vertical access capability statement for substructure inspection of five hudson river bridges
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Vcal Accss LLC | Caabls SamNew York State Bridge Authority System-wide Substructure Repairs
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Photo: Vertical Access team inspecting and documenting condition o concrete piers o Castleton Bridge. Castleton, NY.
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Vertical Access LLC 212-647-1455 www.vertical-access.com DUNS #077311459
Vcal Accss LLC | Caabls SamNYS Bridge Authority System-wide Substructure Repairs
BA-2014-RE-101-DE
VertiCAL ACCeSS SerViCeS
FiVe HudSon riVer BridgeS SuBStruCture inSpeCtionS
Industrial rope access enables access to areas dicult to inspect - eatures such as tall concrete
land and river piers and abutments.
Most rigging or inspections can be accessed rom walkways and catwalks - minimizing need
or trac lane closures that create inconvenient road hazards and threaten saety o general
public.
SPRAT certied rope access technicians.
Experienced on New York State bridges.
Experienced with New York Department o Transportation.
Detailed and accurate deliverables or presentation o study results and recommendations to
NYS Bridge Authority.
Conditions data is collected using a direct-to-digital system and can be exported in standard
data ormats.
Online project portal or interactive viewing and sharing o project data, drawings, and
photographs.
Temporary stabilization o unsae conditions using debris and shrink netting i necessary.
Nondestructive testing and investigations.
Vertical Access is an access consulting rm ofering a suite o specialized services applied to
the documentation, investigation, and preservation o bridges and dams.
Bear Mountain BridgeFt. Montgomery, NY
Newburgh-Beacon BridgeBeacon, NY
Mid-Hudson BridgeHighland, NY
Kingston-Rhineclif BridgeKingston, NY
Rip Van Winkle BridgeCatskill, NY
Vertical Access on Popolopen Creek BridgeFort Montgomery, NYSCOPE: concrete core sample removal, andin situ carbonation testing of concrete piers
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C O D E S
NAICS Codes
238190 Other Structure, and Building Exterior
Contractors
541310 Architectural Services
541330 Engineering Services
541350 Building Inspection Services
541690 Other Technical Consulting Services
PSC Codes
C213 A/E- Inspect Non Construct
H399 Inspect Svcs
H999 Mis Test & Inspect Svc
R425 Engineering and Technical Services
R499 Other Proessional Services
Z1 Maint-Alt-Rep, Buildings
Business Classication and Codes
Small Business
Incorporated in 1998 in the State o New York
TIN / EIN 16-1569768
DUNS 077311459
CAGE Code 332D9
C O N T A C T S
Key Contact
Kent Diebolt
212-647-1455 oce
212-647-7116 ax
607-227-3366 mobile
Ofce Locations
88 University Place, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
369 Asbury Road, Freeville, NY 13068
1053 31st St NW, 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20006
Website
www.vertical-access.com
Reerences
John Krawchuk, RLA
Director o Historic Preservation
NYC Parks and RecreationThe Arsenal
Central Park, 830 Fith Avenue
New York, NY 10065
718-760-6549
Andrew Micklus, Jr.
Chie Operating Ofcer
Freyssinet, Inc
44880 Falcon Place, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20166
703-378-2500
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Vertical Access LLC is a qualied small business that perorms specialized inspection
services using industrial rope access techniques. We are contracted by architects and
engineers nationwide or hands-on inspections and testing where gaining access is a
challenge on:
- Civil Structures:bridges, dams, inrastructure
- Towers, smokestacks, monuments and sculptures
- Buildings: academic, commercial, healthcare, industrial, institutional, religious, residential
Our sta is well-versed in construction technologies, material science, structural
engineering, architectural conservation and nondestructive testing. To collect accurate data in
the eld Vertical Access developed sofware or AutoCad called TPAS (Tablet PC Annotation
System) which allows our technicians to input graphical and numerical conditions data and photos directly into CAD
drawings while working at-height.
