City of Plant City, Florida Request for Qualifications Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts General Engineering (Category 1)

RFQ 21-020EN-FC | December 10, 2020

December 10, 2020

W.A. Buddy Storey, Jr.

Procurement Manager

City of Plant City

302 West Reynolds Street, 3rd Floor

Plant City, FL 33563

Subject: Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts, RFQ 21-020EN-FC

Dear Mr. Storey and Evaluation Committee Members:

At just under 30 square miles and approximately 40,000 residents, the City of Plant City (the City) is a hidden gem located in the enviable geography between the cities of Tampa and Orlando, and easily accessible to either community via a major interstate. The City’s neighborhood-community feel remains despite the population nearly doubling over the last 30 years. With a growing community under pressure to develop and improve community services, the City has indicated that it intends to award continuing contracts for professional services within the scope of the practice of engineering. Atkins is that team!

Atkins is currently providing engineering services to the City and continues to help the community embrace its future, while preserving its past. Our team has been formulated to meet the residents’ desire to adapt and plan for expected growth, while protecting the enduring assets and hometown charm of Plant

City. Through our multidisciplinary consulting capabilities, Atkins commits to provide the City unsurpassed technical knowledge in traffic, pedestrian, and cyclist safety; roadway design; transportation planning; stormwater management; utilities design; and public involvement, combined with a proven management approach for project delivery on time and within budget.

Atkins brings a local team with exceptionally relevant qualifications that include in-depth knowledge of the region, established relationships with County staff, and expertise from our extensive work on community infrastructure projects throughout west-central Florida. Our proposed contract manager, Mark Erwin, PE, has dedicated his entire 19-year career to providing creative solutions for stormwater challenges and he will continue his current role with the City as a trusted advisor on stormwater and floodplain management issues. Mr. Erwin, along with a majority of our proposed team, has worked on numerous projects for the City and surrounding communities, including the City of Plant City Watershed

Management Plan (N995), North Park Isles FEMA No-rise and CLOMR Peer Review, Hillsborough County

Preliminary Engineering Reviews, Lower Spring Branch Basis of Design Report for the City of Clearwater, to name a few.

As an Atkins vice president located in our Tampa office, I give you my personal commitment that the personnel identified in this submittal will be available for and assigned to this contract for its duration.

Further, as manager of Atkins’ Florida public and private sector, I will allocate additional professional resources of the firm, as needed, to ensure appropriate staffing for all tasks assigned under this contract.

In addition to our in-house expertise, our team includes two subconsultants: Arehna Engineering, a woman-owned business enterprise (WBE) firm that will provide geotechnical services, and OMNI

Communications, LLC (Certified DBE, MBE, WBE), who will provide subsurface utility engineering. Our locally based team of experienced professionals is well suited to meet your needs.

W.A. Buddy Storey, Jr.

December 10, 2020

Benefits of the Atkins team are exemplified by the following three differentiators:

› Commitment to responsive service. Atkins has supported communities in the Tampa

Bay Area on a wide range of projects involving all areas of community infrastructure, many of these clients dating back over 40 years. Recent projects have encompassed all anticipated scope areas, from watershed modeling and evaluation of best management practices (BMP) and roadway designs, public outreach, and permitting support. Our local staff’s ability to quickly respond and successfully complete these various projects have made Atkins a trusted team for the City.

› Innovative solutions for difficult challenges. Our engineers have become recognized industry leaders in Florida for our innovative thinking and creative approaches to resolving complicated stormwater issues. As an example, FDOT recently asked Atkins to write state legislation that outlines and mandates innovative engineering methods to be used on all state roadway projects during the development of stormwater designs.

› Expertise in community infrastructure. The Atkins team brings unmatched expertise in all scope areas of this contract. This expertise encompasses more than 200 years of combined engineering experience on over 100 stormwater projects in the Tampa Bay area. Atkins also has a proven track record with FDOT District Seven, providing support to all major divisions of the District since 1990—that is over 25 years of dedicated service to improving the transportation network in the Tampa Bay area. Combined with our extensive knowledge of the City and surrounding counties’ unique stormwater and transportation concerns, our delivery of optimal engineering solutions and cost-effective constructable designs will benefit both City staff and residents.

The Atkins’ diverse and stable project team includes professionals who have worked for our firm, on average, for more than 10 years. In addition to significant stormwater and CIP project experience, our technical specialists and experts bring a commitment to develop and implement sustainable designs that minimize the use of natural resources, while enhancing quality of life and maximizing your return on investment.

I affirm that Atkins neither has an interest, nor will acquire an interest—either direct or indirect—that would conflict with our performance of the requested services. Further, I attest to our team’s agreement with all county conflict of interest requirements related to future staff employment, collusion, gifts, and gratuities. Finally, should any member of our proposed team—or any Atkins employee—become aware of a potential conflict of interest concern associated with this project, I will ensure written notification of all relevant details is provided to county staff for review and guidance regarding further action to be taken, as appropriate. We appreciate this opportunity to present our qualifications and look forward to continuing our strong working relationship with the City. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact our proposed contract manager, Mark Erwin, at 813.281.7369, or myself at 813.281.8367.

