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December 10, 2020

RFQ No. 21-020EN-FC Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts

Category No. 5 - Geotechnical Engineering

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Section I www.arehna.com

5012 W Lemon Street

Tampa, Florida 33609

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December 10, 2020

Mr. W. A. “Buddy” Storey, Jr., Procurement Manager

Procurement Department

302 W. Reynolds Street, 3rd Floor

Plant City, Florida 33563

Subject: Executive Summary

Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts

Category No. 5 - Geotechnical Engineering

RFQ 21-020EN-FC

On behalf of AREHNA Engineering, we are pleased to submit our response to your Request for Qualifications for

Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts. We are responding to the Geotechnical Engineering

(Category No. 5). The scope in the contract aligns with AREHNA’s expertise and experience on similar contracts for General Engineering Professional Services. As the Project Manager, Jessica McRory will serve as the single point of contact for all services required under this contract. To enhance our services, we have partnered with

GeoView (Ambient Technologies, Inc.) for geophysical services. We have a well-established working relationship, and this partnership ensures seamless responsiveness to the City of Plant City.

FIRM BACKGROUND

AREHNA Engineering, Inc. provides innovative and comprehensive geotechnical engineering and materials testing and inspection services. The firm is founded on the core principles of providing quality service, technical expertise, responsiveness, and value to our clients. Our project experience includes thousands of engineering projects, including elements related to sites with roadways, stormwater facilities, bridges, airports, power plants and distribution facilities, military facilities, wastewater treatment plants, utilities, and other public-sector and municipal facilities. AREHNA was established in January of 2009 as a Florida corporation and has grown to a team of 45 engineers, inspectors, laboratory and field technicians and office administrative personnel. AREHNA is a woman-owned small business, registered with the State and local agencies.

EXPERIENCE

AREHNA’s Team offers a staff of highly qualified professionals that are extremely knowledgeable in the areas of expertise required for this contract. In addition to geotechnical and materials testing, AREHNA has a specific expertise with sinkhole related investigations. All of the proposed key staff have managed and successfully executed miscellaneous services contracts for City and County governments. AREHNA, prequalified in FDOT

Work Groups: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4.1, 9.4.2, 9.5 and 10.3, has a full service geotechnical and construction materials testing laboratory, which is AASHTO accredited, USACE validated and FDOT approved. AREHNA’s in-house drilling and coring capabilities gives us control of our schedule and the ability to meet the most aggressive project schedules.

We have listed a few reasons why we believe AREHNA is a preferred choice to assist the City with successful execution of this contract:

✓ Accomplished Experience – AREHNA’s key staff have successfully completed similar services for various clients and bring a proven track record of delivering high-quality services on-time and on-budget. We understand the dynamics of task order contracts of this nature and believe one of our greatest strengths lies in our ability to partner with our clients for their success.

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✓ Responsive, In-house Capabilities – AREHNA provides the depth of technical qualifications needed to successfully execute the services required under this contract. In-house drilling, coring and AASHTO accredited, FDOT approved and USACE validated laboratory services enable us to be responsive to the most aggressive schedules.

✓ Organized Project Management - We take an organized approach to managing our projects. Many of the contracts that AREHNA currently holds have extremely aggressive schedules. AREHNA has developed an internal infrastructure to ensure that our quality standards are maintained while delivering reports on time.

✓ Local Commitment – AREHNA’s team offers 100% local staff. Our team has deep roots in this area and is committed to the City and its objectives. Many of our staff live in close proximity to the City of Plant City.

We appreciate your consideration for this contract and are excited to have the opportunity to serve the City of

Plant City. If you have any questions regarding our submittal, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Respectfully Submitted, AREHNA Engineering, Inc.

Jessica A. McRory, PE

President

RFQ No. 21-020EN-FC

SECTION I | TABLE OF CONTENTS

Firm Name: AREHNA Engineering, Inc.

Project: Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts

Category No. 5: Geotechnical Engineering

RFQ: 21-020EN-FC

Section Description

Section I Executive Summary

Table of Contents

Section II Required Forms

Licenses & Certifications

Certificate of Insurance

TAB A ABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL & STAFF EXPERIENCE

a) Organization Chart

b) Staff Overview and Resumes

c) Key Personnel Capabilities

d) Firm Participation

TAB B RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

a) Firm’s Background, History and Experience

b) Florida Department of Transportation Pre-qualification

c) Past and Current Related Experience

TAB C LOCATION/ACCESSIBILITY

TAB D VOLUME OF SIMILAR CONTRACTS

TAB E CURRENT AND PROJECTED WORLOAD

TAB F CERTIFIED MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

TAB G LOCAL PREFERENCE

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Licenses & Certifications

Certificate of Insurance

Section II

SECTION 2 | REQUIRED FORMS

I, Jessica McRory, President of AREHNA Engineering, Inc., has received and hereby acknowledges receipt of Addendum 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Signature Date mcorbin New Stamp mcorbin Typewritten Text December 9, 2020

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SECTION 2 | LICENSURE

COMPANY CREDENTIALS

Occupational License, Certificate of Status, Florida Board of Professional Engineers

