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AGC/WSDOT ADMINISTRATION TEAM M I N U T E S All documents are PDF. File size varies
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AGC/WSDOT BRIDGE AND STRUCTURES TEAM M I N U T E S All documents are PDF. File size varies
2011
Jan 21 – Excavation Submittal, Shear Stud Field Install Waivers, Accelerated Bridge Construction, Shaft Slurry and Spoils Disposal, Specification for Barrel (Drift) Pins, Specification for (Steel Erection) Swinging the Span, Concrete Forms on Steel Spans, Overhang Brackets for Steel Superstructures

Feb 18 – Shear stud field install waivers, shaft slurry and soils disposal update, deck repair payment change, electronic plans

Apr 15 - Membership changes, shaft spoils and slurry disposal, synthetic slurry testing program, excavation submittal, shear stud field installation waivers, concrete forms onsteel spans, bridge deck overhang brackets, update on pre-bent girder stirrups, bridgedeck repair payment change, screed rail supports for alternative finishing machines, end diaphragm back fill wait, incorporating drilled shaft specification into Standard Specs.

May 11 - Earthcam presentation, welded shear connector paint requirements, pre-bent girder stirrups, incorporating drilled shaft special provisions in the standard specifications, bridge deck repair payment, bracing requirements for girders, bridge deck performance concrete specifications.

Sep 16 - Constructability of SR520 Eastside Crossbeams & Bearings, Shear Stud Field Install Waivers, Drilled Shaft Standard Specifications, Performance Concrete Specifications for Bridge Decks, Update on Synthetic Slurry Testing, Fraudulent Contractor Registration Letters, Bracing Requirements for PC Girders, Application of Pigmented Sealer, and Alternate Bridge Deck Curing Practices.

Nov 4 - Constructability Review – 9th St. Bridge; Presentation – ABC on Grand Mound and Bone River; Shear Stud Field Install Waivers; Update on Synthetic Slurry Testing/DOE Coordination; Requirements for Application of Pigmented Sealer; Column/Silo connection; Candidates for Technology Team; Pre-Bid/Pre-Solicitation Meetings; Update on WSDOT Construction Outlook; Details of Shaft/Column Spiral Reinforcement; Resin-Bonded Anchors and Reinforcing Bar

2010
Jan 22 - AGC/WSDOT annual meeting recap, alternate “U” bar detail in decks, girder bracing,need for intermediate diaphragms, steel girder erection method review requirements, Hood Canalbridge stay-in-place concrete deck panels lessons learned.

Feb 19 - Integration of AGC Contractors During Permit Acquisition, Timber Pile Removal, Use of Alternate Girder “U” Stirrups in decks, and Latest Research on Accelerated Bridge Construction.

Mar 19 - Mukilteo Ferry Terminal constructability, I-90 Snoqualmie Pass bridge constructability, girder bracing, need for intermediate diaphragms, integration of AGC during permit acquisition, subgrade requirements for barrier construction, precast retaining wall joints, use of MMFX/galvanized rebar.

Apr 16 - I-90 snowshed constructability, I-90 slide curve bridge constructability, membership changes, use of alternate girder “U” bar stirrups, traffic barrier forms, need for shear key in precast wall panels, how to estimate bridge surveying costs, work bridge standard details update.

Sep 24 - Constructability review for Nalley Valley precast substructure, LRFD design requirements for shoring, excavation using open hole, HPC deck construction in Spokane, shaft thermal integrity testing, OSHA crane safety, OSHA shear studs.

Oct 29 – Constructability of Edge of Bridge Decks, Section 6-10.3(2) Traffic Barrier Forms, Section 2-09.3(3)B Excavation Submittal, Section 6-03.3(29) Shear Stud Field Installation, Paint Specification Payment and Film Thickness, Need for Filter Fabric between Backfill for Drain and Wall, Mass Concrete, Underwater Vibration – I-5 Willamette River Bridge Project (Oregon)

Dec 10 - Constructability of Puyallup River Work Bridge, Joint Annual Meeting on January 6th, WSDOT projected workload, shaft slurry spoils disposal, Section 2-09.3(3)B excavation submittals, Section 6-03.3(29) shear stud field install waivers, mass concrete cooling.

2009
Jan 30 - AGC Annual Meeting, Stimulus Package, Shaft Slurry Disposal, Preservation of Rebar During Deck Overhang Removal, Concrete Barrier Detail Revision, Epoxy Coated Rebar Repair, Electronic Bidding, Certification Requirement for Mechanical Couplers, Placing Concrete in Foundation Seals, Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), Use of Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC)

Mar 6 - WSDOT Budget Cuts, Steel Cost Escalation, Mechanical Coupler Approval, Concrete Barrier detail Revision, Consolidating Concrete Barrier Bid Items, Concrete Surface Roughening, Underwater Pile Driving Noise

Apr 3 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Surface Roughening, BMPs for Field Stirrup Bending, Falsework Removal, Placing Concrete, Girder Erection, Approach Slab Skewed Ends, Need for Intermediate Diaphragms.