Sincerely, Charlotte Maddox, PE, D.WRE, CFM, PMP

Vice President/Sr. Sector Manager

General Engineering Services City of Plant City, Florida

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Table of Contents

Section Page

Letter of Transmittal

Tab A: Ability of Professional Personnel and Staff Experience

Firm and Staff Overview

Project Organization

Key Personnel

Capabilities Matrix

Tab B: Relevant Experience

Continuing Services Abilities

Subconsultant Prequals – Arehna Engineering

Subconsultant Prequals – OMNI Communications

Project Experience

Tab C: Location/Accessibility

Tab D: Volume of Similar Contracts with Government Agencies in the Past 5 Years and Past Performance of Respondent, Including Partners and Team Members

Tab E: Current and Projected Workload

Tab F: Certified Minority Business

Geotechnical – Arehna Engineering, Inc

SUE – Omni Communications, LLC

Tab G: Local Preference

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Tab A Ability of Professional Personnel and Staff Experience

Tab A Ability of Professional Personnel and Staff Experience

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Tab A: Ability of Professional Personnel and

Staff Experience

Firm and Staff Overview

As one of the nation’s largest multidisciplinary consulting firms, Atkins offers core services in the areas of water resources and civil engineering, natural resources planning and management, watershed master planning and floodplain mapping, environmental and ecological services, hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling, surveying, and construction management. Currently ranked 6th on Engineering News-Record’s

(ENR) list of the top design firms in the Southeast, Atkins counts among our clients many cities, counties, special districts (such as water management districts including Southwest Florida Water Management

District [SWFWMD/District]), state and federal agencies, industries, and private entities.

Founded and headquartered in Florida, much of our experience is drawn from solving problems unique to the state. As the second largest Florida-based engineering and sciences firm, Atkins employs 3,800 employees nationwide including more than 950 Florida staff, primarily located in our Tampa, Orlando, Bartow, and Sarasota offices.

Using a matrix organization structured around technical services and geographic regions, Atkins successfully combines our technical expertise with our local presence and regional experience. Our professionals, many of whom are recognized as technical leaders in their fields of expertise, work together to provide complete services to clients—from project initiation to project closeout.

Project Organization

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Key Personnel

Contract Manager/Stormwater Design Technical Lead

Mark Erwin, PE, CFM (Tampa), will serve as Atkins’ contract manager as well as the technical lead for stormwater design. Mr. Erwin is currently managing the City’s watershed master plan effort (cooperatively funded with SWFWMD) and supporting the City Engineer in the review of the North Park Isles development. Mr. Erwin has 19 years of experience in the water resources field including H&H modeling, watershed management planning, best management practices (BMP), and stormwater design. His background includes planning and engineering of watershed studies and surface water systems including hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, single-event model calibration, and alternatives analysis of stormwater projects; flood protection, drainage analysis, and basin delineation; and stormwater design and permitting. Mr. Erwin will serve as the main point of contact for the

City on this contract. Training: B.S., Civil Engineering (Water Resources), University of South Florida.

Principal-in-charge

Charlotte Maddox, PE, D.WRE, CFM, PMP (Tampa), will serve as Atkins’ program manager and principal-in-charge. An Atkins vice president, Ms. Maddox is a senior engineer with 24 years of professional experience and a technical background focused on water resources, water infrastructure, applied technologies, and project and program management. Throughout her career, she has served as principal in-charge, project director, project manager, and/or lead technical professional for numerous projects conducted for the District and its cooperative funding partners. Ms. Maddox is directly responsible for managing the firm’s public and private clients, projects, and programs within Florida. As such, she is authorized to negotiate scopes and budgets and to sign contracts on the company’s behalf. Training: M.S., Civil Engineering, Water Resources Specialty, University of South Florida; B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Florida.

Quality Manager

Andrea Graves, PE (Tampa), has conducted numerous watershed management plan

(WMP) studies throughout the District. Ms. Graves was the project manager for the

Anclote River Watershed Model Maintenance project as well as the Level-of-Service

(LOS) and BMPs Alternative Analysis follow-up phases. Ms. Graves also served as project manager on the Gamble Creek WMP and on three peer reviews projects for the District.

More recently, she has served as project manager for the Bull Frog/Wolf Branch Creek WMP (Phase 1) and

Lake Tarpon Water Quality Management Plan, both of which were cooperatively funded by the District.

Roadway Design Technical Lead

Reka Hendricks, PE, has 9 years of civil engineering and surveying background. She will serve as team lead for the roadway design elements. Her 9 years of transportation design experience have focused on roadway widening and capacity enhancements throughout southwest Florida for both FDOT and municipal clients. Mrs. Hendricks current projects involve roadway design, full reconstruction of the existing dirt roadway, including addition of bicycle lanes, and addition of sidewalks to provide ADA-compliant pedestrian connectivity within the community.

Site Design Technical Lead

Fleet Wulf, PE, PMP, LEED AP BD+C, has 26 years of project management/engineering experience in the planning, design, and construction for numerous multidisciplinary large-, medium-, and small-scale commercial, residential, and institutional land development projects; minor and major transportation facilities;

stormwater management, sanitary sewer, and reclaimed and potable water systems; bridge replacement programs; and creek rehabilitation projects. Training: B.S., Civil Engineering, University of

Colorado.

