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IF THERE ARE ANY STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES THAT ARE NOTED, PHOTOS ARE <br />TAKEN AND SKETCHES MADE. MR. EDMONDS SAID THAT ALL THIS FIELD DATA <br />IS THEN REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE ENGINEER IN THE OFFICE TO DETER- <br />MINE THE ACTUAL LOAD CAPACITY OF THE STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS REVIEWING <br />THE FIELD CONDITION RATING. HE EXPLAINED THE RATING SYSTEM IS ON A <br />SCALE FROM 1 TO 9, AND AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE ACTUAL OVERALL BRIDGE <br />RATING IS DETERMINED FROM THESE CALCULATIONS AND PUT INTO A FINAL <br />REPORT. HE CONTINUED THAT THE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN <br />RATED AND SENT TO THE DOT FOR THEIR INVENTORY. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ENTERED THE'MEETING AT 3:50 O'CLOCK P.M. <br />MR. BEINDORF SUMMARIZED BY STATING THAT HE WANTED TO BRING <br />THE PERSONNEL THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT BEFORE THE BOARD, <br />AND HE FELT THEY HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IN <br />THEIR JOINT VENTURE, USING METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. <br />MR. BEINDORF STATED THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO SLIGHT ANY OF THE WORK <br />THAT THE BOARD HAS ON-GOING WITH THE JOINT VENTURE; AND THEY HAVE A GOOD <br />RECORD IN MEETING THEIR DEApLINES. IN CONCLUSION, HE STATED THAT THEY <br />ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE COUNTY AND WILL BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB MOST <br />EFFICIENTLY. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY EQUIP- <br />MENT TO DO THE HIGH SPAN BRIDGES, SUCH AS A SNOOPER. <br />MR. EDMONDS ANSWERED THAT THEY HAVE ONE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE <br />COMPANY TO INSPECT THE WABASSO BRIDGE; AND THEY HAVE EMPLOYED DEVICES <br />SUCH AS THE SNOOPER BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT CAN BE USED IN ITS <br />PLACE. <br />MR. ROBBINS ADDED THAT MR. BUNNELL, A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, HAS <br />BEEN INSPECTING HIGH LEVEL BRIDGES FOR 15 YEARS AND IS WELL QUALIFIED. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED HOW LONG THE JOB*WOULD TAKE THEM. <br />MR. ROBBINS COMMENTED THAT,. ASSUMING THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY <br />50 BRIDGES, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 4 MONTHS UNTIL THE REPORTS WERE COMPLETED <br />AND SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD. HE STATED THAT THEY COULD CALL IN MORE <br />PERSONNEL TO DO IT IN Z OR 3 MONTHS, BUT -HE FELT THAT 4 MONTHS TIME <br />IS MORE REALISTIC. <br />13 <br />MAY 2 41979 BoaQ PAGr 373 <br />