DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTING SPEEDS BRIDGE COMPLETION

Knowing how the contractor was planning to go about building the Ochlockonee Bay Bridge, located partly over a shallow, environmentally sensitive tidal area, enabled the designer to incorporate specific features to help simplify the job. This $12 million, 5800-ft project is the first Florida design/build bridge. The construction contractor and design subcontractor worked closely together on the design and scheduling package. That the two firms could work together "before" the bid went in helped the team cut months from the schedule. The actual completion time is estimated to be 26 months from advertising for consultants to the end of construction. The Florida DOT would normally allow 42 months for the project with a conventional linear design-to-build process. This article discusses some of the design features of the bridge.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Klemens, T L
• Publication Date: 1990-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 40-41
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bids; Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridges; Construction; Contractors; Design; Design build; Productivity; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features; Time savings
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601432
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1990 12:00AM