1. The Consultant shall provide professional services for the supervision and inspection of construction, assigning qualified engineering personnel with capable supporting staff for that purpose. The Consultant will also be required to coordinate the projects included in this OPS with all projects undertaken by the Authority or other Agency that may affect the schedule prepared for these contracts. 2. The Consultant shall confer with the Authority regarding the details of field inspection services to be provided prior to the start of construction and after construction and make allowance for sufficient staffing to perform these administrative services. 3. The Consultant shall provide a part-time Project Manager, a full-time Resident Engineer, a full time Office Engineer/Inspector, and three (3) full-time Inspectors during all periods of construction activity to perform construction inspection and administrative services for cost control, progress, and quality control. A part-time Inspector shall be assigned, when needed, during peak construction phases of the contract. The Consultant shall refer to Section V for Staffing Estimate details. All personnel are expected to be familiar with bridge deck and substructure rehabilitation work, staged construction, maintenance, and protection of traffic procedures involving lane closings, striping changes, concrete construction barrier placement/removal, and the associated coordination responsibilities for those lane closings with the Authority’s Maintenance and Operations Departments.