LABORATORY CERTIFICATIONS

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

SECTION 2 | INSURANCE

PROOF OF COVERAGE

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B A

ABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL & STAFF EXPERIENCE

TAB A

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

City of Plant City

TASK MANAGER - Kristina LaCava, PE

City Contract Manager

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Kirk Eastman, PE

Project Manager

Jessica McRory, PE, LEED AP

Geotechnical Engineering

Jessica McRory, PE

Kirk Eastman, PE

Joseph Prendergast, PE

Sonia Florence, PE

Annabella Cecchettini, EI

Wyatt Liptak, EI Joseph Baldauff, EI

Laboratory Testing

Stephen Long, PE

April Schmitz

Joy Mathew

Elmer Wilson

Jesus Rodriguez

Brittany Aregano-Ware

David Greene

Field Testing Services

Larry Colson

Willie Buckley

Sebastian Ropain

David Teslicko

Justin West

Shannon Davidson

Wendell Harris

Perry Wilkinson

3 Drill Rigs, 2 Core Rigs

Stephen Long, PE

April Schmitz

Elmer Wilson

George Artalona

Ryan Hanley

Keith Nunes

Dave Teslicko

Frank George

Jesus Suarez

Blake Dodson

Brian McLeod

GeoView, Inc. (ATI)

(MBE)

Michael Wightman, PG

Geophysical Testing

Field Testing & Inspection

Geotechnical Engineering Services Construction & Inspection Services

TASK MANAGER - Amanda Pereira, PE

TAB A | ABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL & STAFF EXPERIENCE

KEY PERSONNEL

Our engineers have many years of geotechnical engineering and materials testing experience on contracts very similar to this one. Our staff understands the dynamic of successfully executing miscellaneous services contracts. The AREHNA Team will be led by Jessica McRory, PE who will serve as Project Manager. The following is a brief introduction to key members of our team:

Jessica A. McRory, PE, LEED AP, Principal Engineer, Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Ms. McRory has managed the geotechnical aspects of testing, design and construction for over a thousand engineering projects in the past 16 years. Her involvement has included analysis and evaluation of soil conditions pertaining to proposed construction and ongoing construction projects. Project experience has ranged from major FDOT contracts to single-family residences, Department of Housing and Urban

Development. Other responsibilities have included coordinating geotechnical field and laboratory testing, as well as construction materials testing services. Evaluations have included soil and groundwater conditions, determining soil bearing capacity and consolidation characteristics and analyzing the performance of various types of foundation systems. Ms. McRory has provided recommendations for shallow foundations, various ground improvement techniques and deep foundation systems including driven piles, drilled shafts and auger cast piles.

Amanda S. Pereira PE, Project Manager, Senior Geotechnical & Materials Engineer

Ms. Pereira has over 24 years of progressive experience in the fields of geotechnical engineering and construction material testing and inspection. Her experience includes coordination and oversight of subsurface explorations, geotechnical report preparation, shallow and deep foundation inspections and testing, multi-story threshold inspections, review, quality control and reporting of field and laboratory testing for soils, concrete, asphalt and structural steel during the construction phase on a variety of projects.

Her experience has been gained both in the public and private sector on a variety of infrastructure projects including urban and rural roadways, airports, water and wastewater facilities, pipelines, commercial and private buildings, subdivisions, site suitability and due diligence studies and commercial sites.

Kristina LaCava, PE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Ms. LaCava has over 12 years of geotechnical and materials engineering experience. Experience includes design and construction oversight of residential, urban development and commercial, municipal, and transportation projects. Ms. LaCava has provided design recommendations, construction considerations and construction oversight for shallow foundations including isolated, continuous and monolithic systems; deep foundations including driven pile systems, drilled shafts, micro-piles and helical anchors; soil remediation including compaction grouting and chemical grouting; ponds including pond liner oversight; pavement sections and earthwork construction.

Kirk M. Eastman, PE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Contract QA/QC

Mr. Eastman has 27 years of experience in the field of geotechnical engineering. He has managed multiple

FDOT District Wide Contracts for Districts 1 and 7 over a 21-year period. He has also served as project manager for multiple major projects. His experience includes roadway, bridge, pond and retaining wall projects where he has performed shallow and deep foundation analyses including driven piles, settlement and slope stability analyses. He has also worked on vibration monitoring projects and performed numerous ground subsidence studies.

Joseph E. Prendergast, PE, Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Mr. Prendergast has over three decades of project management and engineering experience. He began his career as a Civil Engineer Officer in the United States Air Force in 1979. Among his assignments, Mr.

Prendergast has performed numerous pavement evaluations at multiple Air Force and Dept. of Defense

Installations across the US and worldwide. Later, he worked for private engineering consulting firms, where he has overseen thousands of geotechnical explorations. Areas of expertise include the geotechnical aspects of foundation, retaining wall, pavement, and storm water pond design, as well as analysis of Florida sinkhole conditions.

Sonia R. Florence, PE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Ms. Florence has over 21 years of geotechnical engineering experience. As a Senior Professional Engineer her duties have included technical review, as well as project management and analyses for a wide variety of geotechnical studies for both public and private clients. Throughout her career, she has maintained a special focus on providing geotechnical consulting for roadway construction and widening for the Florida

Department of Transportation (FDOT), municipalities and counties. Ms. Florence has provided recommendations for shallow foundations, ground improvement programs, driven piles, drilled shafts and auger cast piles.

