April 15, 2005
ADDENDUM NO. 2

Addendum No. 2
NOTICE TO DOTD CONSULTANT NOTIFICATION LIST:

STATE PROJECT NO. 700-99-0354
FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO.
CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION BRIDGES AND FACILITIES
TRUST INDENTURE PHYSICAL INSPECTION
AND CONSULTING SERVICES
ORLEANS, JEFFERSON AND ST. BERNARD PARISHES


The Scope of Services and the minimum personnel requirements as indicated in the Advertisement for the captioned project is hereby deleted and replaced, with the revisions shown in red.
SCOPE OF SERVICES

The selected Consultant/Team will provide engineering services to make a physical condition inspection of Segment No. 1 and a maintenance inspection of Segments 2 and 3 during the first year of the project, constituting one-half of a regular biennial inspection cycle. A physical condition inspection of Segments 2 and 3 and a maintenance inspection of Segment 1, constituting the remaining half of a regular biennial inspection cycle, will be accomplished during the second year of the project. Segment 4 will receive a physical condition inspection annually.

Segment 1 The Main Bridge couplet (east and westbound structures) over the Mississippi River between Piers I and IV, along with all elevated structures between Camp Street on the Eastbank and the ground-level toll plaza area on the Westbank, and all HOV-2 structures and ramps. Included are all frontage roads and rights-of-way between Camp Street on the Eastbank and General DeGaulle Boulevard on the Westbank.
Segment 2 Eastbank Approach including the elevated structures and ramps from Camp Street to the Abutment north of S. Claiborne Avenue except for the HOV-2 transit structures Eastbank ground level roadways extend from Camp Street to Loyola Avenue.
Segment 3 The Westbank Approach including the elevated expressways, ramps, and two frontage roads from the abutment near General DeGaulle Boulevard to the interchange of Routes US 90 and US 90B. Culverts are also included. HOV-2 transit structures are included with Main Bridge.
Segment 4 Ferry facilities including bridges, pontoons, moorings and buildings at the six ferry facilities (Canal, Algiers, Gretna, Jackson, lower Algiers, and Chalmette) and the maintenance facility. Also included in this Segment is the inspection of the Administration, Maintenance and Police, Fueling and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities; pump station, and the toll plaza and toll booths.

The physical condition of components forming the structures will be inspected in accordance with NBIS standards, including Fracture Critical Member Inspections where applicable. Items such as roadway surface, roadway striping, roadway lighting, signing, drainage, drainage structures, etc., will be included in the inspection. The Consultant will assume no responsibility for adequacy of the design or proper construction of the structures or any of the appurtenant systems such as striping, lighting, signing, drainage, etc., included in the inspection.

The Consultant/Team will provide whatever equipment is needed for access, such as a snooper, ladders, or man-lift machines, to properly carry out the inspections, and will provide traffic control measures as necessary for the protection of traffic.

Underwater inspections are not included in this project.

The consultant shall submit traffic control plans and all requests for lane and shoulder closures to the CCCD Project Manager a minimum of 5 working days prior to the date of intended implementation. Each request will be subject to the approval of the CCCD Project Manager. The CCCD reserves the right to deny certain lane closures or to suspend work due to special events such as sporting events and festivals or other special traffic circumstances.

All traffic control plans shall meet the requirements of the latest edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and LADOTD standard details TC-00 through TC-16 and shall be prepared and stamped by a registered Louisiana Professional Engineer with at least four years of traffic operations engineering experience. The traffic restrictions are:
All work will be performed in English Units.

An inspection report will be prepared each year in four separate, loose-leaf, three-ring binders for each Segment in six copies. the report will include text describing general and specific findings of the inspection augmented with color photographs, recommendations for repair or maintenance, a detailed listing of all defects extending the current established defect listing, completed State Bridge Inspection Report Forms No. 3097, and Inspection Plans.

A meeting shall be arranged following each annual field inspection and prior to submission of the reports, with CCCD staff to review the inspection findings.

A walk-through of the bridge/facilities will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. Representatives from interested firms should be present at 8:45 a.m. at the Crescent City Connection Division, 2001 Mardi Gras Boulevard, New Orleans, LA, 70174. This is not a mandatory field walk-through, however, all Consultant/Teams, interested in submitting the Qualification Statement, are encouraged to attend this field visit. For additional information, please contact the Project Manager.

The following requirements must be met at the time of submittal:

1. At least one Principal of the Prime-Consultant under consideration shall be a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Louisiana.
2. At least one Principal or other Responsible Member of the Prime-Consultant shall be currently registered in Louisiana as a Professional Civil Engineer.
3. The Prime-Consultant must employ on a full time basis a minimum of two Registered Professional Civil Engineers in the State of Louisiana, including one with at least five years experience in bridge design/structural inspection of river crossing structures comparable to the CCCD Bridges 1 and 2, and a corresponding support staff.
4. In addition to the above requirements, the Prime-Consultant must also employ on a full time basis, or through the use of a Sub-Consultant(s):
a. A minimum of one qualified Structural Bridge Inspector Team Leader. The team leader must meet, at a minimum, one of the following requirements:
(1) Be a registered professional engineer, and have successfully completed a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course, or;
(2) Have five years experience in major bridge inspection/evaluation of damaged bridge members, and have successfully completed an FHWA approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course, or;
(3) Be certified as a Level III or IV Bridge Safety Inspector under the National Society of Professional Engineer’s program for National Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) and have successfully completed an FHWA approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course, or;
(4) Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering from a college or university accredited by or determined as substantially equivalent by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; and have successfully passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Fundamentals of Engineering examination; and have two years of bridge inspection experience; and have successfully completed an FHWA approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course, or;
(5) Have an associate's degree in engineering or engineering technology from a college or university accredited by or determined as substantially equivalent by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; and have four years of bridge inspection experience; and have successfully completed an FHWA approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.
b. A minimum of one qualified Structural Bridge Inspector who has successfully completed an FHWA approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.
c. A Professional Civil Engineer, registered in the State of Louisiana, with at least four years of traffic operations engineering experience.

The closing date for the submittal of SF 24-102 for State Project No. 700-99-0354 has not changed and must be submitted prior to 3:00 P.M. on Monday, April 25, 2005.



Mark Chenevert, P.E. .
Contract Services Administrator