LAND DEVELOPMENT BRIDGES

The specialized services offered by Ralph Verrastro, PE can save you money on your land development project that requires bridge crossings and/or retaining walls. Ralph can help you find a qualified design-build contractor (at no cost to you) that can provide design-build cost proposals for your land development structures. The design-build contractors consider on-site construction and the use of prefabricated bridge and wall products depending on what is most cost effective. In addition, all the various construction materials available in the industry are considered including concrete, steel, composite fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) and timber.  

 

The advantages of the design-build approach for bridge projects include: 

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• The planning, design and construction processes are simplified through a single point of contact. 

• Lower costs are possible when fewer parties are involved in the project. 

• The potential for disputes, interruptions, and delays is reduced which facilitates meeting tight project schedules. 

• Civil engineers, owners and land developers can obtain actual costs for bridge and walls in the planning phase compared to estimated costs provided by engineers. 

• The contractor’s input in the planning phase provides built-in value engineering through their knowledge of means, methods, material costs and labor costs.