G. Stephen Long, PE, Assistant Project Manager, Materials Engineer

Mr. Long served as an Intelligence Analyst in the United States Army, then began his career as a project engineer in 2013 after graduating with his BSCE. Mr. Long’s experience includes coordination and oversight of subsurface exploration and geotechnical report preparation in the public and private sector.

His experience in materials testing has ranged from threshold inspections and field and lab testing of soils, concrete and asphalt to review, quality control and reporting of field and lab testing during the construction phase on a variety of projects. Mr. Long has extensive laboratory testing experience, including modified proctor testing, grain size analysis testing, Limerock Bearing Ratio (LBR) testing, organic content testing, corrosion testing, soil permeability testing & consolidation testing.

Michael Wightman, P.G., Senior Geophysicist, GeoView - Mr. Wightman has practiced geology in the

State of Florida for over 28 years and has been a licensed geologist in the state for 25 years. Mr. Wightman is an expert in karst geology and in the application of geophysical tools to assess karst conditions. He is

President and Co-Founder of GeoView, Inc which is the largest and most-capable geophysical services firm in the Southeastern United States. The majority of these investigations have involved with either karst characterization, hydrogeological or environmental site assessments.

April Schmitz, Laboratory Manager

Ms. Schmitz has 13 years of experience in the geotechnical and materials testing and inspection field. She has served as a Geotechnical Field Technician, Project Coordinator and Field Supervisor responsible for training technicians on quality testing and inspection procedures. She has provided inspection services and quality control laboratory and field testing of soils, asphalt and concrete. Ms. Schmitz’s experience includes a wide variety of projects including transportation-related projects, water/wastewater projects and commercial development.

KEY LEADERSHIP

Ms. McRory will serve as the Project Manager and the City’s single point of contact for this contract. She has over 16 years of experience and has successfully managed similar PRIME contracts for Pinellas County, FDOT, City of Tarpon Springs, City of

Tampa, Hillsborough County, City of St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Water and Tampa Electric Company. Her background in the technical aspects of geotechnical field investigation and design, and construction materials testing, along with her project management experience make her the ideal Project Manager for this contract. A detailed resume for Ms. McRory is presented later in this section.

In anticipation of the variety of potential work tasks under this contract, we have created 2 task teams to efficiently support the contract: Geotechnical and Construction Materials Testing. A task lead has been identified to lead each team.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Ms. LaCava will serve as the task manager for geotechnical related tasks. She brings over

12 years of geotechnical knowledge and experience to the AREHNA Team. Her experience includes port and marina projects, roadway, bridge, retaining walls, retention ponds and ground subsidence studies where she has performed shallow and deep foundation analyses, retaining wall and soil anchor system design, settlement and slope stability analyses, and pavement evaluation.

MATERIALS TESTING - Ms. Pereira will serve as the task manager for all construction field and laboratory testing and inspection services under this contract. In addition, any specialty or forensic inspections or testing will be coordinated by Ms. Pereira. Ms.

Pereira has over 24 years of progressive experience in the fields of geotechnical engineering and construction material testing and inspection. She has extensive experience managing materials testing services on a variety of infrastructure improvements including task-based contracts such as this contract for the City.

PERSONNEL STAFFING MATRIX

In addition to our engineering staff, we have a qualified group of laboratory and field technicians and inspectors. The following matrix presents the FDOT (CTQP) and ACI certifications held by our staff.

All staff presented on the organizational chart have experience in the roles in which they are being proposed. Our staff also includes a pool of CTQP, ACI and FDOT construction inspectors and technicians that are available to serve the City of Plant City.

Service Key Staff Role/Experience Years of

Experience

Project Management Jessica McRory, PE Project Manager 16

Geotechnical Engineering

Kristina LaCava, PE Task Lead Geotechnical Services 12

Kirk Eastman, PE Senior Project Engineer/QA/QC 27

Joseph Prendergast, PE Senior Project Engineer 40

Sonia R. Florence, PE Senior Project Engineer 21

Larry Colson Drilling Manager 35

Michael Wightman, PG Geophysical Services 30

Construction Materials

Testing & Inspection

Amanda S. Pereira, PE Task Lead Construction Services/ Assistant of Project Manager

Stephen Long, PE CMT Engineer 6

April Schmitz Laboratory Manager 10

SBE/WMBE/DBE ▪ ACOE/AASHTO/FDOT Certified Lab www.arehna.com

Contact Information

813.944.3464 jmcrory@arehna.com

5012 W. Lemon St Tampa, FL

Licenses

Professional Engineer

Florida Registration No. 68440

LEED Accredited Professional

Experience

16 years total

11 years at AREHNA

Education

Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Concentration

University of South Florida, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

University of South Florida, Career Summary

Ms. McRory has managed the geotechnical aspects of testing, design and construction for over a thousand engineering projects over the last 16 years. Her involvement has included analysis and evaluation of soil conditions pertaining to new construction design, as well as ongoing construction projects. Project experience has ranged from task order contracts to large FDOT projects. Other responsibilities have included coordinating geotechnical field and laboratory testing, as well as construction materials testing services. Evaluations have included soil and groundwater conditions, determining soil bearing capacity and consolidation characteristics and analyzing the performance of various types of foundation systems. Ms. McRory has provided recommendations for shallow foundations, various ground improvement techniques and deep foundation systems including driven piles, drilled shafts and augercast piles.

