Fourth Avenue Street Lighting Project

Sci-Tek provided civil engineering and surveying services for the Fourth Avenue Street Lighting Project located in the City of Pittsburgh. The project consists of removal and demolition of existing and installation of new streetlights, foundations and underground wiring; and repair of curbs, sidewalk, or paving disturbed by the project. Sci-Tek provided the following services:

• Field Survey
  • A site survey showing existing curb lines, building faces, driveways, utilities (sub-surface and overhead), public amenities such as street furniture, and subsurface appurtenances, including vaults, that may affect the construction
  • An ASTM Level C subsurface utility investigation
• Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) -- An MPT plan for vehicles and pedestrian traffic that maintains access to all parcels along the corridor during construction.
• Preliminary Design
  • Site plans showing the locations of the lighting elements in context with the immediate surrounding site elements
  • Maintenance and protection of traffic plans, pavement marking and signage plans
  • Preliminary design drawings
  • A preliminary opinion of probable cost
  • Submissions to the City to satisfy the requirements outlined in the City of Pittsburgh DOMI Project Design and Delivery Right-of-Way Improvement Plan Checklist.
• Final Design -- Final plans, technical specifications, and a project cost estimate that incorporate comments received at the 60% submission to enable the URA to publicly bid and award the contract.
• Pre-Construction Services – attendance at pre-bid meeting, technical presentation of the site work, and responses to contractor’s questions.
• Services During Construction -- review of shop drawings and project submittals, design solutions to address problems that are identified during construction, final inspection meeting to identify additional site work required to be completed