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THE CITY OF TAMPA, HIS FIRM WAS SELECTED TO DO THE INSPECTION AND <br />EXPLAINED THAT THE FIELD INSPECTION TEAM ALSO DOES THE NECESSARY PAPER <br />WORK SO THAT NOTHING IS.LOST IN THE TRANSLATION, PSR. DLOUHY MENTIONED <br />THAT IN EACH ONE OF THE REPAIR PROJECTS, RECONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE IN <br />EXCESS OF $1,000,000. HE STATED THAT HIS FIRM IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN <br />THE BRIDGE INSPECTION AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; <br />ALSO MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; AND THE FLORIDA WEIGHT LAW. <br />MR. DLOUHY ASSURED THE BOARD THE FIRM HAS VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED PRO- <br />FESSIONALS TO PUT ON THE PROJECT. HE CONTINUED THAT THE COUNTY HAD <br />APPROXIMATELY 25 OR MORE BRIDGES OF PRE -CAST SLAB ON TIMBER PILES, ALSO <br />A HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE, AND TWO SMALLER BRIDGES. MR. DLOUHY NOTED THAT <br />FOR THE BRIDGE INSPECTION PROJECTS, THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE SCOPE OF <br />WORK WOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE COUNTY. HE THEN SHOWED THE BOARD <br />COPIES OF REPORTS OF WORK PERFORMED FOR HILLSBORO COUNTY. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING VARIOUS ITEMS IN THE REPORT <br />AND IT WAS NOTED THAT PHOTO PROFILES ARE TAKEN OF EACH BRIDGE, PHOTOS <br />ARE TAKEN OF MAJOR DETERIORATION, AND VARIOUS FORM SHEETS ARE USED, <br />• <br />GIVING A COMPLETE REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS. <br />MR. DLOUHY COMMENTED THAT IN ALACHUA COUNTY, BUDGET FIGURES <br />WERE PREPARED IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES WITH THE FIRMS RECOMMENDATIONS. <br />HE CONTINUED THAT IF A COUNTY HAS SEVERAL SIMILAR BRIDGES, A STANDARD <br />FORM IS PREPARED FOR EACH BRIDGE, ALONG WITH WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SUMMA- <br />RIZING THE BRIDGE'S CONDITION. MR. DLOUHY STATED THAT FOR THE CITY <br />OF TAMPA, TWO CATEGORIES WERE USED IN THEIR LNSPECTION REPORT - NEWER <br />BRIDGES AND OLDER BRIDGES, AND IN THE OLDER BRIDGES REPORT,.THE FIRM <br />p <br />PREPARED A DATA REPORT SHOWING THE DETERIORATION OF THE FACILITIES IN <br />DETAIL. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE FACILITIES AND THE <br />AGREEMENT ARRIVED AT BY THE CLIENT AND ENGINEER DETERMINES WHICH IS <br />THE BEST APPROACH FOR THE PROGRAM. THE FIRM IS GATHERING SPECIFIC <br />INFORMATION IN THE FIELD WHICH IS NECESSARY TO FILL OUT THE FLORIDA <br />CODE FORM AND FOR A LITTLE EXTRA, THE CLIENT CAN ALSO USE IT. MR. <br />DLOUHY DISCUSSED THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE AND SINCE IT IS'A VERY NEW <br />BRIDGE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY IT MIGHT NOT HAVE TO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE <br />MAY 2 4 197S <br />BOOK 40 PAGE 366 <br />