Specialized Engineering

Owner:

U.S. Department of Defense

Scope Of Work

DESCRIPTION:

The U.S. Pentagon Renovation is a phased design/build project of over 4 million square feet of space at the existing facility. Once completed, all areas of the building will be in compliance with modern-day building, life safety, ADA and fire codes. Overall scope of the project includes removal of all hazardous materials, replacement of all building systems, the addition of new elevators and escalators to improve vertical circulation, installation of new security and telecommunications systems, and utilities for future occupation of the Pentagon’s basement and mezzanine. The project, underway since 1998, is on an accelerated schedule for completion in February 2011, four years sooner than originally planned.

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

Environmental Consulting Services included the collection of water and soil samples for analysis in order to determine the level of contaminates; and mold and fungi samples for haz-mat analysis.

Geotechnical Engineering Services included the inspection of pile driving systems, pile driving load testing, wave equation analysis of piles, and vibration monitoring.

Field Quality Control Services included providing and managing a team of qualified construction inspection personnel to assure compliance with plans and specifications,  testing and inspection of backfill/fill materials, asphalt, structural steel, fireproofing, concrete formwork, concrete pre-placement, cast-in-place concrete, masonry, plastic concrete, and mortar and grout, along with timely documentation of the QC services.

Laboratory Testing & Analysis Services included that of proposed backfill/fill materials, cast-in-place concrete cylinders, masonry (mortar/grout), and fireproofing density samples.

Specialty Services included CADD drawings, testing and inspections of exterior wall repairs, interior structural repairs, and coatings; concrete coring; concrete adhesion; Rilem Tube; Pachometer, Windsor Probes; and waterproofing.