VOL 7, Issue 2 • Winter 2018
THE ORANGE & BLACK The Q&D Employee and Safety News Source
I-80 Keystone-to-Stateline
LATEST AWARDS
25 Miles of Road Improvements Q&D’s largest hard-bid heavy/civil project to date, a $42.6M project to repave I-80 west of Reno, is currently underway! This busy highway serves up to 79,000 motorists daily and is in need of new updates and improvements. The project will resurface both directions of I-80 between Keystone Avenue in Reno and the Nevada-California border. To enhance safety, more “Wrong Way” signs will be added to I-80 ramps along with additional flashing warning signals and detection systems. Also, merge lanes will be lengthened from West Fourth Street to westbound I-80 near Mogul and the Gold Ranch-Third Street exit to eastbound I-80. Several roadside shoulders will be widened and new barrier rail and curb and gutter will also be installed. Project Statistics • The project includes a total of 24.88 miles of work on I-80 (12.44 miles of I-80 Eastbound and 12.44 miles of I-80 Westbound) • 175,000 tons of asphalt will be used • Approximately 54 lane-miles of new paving • 75 new drop inlets • 3 new storm drain vaults • 13,000 lineal feet of new concrete barrier rail • 15,000 lineal feet of new curb and gutter
Current Status There are 48 Q&D’ers on the project working mostly night shifts. There is also a day crew working between 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. In November, the first 4.5 miles of I-80 westbound will be finished. To date, there have been 52,000 tons of paving completed, 50% of the overall drainage work is completed, and 4,600 lineal feet of curb and gutter has been placed. Working Together as a Team The team is involved in a formal partnering process with NDOT and a facilitator to regularly review the project goals and ensure the project is a success. The last review session included a survey of the client’s satisfaction and team scoring of how well the project’s goals are being met. Goals included metrics like schedule, quality, safety, working with the public, budget, and teamwork.
• NV Energy OHM Campus Master Plan Revisions, Reno, NV, $25M • RHA Sutro Street Senior Supportive Apartments, Reno, NV, $7M • New Deantronics Facility, Spanish Springs, NV, $40M • Sands Regency Renovation Reno, NV, $10M • Pershing General Hospital Phase 2, Lovelock, NV, $2.8M • Centerville Lane Bridge Widening, Gardnerville, NV, $1.1M • TMWA Fleish Overflow Replacement, Verdi, NV, $1.3M • TMWA Fleish Flume Improvements, Verdi, NV, $775k
We are pleased to report that this recent feedback was exceptional. NDOT was complimentary of Q&D’s performance overall; they cited several positive items related to communication and overall operational coordination as well as public outreach and paving quality.
• Elko County 2-inch Overlay, Elko, NV, $1.5M
Thank you all for your hard work in winning, running and building this project! Thanks to all Q&D crews on every project - we see you working hard out there. Great job!
• Alaska Airlines PDX Glycol Farm, Portland, OR, $1.3M
• MAG USA ONT Escape Lounge, Ontario, CA $1.4M • Southwest Airlines STL Masterplan, St. Louis, MO $3.4M
• HP SWA LAX in Flight Ops Millwork, Los Angeles, CA, $242k
WHO’S NEW? Welcome to the team!
Above: Polymer paving to repair bridge decks
Above: A Q&D’er removes concrete to prepare for a repair.
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Shawn Davis Heavy/Civil, Estimator/PM
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Kenneth Semenko Heavy/Civil, Project Engineer
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Garrett Valenzuela Dispatcher
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Casey Sheerin Building, Superintendent
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Teresa Glessing Aviation, Project Administrator
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Tim Kintzler Aviation, General Superintendent
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Chris Hornsby Aviation, General Foreman