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Utility Infrastructure Design Technical Lead

John Eash, PE, PACP, MACP, has 39 years of engineering and project management experience involving the planning, design, permitting, and construction of water, wastewater, reuse water, and stormwater projects. These projects include large and small pipelines, pumping stations, storage tanks, treatment plants, pressure and vacuum sewers, utility acquisition reports, infiltration/inflow analysis, sewer system evaluation survey reports, odor control, and stormwater management. Mr. Eash also has project management experience involving the design, permitting, and construction administration of habitat restoration and wetlands creation projects. Training:

B.S., Civil Engineering, Penn State University.

Hydraulic Design Technical Lead

Jeff Pelletier, PE, PMP, D.WRE, has 30 years of water planning experience, including 10 years of experience in planning capital improvement programs (CIP); preparing business case evaluations; and planning documents such as master, facilities, and asset management plans in the water/wastewater industry. He has been the planning manager on regulatory-driven projects and programs worth more than $50 million. During these projects and programs, he has led and maintained the collection system modeling using InfoWorks and applied these models to develop CIPs providing the target level of service. These programs have included integrated planning, using the EPA

Integrated Planning Framework, to develop prioritized and affordable implementation schedules for the utility’s water/wastewater and stormwater portfolio. In addition to providing technical oversight and project/program management, he has successfully negotiated with regulators to CIP and business goals.

Training: M.S., Civil Engineering, Cleveland State University; B.S., Civil Engineering, Youngstown State

University.

Permitting Technical Lead

Ed Cronyn, PWS, will coordinate efforts among technical leads and District project managers, serve as the task lead for environmental permitting, and provide technical support for other tasks as needed. Mr. Cronyn’s 21 years of regulatory and private sector experience encompass the full range of technical, regulatory, and project management qualifications required for this chapter. Mr. Cronyn’s prior experience includes environmental science and management positions with South Florida Water Management District and local governments, giving him unique insight into environmental criteria and policies, optimal solutions to meet regulatory requirements, and the time and cost constraints faced by public sector clients. Training: M.S., Environmental Science, Indiana University;

M.P.A., Water Resources Management, Indiana University; B.A., Economics, Trinity University.

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Capabilities Matrix

Responsibilities

Key Personnel Project

Description of

Involvement L ea d

Y /N o f W o rk

S u b co n tr ac te d

C h an g e O rd er

N eg o ti at io n la im s

M an ag em en t

C o st C o n tr o l

C o st E st im at in g o f th e

G u ar an ed

M ax im u m P ri ce n st ru ct ab il it y an al y si s

D es ig

L if e C y cl e co st

A al y si s

P ro je ct c lo se o u t

Q u al it y c o n tr o l

(c o n st ru ct io n

V al u e

E n g in ee ri g

Mark Erwin, PE, CFM

(Contract Manager)

Providence Road Culvert

Replacement

Project

Manager

Y 18% ● ● ●

Mark Erwin, PE, CFM

(Contract Manager)

Hillsborough County

Preliminary Engineering

Reports

Project

Y 10% ●

Charlotte Maddox, PE, PMP, CFM, DWRE

(Principal-In-Charge)

Hanson Street Extension

Design

Project

Y 30% ● ● ●

Andrea Graves, PE

(Quality Manager)

Anclote River Watershed

Master Plan

Project

Y 16%

Roadway Design

Reka Hendricks, PE Trotter Rd. Corridor

Improvements

Engineering and Design

N –

Reka Hendricks, PE Lorraine Rd. Extension Design

Services

Engineering

Y 25% ● ● ●

Greg Cutrone, PE FDOT D1 GEC, Roadway

Design Support

Engineering and Design

Y 30% ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Site Design

Fleet Wulf, PE, PMP, LEED AP BD+C

North County Athletic Facility

Master Planning Services

Project

Y 0%

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Responsibilities

Key Personnel Project

Description of

Involvement L ea d

Y /N o f W b co n tr ac an g e O o ti at im s

M an ag em en t

C o st C o n tr o l

C o st E st im at in g o f th e

G u ar an im u m P n st ru ct ab il y si s

D es e C y cl e al y si s

P ro je ct c lo se o u t

Q u al it y c o n tr o l

(c o n st ru ct io n

V al u e

E n g in ee ri

Fleet Wulf, PE, PMP, LEED AP BD+C

James Haley Veterans Hospital

New Bed Tower Design-Build

Site Civil Design

Project

Manager

Y 15% ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Richard Uptegraff, PE Hounds Hollow Temporary

