BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MANUAL GUIDELINES TO …

1 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 1 Revision: April 1996 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MANUALGUIDELINES TO PROJECT SUPERVISORSF irst Published: January 1981 Second Edition: April 1993 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 2 Revision: April 1996 PREFACEThis MANUAL has been prepared to assist the Project Supervisor in the supervision of bridgeconstruction projects. Its intent is to establish a basis for the relationship with the Contractor andto provide a guide for the uniform interpretation and application of the CONSTRUCTION Agreement,Special Provisions (Schedule 3) and "Standard Specifications for Highway CONSTRUCTION ".

2 Emphasis is placed on "Quality Control" and "Quality Assurance" of the project and the safetyaspects of the CONSTRUCTION quality assurance plan identifies the tasks the Ministry must perform during CONSTRUCTION tomeet its quality objectives. It encompasses the pre-tender and pre- CONSTRUCTION quality tasks(prevention) and quality tasks during operations (conformance). Pre- CONSTRUCTION qualityassurance planning includes review of contract documents, site inspection and confirmativesurvey to detect potential problems and seek corrective action before CONSTRUCTION . Quality tasksduring operations include quantity surveys, pile driving, pre-pour inspection, deck placement,product evaluation, material review, quality reporting, record keeping, quality audit andcorrective action.

3 The attitude of doing things right the first time and the total commitment toquality involves record keeping during the course of the contract will assist in minimizing various claimsfrom the Contractor. Clarification on contractual issues shall be referred to the Project Project Manager shall be made aware of technical and CONSTRUCTION problems beforereferring to the Regional BRIDGE Engineer/Geotechnical Engineer/Design Engineer andsubsequently, if unresolved, to the Senior BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION instructions are available in the Ministry's "Contract Administration MANUAL ", and the"Highway Engineering Design MANUAL " and the " CONSTRUCTION MANUAL (Volume 1)

4 Will be usefulfor the layout of the MANUAL will be expanded and revised on a regular basis and your comments andsuggestions should be directed to the BRIDGE Engineering Section, Engineering CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 3 Revision: April of Responsibilities and Objectives of Project Authority of Project Project Progress Relations with Road Relations with Other Safety and Health Health and Safety of Shop Keeping and Weekly BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Progress Estimates and and Layout of Site and Vertical Out SpiralsBridge CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 4 Revision: April Driving Analyzer (PDA) and BRIDGE and Placing CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 5 Revision.

5 April and Speed Limits on New Inspection at Completion of Built Deck Data and As Built Pile Driving Records CONSTRUCTION Joint - Monthly Progress Payments - Concrete Inspection Sample Weekly BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Report - Daily Work Report of Extra Work or Contentious Items - Work Orders/Supplemental Agreement - Daily Work Report for Extra Work and Provisional Sums Flow Chart - GUIDELINES to Project Supervisors Sample Drawing - Deck Concrete Data and "As Built" Profile Sample Drawing - Typical Pile Driving Records Flow Chart - BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 1 Revision: April 1996 CONTROL OF Project Supervisor is responsible for CONSTRUCTION administration, site inspection,record keeping and documentation of the the Project Supervisor is assigned to a BRIDGE project, a copy of the contractdrawings and documents will be provided by the Project Manager, together with relevantcopies of all correspondence.

6 Project Supervisors shall fully inform themselves of thenature and scope of the work and the true intent and meaning of the specificationsregarding all items of the work. They shall be fully prepared to issue instructions andmake decisions promptly on any questions raised, except for cases which must bereferred to the Project Manager, Regional BRIDGE Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer orManager of BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION / BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Section for projects where the survey will tie-in to adjacent grading projects, the ProjectSupervisor shall contact the Grading Project Supervisor and check the location lines andbench marks.

7 An early check shall be made to confirm that specified clearances aresecured on grade separation structures and railway overhead sufficient number of points and bench marks shall be furnished to the Contractor inaccordance with Section "Layout of Work" of the Standard Specifications and theProject Supervisor shall check that the Contractor's layout is correct. The Contractor isresponsible for the "quality control" aspects of the CONSTRUCTION Project Supervisor shall check the position of substructure elements prior to piledriving operations and shall check the positioning of all formwork before concrete is castin each and Objectives of the Project Supervisora)The Project Supervisor shall review the contract documents prior to tender andhave a thorough understanding of the contract documents and other pertinentdata and shall be responsible for "quality assurance".

8 B)The Project Supervisor shall inspect the site and undertake a confirmativesurvey during the pre-tender )The Project Supervisor and the Project Manager shall convene a pre- CONSTRUCTION meeting with the Contractor, Ministry and other )The Project Supervisor shall identify potential problems with the project andadvise the Ministry prior to )The Project Supervisor shall ensure the work is done in strict conformance withthe plans, specifications except where permitted by authorized variations, andwith well established CONSTRUCTION practice and shall extend appropriateassistance to the CONSTRUCTION ManualGuidelines to Project SupervisorsBridge EngineeringPage 2 Revision.

9 April 1996f)The Project Supervisor shall audit the Contractor's layout, review bendingschedules and perform quantity surveys on formwork and concrete on a )The Project Supervisor shall plan ahead and work with the Contractor to ensurethat all efforts are )The Project Supervisor shall perform the final inspection while the Contractor isstill on the )The Project Supervisor shall be aware of the safety aspects and regulations ofthe Workers' Compensation Board and ensure that a WCB contact person ispresent at the pre- CONSTRUCTION )The Project Supervisor shall ensure all instream works are constructed inaccordance with the Special Provisions (Schedule 3) and Section 195 of theStandard Specifications for Highway )The Project Supervisor shall not accept the use of materials, equipment orworkmanship which do not conform with the )On minor aspects which are not covered by the CONSTRUCTION Agreement, theProject Supervisor shall exercise personal judgment in making decisions, thussettling as many problems as possible at the )

10 The Project Supervisor may suspend work in accordance with Section ofthe CONSTRUCTION Project DiaryThe Project Supervisor shall keep an up-to-date diary on the project and shall recorddetails of each day's work, weather, persons employed with trades specified, and detailsand usage of equipment on the site. Separate entries of the above items shall be keptfor work performed under the "Order for Extra Work" and verbal instructions to theContractor shall be project diary shall be kept in a specially prepared book entitled "Project DailyRecord." Entries shall be completed on a daily basis, and the diary shall be signed at theend of the day by both the Project Supervisor and the Contractor's PhotographsPhotographs may be used to show irregular or unique CONSTRUCTION techniques, illustrateapplication of engineering principles, controversial situations, and "before and after"views of failures or damage claims.