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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-16-007    Date:  January 2016
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-16-007
Date: January 2016

 

Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program Protocols, Version 1

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Bridge Design and Construction Cost Data
LTBP Protocol #: PRE-ED-BD-003

1.

Data Collected

  
1.1 Cost data related to the design and construction of the bridge.  

2.

Onsite Equipment and Personnel Requirements

  
2.1 Equipment:  
2.1.1 Computer.  
2.1.2 Scanner.  
2.2 Personnel: PRE-PL-LO-005, Personnel Qualifications.  

3.

Methodology

  
3.1 Work with the bridge owner to identify and obtain cost data for the design and construction of the bridge.  
3.2 If the bridge information exists only in paper form, scan that information into an electronic format so it can be stored in the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Bridge Portal.  
3.3 Extract the following cost information from bridge design and construction documents:  
3.3.1 Bridge design cost, including costs by contract personnel and in-house staff (data collection table items9–11).  
3.3.2 Costs for the deck, including concrete materials, forming, finishing (including tining or grooving), and curing. Regarding reinforcing steel costs, the cost per pound is desired. This includes fastening clips, wires, separators, chairs, and other materials used in maintaining the reinforcement in place. The costs for deck sealers are applied during the initial construction of the bridge (data collection table items 12–29).  
3.3.3 Costs for deck joints (data collection table items 30–38).  
3.3.4 Cost of bearings (data collection table items 39–51).  
3.3.5 Costs for concrete superstructure items – This includes girder fabrication, transportation, and erection costs, plus diaphragms, approach slabs, median barriers, and parapets (data collection table items52–65).  
3.3.6 Costs for steel superstructure items – This includes girder fabrication, transportation, and erection costs, plus connections, welding, stiffeners, and cross-frames. Costs for corrosion protection systems for steel superstructure members (shop applied or field applied) (data collection table items 66–81).  
3.3.7 Costs of concrete substructure items (data collection table items 82–93).  
3.3.8 Costs of steel foundation items (data collection table items 94–97).  
3.3.9 Costs of timber foundation members (data collection table items 98–100).  
3.3.10 Total bid price for construction of the bridge (data collection table items 101–102).  
3.4 Storing data, documents, and images:  
3.4.1 FLD-DS-LS-001, Data, Document, and Image Storage—Local, for local storage.  
3.4.2 FLD-DS-RS-001, Data, Document, and Image Storage—Remote, for remote storage.  
3.5 Reporting: Transfer all metadata, data, documents, and images to FHWA, and/or upload all metadata, data, documents, and images into the LTBP Bridge Portal.  

4.

