typical track guideway consists of eastbound and westbound ballasted tracks with a center overhead catenary system. The alignment profile requires sizeable earthwork and numerous retaining walls in many areas to support the track guideway.  On structures, the rails are mounted on concrete plinths directly fixed to the structure.

Civil West is the second of four LRT packages and approximately starts at Station 10+00 and ends at Station 434+90, for an approximate length of 8 miles. The alignment has seven (7) at grade stations; UNC Hospital, Mason Farms Road, Hamilton Road, Friday Center Drive, Woodmont, Leigh Village and Gateway.

The alignment includes four (4) bridges and three (3) box culverts, ST-1 (UNC Aerial Guideway), ST-2 (Fordham Blvd., Aerial Guideway), ST3 (Aerial Guideway over NC54), ST-5 (Aerial Guideway over NC 40) and ST-4 (Farrington Road Overpass). In addition, all the ROMF site preparation is completed in this Contract that includes all the clearing, demolition, earthwork, retaining walls, wet utilities, storm drainage, BMP, communications ductbank and power infrastructure.

Corridor-Wide is the third of the four LRT packages and includes all the track work, Traction Power Sub-Stations, ROMF Building, station finishes, power and communication installation and testing.

Finley Golf Course is the last of the four LRT packages and consists of Sitework and special conditions, TEE constructions, Grassing, irrigation and sub-surface drainage and Landscaping.

RESPONSIBILITIES: CES assisted in the bottom-up cost estimate of the civil east and civil west construction activities as well for the corridor-wide activities.

In addition, CES developed the entire conceptual construction schedule that comprises of approximately 4000 activities that includes bridges, retaining walls, wet utilities, roadway improvements, ROMF civil and building construction, stations foundation and finishes and all power and communication needed to run the project.

Design Build Project: Route 772 Transit Connector Bridge R000-053-087, B693 Loudoun County, Virginia

Design Builder: Shirley Contracting Company Design Builder’s Design Firm: Dewberry Quality Control Firm: CES Consulting LLC

Project Overview:

The project includes the design and construction of the Route 772 Transit Connector Bridge (B693) across the Dulles Greenway and Metro Center Drive extension from Devon Shafron Drive to a roundabout at the intersection of Metro Center Drive and Moorefield Boulevard.

The project also includes the design and construction of Moorefield Blvd. from the roundabout to its intersection with Croson Lane.

The intended purpose of the project is to link the proposed parking garages and station entrances under construction to serve the planned Route 772 Silver Line Metro Station located immediately north of the proposed Route 772 Bridge. The project provides critical infrastructure to the future Route 772 Silver Line Metro Station.

Bridge (B693) Overview

The Route 772 Transit Connector Bridge located between Exit 6 (Ashburn Village Boulevard) and Exit 7 (Loudoun County Parkway) on the Greenway. The Bridge spans the extended Metro Center Dr. the entire Dulles Greenway to provide access to the north and south Silver Line Metro Parking Garages, as well as all other infrastructure and roadways in that vicinity.

The Steel Girders bridge with two Abutments (MSE Wall), two Piers and three spans also have a shared use path for pedestrian traffic, as well as north and south bound lanes for vehicular traffic.

CES Consulting LLC Services:

CES as Quality Control (QC) provided inspection of all project items from the beginning to the end on the road including: Clearing and Grubbing, Erosion and Sediment Control, Cut & Fill (Excavation and Embankment), Sub Base grading and Base placement, Underdrain Installation, Underdrain Video Inspection, Storm Drainage (Pipe and structures Installation), Sanitary Pipe Installation, Gas Pipe Installation, Curb & Gutter, Asphalt Pavement, Guardrail, Pavement Marking, Landscaping and Permanent Signage.

Also, Inspection of Bridge Construction including: Inspection of the Steel Girders formation at the Manufacturer Plant, H Pile Driving on Abutment A & B, Center of Gravity calculations for group of piles, MSE Wall Installation, Structural Concrete Pour, Steel Girders (Beams) placement over the abutments and piers, Check the Bolts and Nuts for the Snog Tight position at the Girders splicing and Cross Frames, SIP Forms Installation, Bridge Deck Slab Concrete pour (Dry depth and Wet depth check), Bridge Deck Grooving, BR-27 Installation, Bridge Fence Installation and Bridge Pavement Marking.

In addition, all tests for soil and aggregate (CBR Test, One Point proctor and Density Tests), Concrete Pour (field tests and making cylinders for the lab tests) and tests for the Bridge Bolts and Nuts (Torque Test).

All inspection activities and tests were done according to the VDOT Road & Bridge Specifications and Standards also, Minimum Requirements for QA/QC on Design Build and PPT Projects.