Pump Station Design Services

Project

Y 36% ● ● ●

Richard Uptegraff, PE Fox Creek Regional Wetland

Mitigation Area Design and

Permitting Services

Project

Y 16%

Stormwater Design

Daniel Parsons, PE, CFM, ENV SP

Clearwater Stormwater

Maintenance Management Plan

Project

Y 0%

Daniel Parsons, PE, CFM, ENV SP

Lower Spring Branch

Conveyance Improvements

Project

Y 14% ● ● ●

Utility Infrastructure Design

John Eash, PE, PACP/MACP

Sarasota Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Technical

Specs Update Services

Project

Y 0% ● ● ●

John Eash, PE, PACP/MACP

Casey Key Sewer Option Study Project

Y 0% ● ● ●

Chad Setzer, PE DeLand Watermain

Improvement Design Services

Project

Y 20% ● ● ●

Hydraulic Modeling

Jeffrey Pelletier, PE Houston Wastewater Facilities

Disaster Mitigation

Modeler Y 30%

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Responsibilities

Key Personnel Project

Description of

Involvement L ea d

Y /N o f W b co n tr ac an g e O o ti at im s

M an ag em en t

C o st C o n tr o l

C o st E st im at in g o f th e

G u ar an im u m P n st ru ct ab il y si s

D es e C y cl e al y si s

P ro je ct c lo se o u t

Q u al it y c o n tr o l

(c o n st ru ct io n

V al u e

E n g in ee ri

Construction Engineering Services

John Criss, PE Selmon West Extension

Construction Engineering and

Inspection Services

Project

Y 15% ● ● ●

Surveying

Alvin Santiago, PLS Lake Shangri-La Pump Station and Design Services

Surveyor Y 17%

Right of Way

Paul Maddox, REB, SR/WA

FDOT Right-of-Way Support

Services

Project

Manager

Y 8% ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Permitting

David Loy Shell Creek Hydrobiological

Monitoring Program 2020

Project

Manager

Y 22% ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Grant & Funding Support

Todd Engala FDOT D1 GEC, Planning

Studio Support, TO 164

Program

Support

Y 27% ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Public Involvement

Brian Bollas, GISP FDOT D1 GEC, Strategic

Outreach and Education

Manager Support

Outreach Lead Y 25% ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Tab B Relevant Experience

Tab B Relevant Experience

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Tab B: Relevant Experience

The City of Plant City has a history of successfully meeting its customers’ needs. The City’s achievements are primarily due to an experienced staff, effective programs and processes, and ongoing focus on quality service. With significant staffing constraints and continually evolving challenges, the City is seeking to supplement available resources through the above-referenced contract.

As your provider of these services, our primary mission will be to support the specific objectives of each work order assignment. We will assist and work collaboratively with City staff to successfully complete work program projects. Atkins has proven experience providing similar comprehensive services to numerous satisfied and repeat clients, as reflected in the table below. Based on Atkins’ past experience with similar projects and our outstanding staff expertise, we are confident in our team’s ability to provide quality services.

Continuing Services Abilities

Atkins is a leader in providing general consultant/engineer-of-record-type services to many clients throughout Florida. In this capacity, we serve as an extension of our clients’ staff in providing production support on an as-needed basis to implement the planning, design, construction, and operation of infrastructure facilities.

Atkins’ Continuing Services Contracts

Contract Contact information Duration

City of Plant City General Engineering

Services

Frank Coughenour, PE | 813.659.4200, ext. 4154 fcoughenour@plantcitygov.com

4/1/2005 – ongoing

Pinellas County Engineering, Environmental, and CEI Services

Stacey Day, Ph.D. | 727.464.4703 sday@pinellascounty.org

1/1/1991 – ongoing

City of Clearwater Engineer of Record Tara Kivett, PE | 727.562.4758 tara.kivett@myclearwater.com

4/1/1995 – ongoing

Hillsborough County Engineering Services, Stormwater Project Development & Design

Ginny Zimmerman, PE, PMP | 813.274.6724 zimmermanv@hillsboroughcounty.org

4/1/1987 – ongoing

City of Tampa Professional Engineering, Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, and CEI

Services

Brad Baird, PE | 813.274.7883 bradbaird@tampagov.net

12/1/1995 – ongoing

Hillsborough County Engineering Services for

Miscellaneous Stormwater

Chin-Feng Ho, Ph.D., PE | 813.307.1862 hoc@hillsboroughcounty.org

5/8/2017 – ongoing

Sarasota County Engineering and

Transportation Consulting Services

Robert Laura, PE | 941.861.0910 rlaura@scgov.net

4/16/1998 – ongoing

Pasco County Environmental and Engineering

Support Services

Juanita Bernal Leon | 727.834.3611 jbernalleon@pascountyfl.net

11/15/2011 – ongoing

FDOT District Seven General Engineering

Consultant (GEC) Services

Megan Miller | 813.975.4854 megan.miller@dot.state.fl.us

5/26/1990 – ongoing

FDOT District One General Engineering

Consultant Services

Keilia Morton | 863.519.4140 keilia.morton@dot.state.fl.us

10/14/1992 – ongoing

City of Lakeland Environmental and

Transportation Engineering Services

Laurie Smith | 863.834.6276 laurie.smith@lakelandgov.net

4/16/1998 – ongoing

Southwest Florida Water Management

District Professional Environmental Consulting

Services

Scott Letasi, PE | 352.796.7211 scott.letasi@swfwmd.state.fl.us

6/1/1997 – ongoing

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Contract Contact information Duration

City of Venice General and Civil Engineering

Services

Kathleen Weeden, PE, CFM, LEED AP

941.882.7409 | kweeden@venicegov.com

6/3/2011 – ongoing

Tampa Bay Water As-needed Engineering

Services

Chris Shea | 813.929.4524 cshea@tampabaywater.org

12/4/1996 – ongoing

City of Sarasota Water and Sewer Consulting

Engineering Services

Michael Crumpton, PE | 941.955.2325 michael.crumpton@sarasotagov.com

8/27/1997 – ongoing

Lee County Transportation and Environmental

Services

Lee Werst III | 239.533.8591 lcwerst@leegov.com

4/10/2000 – ongoing

Collier County Professional Services Library– Civil Engineering

Jerry Kurtz, PE | 941.723.4580 gerald.kurtz@colliercountyfl.gov

2/2/2007 – ongoing

Polk County As-needed Environmental, GIS, and Transportation Consulting Services

Krystal Azzarella | 863.298.4195 krystalazzarella@polk-county.net

6/15/1994 – ongoing

Charlotte County Miscellaneous Engineering

Services

Matthew Logan | 941.575.6310 matthew.logan@charlottecountyfl.gov

2/1/2005 – ongoing

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Atkins FDOT Prequalification Letter

