Bridge Load Rating and Design services are needed for the inspection and load rating of bridges on Ascension Parish Government (Parish) roads. This work may also include, to a lesser degree, the design for bridge maintenance/repair and bridge construction projects on Parish Bridges. The Parish hereby requests qualifications from experienced and qualified firms to provide bridge load rating, inspection, reporting, and design services in the Parish. Multiple firms may be selected. The selected consultant(s) will perform bridge load rating testing for parish-wide projects. Bridge load rating testing shall consist of, but not be limited to, bridge load rating summary sheets, calculations and as-built or bridge sketches and any program analysis input files, such as AASHTOWare Bridge Rating (BrR) input files as identical to that required by LADOTD to ensure Parish compliance with the LADOTD Off-System program. Task Orders may include the following work: (1) Plan and Document Review (2) Bridge Inspection (3) Analysis & Load Rating (4) Rating/Analysis Reports
