CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING & INSPECTION
Our inspectors are capable of monitoring and documenting all phases of a project for quality control, acceptance of construction activities and progress. Inspectors strive to maintain a set schedule for progress and performance for general and subcontractors, minimizing lost time and eliminating cost overruns. Our team’s vast experience in structural and roadway inspection, also includes sewer, drainage, excavation, concrete, asphalt, binder and wearing course, manholes, pump stations, drop inlets, and soil stabilization.
I-10 / Loyola Interchange Improvements - LA DOTD
The $125.6 million project will modify existing Loyola ramps and will add two elevated flyover ramps for access to and from New Orleans. The project also adds auxiliary lanes along I-10 between Loyola Drive and Williams Boulevard. On the ground level, Loyola Drive adjacent to I-10 will be modified to become the state's first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) to be opened to traffic. GOTECH provided certified inspection and document control personnel for this project.
LSU University Lakes System Project - University Lakes, LLC
The $41.26 million project is a partnership between LSU and state and local partners is working to create a more sustainable lakes system through ambitious environmental restoration that will also add tremendous recreational value for all people of Baton Rouge. Dredging of 4 lakes of the University Lake System is being done to deepen the lakes, provide flood prevention, and to provide enhancements of recreational amenities around the lakes. GOTECH is providing construction inspection of the contractor’s activities for this project.
SSO Program construction inspection support - East Baton Rouge Parish
GOTECH provided 30 construction inspectors to support the City/Parish’s Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Program. The staff of inspectors included inspector grade staff, senior inspectors and one lead inspector. Additionally GOTECH designated a business manager to coordinate the management plan to ensure quality construction inspection services. The City/Parish’s agent administered the construction of the SSO Programs. Accordingly, the SSO Program staff assigned and directed the work of the GOTECH inspectors. The GOTECH personnel were assigned to construction and/or rehabilitation of projects such as gravity sewers, force mains, wastewater pump stations, and wastewater treatment plant facilities. GOTECH services provided included daily site inspections, interpretation of contract documents, compiling daily reports, schedule testing laboratory work, monitor progress and schedules, and verify payment quantities.
I-10 & I-12 College Dr Flyover Ramp, EBRP Design-Build Project – LA DOTD
The College Drive / I-10 / I-12 interchange needed a revised traffic flow format. Traffic traveling westbound on I-10 from New Orleans had a difficult time navigating across multiple I-12 lanes to exit at College Drive. Accordingly, the College Drive flyover ramp was designed to take the I-10 exiting traffic over the I-12 travelers, avoiding conflicting flows. GOTECH served as a subconsultant to Hardesty & Hanover, LLC for the DOTD project of new ramp construction. GOTECH provided on-site construction inspectors to monitor the construction on a daily basis. GOTECH inspectors-maintained activity records that documented work crews, construction equipment, schedule milestones, daily progress, materials on site, accessibility issues and safety aspects of the project. Material sample collection was coordinated by GOTECH inspectors. All aspects of quality assurance and quality control were addressed by the GOTECH resident inspectors. Critical path events in the schedule were analyzed and reviewed consistently to ensure that the construction schedule was met, and delays were minimized.
Sales Tax Street and Rehabilitation Program Construction Supervision and Inspection
GOTECH provided construction inspectors and a chief inspector to perform inspection of street rehabilitation construction services for the City of Baton Rouge for over 12 years. GOTECH created and preserved a project records system, production of partial and final estimates, plan changes, insuring adherence to plans and specifications. GOTECH provided inspection for asphaltic concrete and Portland cement concrete production at the plant, asphaltic concrete laydown operations, Portland cement placement and finishing, soil cement processing and incidental construction on the project. Duties also included covering the preparation and creation of samples for testing and the performance of field tests. The overall program has rehabilitated (asphalt overlay or reconstituted) over 1,500 miles of streets/roads.
LA 1: Leeville to Golden Meadow, Phase 2, Route LA 1 – LA DOTD
LA1: Leeville to Golden Meadow, Phase 2 is for the construction of lanes of travel both north and south bound from station 503+00 to 961+18. This is for 8.68 miles of roadway and includes clearing and grubbing, grading, drainage structures, milling asphalt concrete, class ii base course, asphalt concrete pavement, Portland cement concrete pavement, permanent sheeting, precast concrete piles, steel piles, concrete slab span bridge, precast prestressed concrete girder spans bridge, drilled shaft foundations, alternate 1: 65' spans with 24" ppc piles, precast concrete piles(24”), precast prestressed concrete members; alternate 2a: 108' spans with 24" ppc piles, precast concrete piles(24”), precast prestressed concrete members; alternate 2b: 108' spans with 30" ppc piles precast concrete piles(30”), precast prestressed concrete members; and related work. GOTECH will have inspectors and document control, and a Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) manager. GOTECH is required to have documented plans and processes that provide for checking and reviewing work for accuracy, completeness and compliance with the scope of services in accordance with LADOTD requirements. GOTECH is tasked with checking and reviewing work for accuracy and correctness according to the job plans and specifications. GOTECH is responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, completeness of construction and coordination of all drawings, specifications, data, reports or other services to be provided under this project.
GOTECH is a Subconsultant to ECM on this Lafourche Parish project.
I-10 Twin Span Bridge Project
GOTECH, Inc. served as a sub-consultant on the Twin Span Bridge project for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The Twin Span Bridge is a portion of Interstate Highway 10 that crosses the edge of Lake Pontchartrain between the cities of New Orleans and Slidell. Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Twin Span Bridge in August of 2005 resulting in the $803 million replacement project that included 5.5 miles of new bridge carrying three lanes eastbound and three lanes westbound. Working on the Volkert Construction Services team, GOTECH provided construction administration services and construction inspectors to monitor the work progress. GOTECH survey personnel provided geometric control data and conducted horizontal and vertical positioning checks on pilings, pile caps and bridge decks.
A-E Construction Quality Assurance Services for the U.S. Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
GOTECH, Inc. performed all services in accordance with the contracting officer, the government and other policies and regulations. Our activities assured that construction of projects was also in accordance with construction contract plans and specifications. Other duties included monitoring, documenting and reporting on construction contractor quality control activities and construction safety, progress and quality. Our services were required for the construction of levees, revetments and various structures, for hydraulic and bucket dredging, and for the repair and maintenance of various structures.