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Atkins FDOT Prequalification Letter, cont’d

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Atkins FDOT Prequalification Letter, cont’d

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Subconsultant Prequals – Arehna Engineering

Arehna Engineering FDOT Prequalification Letter

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Arehna Engineering FDOT Prequalification Letter, cont’d

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Subconsultant Prequals – OMNI Communications

OMNI Communications FDOT Prequalification Letter

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OMNI Communications FDOT Prequalification Letter, cont’d

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Project Experience

As outlined in the Transportation Engineering Services scope of services to be provided, Atkins will provide the City of Plant City with roadway design, traffic studies, Project Development and Environmental (PD&E)

Studies, preparation of state grant applications, project management with Federal State and Local Grants, surveys, geotechnical investigations, and roadway construction engineering & inspection (CEI).Included in these services are site/civil engineering design, permitting, infrastructure engineering; land planning, horizontal and vertical architecture, landscape architecture; mechanical and electrical engineering, master planning; infrastructure protection, asset management; applied technology; and disaster mitigation planning and response. Whether the task is a routine assignment for a local project or a complex effort spanning a large geographic area, Atkins extensive project experience has prepared our firm to serve your city in a diverse capacity.

Atkins is proactively sensitive to all project aspects. In the areas of land planning and design, this approach becomes paramount for successfully building consensus among the parties involved. We understand the need to balance the concerns of both communities and private development before responding with creative solutions that meet the unique challenges of each assignment.

Most importantly, we know how to listen—a key factor in our proven ability to turn visions into designs that build community, complement the natural environment, and enhance the quality of daily life. From concept, programming, scheduling, and budgeting through construction administration, Atkins provides the guidance, expertise, and technical direction necessary to optimize project investment.

Roadway Design (Small Projects)

Since 1960, Atkins has supported every aspect of the development, expansion, and rehabilitation of thousands of transportation projects for state transportation departments, regional agencies, expressway authorities, private developers, and municipalities. Atkins offers the depth of personnel and resources necessary to successfully support diverse transportation assignments ranging from small intersection improvements to interstate and tollway designs. Many communities are now requiring transportation agencies to plan and design roadway corridors for small projects with the goal of accommodating all users safely and in a manner that is sensitive to the surrounding context. Within the last few years, local agencies have begun revising roadway policies and standards to address features such as lane widths, design speeds, turning radii, placement and design of crosswalks, incorporation of countdown timers, pedestrian intervals, bike lanes and separated bicycle facilities, and on-street parking.

Making core areas and streets more livable and pedestrian and bicycle-friendly is a priority for many communities. Atkins planners and engineers offer a unique blend of skills to produce an effective and high quality Complete Streets solution, from concept to implementation. Our staff have specialized expertise in land-use planning, traffic calming, context-sensitive design, transit corridors and access, multi-modal design, urban design, and many other aspects of creating livable communities.

Our approach to the study and design of small projects and complete streets is based around the concept of

“sustainable context-sensitive design solutions for multi-use public streets.” We use multiple resources in developing standards and concepts for the corridors we study, including guidance from the Institute of

Transportation Engineers, the Congress of New Urbanism, Smart Growth America, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and FDOT. What each of these guidance documents, policies, and research studies indicate when taken together is the monumental shift in policy and design direction recently occurring in the transportation planning and engineering design profession. For many years, our approach to planning and design of roadway corridors has been that we consider and recommend multi-modal facilities, as a means of developing and revitalizing sustainable, livable neighborhoods and communities.

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Site Design

Atkins provides comprehensive site engineering services from planning through design, permitting, and construction. From initial regulatory approvals to final build-out, Atkins has developed significant technical knowledge from an extensive list of retail/commercial, office, residential, recreational, resort, mixed-use, industrial, educational, and municipal projects. Our expertise in a diverse range of specialized areas, including site selection and utilization, feasibility studies, utilities assessment, site/civil engineering design, and permitting, complements and supports all disciplines.

Atkins’ full-service site engineering capabilities facilitate effective and efficient projects. Our services include land, environmental, and right-of-way surveys; master drainage planning and design; master utilities planning and design; detailed site plans; regulatory approvals and permits; mitigation plans; vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian pavement design; cost estimating; scheduling; and construction phase services.

Because of our extensive resources surrounding the Plant City area, Atkins is able to offer the stability of a firm that has developed strong ties to the communities we serve. Our depth of multidisciplinary resources allows us to meet the challenges and specific needs of each project.