May 1 - Constructability Review of Manette Bridge, Lead Team Report, Concrete Placement Time, Tension Control Bolt Specification, Shaft Rebar Cage Stability During Transport and Lifting, New Painting Specification

Jun 5 - Constructability review of SR305 boring, Review of falsework std spec 6-02.3(17)N, Steel reinforcement Assembly and Installation for shafts and long columns, Best practices to bend girder stirrups, Bridge deck bottom mat ties, bridge deck top mat support methods, Steel escalation index, Load restrictions on bridges under construction Std Spec 6-01.6.

Sep 25 - Constructability review of Ebey Slough Bridge, AGC Lead Team report, concrete placement (Section 6-02.3(6)), shaft rebar cage stability draft submittal requirements.

Oct 30 - Pile driving in a marine environment, LRFD calculations for temporary structures, shaft polymer slurry disposal, luminaire locations to accommodate heavy and long load hauling.

Dec 11 - SR522 Snohomish River Bridge constructability, alternate “U” bar detail in decks, steel cost adjustment, girder bracing requirements, contractor-provided skidmore, cure boxes.

2008
Jan 25 - Tieton River Bridge Constructibility, Prestressed Girders Temporary Strand Creep, Steel BP Rail, Powder Coating Sign Bridges, Retaining Wall Barriers, SEW Moment Slab Strip Feature, Owner Designed Moment Slabs, Pile Driving Spec Modification, Fast-set Epoxy Resin, Constructibility Review Guide, Oscillator Temporary Pile Support, Shaft/Column Splice Zone Concrete, Work Bridge Pile Driving with Vibro-hammers

Feb 22 - I-90 Expansion Joint Constructibility, SEW Strip Feature, Owner Designed Moment Slabs, Pile Driving Specifications, Noise Wall Standards.

Mar 21 - SEW Barrier Strip Feature, Owner Designed Moment Slabs, Pile Driving Specification, Early Formwork Release <24hrs, Concrete Performance Specifications, Roadway and Bridge Approach Slab Specification

Apr 18 - Constructability review of Hylebos Bridge rehab, pile driving specification, diaphragm details, revision of roadway and approach slab specifications, owner designed moment slabs

May 23 - Constructibility review of SR 522 BNSF Overcrossing and Puyallup River Bridge SR 162, curved steel girders, structural steel bolt installation, pile driving leads, material cost escalation, WSDOT construction through 2011, bridge deck and approach slabs, construction access, cast-in-place barrier payment, deck curing, spiral breaks in columns, new intermediate diaphragms, and shoring design review.

Jun 27 - Constructibility Review of the George Sellar Bridge and SR522 Snohomish River Bridge, Use of Tension Controlled Bolts (TCBs), Pile Driving Specification, Steel Escalation Clause

Sep 19 - Constructability Review of I-90/I-5 to 12th Ave S., New Members, Steel Escalation Clause, CEVP, Accelerated Bridge Construction, Girder Transport, Tension Controlled Bolts, Use of Shoulders for Construction Site Access, Concrete Traffic Barrier Payment, Concrete Performance Specification, Collection & Disposal of Shaft Slurries, New Long-Span Girders, Oscillator Support Pile Removal

Oct 17 - Shaft Slurry Disposal; Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference; Constructibility Review of East Camas Slough SR-14 Bridge; Deck Slab Overhang Removal; Alternative Rebar Configuration for Retaining Wall Traffic Barriers; Repair of Damage to Epoxy Coated Steel Reinforcing Bar; Sampling and Testing of Concrete; Sequencing of Plan Sheets; Abutment Design for Safety; Status of Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement; WSDOT Bridge Construction Lessons Learned from the Field

2007
Jan 26 - Topics - Biggs Rapids Deck Replacement Constructibility, Fly Ash Production, Further Deck Prep, I-5 Seattle Viaduct Overlay Constructibility, Footing Max Slope, Working with BNR, Temporary Excavations

Mar 2 - Topics - Fly Ash Production, I-90 Widening Constructibility, Staged Construction Finishing Machine Support, Standard Wall Joint Spacing, Electronic Contracts, Construction Zone Lighting