Sinkhole Experience

Ms. McRory has served as the geotechnical engineer of record for forensic sinkhole evaluations and pre-construction site characterization in sinkhole-prone areas.

Project experience includes multiple projects at University of South Florida, H. Lee

Moffitt Cancer Center and Hillsborough County facilities, as well as hundreds of residential projects throughout west-central Florida, office parks and large retail centers. She has provided and coordinated emergency response efforts for several property insurance carriers throughout the state. Her experience includes temporary stabilization, geophysical and geotechnical explorations, performing analysis and overseeing remediation programs including vibro-replacement, chemical grouting, compaction grouting and underpinning programs. In addition, recommendations for the use of geogrid reinforcement have been incorporated into pavement design for sinkhole-prone sites. Ms. McRory has provided expert testimony and provided litigation support for sinkhole related cases.

Project Experience

City of Tampa Architecture/Engineering Contract, Tampa, Florida Ms.

McRory’s responsibilities included geotechnical scope development and cost estimation, boring layout and utility coordination, soil classification, geotechnical analysis, and preparation of recommendations for pavements, drainage and site preparation for multiple City of Tampa Public Works projects.

Districtwide Geotechnical and Materials Testing, District Seven, Florida Ms.

McRory serves as contract manager for this task-order contract. Scopes have included extensive pavement coring programs, which includes coordination of lane closures, Maintenance of Traffic and permitting. Core classifications are reported on the Core Data Table to provide information for resurfacing and widening projects.

Geotechnical exploration to support both in-house and consultant projects is performed under this project. The contact also supports CEI projects throughout D7 with laboratory verification testing.

Pinellas County Geotechnical & Materials Testing Contract, Pinellas County, Florida AREHNA is currently supporting multiple ongoing transportation projects.

AREHNA has performed Contractor QC/VT testing as an extension of the County under this contract. Asphalt sampling and testing for several resurfacing projects and roadway improvement has been underway. Concrete and field soil densities were performed and FDOT log books have been maintained under this contract. Drilled shaft testing and inspections have been performed, as well as extensive asphalt testing and inspection.

Jessica McRory, PE, LEED AP

SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER

mailto:jmcrory@arehna.com

Jessica A. McRory, PE, LEED AP

Subsurface Investigation and Miscellaneous Soils and Materials Testing Services, Hillsborough County, Florida

Ms. McRory served as Project Engineer on this task order contract with Hillsborough County. Ms. McRory’s role consisted of overseeing drilling operations and analyzing data for infiltration testing, LBR testing, asphalt coring, density testing and other geotechnical and materials testing and inspection services.

City of Zephyrhills General Engineering Contract, Zephyrhills, Florida Contract Manager for geotechnical services, Ms. McRory was responsible for all tasks and provided coordination and oversight of the geotechnical investigation of a new library facility. Examples of projects under this contract include the following: City of Zephyrhills Public Library -

Performed a geotechnical exploration to evaluate the site suitability for construction of a new Public Library, 20th Street

& 7th Avenue Retention Pond Expansion - Performed a geotechnical exploration to obtain information concerning the subsurface soil conditions at the site of the proposed retention pond expansion.

City of St. Petersburg Geotechnical Engineering Contract, St. Petersburg, Florida The work included a variety of roadway, wall, bridge and utility replacement projects. Ms. McRory serves as a geotechnical engineer and contract manager for this contract.

City of Dunedin, General Engineering Contract, Dunedin, Florida Ms. McRory served as the project manager for geotechnical services and performed explorations on several projects for drainage improvement and new utility placement. Tasks have included drilling, sampling and evaluation for several ditch improvement and stabilization projects including Jessica Court Ditch and Briar St. Ditch Improvements.

Hillsborough County Department of Public Works Geotechnical and Materials Testing, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. McRory was responsible for geotechnical scope development and cost estimation for several projects. She has performed boring layout and utility coordination, soil classification, geotechnical analysis, prepared recommendations for foundations, pavements and site preparation, for a variety of projects involving roadways, water treatment facilities, solid waste facilities, fuel tank facilities, force mains and pump stations.

Hillsborough County Stormwater Continuing Services Contract, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. McRory serves as the geotechnical Project Manager on this Hillsborough County contract that supports drainage and stormwater improvement projects. We have closely coordinated with the design team to ensure that deadlines are met.

City of St. Petersburg Geotechnical Engineering Contract, St. Petersburg, Florida The work included a variety of transportation and utility replacement projects. Ms. McRory coordinated and oversaw drilling and laboratory testing programs and performed engineering analysis and reporting.

Tarpon Springs Geotechnical and Materials Testing, Tarpon Springs, Florida AREHNA serves as the Prime

Consultant on this Professional Services Engineering task order contract and provides geotechnical engineering services.

Ms. McRory serves as the contract manager for this contract.

Districtwide Geotechnical and Materials Testing, District One, Florida Ms. McRory serves as a senior geotechnical engineer and contract manager for this task-order contract. Services include pavement data collection, design of structure foundations and soil surveys for intersection improvement, resurfacing, widening and bridge projects.