Capabilities

• Athletic and recreational facilities

• Commercial and retail

• Contract administration and construction services

• Educational facilities

• Feasibility studies

• Golf courses

• Green development

• Industrial

• Infrastructure engineering

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

• Master planning

• Mixed-use development

• Municipal engineering

• Residential communities

• Resorts and theme parks

• Sustainable development

Stormwater Design (Small Projects)

Atkins’ experience in stormwater design for small projects covers a broad range of disciplines ranging from engineering design and construction to environmental assessment and evaluation. This broad range of experience and expertise allows us to offer turnkey services and provide both time and cost savings through a coordinated, integrated team approach, whether for a small, specialized drainage study or a large, multidisciplinary water resources project. Atkins’ water resources staff includes experienced hydrologists, environmental engineers, civil engineers, economists, oceanographers, and geologists. Water resources services are listed below:

• Master drainage plans and drainage criteria development

• Stormwater management planning

• Integrated water resources planning

• H&H modeling

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• Watershed management

• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting and TMDL determinations

• Alternative water supply strategies and availability analyses

• Water quality evaluation and planning

• BMP planning and design

• Permitting support and application preparation

• Environmental assessment and impact statements

• Hydrogeologic services

Utility Infrastructure Design

Atkins offers expertise in all aspects of utility systems including design, coordination and relocation efforts, asset management and planning, and engineering services. Utility coordination is important because of the potential impact on a project’s cost and schedule. Early and frequent utility coordination is crucial to minimize service disruptions and maintain a project’s schedule.

Underground electric, water, and cable lines are often present and must be considered. Overhead power transmission lines also present a possible challenge to construction. Atkins has extensive utility relocation experience, including a full understanding of the relocation process.

Atkins’ knowledge of and experience with the utility coordination process results in avoidance of major cost increases and minimization of required relocations.

Our team works closely with affected utility owners to advise them of upcoming projects, construction limits, and relocation efforts. In helping with clients to explore solutions for regional utility data management systems, Atkins focuses on relevant business processes, apply best practices, and align resultant plans with strategic goals and objectives.

We strive to fully understand and accurately estimate the cost of long-term maintenance and to help our clients realize a culture of sustainability. Government agencies are continually challenged to increase public services with limited resources. To help provide focus for available resources, Atkins can prepare a high-level asset management program road map to capture long-range goals and chart a course to reach those goals.

By conducting a gap analysis of existing asset data, as well as the business processes and information technologies used in an organization, we can develop a customized road map that identifies the critical steps for optimization of an asset management program.

Atkins provides comprehensive, full-service geomatics support to assist with such utility planning and subsurface utility engineering needs. Building on our traditional land surveying services, Atkins has incorporated the most advanced geomatics technologies available and the latest surveying and data collection methods, including GIS asset inventory and high-definition surveying laser scanning.

No matter the utility system or task, Atkins offers a team of dynamic thinkers and leaders with the following expertise:

• Utility infrastructure design

• Coordinating utility relocations and designing to accommodate existing systems

• Facilitating large and complex stakeholder groups

• Analyzing business processes and understanding the technical tools

• Quantifying and balancing the costs/benefits of complex processes

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• Providing independent advice on technology solutions

• Applying extensive process optimization and information technology alignment experience

• Providing GIS practices and implementation expertise

• Providing software development services, including an impressive asset management portfolio

• Advising on best practices of subsurface utilities engineering

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)

Atkins will be using the services of Omni Communications, LLC, to augment our SUE capabilities. Omni provides SUE services for identifying, locating, and mapping existing underground utilities. Using state-of-the-art geophysical sensing equipment and non-destructive excavation techniques, their experienced professional technicians perform all research, field surveys, testing, data management, quality control, and final CAD plans preparation for the most demanding underground utility projects. Omni is certified as DBE with FDOT, and is also a prequalified consultant with FDOT in Work Groups 3.1, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4.

Hydraulic Modeling

Atkins provides comprehensive water and wastewater facilities consulting and engineering services to municipal and industrial clients. Technical areas of expertise include the following:

• Water treatment

• Wastewater treatment

• Effluent disposal and reuse

• Biological nutrient removal

• Aquifer storage and recovery

• Hydraulic modeling

• Facilities planning (including financial planning)

• Storage and pumping

• Collection and distribution

• Instrumentation and controls

• Sanitary sewer overflows/combined sewer overflow

• Operations and maintenance services

• Odor control

• Biosolids management

• Leachate treatment

• Water supply development

• Large diameter pipeline design

• Human machine interface systems

• Regulatory compliance and permitting

Atkins supports all phases of facility projects for renovation, optimization, and new development.

Our wastewater treatment experience includes the design of plants that range in size from less than

1 million-gallon-per-day (mgd) to more than 200 mgd. For optimum service to our clients, we maintain in-house expertise in nutrient removal, bulking and solids separation, biomonitoring, toxicity reduction evaluations, industrial pretreatment, effluent disposal and reuse, odor control, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, and landfill leachate treatment.

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Grant and Funding Support

Atkins understands the challenges that local municipalities face in managing complicated infrastructure issues during today’s difficult economic conditions. One of the best local sources of grant funding is the

SWFWMD Cooperative Funding Initiative. Atkins staff is very familiar with this funding mechanism and how to develop projects with optimal odds of securing these funds. This is just one form of available grant funding for the City; however, numerous other grant funding sources are available, and our team has experience assisting clients in acquiring such funds. Sources include 319(h) and Florida Forever grants through Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), hazard mitigation grants through FEMA, wetland reserve grants through the National Resources Conservation Service, and Gulf Coast Restoration

Trust funds via the RESTORE Act (issued through FDEP).

