Construction Support & Fabrication Inspection
The Construction Support and Fabrication Inspection Unit is a resource to CDOT structure construction projects (in addition to the design units) statewide and is responsible for:
- Providing support during structure construction
- Quality assurance inspection during fabrication of structural components
- Identifying and proposing mitigation strategies to structure construction claims, failures, errors, and deficiencies
- Increasing bridge and structure construction safety
- Enhancing design and details to improve constructability and field clarity
- Inspecting, reporting, and providing assistance during major bridge construction events (e.g. girder erection, bridge deck concrete pours, etc.)
- Staying abreast of current construction standards, construction practices, and construction best practices nationally to improve the durability and performance of structure assets
- Maintaining the fabrication inspection manuals and the quality assurance procedures referenced by the manuals
- Inspecting Colorado based fabrication plants prior to any fabrication for acceptability of fabrication processes, material handling processes, and the quality control plan
- Inspecting out of state fabrication plants prior to any fabrication if budget and qualified personnel are available