Data Collection Table

  
4.1 Table:  
# Field Name Data Type Accuracy Unit Field Description Row Color
1 State Text     State Code; e.g., Virginia = VA Green
2 NBI structure number Text     Item 8, structure number; from NBI Coding Guide Green
3 Structure name Text     Descriptive name for the bridge; e.g., Route 15 SB over I–66 Green
4 Protocol name Text     Title of the protocol Green
5 Protocol version Text Month and year   Month and year the protocol version was published; e.g., May 2015 Green
6 Personnel performing data collection activities Text     First name(s) Last name(s) Green
7 Date data collected Text Exact date   mm/dd/yyyy Green
8 Date of bid opening Text Exact date   mm/dd/yyyy Green
Bridge Design Pink
9 Design by State staff Number 1 USD   Yellow
10 Design by contract personnel Number 1 USD   Yellow
11 Comments Text       Orange
Deck Items Pink
12 Bridge deck grooving Number 1 USD/yd2 Cost of sawcut grooving Yellow
13 Bridge deck tining Number 1 USD/yd2   Yellow
14 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge deck—Conventional concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
15 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge deck—High-performance concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
16 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge deck—Lightweight concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
17 Reinforcing steel—Uncoated Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
18 Reinforcing steel—Epoxy coated Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
19 Reinforcing steel—Galvanized Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
20 Reinforcing steel—Stainless steel Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
21 Waterproofing Number 1 USD/yd2   Yellow
22 Welded wire fabric—Uncoated Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
23 Welded wire fabric—Epoxy coated Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
24 Depth of precast pretensioned concrete deck panel Number 1 in.   Yellow
25 Precast pretensioned concrete deck panel Number 1 USD/yd2   Yellow
26 Grout for precast concrete deck panel Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
27 Bridge deck curing compound Number 1 USD/gal   Yellow
28 Bridge deck sealer applied at time of construction Number 1 USD/gal   Yellow
29 Comments Text       Orange
Joints Pink
30 Width of expansion joint Number 1 in.   Yellow
31 Elastomeric expansion joint Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
32 Preformed elastomeric joint sealer Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
33 Steel reinforced elastomeric expansion joint Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
34 Strip seal expansion joint Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
35 Strip seal gland Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
36 Asphaltic plug expansion joint Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
37 Modular expansion joint system Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
38 Comments Text       Orange
Bearings Pink
39 Sliding plate bearing Number 1 USD   Yellow
40 Rocker bearing Number 1 USD   Yellow
41 Roller bearing Number 1 USD   Yellow
42 Rack and pinion (geared) bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
43 Pot bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
44 Spherical bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
45 Disc bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
46 Seismic isolation bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
47 Plain elastomeric (neoprene) bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
48 Laminated elastomeric (neoprene) bearing Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
49 Elastomeric bearing with polytetrafluoroeth-ylene sliding surface Number 1 USD/ea.   Yellow
50 Hardness of elastomeric (neoprene) bearing Number 1 Duro-meters   Yellow
51 Comments Text       Orange
Concrete Superstructure Items Pink
52 Concrete for approach slab Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
53 Concrete for median barrier Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
54 Concrete for parapet Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
55 Precast pretensioned concrete I-girder type Predefined list     AASHTO Type I
AASHTO Type II
AASHTO Type III
AASHTO Type IV
AASHTO Type V
AASHTO Type VI		 Yellow
56 Precast pretensioned concrete I-girder type cost Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
57 Bulb-tee pretensioned concrete girder type Predefined list     AASHTO/PCI BT‑54
AASHTO/PCI BT‑63
AASHTO/PCI BT‑72		 Yellow
58 Bulb-tee pretensioned concrete girder Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
59 Deck bulb-tee pretensioned concrete girder type Number     AASHTO/PCI Deck BT‑35
AASHTO/PCI Deck BT‑53
AASHTO/PCI Deck BT‑65		 Yellow
60 Deck bulb-tee pretensioned concrete girder Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
61 Precast pretensioned concrete box beam type Predefined list     AASHTO Type BI‑36
AASHTO Type BI‑48
AASHTO Type BII‑36
AASHTO Type BII‑48
AASHTO Type BIII‑36
AASHTO Type BIII‑48
AASHTO Type BIV‑36
AASHTO Type BIV‑48		 Yellow
62 Precast pretensioned concrete box beam cost Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
63 Cast-in-place posttensioned concrete box girder Number 1 USD/ lin ft   Yellow
64 Transportation and erection costs for precast concrete beams/girders Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
65 Comments Text     Dimensions of the cast-in-place posttensioned concrete box section Orange
Steel Superstructure Items Pink
66 Fabrication of structural steel Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
67 Transportation and erection of structural steel beams/girders Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
68 Structural steel rolled beam grade Predefined list     ASTM A709 Grade 36
ASTM A709 Grade 50
ASTM A709 Grade 50W		 Yellow
69 Structural steel rolled beam—cost per linear foot Number 1 USD/lin ft   Yellow
70 Structural steel plate girder grade Predefined list     ASTM A709 Grade 36
ASTM A709 Grade 50
ASTM A709 Grade 50W
ASTM A709 Grade HPS50W
ASTM A709 Grade HPS70W		 Yellow
71 Structural steel plate girder Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
72 Surface preparation for coating structural steel Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
73 Shop-applied primer Number 1 USD/
lin ft		 First coat in a three-coat paint/protective system. Yellow
74 Shop-applied intermediate coat Number 1 USD/
lin ft		 Second coat in a three-coat paint/protective system. Yellow
75 Shop-applied top coat Number 1 USD/
lin ft		 Third coat in a three-coat paint/protective system. Yellow
76 Field-applied primer Number 1 USD/
lin ft		 First coat in a three-coat paint/protective system. Yellow
77 Field-applied intermediate coat Number 1 USD/
lin ft		 Second coat in a three-coat paint/protective system. Yellow
78 Field-applied top coat Number 1 USD/
lin ft		 Third coat in a three-coat paint/protective system. Yellow
79 Galvanized coating Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
80 Surface area of steel being coated that applies to the costs above. Number 1 ft2   Yellow
81 Comments Text       Orange
Concrete Substructure Items Pink
82 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge abutments—Standard concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
83 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge piers—Standard concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
84 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge wingwall—Standard concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
85 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge pier cap—Standard concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
86 Diameter of precast reinforced concrete piles Number 1 in.   Yellow
87 Precast reinforced concrete piles Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
88 Diameter of precast prestressed (pretensioned) concrete piles Number 1 in.   Yellow
89 Precast prestressed (pretensioned) concrete piles Number 1 v   Yellow
90 Cast-in-place concrete for bridge footing—Standard concrete Number 1 USD/yd3   Yellow
91 Reinforcing Steel—Uncoated Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
92 Reinforcing Steel—Epoxy coated Number 1 USD/lb   Yellow
93 Comments Text       Orange
Steel Substructure Items Pink
94 Steel sheet piling Number 1 USD/ft2   Yellow
95 Breadth of steel H-piles Number 1 in. Not the length in the ground Yellow
96 Steel H-piles Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
97 Comments Text       Orange
Other Bridge Items Pink
98 Untreated timber piles Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
99 Treated timber piles Number 1 USD/
lin ft		   Yellow
100 Comments Text       Orange
Total Bid for Bridge Construction (including fee) Pink
101 Total construction of bridge Number 1 USD   Yellow
102 Comments Text       Orange
4.2 Table Key:  
Column Descriptions
#
 Sequential number of data item
Field Name
 Data field name
Data Type
 Type of data, such as text, number, predefined list, binary large object (BLOB), or PDF file
Accuracy
 Accuracy to which the data are recorded
Unit
 Unit in which a measurement is taken and recorded
Field Description
 Commentary on the data or list of items in a predefined list
Row Color Key
Green
 Data items only entered once for each protocol for each day the protocol is applied
Pink
 Logical breakdown of data by elements or defect types (not always used)
Blue
 Data identifying the element being evaluated or the type of defect being identified
Yellow
 LTBP data reported individually for each element or defect identified
Orange
 Comments on the data collection or data entered