Miscellaneous Professional Services for Engineering Services, Transportation Development and Design, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. McRory serves as the geotechnical Contract Manager on this Hillsborough County contract that supports multiple consultants for transportation improvement projects. Most of the projects have included collection of data for pavement design and resurfacing.

Miscellaneous Professional Services for Stormwater Management, Transportation & Bridge Improvement

Services, City of St. Petersburg, Florida Ms. McRory served as the Project Manager for geotechnical engineering services on multiple transportation and bridge replacement projects under this task order contract. Services included field and lab testing, engineering analysis and reporting.

Ms. Pereira has over 24 years of progressive experience in the fields of geotechnical engineering and construction material testing and inspection. Her experience includes coordination and oversight of subsurface explorations, geotechnical report preparation, shallow and deep foundation inspections and testing, multi-story threshold inspections, review, quality control and reporting of field and laboratory testing and inspection services for soils, concrete, asphalt and structural steel during the construction phase on a variety of projects.

Her experience has been gained both in the public and private sector on a variety of infrastructure projects including urban and rural roadways, airports, water and wastewater facilities, pipelines, commercial and private buildings, subdivisions, site suitability and due diligence studies and commercial sites. She has managed office and staff-level personnel and coordinated field, laboratory and office services on a variety of geotechnical and materials testing projects in her career.

Hillsborough County Miscellaneous Professional Construction Engineering and Inspection Services, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. Pereira serves as

AREHNA’s point of contact for subconsultant services on this contract. Services have included providing inspection staff for asphalt paving projects.

Pinellas County Geotechnical and Materials Contract, Pinellas County, Florida

Ms. Pereira oversees this contracts that includes a Countywide Asphalt Testing

Program for multiple resurfacing projects. Testing has included field and laboratory testing as well as asphalt plant inspection services.

Geotechnical and Materials Testing Continuing Services Contract, District

Seven, Florida Ms. Pereira serves as AREHNA’s contract manager on this contract. She oversees all aspects of coordination, invoicing, reporting and quality control.

Districtwide Geotechnical and Materials Testing Contract, District One, Florida Ms. Pereira serves as AREHNA’s point of contact for subconsultant services on this contract. She oversees coordination, invoicing, reporting and quality control.

City of Tampa Engineering Contract, Tampa, Florida Ms. Pereira’s responsibilities included geotechnical scope development and cost estimation, boring layout and utility coordination, soil classification, geotechnical analysis, and preparation of recommendations for pavements, drainage and site preparation for multiple City of Tampa Public Works projects.

Zephyrhills GEC, Zephyrhills, Florida Mr. Pereira served as Geotechnical

Engineer responsible for coordination and oversight of the geotechnical investigation of a new library facility. Obtained information concerning the site and subsurface conditions and provided geotechnical analysis and recommendations for the proposed construction.

Hillsborough County Subsurface Testing and Inspection, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. Pereira oversees this contracts that includes verification testing on several County infrastructure improvement projects.

apereira@arehna.com

Florida Registration No. 67784, 24 Years Total

7 Years with AREHNA

University of South Florida

Amanda Pereira, PE

SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEER

Amanda Pereira, PE

Tampa Bay Water Regional Facility Expansion, Tampa, Florida Ms. Pereira served as Project Manager responsible for coordinating and oversight of construction materials testing (soils, concrete and asphalt) on the project. The project included the construction of new reservoir flow control structure, yard piping, civil grading, chemical mixing station and sodium hypochlorite storage and feed building.

Tampa Bay Water S. Central Intertie Pump Station, Tampa, Florida Ms. Pereira served as the Project Manager. She was responsible for coordinating and oversight of construction materials testing (soils, concrete and asphalt) on the project. The project components include a new booster pump station, electrical building, yard piping, civil grading and paving.

San Carlos Pumping Station (Design-Build), Tampa, Florida The project consists of an expansion of the existing building and a proposed stormwater pond for the City of Tampa. Scope includes a geotechnical study to obtain information on the general subsurface conditions at the proposed project site.

David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility Chemical System Improvements DB Tampa, Florida Ms. Pereira served as Senior Geotechnical Engineer for the geotechnical investigation and materials testing for a new tank and rehabilitation to several structures at the facility. During construction, the project included concrete and coatings testing.

Hillsborough County Miscellaneous Professional Construction Engineering and Inspection Services for Various

CIP Projects, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. Pereira serves as AREHNA’s point of contact for subconsultant services on this contract. The inspections include verifying that improvements are compliant with various County

Standards and Specifications.

Districtwide Laboratory Testing Contract, District Seven, Florida Ms. Pereira serves as AREHNA’s point of contact for subconsultant services on this contract. She oversees coordination, invoicing, reporting and quality control.

Port Tampa Bay Geotechnical Engineering, Testing & Inspection, Tampa, Florida AREHNA currently provides geotechnical engineering & materials testing support as a subconsultant on this continuing services contract for Port

Tampa Bay. Ms. Pereira provides oversight and engineering as Sr. Materials Engineer.

Dale Mabry Headworks Expansion, Tampa, Florida Ms. Pereira served as Geotechnical Project Engineer for the geotechnical investigation and foundation recommendation phase of the project. The construction will include a new headworks building.

