vertical access capability statement for substructure inspection of five hudson river bridges

7/30/2019 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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]


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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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