5.

Criteria for Data Validation

  
5.1 Data extracted from bridge documents should be checked by a second (independent) person.  
5.2 Where feasible, data will be validated using standard error checking within the Bridge Portal.  

6.

Commentary/Background

  
6.1 This protocol providesguidancefor collecting data to document the costs of designing and constructing the bridge. These cost data are used in life-cycle cost analysis of bridges. Please note that other types of cost data are gathered in PRE-ED-BD-006, Bridge Maintenance Records and Cost Data.  
6.2 States’ cost data are typically in the form of unit costs, such as cost per square foot, cost per gallon, or cost per each item. Therefore, the LTBP Program will store unit cost data.  
6.3 Bridge deck designers usually try to minimize water accumulation by establishing a cross slope with drainage channels and by deck surface texturing. Two methods of producing texturing are:  
6.3.1 Tining – The deck is dragged transversely with a metal rake while the concrete is still plastic. Although this method can produce grooves deep enough for a high-friction surface, the grooves are not uniform and are limited in depth.  
6.3.2 Grooving – A better method of getting maximum deck drainage is to saw grooves into the pavement transversely, or perpendicular to the direction of traffic, after the concrete has cured. Bridge deck grooving is achieved by diamond saw blades that are ganged, or arranged at spaced intervals, on a shaft. Grooving can begin after deck concrete has cured to the minimum required compressive strength. Grooving is usually done perpendicular to the centerline to within about 1 foot of the gutter, curb, or parapet lines.  

7.

References

  
7.1 LTBP Protocols:  
7.1.1 PRE-PL-LO-005, Personnel Qualifications.  
7.1.2 PRE-ED-BD-006, Bridge Maintenance Records and Cost Data.  
7.1.3 FLD-DS-LS-001, Data, Document, and Image Storage—Local.  
7.1.4 FLD-DS-RS-001, Data, Document, and Image Storage—Remote.  
7.2 External:  
7.2.1 FHWA-NHI-12-053, Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, 2012.  

 

 

 

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