Dale Mabry Water Treatment Plant Diversion, Tampa, Florida (Design-Build) Ms. Pereira served as the project manager for this project. AREHNA provided field testing and inspections for this Hillsborough County Wastewater

Consolidation project. Six miles of 24-inch and 36-inch diameter transmission main and a new pump station are being built to transfer wastewater flows from this facility to the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility. Approximately six miles of 20-inch and 30-inch diameter reclaimed water pipeline is being installed to return reclaimed water from the

Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility back to the Dale Mabry site.

NW Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant, Hillsborough County, Florida Ms. Pereira served as Geotechnical

Project Engineer for this project which included deep foundations analyses (augercast piles), monitoring and load testing to support new tanks to be constructed at the site.

West Pasco Pipeline Improvements Project, Pasco County, Florida Ms. Pereira served as the Project Manager for this project. Her responsibilities included coordination and oversight of the geotechnical and construction materials testing

(soils, concrete and asphalt) on the project. The project consisted of the construction of 7 miles of new 36 and 42-inch waterline through the Starkey Wilderness Park.

klacava@arehna.com

Florida Registration No. 77594

13 years total

8 years with AREHNA

University of South Florida, 2009

Ms. LaCava has over 13 years of geotechnical and materials engineering experience. Her engineering experience includes design and construction oversight of residential, commercial, municipal, and transportation projects. Ms.

LaCava has provided design recommendations, construction considerations and construction oversight for shallow foundations including isolated, continuous and monolithic systems; deep foundations including driven pile systems, drilled shafts, micro-piles and helical anchors; soil remediation including compaction grouting and chemical grouting; ponds including pond liner oversight; pavement sections and earthwork construction. Duties have included developing work scopes/cost estimates, permit preparation, providing engineering analyses and design recommendations and project financial management. She has also been involved in oversight of construction materials testing projects for earthwork, concrete and pavement materials. Ms. LaCava performed geotechnical explorations for numerous commercial clients. Areas of expertise include the geotechnical aspects of foundation, retaining wall, as well as analysis of Florida sinkhole conditions. Ms. LaCava is also a FDOT certified Drilled Shaft

Inspector.

City of Tampa Architecture/Engineering Contract, Tampa, Florida

Responsibilities included geotechnical scope development and cost estimation, boring layout and utility coordination, soil classification, geotechnical analysis, preparation of recommendations for pavements, drainage and site preparation for multiple City of Tampa Public Works projects.

Geotechnical and Materials Testing Continuing Services Contract, District

Seven, Florida Ms. LaCava oversees all aspects of coordination, invoicing, and reporting for geotechnical related tasks under this contract. Scopes include extensive pavement coring as part of this contract.

Hillsborough County Stormwater Continuing Services Contract, Hillsborough County, Florida This Hillsborough County contract supports drainage and stormwater improvement projects. We have closely coordinated with the design team to ensure that deadlines are met. Ms. LaCava was the project engineer.

City of Zephyrhills General Engineering Contract, Zephyrhills, Florida Ms.

LaCava served as the project engineer for this task order contract and provided field coordination and geotechnical engineering services.

Miscellaneous Professional Services for Engineering Services, Transportation Development and Design, Hillsborough County, Florida

AREHNA has performed geotechnical explorations for a series of projects, predominantly pavement projects. Scopes include seasonal high groundwater determination, muck delineation, Standard Penetration Test borings, auger borings, infiltration testing, DCPT testing for use in pavement design, pavement cores and base thickness measurements.

City of St. Petersburg Miscellaneous Professional Services for Stormwater

Management, Transportation and Bridge Improvement Projects, St.

Petersburg, Florida The work included a variety of roadway, wall, bridge and

Kristina LaCava, PE mailto:klacava@arehna.com

Kristina LaCava, PE utility replacement projects. Ms. LaCava coordinated and oversaw drilling and laboratory testing programs and performed engineering analysis and reporting.

City of Tarpon Springs, Geotechnical & Construction Materials Testing Services Contract, Tarpon Springs, Florida AREHNA serves as the Prime Consultant on this Professional Services Engineering task order contract and provides on an as-needed basis Geotechnical Engineering Services to include soil exploration, geotechnical exploration testing, roadway materials testing, foundations studies, construction materials sampling testing and reporting, pavement evaluation and reporting. Ms. LaCava served as the Project Engineer, coordinated field testing, and provided geotechnical recommendations.

Hillsborough County Subsurface Testing & Inspection Contract, Hillsborough County, Florida AREHNA provided geotechnical engineering and construction oversight services under this continuing services contract. Projects have included multiple County sites for Hardened Maintenance Facilities and support of other County developments. Ms.

LaCava served as the senior geotechnical and contract manager for this contract.

Pinellas County Geotechnical & Materials Testing Contract, Pinellas County, Florida AREHNA is currently supporting multiple ongoing transportation projects. AREHNA has performed Contractor Quality Control testing as an extension of the County under this contract. Drilled shaft testing and inspections have been performed, as well as extensive asphalt testing and inspection. Ms. LaCava served as the Project Engineer, coordinated field testing, and provided geotechnical recommendations.