Apr 6 - Topics - Fly Ash Production, Staged Construction Finishing Machine Support, Standard Wall Joint Spacing, Electronic Plans PDF, New Approach Slab Specification, Deck Overhang Tapered Soffits, Rapid Formwork Release, Constructibility Review Procedures, Electrical/Mechanical Contract Support

Sep 21 - Topics - Sound Transit Tunnel Constructibility, Underwater Pile Driving Noise, George Sellar Bridge Constructibility, Project Management & Delivery System

Oct 19 - Topics - WSDOT Executive Reorganization, Nighttime Bridge Deck Placement, New Standard Plan Walls, New Constructibility Review Form, Nooksack River Pile Welding Constructibility, Prestressed Girder Temporary Strand Release Camber, Approach Slab Finishing, Pile Driving with Semi-Fixed Leads, Strike Board Finishing for 200ft Bridges, Steel BP Rails, Moment Slab Strip Feature, Intermediate and End Diaphragm Drawings

Nov 30 - Topics - Mountlake Terrace Constructibility, Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA)

2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
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Feb 24	Feb 25	Feb 12	Mar 7	Mar 29
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Oct 20	Jun 17	Jun 18	Aug 15	2001
Dec 1	Jul 15	Jul 16	Sep 12	Sep 14
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	Sep 10	Oct 22	Nov 14	Dec 7
	Nov 18	Nov 19

AGC/WSDOT ROADWAY TEAM M I N U T E S All documents are PDF. File size varies
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Feb 17	Mar 18	Mar 19	Mar 06	Mar 29	Feb 16	Feb 17	Feb 26	May 9	Apr 25
Mar 17	Apr 15	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 26	Apr 20	May 19	Mar 18	Jun 19	Oct 31
Sep 22	May 20	May 21	May 22	May 24	May 18	June 16	Apr 15	Sep 18	Dec 12
	Sep 30	Jun 18	Sep 18	Jun 20	Jun 15	Sep 15	Jun 17	Oct 16
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ADSC/WSDOT TEAM M I N U T E S All documents are PDF. File size varies
2011
December 1 - Soldier pile/cement mixing specifications; Pumpable lean mis def. in Specification; Update on synthetic slurry disposal; Update on annual shaft reporting; Payment for shaft reinforcing cages as materials on hand; Summary of last AGC Structures Team meeting; Review of drilled shaft centralizers; Discussion of Force Account Obstruction Clause.

Jan 13 - Constructability reviews of SR 522 Snohomish River Bridge, and I-5 Puyallup River Bridge. Synthetic slurry disposal, Groundwater disposal in City of Seattle, Sign structure foundation barrier transition, Free fall placement of shaft concrete, Soil-cement mixing for cantilever solider pile walls.

Feb 24 - Constructability reviews of SR99 Spokane Street Overcrossing, CRC Shafts, Synthetic slurry disposal update, ADSC/WSDOT Joint Training Shaft Constructability Workshop, Barrier transition cap details at sign bridge shafts, Spec change allowing concrete Free fall, Securing top and bottom of CSL tubes, Conflict between 3.03E and 3.03A concerning stoppage, Change to 3.03E, Slurry level maintenance, Soldier pile soil cememtn mixing specification, request for equipment costs, Use of PVC tubes for thermally tested shafts, Minimum rebar cage cover inside permanent casing, wet setting soil nail provision, pumpable lean mix definition in specs, provisions for telescoping secant/cylinder pile shafts.

Apr 7 - Introduction of new team members, review interim specification for disposal of polymer slurry and spoils in contact with polymer slurry, update on polymer slurry testing, constructability review of Nalley Valley shaft/column, specification change allowing concrete free fall, we setting soil nail provisions, moving drilled shaft specials to the Standard Specs.

Jun 2 – Update on polymer slurry testing, Shaft thermal integrity testing report, End of year shaft report through 2008, Specification change allowing concrete free fall, Changes to 3.03E, Soldier pile soil/cement mixing specifications, Request for equipment costs, Allowing for slip casing, new spec proposal, Minimum rebar cage cover inside perm casing, Pumpable lean mix def. in Specifications, Moving the drilled shaft special to the Standard Specs, Constructability Review – CRC Shafts

Sep 8 - Puyallup River Bridge constructability review, Holgate to King Stage 3 constructability review, Drilled shaft specifications clean-up, Update on polymer slurry testing, CRC test shaft project

Oct 26 - Constructability Reviews: SR9 Pilchuck Creek and SR101 McDonald Creek; Update on upcoming WSDOT Projects and workload; Force Account discussion; Update on polymer slurry testing; Update on CRC Test Shaft project; Soldier pile soil/cement mixing specifications; Wet setting soil nail provisions; Pumpable lean mix def. in Specification; Identifying potential project for “O” cell testing; Vent Seal Elevations; Discussion of Force Account Obstruction Clause

