MDTA Bay Bridge Painting & Structural Steel Repairs

Project Date: Ongoing

The work being performed under this bridge painting contract is located at Bridge No. AAZ05004, the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge, located on US Route 50 Westbound over the Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel and Queen Anne’s Counties.

The scope of work includes cleaning and painting the structural steel at the through truss spans (Spans 44, 45, & 46), east girder spans (Spans 47, 48, & 49), and cleaning and painting the lane use signal gantries throughout the bridge.

Also included are the steel railing members 1, 2 & 4 throughout the bridge, and cleaning and painting and replacement of steel barrier posts through the bridge except the suspension spans.

TIS Duties for the MDTA Bay Bridge Painting and Structural Steel Repairs Project

True Inspection Services (TIS) provides Construction Management, Administration, and Inspection Services. TIS also provides a variety of managerial services including ICPM/CPM schedule review, budget management, facilitates monthly progress meetings, holds formal partnering meetings, monthly and quarterly safety inspections, force account tracking, change order processing and mitigation.  Additionally, TIS provides oversight of the quality control inspection program and staff through all phases of construction.

Andy Herron, CCM, CHST

Area Engineer

Mr. Herron is a Certified Construction Manager and is currently overseeing the project management for the Emergency AET Conversion. Some of his duties include facilitating formal partnering meetings, CPM schedule review, and project assignments. In addition, he drafts and provides recommendations for Change Orders and Supplemental Agreements. Finally, he manages the construction budget and generates monthly expenditure reports and future cost projections for the Deputy Director of Construction.