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Construction Services The construction of buildings, bridges, dams, embankments, roadways, airport runways and aprons, offshore structures, process and power plants, and other types of facilities requires precise planning, careful design, rigorous execution, and the expenditure of a great deal of money. Thus, it is extremely important that all work and materials be of acceptable quality to assure that specification, schedules and budgets are met. One way to do this is by using the services of PSI as an independent consultant. Our construction related services offer a logical extension and continuity to the Geotechnical and environmental studies performed by PSI during earlier projected phases. Construction monitoring and testing has been an integral part of the services offered by PSI since its founding. Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory, a division of PSI, tested the original cables for the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1880s; in recent years the firm tested the replacement cables. No other testing inspection firm has that kind of history and continuity. We believe that the quality assurance/quality control function is an integral part of the construction process and that our services must be performed properly and promptly. Communication of the results of tests or inspections must be timely, particularly with problem areas or nonconforming tests so that construction is facilitaied, not hindered. We recognize that construction projects are built in the "real world" and that proposed schedules do not always work out. Therefore, we appreciate the importance of being able to respond to requests for our services on short notice and of working hours other than the normal schedule, including nighttime work and weekend work. Our services can be provided on an on-call, part-time basis, or full time, resident basis, and our specialty is dedicated project testing where we provide an on-site laboratory and full-time staff. We provide a wide range of quality assurance and quality control services for construction projects. The areas of service include the following: / Materials Engineering, Design, Evaluation and / Certification Value Engineering of Plans and Specifica.tions / Construction Materials Testing and Inspection / Nondestructive Examination and Testing / Structural and Threshold Inspection / Quality Assurance and Quality Control / Construction Progress and Payment Review Our construction materials laboratory can perform almost all tests typically required on a construction project, whether large or small. For more specialized tests, our materials testing laboratory in Pittsburgh is one of the largest such facilities in private practice. In addition to our own internal quality assurance program, PSI participates in the accreditation programs of various public and private agencies. N~~ .