Thursday, January 26, 2012

Update 1/26/2012

Quality Assurance
A new Quality Assurance section has been added to the website.  It can be found on the Bridge Design page and contains links to our QA checklists for Final Design and TS&L

Monday, January 9, 2012

Update 1/9/2012

Timesheets
A link to the Deltek Vision timesheet website has been added to the Extra Info page under Helpful Ammann & Whitney Resources.

FHWA Bridge Inspector's Manual
A link to this document which Dennis brought back from his recent training has been added to the Bridge Inspection page.

Prevailing Wages in PA by County
A link to this information as provided by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis has been added to the Quantities and Estimates page under the Structures section of the site.

County Locator Map
Use the link for this website on the Extra Info page under Additional Resources to find which county any address (or bridge) belongs to.

Continuing Education
The PDH Resources page has been changed to the Continuing Education page to reflect the broader range of resources it offers which now includes links to PE review materials.

Approved Bridge and Structure Products
A link to this PennDOT list of approved items for use on their projects has been added to the Clients page.

Specification Review Manual
A link to this PennDOT publication (Pub 693) has been added to the Clients page.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Update 1/6/2012

Recycling
A link has been added to the Extra Info section of the website which points to the Philadelphia Streets website which describes acceptable and not-acceptable materials for our office recycling bins.

SOL 431-11-05
This strike-off-letter was added to the Bridge Inspection page.  The strike-off-letter addresses "Publication 238 - Bridge Safety Inspection Manual - Modified Inspection Frequency for PennDOT-Owned Bridges from 8 ft to 20 ft Long."

"A Few Drafting Rules"
Ahcene's short presentation with tips on drafting has been added to the Drafting page of the site.

NJDOT Bridge Design Manual
A link to this publication has been added to the Clients page.

Integral Abutment Spreadsheet
PennDOT's newest version of its approved Integral Abutment Spreadsheet has been added to the website.  You can find it on the Integral Abutment page.

**BIG UPDATE**  Bridge Rehabilitation
Ahcene's Bridge Rehabilitation page has been added to the website.  You can get to it from the Structures section.

Website Shortcut
It should be easier to find and get to the website now if you have to.  A shortcut has been added to the K:\LIBRARY folder - short and simple to remember.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Update 1/5/2012

PennDOT Estimating Presentations
Links to several PennDOT presentation on cost estimating have been added to the Quantities & Estimates section of the website.

PDH Resources
On this page of the website a new link has been added which will take you to an article describing the "Continuing Professional Competency Requirements" for registered PEs in Pennsylvania.

CIGNA Presentation
A link has been added on the Extra Info page of the website which will take you to the 2011 Open Enrollment presentation for health benefits that was given last year.

Holiday Schedule
The link on the Extra Info page for our yearly holiday schedule has been updated to the new 2012 schedule.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Update 1/3/2012

Hydraulics & Drainage
New links to the PennDOT Drainage Manual and a list of related hydraulics & hydrology publications have been added to the website.  The links can be found on the Roadway Drainage page as well as the newly created Hydraulics & Hydrology and Bridge Drainage pages which can be found from the main Structures section of the site.

SOL 433-11-01 & -02
These SOLs which discuss "Publication 93-Direct Costs" and "Publication 93-Additional Information Required for Overhead Rate Submission" respectively were added to the Clients section of the website.