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Bridge Construction Inspector
Bridge Construction Inspector Courses Offered:
  • Bridge Construction Inspector
  • Bridge Construction Inspector Recertification 
Bridge Construction Inspector:
The Bridge Construction Inspector Certification (BCIC) is required for agency/owner personnel acting as an Inspector on constructions projects of significant structures, such as cast-in-place concrete culverts, pile supported structures, bridges, and retaining walls. For all bridge projects, there must be at minimum of one certified Inspector per project. People who have and use this certification work as Inspectors at MnDOT and local agencies (counties and cities).

This advanced two-week course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to serve as an Inspector on bridge projects and other types of structural construction. Topics include bridge staking, excavation and embankment, foundations, steel reinforcement, substructures, structural steel, forms and false-work, pre-stressed beams, deck expansion joints, superstructures, deck drainage, bridge utilities, deck overlays, special structures, slope protection, documentation, approach panels, reconstruction and widening, and safety practices.

Instruction includes lecture, demonstration, discussion, and practice activities. Quizzes, course resources, and content reviews are included to help participants prepare for the written exams.
Depending on participants’ prior knowledge and experience, they may want to do additional practice and review before taking the class and/or the exam.

Prerequisites:
  • You will not be allowed to attend unless all prerequisites are met.
  • You must be certified in Aggregate Production Tester Concrete Field Tester, Concrete Field Inspector, and Grading and Base Tester before attending the BCI course.
  • You must confirm your required eLearning by submitting your certificates of completion to Iris Hiemenz at Lake Superior College by 12:00 p.m. (noon) 14 days prior to the start of class. If all certificates of completion are not submitted, your registration will be cancelled to allow for registration of waitlisted individuals who have prerequisites completed.
  • IMPORTANT: The required eLearning courses take approximately 30 hours to complete

The following AASHTO eLearning is also required:
  • Construction Inspection of Structures Series: Subsurface –
    AT-TC3CN053-17-T1
  • Construction Inspection of Structures Series: Substructures – TC3CN054-17-T1
  • Construction Inspection of Structures Series: Superstructures – TC3CN055-17-T1
  • Construction Inspection of Structures Series: Rehabilitation and Maintenance – AT-TC3MN032-17-T1
  • Reinforcing Steel for Structures – TC3MS064-21-T1 
  • Introduction to Pile Driving: Bridge Foundations – MnDOT eLearning (MnDOT ELM course code: BRDG00061)
  • Preparing to Drive Piles – MnDOT eLearning (MnDOT ELM course code: BRDG00062)
  • Driving Test and Foundation Piles - MnDOT eLearning (MnDOT ELM course code: BRDG00063)
  • Plan Reading – MnDOT eLearning (MnDOT ELM course code: BRDG00072)

The following AASHTO eLearning is strongly recommended: Expiration and recertification:
This certification expires after five seasons. A recertification must be completed before the end of the fifth season. Once a certification is expired, you must complete the full certification course again to be certified.

You may recertify any time after three years. An early recertification is recommended for people who did not do any bridge construction inspection after certification and have a bridge project coming up in the next construction season.

Learning mode: in person

Professional development hours (PDHs): 60

Lake Superior College course credits possible: 7 (you must complete an LSC course credit form)
 


Bridge Construction Inspector Recertification:

This 1-day recertification course reviews core knowledge and skills from the initial certification course and provides information on any recent changes to the relevant specifications and test procedures. Instruction includes lecture, demonstration, discussion, and practice activities. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss lessons learned in the field. Quizzes, course resources, and content reviews are included to help participants prepare for the written exam.

The recertification course is not a complete re-teaching of the content but a review with updates for people who have a solid base of the required knowledge and skills People who have had little or no experience working with their certification since their prior class will want to either 1) review the course content before taking the recertification class or 2) take the initial certification course instead.

Prerequisites:

Your Bridge Construction Inspection Certification must still be current for you to take the recertification course. If your certification has recently expired and you have relevant work experience, you may apply to regain MnDOT certification through a Recently Expired Certification Exam. Otherwise, you must take the initial certification course again to regain certification.
Other prerequisites for the certification must also be current: Grading and Base Tester, Concrete Field Tester, and Concrete Field Inspector

Expiration and recertification:
This certification expires after five seasons. A recertification must be completed before the end of the fifth season. Once a certification is expired, you must complete the full certification course again to be certified.

You may recertify any time after three years. An early recertification is recommended for people who did not do any bridge construction inspection after certification and have a bridge project coming up in the next construction season.

Learning mode: live virtual via Zoom

Professional development hours (PDHs): 6

Lake Superior College course credits available: 0

If a date shows (Waiting List) that means the class is full. You can put yourself on the waiting list, and if there is a cancellation, we'll let you know! We may also open a new section of the class if there are enough people on the waiting lists. If we do, we'll notify everyone on the waiting lists.