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ASHE SNJ and ASHE NCNJ Joint Webinar
The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project – Quality Assurance and Construction Engineering and Inspection
When May 27, 2020, 12 pm to 1 pm
LocationWebinarMeeting login information to be provided subsequent to registration
Project Description
The Goethals Bridge spans the Arthur Kill between Staten Island, NY and Elizabeth, NJ. By the beginning of the 21st century, the original Goethals Bridge was recognized to be functionally obsolete. To replace it, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) chose to use the public-private partnership delivery method. As part of the Developer/Client’s (NYNJ Link’s) team, KS Engineers, P.C. (KSE) was selected to perform Construction Quality Assurance (QA) and Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services.
The vast and complex web of interacting processes that comprised the construction of the new bridge (and the demolition of the old structure) required an array of innovations in monitoring those processes, from permitting to quality assurance, to resource tracking, to CEI scheduling. While the Construction Contractor developed its own Lead Contractor Quality Control Plan, this had to be audited by KSE as the CEI Consultant. An extensive independent testing program was created by CEI for all material that went into the construction, above and beyond the quality control (QC) testing performed by the Contractor. It also had to be coordinated with the separate and independent testing performed by the PANYNJ. This QA Plan also included the inspection of construction activities throughout the process. At the height of the construction activities, 35 persons from the KSE team were active on site, performing inspections and making certain that all the QC requirements were met.
Project documentation was also intensively covered by the QA Plan. Document Control procedures were put into place to ensure that current documents, drawings, and specifications were available prior to the start of work, and that obsolete documents were removed or appropriately identified. A series of Controlled Inspection (CI) Checklists were developed by the CEI and implemented to make certain that all the requirements for design and construction for each element of the work were fully documented before the element was accepted. Overall, KSE and our subconsultants created from scratch and administered approximately 170 different CI checklists. KSE also performed on-site periodic audits of the Contractor’s CI checklists of work items completed and in progress. The CI checklists, along with the Nonconformance and Daily Work Reports, documented the level of quality of the project.
The overall effort included constant evaluations of our methods in order to improve on both our processes and procedures. If a process or procedure was deemed ineffective or could be replaced by a more efficient process, it was eliminated. As this practice continued over time, and processes were repeatedly checked and proven effective, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were created for frequently performed tasks, which made it easier to apply and document those processes. The entire CEI component of this project was therefore under constant, iterative review and improvement, with the result being the development of continued new, innovative practices to manage large and complex engineering projects. These practices, having been tested repeatedly, can now be applied to other large and complex projects.
Presentation by:
- James D. Adams, PE – Vice President/Field Project Manager for Construction Services, KSE
- Scott V. Plant, PE – Senior Structural Field Engineer, KSE
- Abdolrasool Sheikh-Attar, PE – Senior Project Engineer, KSE
Speaker Bios
James D. Adams, PE – Vice President/Field Project Manager for Construction Services, KSE
 Mr. James D. Adams, P.E. is a Vice President / Field Project Manager for Construction Services. He was responsible for managing KSE’s Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) and Quality Assurance (QA) contract for the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project. Mr. Adams is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of NJ, with more than 30 years of engineering, construction, and project management experience on projects of varying complexity and size. He is an experienced leader, capable of leading and managing diverse teams in both stable and changing environments. He is experienced in construction engineering and management, municipal engineering, operations management, and facilities management.
Scott V. Plant, PE – Senior Structural Field Engineer, KSE
 Mr. Scott V. Plant, P.E. is a Senior Structural Field Engineer with more than 25 years of experience providing Resident Engineering services for many of the local transportation agencies in the New York and New Jersey marketplace including: PANYNJ, NYCDOT, NYSDOT, MTA-Metro North, MTA – New York City Transit and MTA-Bridges and Tunnels NJ Turnpike. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of NJ and NY. As the Senior Structural Field Engineer for construction at the Goethals Bridge, he was responsible for implementing Quality Assurance Scope of Services for above grade work as outlined in the approved Construction Quality Management Plan, including required inspection, testing and reports.
Abdolrasool Sheikh-Attar, PE – Senior Project Engineer, KSE
 Mr. Sheikh-Attar, P.E. is a Senior Project Engineer. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of NY, NJ, LA, and FL, and has extensive experience in construction inspection and supervision on a variety of bridge and roadway rehabilitation/reconstruction projects in NY and NJ. He was a Senior Project Engineer for the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project. Mr. Sheikh-Attar was responsible for overall coordination among the Senior Engineers, successful implementation of the inspection and quality assurance programs, management and administration of the scope of services, and the ethical conduct of the CEI effort. He oversaw correspondence to the Developer or the Lead Contractor from the CEI; developed policies, methods, practices, and procedures for the CEI to ensure conformance with the scope of work as stated in the scope of services; regularly reviewed policies, etc.; assembled and managed a construction engineering administration, inspection, and quality assurance program; ensured complete CEI documentation and correspondence regarding the work to be covered in the scope of services; and represented the CEI in performance review meetings with the Authority and the Developer.
Registration (closes on Thursday, May 21, 2020)
- ASHE Member/Non-Member – $10.00 Credit Card/PayPal ONLY
PDH
Attendees will be eligible to receive 1 PDH (NJ, PA, and DE; check for eligibility in other states).
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