KS Engineers, P.C. (KSE) was retained as the Quality Control Program Administrator by CTDOT as part of a Design-Build team contracted to design and construct a new parking have a capacity of approximately 929 vehicles. The parking garage is located west of Washington Boulevard, between I-95 (to the north) and the railroad tracks (to the south) and includes a new pedestrian bridge that spans above South State Street.
The new fully enclosed pedestrian bridge spanning South Street is approximately 320-foot-long connecting the fourth floor of the new garage to the existing transportation center (Stamford Train Station) at the concourse level. Station renovations were required to accommodate the new pedestrian bridge connection. Site and roadway reconstruction involved the demolition of the existing on-site parking lot, considerable work on South State Street within the project limits, site lighting, overhead utilities crossing the site, and construction of retaining wall structures in support of I-95 and the adjacent railroad tracks, and various requisite new utility connections, including water, sewer, gas, and electric.
Management offices on the ground floor level are conditioned spaces. The aesthetic design includes an LED façade lighting program.
KSE’s role in the project was to lead the development and administration of the Quality Control Program. KSE’s Mr. George Jacobs, PE directed the QC Program development and was assigned Quality Control Administrator (QCA). The QC Program included development of a project-specific Quality Management Plan (QMP), numerous Quality construction. Mr. Jacobs’s role as QCA extended from project initiation to construction completion.
During the construction phase, KSE provided Quality Control Technicians (QCTs) who were skilled in construction engineering inspection and special inspection services, as required.
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