2010
Jan 7 - Constructability Reviews for M Street to Portland Ave, Shaw Ferry Terminal and Manette Bridge, Annual Joint Training Planning, Provisions for Pea Gravel in Temp Soldier Pile Walls, Specification for Disallowing Wet Setting of PGAs, Soldier Pile Lifting and Handling Details, Equipment Operator Qualifications, White Paper Outline/Research, Shaft Preconstruction Submittal Issues, Slurry Head, Shaft Provision Section 3.03A Changes, Vibrating Concrete Top 5 Feet of Shaft, Micropile Grout Testing, Sign and Signal Structure Shafts

Mar 18 – Constructability Review for SR 520 East Approach, meeting notes review, annual joint training update, revisions to the preconstruction submittal, updates to shaft provision, section 5-01 ground water disposal, yield plot field adjustments, CSL feedback from testers, payment for trimming soldier piles, column construction prior to shaft acceptance, ADSC membership, payment for force account.

May 13 – March Meeting Notes Review, Soldier Pile Standard , Revisions to the Preconstruction Submittal, Updates to Shaft Provision Sections: 3.03A(1) – Clarifying Stoppage, Groundwater Disposal Payment, 3-07B Concrete Vibration Top 5 Feet of Shaft, CSL, Payment for Trimming Soldier Piles, Column Construction Post Shaft Approval, Yield Plot Adjustment, Barrier Transition Cap Details at Sign Bridge Shafts, 3.07C Free Fall Concrete Placement, Soil/Cement Soldier Pile Construction Method, Large Diameter Rebar Hoop Fabrication, Slurry Research, Force Account Slow Payment, Force Account Equipment Rates, ADSC/WSDOT Joint Training, Section 2.01D Slip Casing, Section 3.05C Rebar Cover, CSL Caps, Telescoping Casing for Secant and Cylinder Pile Shafts, Section 3.03E in Conflict with 3.03A Regarding Allowance for Stoppage, Section 3.03F Provision for Grab Hammers, Maintenance of Slurry Head During Stoppage, 3.05B Centralizers vs. Spacers, Pause vs. Stop.

Sep 10 – Constructability reviews of I-90 snowshed, SR 530 Skaglund landside, Snohomish River Bridge shaft cage, and Simpson Ave. Bridge. Soldier pile soil/cement mixing specifications, Chinese CSL tubes, shaft thermal testing.

Nov 18 - Constructability reviews of SR 522 Snohomish River Bridge, and I-5 Puyallup River Bridge. Synthetic slurry disposal, Groundwater disposal in City of Seattle, Sign structure foundation barrier transition, Free fall placement of shaft concrete, Soil-cement mixing for cantilever solider pile walls.

2009
April 16 - Topics – Rebar Cage Review Criteria, Synthetic Slurry Disposal, Soldier Pile Provisions for Handling, Soil Nail Proof Testing, Provision Changes Allowing Tying CSL Tubes to Verts, Provision Changes Pertaining to Sand Content and Density Limits Higher PGA Allowance for Telescoping, St. Johns Bridge Sonic Coring Results, Centralizer Detail Concerns, Hoop Butt Welding, Shaft Thermal Integrity Tests, Temporary Shoring Removal, Constructability Review of Columbia River Crossing Project Walls

June 25 - Rebar Cage Review Criteria, Soldier Pile Provisions for Handling, Soil Nail Proof Testing, Provision Changes Allowing Tying CSL Tubes to Vertical Bars, Use of Flash Welded Hoops, New Centralizers, Allowing for Use of Pea Gravel in Temporary Soldier Piles, Wet Setting PGA Tendons, Sonic Coring, Alaskan Way Viaduct Holgate to King Shaft Constructability, Columbia River Crossing Shaft Constructability

Sep 10 - Feedback from ADSC West Coast Chapter; Constructability Reviews for Local Agencies; Constructability Review of U-tube tunnel Shafts on the Holgate To King Project; Constructability Review T-Street Ground Improvement; Criteria for Rebar Cage Lifting; Soldier Pile Handling Provisions; New Centralizer Schemes; Use of Pea Gravel for Temporary Soldier Piles; Wet Setting Permanent Ground Anchors; Synthetic Slurry Disposal; Sand Content Limits; Contractor Qualification with New Equipment; Thermal Testing for Shaft Integrity

November 5 - Constructability Reviews for SR 542 Gallup Creek, Thomas Street Pedestrian Overpass, I-5 196th Street Interchange Braided Ramps, SR 529 Ebey Slough Bridge Replacement, I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Snow Shed Phase 1C.

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