Surveying

Surveying is an integral part of Atkins’ service offerings. Our surveying crews serve diverse clients that include state and federal agencies, drainage districts, transportation departments, local governments, private developers, and contractors. We consistently apply the latest technologies to provide quality, timely services.

Our services include the following:

• Aerial mapping control

• Aviation design and construction surveys

• Control and geodetic surveying

• Deformation surveying

• GIS inventory and base mapping

• GPS for all purposes

• Heavy construction support

• High-definition surveying

• Highway and route design surveys of all types

• Mean high water surveys

• Precision surveys

• Quantity surveys

• Right-of-way mapping

• Traditional land surveying and platting

• Tunnel surveying

Atkins’ corporate structure has been purposefully developed to enable us to draw upon the technical resources of our entire firm, as needed, to successfully accomplish any assignment. This diverse capability is key to our success and allows us to develop project teams with broad based experience to facilitate efficient project management and reduce time, costs, and risks for our clients.

Geotechnical Investigations

Atkins understands the responsibility to coordinate the work of our team and will verify that each subconsultant understands our proactive philosophy. Our highly successful GEC work history with each subconsultant, and their familiarity with Atkins and GEC expectations, greatly simplifies this process. Based on this understanding, Atkins has chosen to team with Arehna to provide Plant City with all geotechnical services. Arehna Engineering, Inc., a geotechnical engineering and materials testing firm, has successfully provided geotechnical engineering services on contracts for a variety of public and private sector clients, including FDOT, FDEP, SWFWMD, as well as other counties and cities throughout the state. Arehna

Engineering is a certified SBE with Hillsborough County and a certified MBE with the State of Florida

Office of Supplier Diversity. Arehna’s engineers have expertise in providing geotechnical foundation

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Their experience includes providing site-specific recommendations for:

• Estimated seasonal high groundwater determination

• Foundation type and size

• Shallow foundations

• Mat foundations

• Deep foundations

• Ground improvement

• Allowable bearing, lateral, and uplift capacities

• Modulus of subgrade reaction

• Estimated settlements and settlement rates

• Soil anchor design

• Slope stability

• Construction recommendations

• Constructability considerations and dewatering techniques

Roadway Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI)

Armed with limited staff resources and facing increasingly complicated capital projects, client owners across the country face myriad challenges daily. Atkins’ professional construction managers can assist by functioning as trusted advisors on the owner’s behalf and representing their interests exclusively. For some clients, we serve as an extension of staff to oversee projects and ensure completion according to specifications, schedule, and budget.

For others, we are effective representatives during the implementation of innovative project delivery systems. Our professional construction staff is trained to manage all facets of a capital construction project, applying techniques that afford project owners better control, and assuring them of quality projects delivered on time and within the established budget. Depending upon the client’s needs, Atkins’ construction managers are also able to direct all project activities.

With 55 years of experience in the industry in North

America, Atkins has been a full-service provider of professional construction management services for a wide variety of clients. Our experience includes highways, bridges, water and wastewater treatment plants, seaport and airport facilities, marinas, commercial and multifamily buildings, and special projects.

Supporting all phases of construction projects, Atkins employs a diverse staff of program managers, engineers, schedulers, cost estimators, value analysts, inspectors, and other professionals who are available as needed for assignments. Our state-of-the-art computer systems provide an excellent interface for integrated project control, enable quick and accurate responses, and facilitate project success.

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Atkins’ construction services capabilities include the following:

• Construction management

• CEI

• Construction observation

• Contract administration

• Program management

• Computerized scheduling

• State-of-the-art estimating

• Construction claims analysis

• Claims management services

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Project Name:

North Park Isles FEMA No-rise and

CLOMR Peer Review

Location: Plant City, Florida

Project Description: Atkins is conducting a peer review of the FEMA Conditional Letter of Map

Revision (CLOMR) and No-Rise submittals provided to Plant City by private sector applicants.

North Park Isles: The project is an extremely large development within the City’s jurisdiction and is a high-profile project. Almost the entire project is within the effective FEMA special flood hazard area (SFHA) 100-yr floodplain. Additionally, a portion of the project lies in the FEMA effective floodway. The No-Rise and CLOMR Hydrologic/

Hydraulic (H&H) analysis utilizes the Hillsborough

County Hillsborough River/ Tampa Bypass Canal watershed model, which is locally accepted as the best available model information in this area. The objective of this project is to conduct a peer review of the developer's submittal to provide confidence that the development will not negatively impact

City residents prior to the City's signature on the

FEMA CLOMR and No-Rise and subsequent submittal to FEMA. Atkins provided comments on the submittal as to the validity, correctness and appropriateness of the data relative to FEMA, local and engineering industry standards. Comments focused on the modifications to the existing

Hillsborough County Hillsborough River/Tampa

Bypass Canal model used to develop the FEMA submittals. The comments generated as part of the review were outlined and included in a technical memorandum.