9th Street S. (MLK Street) From 6th Ave S. to 7th Ave S., District Seven, Pinellas County, Florida The project site is located along 9th Street S in St. Petersburg. The existing roadway is off-system and a one-way, southbound, three-lane urban roadway in the historic Rosery Park area. The improvements consist of the replacement of the existing bridge over

Booker Creek and associated roadway improvements. Ms. LaCava is the project engineer, providing analysis and recommendations for bridge foundations and roadway construction.

City of St. Petersburg, 1st & 2nd Street N Mast Arms, St. Petersburg, Florida Planned and managed geotechnical exploration program to provide design level recommendations for traffic signal mast arm foundations. Performed soil borings at proposed mast arm locations to provide soil parameters to assist in mast arm foundation design. Carefully coordinated location of existing underground utilities to avoid conflicts. Ms. LaCava was responsible for planning and managing the project and drilling operations and presenting results and recommendations in a written report.

City of St. Petersburg Geotechnical Engineering Contract, St. Petersburg, Florida The work included a variety of roadway, wall, bridge and utility replacement projects. Ms. LaCava coordinated and oversaw drilling and laboratory testing programs and performed engineering analysis and reporting.

19th Avenue Water/Wastewater/Reclaimed Water Pipelines, Ruskin, Florida AREHNA served as the geotechnical engineer of record on this Design-Build project. The purpose of our geotechnical study was to obtain information on the general subsurface soil conditions at the project site. The construction primarily ran along 19th Avenue in Ruskin, Florida.

The pipeline alignments are surrounded by residential and agricultural areas. Ms. LaCava served as the project engineer for the geotechnical services.

I-4 Ultimate (P3), FDOT District Five Ms. LaCava is performing geotechnical engineering services for this on-going project. The project includes 21 lane-miles of interstate reconstruction and associated infrastructure. AREHNA’s responsibilities includes geotechnical support for design of miscellaneous structures, ITS and drainage improvements.

Turkey Creek Road Widening, Hillsborough County, Florida This project included widening 1.4 miles of roadway along Turkey Creek Road, realigning Airport Road with new traffic signals, and two stormwater management areas near

Airport Road and Sydney Road. Ms. LaCava served as the Project Engineer, coordinated field testing, and provided geotechnical recommendations.

7th Street/Bartlett Park Stormwater Improvements, City of St. Petersburg, Florida The purpose of our geotechnical study was to obtain information on the general subsurface conditions at the proposed project site. This project consisted of new storm pipe, 5’ by 8’ box culvert, baffle box, and Low Impact Development (LID) improvements. Ms. LaCava served as the project engineer.

keastman@arehna.com

Florida Registration No. 50733

Experience

27 years total

1.5 year at AREHNA

Education

Master of Science, Civil

Engineering, Structures & Foundations

Engineering) University of Central

Florida, 1992

Aeronautical Engineering, Embry-

Riddle Aeronautical University, Mr. Eastman has 27 years of experience in the field of geotechnical engineering.

He has managed multiple FDOT District Wide Contracts for Districts 1 and 7 over a 21-year period. He has also served as project manager for multiple major projects. His experience includes roadway, bridge, pond and retaining wall projects where he has performed shallow and deep foundation analyses including driven piles, settlement and slope stability analyses. He has also worked on vibration monitoring projects and performed numerous ground subsidence studies.

District-Wide Contract, Hernando, Citrus, Sumter, Pasco, Pinellas and

Hillsborough Counties, District 7, Florida Mr. Eastman has managed multiple

District Wide Contracts over 20 years and has provided geotechnical engineering services on over 100 projects consisting of Roadway Improvements, Bridge

Replacement, Pond Improvements, Miscellaneous Structures, Retaining Walls, Sheet Pile Walls and Vibration Monitoring projects. Mr. Eastman was responsible for coordinating subsurface exploration programs. As part of the contract, Mr.

Eastman coordinated the Emergency Services Program where events affecting traffic safety and roadway closures such as sinkholes were responded to on short notice with geophysical surveys, subsurface exploration and remediation recommendations and monitoring.

Districtwide Geotechnical and Materials Testing, District Seven, Florida Mr.

Eastman serves as a senior geotechnical engineer for this task-order contract. Scope of work has included pavement coring and geotechnical support of in-house design projects.

Hillsborough County Subsurface Testing & Inspection Contract, Hillsborough

County, Florida AREHNA provided geotechnical engineering services for this task-based contract. Mr. Eastman serves as a senior geotechnical engineer and QC

Reviewer.

Hillsborough County Capital Improvement Program | Bridge Replacement

Projects, Hillsborough County, Florida The project consists of replacement of the existing bridge with three 11 foot by 4 foot box culverts. The new bridge structure will include two eleven foot wide travel lanes with 1.3-foot wide shoulders, sidewalks protected by concrete barrier walls, and two lane undivided rural section with 7‐foot wide shoulders. Mr. Eastman provided geotechnical engineering services, recommendations and report preparations.

City of Tampa A/E Continuing Services Contract, Tampa, Florida Work was performed on an as needed basis to support Public Works Projects. Services included pavement coring, drilling and laboratory testing, engineering analysis and reporting for pavement evaluation, drainage/stormwater and roadway projects. Mr.

Eastman oversaw field and laboratory testing tasks and performed engineering analysis and reporting.

