Bridge construction
Resources
- Standard Specifications for Construction
- 2020 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (PDF) – Revised January 2023
- 2020 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (Word) – Revised January 2023
- Bridge Construction Manual
- Bridge Preservation and Improvement Guidelines 2022 (PDF)
- Approved/qualified products (APL)
- SafeLane Overlay System Evaluation for Crash Reduction on Bridge Deck Surfaces (PDF)
- Bridge Office Shop Drawing Stamp (PDF)
- Instructions for installing PDF stamp (Word)
- Do It Right! Lessons from the field not to be repeated
Construction forms and tools
- Template for managing contract bridge special provision submittals (Excel)
- Current MnDOT Pile Formula developed in 2012:
- MPF12 Pile Driving Report (PDF) - Revised December 2022
- MPF12 Pile Driving Report (Excel) - Revised December 2022
- MPF12 Test Pile Report (PDF) - Revised December 2022, now able to electronically add graphics
- MPF12 Test Pile Report (Excel) - Revised December 2022, now able to electronically add graphics
- MPF12 PDA Pile Driving Report Instructions (PDF) - Revised February 2023
- MPF12 PDA Pile Driving Report Form (Excel) - Revised February 2023
- MPF12 Pile Capacity Program (Self-extracting file) - Revised January 2013
- MPF12 Inspector Chart (Excel) - Revised February 2013
- Concrete Curing Quality Control Form (Excel) - This form is to be used if forms are not kept on substructures for 72 hours and populated by contractor QC personnel. Contractor may propose alternates to the engineer for approval.
- Paint Quality Manual Form
- Record of Contractor Installer ACI-CRSI Certification (PDF)
- Pre-production Anchorages Qualification Test Report (PDF)
- Production Anchorages Qualification Test Report (PDF)
- Letter of Inspection Documentation (PDF)
- As-Built Bridge Data (Excel) - Revised December 2022
- Bridge Office Vertical and Horizontal Bridge Clearance Report (PDF)
Inspector's job guide checklists
- Bridge Deck Concrete Placement Checklist (PDF)
- Field Welder Qualification (PDF)
- Wear Course Placement Checklist (PDF)
- Timeline for Wear Course Placement Checklist (PDF)
- Painting checklist - start-up (PDF)
- Painting checklist - daily QA (PDF)
- Pile driving checklist (PDF)
- Ornamental rail installation checklist (PDF)
- Bridge Project Closeout - Permanent Records List (PDF)
Training
Bridge plans
Bridge construction unit personnel
Construction role | Name | Office | Mobile | |
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Construction and Maintenance Oversight of Bridge Construction, Fabrication, Load Ratings and FC Inspection |
Sarah Sondag |
651-366-4507 | 651-285-6625 | sarah.sondag@state.mn.us |
Bridge Construction and Scoping Engineer |
Paul Pilarski |
651-366-4562 | 651-485-3167 | paul.pilarski@state.mn.us |
Metro West Bridge Construction Engineer Metro bridges in Carver, Scott and Hennepin counties: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Nate Schutte | 651-366-4581 | 651-200-5263 | nate.schutte@state.mn.us |
Metro East Bridge Construction Engineer Metro bridges in Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Kyle Fritz |
651-366-4563 | 612-358-2223 | kyle.fritz@state.mn.us |
North Region Bridge Construction Engineer District 1-4: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Nick Haltvick | 651-366-4561 | 612-216-3219 | nick.haltvick@state.mn.us |
South Region Bridge Construction Engineer District 6-8: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Karl Gronvall | 651-366-4565 | 651-242-6062 | karl.gronvall@state.mn.us |
Bridge Construction Support and Special Provisions Bridge special provision review, development, coating performances, fielding of bridge construction questions |
Mark Spafford |
651-366-4564 | NA | mark.spafford@state.mn.us |
Bridge Construction Field Support Pile authorizations, bridge plan review, special provision review, development, bridge construction field support |
Andrew Fritz |
651-366-4464 | 507-259-1360 | andrew.fritz@state.mn.us |