Atlas’s approach to maintaining quality during fabrication of this bridge, which occurred in China, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and throughout the United States, was based on proactively identifying issues and resolving them as early as possible in the fabrication process. Our structural materials representatives provided field erection support by managing inspection resources and generating analysis reports throughout the cable system component erection and coating application activities. This included erection of cable deviation and jacking saddles, erection of main cable strands, compaction of main cable, wire wrapping of main cable, erection of cable bands, tensioning of cable band bolts, erection and load transfer of suspender ropes and erection of numerous components related to the cable system on the bridge.

For the Skyway portion of the project, Atlas was responsible for the development of inspection protocols, training programs, and the coordination of all materials submittals, RFIs and shop drawings. In addition, the team oversaw all inspection activities related to the steel fabrication being performed. Atlas worked collaboratively with the contractors, designer, and owner to re-engineer systems and implement new processes that resulted in improved quality, fewer repairs and reduced labor costs.Ìý Atlas was also instrumental in the acceptance of the $1.2 Billion project without a single claim. Our team assisted Caltrans in the resolution of over $600 million potential claims by developing, organizing and serving as the Department’s primary presenter on eleven Dispute Review Boards. Our staff developed position papers and formal PowerPoint presentations for each fabrication issue.

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