I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Interchange North of 7th Avenue, Hillsborough County, Florida The project consisted of constructing a connector between I-4 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway and included six bridge structures, MSE walls, ponds and 3,800 feet of roadway. As the Senior

Geotechnical Engineer managing the project, Mr. Eastman was responsible for coordinating the subsurface exploration program including SPT soil borings, hand

SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER

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Kirk M. Eastman, P.E.

auger borings, much probing, field permeability tests, reviewing soil samples, assigning laboratory tests, reviewing test results, providing geotechnical engineering recommendations and preparing all geotechnical reports.

9th Street S. (MLK Street) From 6th Ave S. to 7th Ave S., Pinellas County, Florida The project site is located along

9th Street S from 6th Avenue S to 7th Avenue S in St. Petersburg. The existing roadway is off-system and a one-way, southbound, three-lane urban roadway in the historic Rosery Park area. The improvements consist of the replacement of the existing bridge over Booker Creek in St. Petersburg, and associated roadway improvements. Mr. Eastman serves as the geotechnical engineer, providing analysis and recommendations for bridge foundations and roadway construction.

THEA Design Build Safety Improvements, Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority, Tampa, Florida The project consists of safety improvements to add wider inside paved shoulders to provide refuge for disabled vehicles and a corridor for emergency vehicles. Mr. Eastman serves as the project engineer and is responsible for project oversight, quality control, and coordination for the geotechnical services which include field exploration, pavement cores, roadway soil survey, laboratory testing and geotechnical analysis.

City of St. Petersburg Intersection Carillon Parkway and Fountain Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida The purpose of our geotechnical study was to obtain information on the general subsurface conditions for the proposed signal improvements. Mr. Eastman served as the Senior Geotechnical Engineer responsible for coordinating the subsurface explorations, soil classification, supervising the laboratory testing program, geotechnical engineering recommendations and report preparation.

City of St. Petersburg 40th Ave N Bridge, St. Petersburg, Florida The project consisted of replacing the existing bridge structure over Placido Bayou that consists of seven spans and is currently being used for two-way traffic. The project is located in a residential area and reducing the impacts of temporary vibrations imparted by construction operations is a high priority.

City of Temple Terrace, Continuing Services Contract, Temple Terrace, Florida AREHNA provided Geotechnical

Engineering services on this task order contract. Tasks included: Tree Tops Force Main, Lift Station SA and Force Main

A. The purpose of the study was to obtain information on the general subsurface soil conditions at the project site. This project was located east of Harney Road and North of Harney Canal. AREHNA performed Standard Penetration Test

(SPT) borings near each lift station and in the middle of the proposed force main alignment. Mr. Eastman provided geotechnical engineering services, roadway analysis, and general recommendations for trenchless and open cut excavation pipe installation.

Pinellas County Roadways, Drainage, Structural, Civil and Traffic Engineering Capital Improvement Program

(CIP) | Pinellas County, Florida AREHENA provides geotechnical engineering services on this task order contract consisting of roadways, sidewalks and drainage improvement project to include 62nd Ave. Improvement, 42nd Ave.

Sidewalk/Drainage Improvements, Philippe Park Pedestrian Bridge and Sand Key Park Pavement Improvements.

Waterfront District, Channelside Complete Streets Design, Tampa, Florida Services included utility coordination, borings layout, drilling and soil testing at various intersections in the Waterfront District Channelside area. Mr. Eastman serves as the Geotechnical Engineer responsible for project oversight, quality control, coordination for the geotechnical services for field exploration, pavement cores, roadway soil survey, laboratory testing and analysis.

I-75 (SR 93) from Pasco/Hernando/County Line to South of US98, Hernando County, Florida The project consisted of widening 5 miles of I-75 from a 4-lane to 6-lane facility. The project also included miscellaneous structures consisting of box culverts, box culvert extensions and jack and bore drainage structures. Mr. Eastman was the Senior Geotechnical

Engineer on the project and was responsible for the geotechnical exploration program, supervising the geotechnical testing program, soil classifications, settlement and bearing capacity analyses, providing geotechnical engineering recommendations and report preparation.

US 41 Sidewalk Improvement Project, District 1, Sarasota, Florida This project consists of construction of five-foot and six-foot sidewalks on the south side of US 41, filling in gaps. The project length is 5.523 miles. The length of new sidewalk is approximately 18,750 LF. The project also includes pedestrian lighting, pedestrian signals, drainage, handrail, rubrail, retaining wall, wooden boardwalk, and concrete bus stop pads. Mr. Eastman served as a Senior Geotechnical

Engineer.

Mr. Long began his career as a project engineer in 2013 after graduating with his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Mr. Long’s experience includes coordination and oversight of subsurface exploration and geotechnical report preparation in the public and private sector. His experience in materials testing has ranged from threshold inspections and field and lab testing of soils, concrete and asphalt to review, quality control and reporting of field and lab testing during the construction phase on a variety of projects.

Mr. Long has extensive laboratory testing experience including modified proctor testing, grain size analysis testing, private sector Limerock Bearing Ratio (LBR) testing, organic content testing, corrosion testing, soil permeability testing & consolidation testing.

Pinellas County Geotechnical and Materials Testing Services, Pinellas

County, Florida Mr.