OUR EXPERTISE
TQC is a professional engineering consulting and construction inspection firm founded in 1995. Our company has been providing a range of engineering services to the public and private sector clients for close to 30 years. Our expertise includes:
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
TechniQuest Corporation (TQC) provides subconsultant and prime consultant traffic engineering design and analysis services. This includes traffic signal design, lighting analysis/design and guide rail engineering/design. TQC staff is familiar with the traffic signal and electrical design requirements of the MUTCD, NJDOT, PANYNJ and other Municipal/County Clients of New Jersey. TQC engineering design staff has experience in the field review and as-built update of existing traffic signals, and the preparation of signal and electrical designs for new traffic signal installations, upgrades to existing intersections, and integrating new signals into an existing or proposed traffic signal system. The engineering staff of TQC has completed intersection and corridor lighting analysis and design using AGi32 Lighting Analysis Software. TQCs team of engineers and technicians also have experience with the design, placement and preparation of signing, striping and pavement marking plans. Equipment and Hardware Software includes: - Bentley Connection Client / MicroStation - Bentley ProjectWise - Autodesk/AutoCAD - Synchro plus SimTraffic, Version 11.0 - Highway Capacity Software (HCM/HSM) - AGi32 Lighting Analysis Software
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION
TQC provides a wide range of construction inspection consulting services (CI) for roadways and bridges. Since 1995, TQC has managed a multitude of construction inspection projects totaling more than $750 million in construction costs. Our staff members include Road and Bridge Inspectors. We make it our mission to provide trained, certified, and a qualified team that have the expertise to assist our clients in the completion of their construction projects within timelines and allocated budgets. We provide our Cl services to both public and private clients for the construction of heavy highway, bridge, earth retaining structures, waste-water facilities, and commercial developments in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Services Include the following: - On-site Certified Inspectors for All Type of Construction Projects - Construction Inspection & Construction Management Services - Construction Monitoring - Construction Support Services - Document Field Records & Photo Logs of Various Stages of Construction - Roadway and Intersection Improvements - Utility Conflict Identification and Mitigation/Coordination with Utility Firms
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
TechniQuest Corporation (TQC) plays a fundamental role in the transportation planning process. TQCs role as a traffic data collection subconsultant for 25+ years as enabled our firm to support a range of studies at the local, regional, and state levels. TQCs traffic engineering experience includes the collection of data, engineering analysis and reporting to support the following types of studies. - Parking Studies - Truck Traffic Evaluation - Intersection Safety Study - Signal Warrant Analysis - Safety Studies - Traffic Impact Studies - Multi-Way Stop Analysis - Intersection Queueing - Signal Timing & Phasing - Crash Records & Analysis - Pedestrian & Bicycle Studies - Roundabout Analysis - Traffic Calming Measures - Transit Service & Demand - Travel Time Studies - Before and After Performance TQC experience includes performing and completing transportation analysis. TQC staff has used a combination of modeling software and arterial travel time study software to analyze signal timing patterns. TQC reviews each project and collaborates with clients to establish the required Performance Metrics at the outset of each project. Performance metrics are typically standard MOEs from the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Synchro Trafficware and Highway Capacity Software (HCS), such as LOS, delay, queue, and v/c ratio. TQC staff are further experienced in developing and outputting performance measures populated by the Traffic Simulation and other software’s, including, but not limited to, the following: Total System Stops, Total System vehicle-hours of delay, Mean Travel Time, Average Speed, Travel Time Reliability and Buffer Time. Equipment and Hardware Software includes: - Synchro plus SimTraffic, Version 11.0 - Highway Capacity Software (HCM/HSM) - Tru-Traffic GPS Travel Time Hardware/Software
TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION
TechniQuest Corporation (TQC) collects data through various methods. The foundation of the traffic data collection services is built upon intersection turning movement counts using MioVision Video data collection equipment and in-road pneumatic automatic traffic recorders (ATRs). Data outputs typically include volume, classification, speed, but can be expanded to include bicycle and pedestrian data. TQC staff includes certified Traffic Control Coordinators responsible for both the implementation and review of installations. TQC prioritizes the safety of our field staff and technicians which deploy traffic data collection equipment. TQC will perform mobilization, client communication and obtain any permits as needed for all data collection projects. TQC has a variety of data collection technologies to support several types of studies and a depth of resources to manage multiple projects and clients concurrently. Overall, TQC manages data collection projects throughout the tri-state area with the following inventory: - 160 Automatic Traffic Recorder Units - 110 Metro Count Units - 50+ MioVision Scout Video Collection Units - 33 JAMAR Turning Movement Count Boards - 8 Iteris Bluetoad Bluetooth Data Collection Units - 3 Tru-Traffic GPS Travel Time Hardware/Software - 2 Jamar Black CAT Radar Traffic Recorders (Radar Detection Equipment) - 1 Bushnell Handheld Radar Gun TQC has been contracted to perform the following data collection tasks as part of our project experience. - Collecting Continuous Traffic Volume Data Using Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) - Conduct Intersection Manual Turning Movement Counts (TMC) - Conduct Vehicle Classification Counts (AVC) - Conduct Transit Boarding, Alighting and Dwell Time Surveys - Conduct Travel Time Studies, Surveys and Analysis - Conduct Spot and Corridor Speed Studies - Conduct Before and After Corridor Studies - Conduct Origins and Destination (O&D) Counts - Conduct On-Street or Off-Street Parking Studies - Conduct Freight Parking Studies
GIS DATA COLLECTION
TechniQuest Corporation (TQC) offers in depth experience in performing field inspections, inventories, and data collection projects via GIS technologies. TQCs supports clients by perform Field Inventories and Compliance Reviews for existing transportation infrastructure, such as signs, stripes, pavement markings, signals, and guide rail. The TQC engineering and data collection teams have experience in completing MUTCD Field Inventories and Compliance Reviews throughout the State of New Jersey on various projects and at several of the PANYNJ facilities. This experience includes performing reviews of the physical condition of existing infrastructure, assessing the context of traffic engineering elements, and determining compliance with the most current standards of the MUTCD and/or associated agency. TQC has expertise in ESRI/ArcGIS Online platforms and leveraging the accompanying mobile applications to manage and perform data collection projects. TQC has utilized GIS Data Collection methods to complete County sign inventories, document infrastructure/assets within PANYNJ facilities, and conduct transit service studies/surveys. TQC has supported Sign Inventory Projects for the Counties of Hudson and Gloucester in New Jersey and TQC most recent experience includes working with a team with Camden County and DVPRC to develop a Guiderail Inventory Management System. Additional information on this project can be found within the projects section of TQCs website. TQC has been contracted to perform the following data collection tasks as part of our project experience. - Data Collection leveraging ESRI ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and Mobile Applications - Field Inventory Data Collection Services - Engineering & Asset Management Data Collection Services - ArcGIS Feature Layer Verifications, including Signs, Linear Features & Point Features Equipment and Hardware Software includes: - 3 ArcGIS Online and Desktop Licenses - 3 SXBlue Tablets with GPS Antenna - 8 Android and IOS Tablets with Cellular Service - 4 IOS Phones and Hotspots
“Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of humankind.”
THOMAS EDISON