Industrial rope access systems used or:
Existing conditions surveys
Inspections or repair and renovation design
Due diligence and prepurchase real estate
inspections
Access consulting
Temporary stabilization using debris netting,
shrink netting, strapping
Certied
All rope technicians are third-party certied by
SPRAT, the Society o Proessional Technicians
Nondestructive testing and monitoring services
Inrared thermography
Ultrasonics
Optical device investigations
Wall tie and rebar location and depth In situ materials sampling and characterization
Monitoring instrumentation installation
Government agency regulations and protocols
Experienced with working on ederal and state
agency projects
Staf holds current security clearance with
Department o Homeland Security
Site specic saety plans
Hazard analysis
Fall protection systems
Emergency rescue plans or VA personnel
Direct-to-digital documentation Vertical Access has developed a system o
collecting survey data while working at-height
called TPASTM (Tablet PC Annotation System)
http://www.tpasllc.com
AutoCAD drawings are annotated with
conditions data in the eld using tablet
computers
Deliverables
Assessment report with images and narratives
Annotated AutoCAD drawings (print and digital)
Spreadsheets o extracted data with quantities
Photographs o anomalies keyed to drawings
Video documentation (high denition video
rom hand-held or helmet mounted camera)
Cost estimates and recommendations
F I R M O V E R V I E W
C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S
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P R O J E C T P R O F I L E S
reLeVAntproFeSSionALAFFiLiAtionS
Society o Proessional
Rope Access TechniciansSPRAT
Structural EngineersAssociation o New York
International ConcreteRestoration Institute
ANSI - Z359 Fall ProtectionCommittee Members
American Society oCivil Engineers
American Society oSaety Engineers
National Council oStructural EngineersAssociations
United States Societyon Dams
Association o State DamSaety Ocers
Construction HistorySociety o America
The Masonry Society
New York LandmarksConservancy
Society or IndustrialArcheology
Popolopen Creek Bridge
Fort Montgomery, NY
Client: WSP Sells
Scope of WorkTook core samples up to two eet long rom
highly ractured concrete or testing o
concrete physical properties.
Perormed in situ carbonation testing o concrete.
Installed non-shrink grout at core samplelocations ollowing removal o cores.
Gained access to pier below bridge deck withno closure or disturbance to vehicular trac.
Castleton Bridge
Castleton, NY
Client: Wilbur Smith Associates
Scope of Work
Assisted the engineer in the inspection anddocumentation o the concrete piers below the
reach o the largest mechanical snooper or
under bridge unit (UBU) available.
Occoquan Dam
Fairax, VA
Client: Olsen Engineering
Scope of Work
Perormed nondestructive testing o theNorth abutment (side spillway) using ground-
penetrating radar (GPR) to determine rebar sizeand spacing.
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Catskill, Kaaterskill, Normanskill Bridges
Catskill Region o New York State
Client: Wilbur Smith Associates
Scope of WorkDesigned mobile access truss cart to allow
technicians and bridge inspectors to access
dicult to reach areas.
Provided training or clients employees onoperation o inspection cart and sae access
and rescue techniques.
Canadian Pacic Railway Bridge
Niagara River Gorge, Niagara Falls, NY
Client: FTL Design Engineering Studio
Scope of Work
Characterization o primary and secondarystructural members.
Direct measurement o bridge components.
Drating o scaled sections at each type ostructural member.
Investigation and documentation o conditionsat each o the our points where the arched
trusses are anchored to the ground.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Charleston, SC
Client: Freyssinet LLC
Scope of Work
Perormed hands-on inspection o the high-
density polyethylene (HDPE) stay cable ductsand steel ormwork tubes in the pylons.
Deliverables included a letter o report, staycable inspection orms, and photographs o
survey conditions.
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Water Tower at State University at Albany
Albany, NY
Client: Schaer Engineering Associates
Scope of Work
Surveyed existing condition o steel membersand weld connections.
Provided live-eed video to project team.
Measured superstructure elements to veriyoriginal construction drawings.
Determined depth o corrosion at selectedlocations o corrosion pitting.
NY State Pavilion Observation Towers
Flushing, NY
Client: RTKL Associates, Inc.
Scope of Work
Inspected and characterized structural steelmembers and other components o the decks.
Inspected and documented the condition orepresentative areas o the structural steel
decks and concrete towers to or section loss
and concrete deterioration.
Identied and perormed probes and proberepairs at concrete and steel.
Hanging Flume
Uravan, CO
Clients: Robert Silman Associates,
Ron Anthony Associates
Scope of WorkMember o a large team charged with
documenting and understanding the fumes
construction methods and details.
Guided the engineering inspection o theremaining wooden brackets.
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