OWNER CONTACT INFO

Name: Frank Coughenour, PE

Address: 302 W Reynolds St, Plant City, FL 33563

Tel.: 813-659-4200 x4154

Email: fcoughenour@plantcity gov.com

USER AGENCY REP'S

CONTACT INFO

Name: Frank Coughenour, PE

Address: 302 W Reynolds St, Plant City, FL 33563

Tel.: 813-659-4200 x4154

Email: fcoughenour@ plantcitygov.com

Date Completed w Original &

Final Schedule: On-going

Cost of Project (Separate

Design and Construction Cost):

Design Cost - $60k

Work Activity for which respondent's staff was responsible: Plans reviews, H&H modeling reviews, floodway reviews

Present Status of Project:

Review is complete and final report is ongoing.

Size of project: 500 acres

Key Staff: Mark Erwin (PM), Daniel Parsons, Andrew

Sharnprapai

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Plant City Watershed

Management Plan

Location: Plant City, Florida

Project Description: Atkins is developing the

Plant City Watershed Management Plan in cooperation with the SWFWMD for the City. The

WMP development used the existing Alafia River, Pemberton/Baker Creek and Hillsborough River watershed models and created a comprehensive

WMP that focuses on the stormwater needs of the

City. These previous plans were focused on the

County needs. The comprehensive SWMM5 model encompasses approximately 60 sq. miles and includes over 6,000 model links. The resulting model will be used as a tool to evaluate stormwater for a variety of issues including addressing the following;

• TMDLs and other water quality analysis

• Flooding and developing flooding solutions

• Floodplain development

• Stormwater inventorying

• Stormwater maintenance

• Evaluating new development

Atkins is mapping the floodplain such that the resulting data can be used for enhanced flood risk assessment and for updating of City FIRMs in the future. After identifying a minimum of two alternatives for each problem area, Atkins will determine a preferred alternative based upon calculated reductions in flood stages, costs, benefits, and other applicable considerations. The team will then apply the SWFWMD benefit-versus-cost ratio to prioritize the projects to be implemented in future Capital Improvement

Planning efforts. Additional efforts involve validating the model-generated floodplain map through a comparison with available high-water mark data. To facilitate future model updates, Atkins has stored all data collected and developed as part of this project in a geodatabase/GIS format, per City and SWFWMD G&S.

Name: Frank Coughenour, PE

Address: 302 W Reynolds St, Plant City, FL 33563

Tel.: 813-659-4200 x4154

Email:

fcoughenour@plantcitygov.com

USER AGENCY REP'S

CONTACT INFO

Name: Taylor Lankford, EI

Address: 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604

Tel.: (352) 796-7211 ext. 4338

Email:

Taylor.Lankford@swfwmd.state

.fl.us

Date Completed w Original &

Final Schedule: On-going

Cost of Project (Separate

Design and Construction

Cost): Design Cost - $1.3M

Work Activity for which respondent's staff was responsible: Stormwater analysis, H&H modeling, water quality analysis, floodplain delineation, BMP alternatives analysis and conceptual project development

Present Status of Project:

Watershed Model development is complete and calibration efforts are ongoing

Size of project: Citywide

Key Staff: Mark Erwin (PM), Daniel Parsons, Jon Gale, Andrew Sharnprapai

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Project Name:

Lower Spring Branch Flood Control

Basis of Design Report, Cooperative

Funding Support, and Design

Location: Clearwater, Florida

Project Description: Atkins developed a basis of design report (BODR) and provided cooperative funding support for the Lower Spring Branch Flood Control project, a recommended project (Project 1B) in the

City's WMP completed in 2001. Located within the Stevenson Creek Watershed, the project first involved review of the following documents:

• Lower Spring Branch Flood Control Feasibility Study (2015)

• Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling Services, Sunset Point Road Bridge over Spring Branch and

Related Improvements (2014)

• Stevenson Creek Watershed Management Plan (2001)

Atkins updated the recommended project alternatives from the above studies based on collected site-specific topographic survey data. As part of the work effort, Atkins simulated multiple conveyance configurations for crossings at Douglas Avenue, Springtime Avenue, and Overbrook Avenue to optimize the level of flood relief for Lower Spring Branch. Atkins' BODR proposed the following conveyance improvements:

• Overbrook Avenue: 24-foot by 11-foot CON/SPAN arch

• Springtime Avenue: 23-foot by 10-foot CON/SPAN arch

• Douglas Avenue: double 14-foot by 8-foot box culverts

Subsequent to the modeling work, Atkins developed a benefit-cost ratio, based on SWFWMD requirements, for the cooperative funding application. Efforts also involved extensive coordination with Pinellas County to facilitate the third-party agreement between the City of Clearwater, Pinellas County, and SWFWMD for the funding element. Atkins' work on the ongoing second project phase includes survey and SUE, final design plans and specifications, permitting with both SWFWMD and USACE, and limited construction services.

Name: City of Clearwater

Address: 100 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater, FL 33756

Tel.: 727.562.4750

Email: roger.johnson@myclear water.com

USER AGENCY REP’S

CONTACT INFO

Name: Roger Johnson, PE

Address: 100 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater, FL 33756

Tel.: 727.562.4592

Email: roger.johnson@myclear water.com

Date Completed w Original &

Final Schedule: Ongoing

Cost of Project (Separate

Design and Construction Cost):

$350,056

Work Activity for which respondent's staff was responsible: Project management; modeling, mapping, and GIS; studies, analyses, and reviews; design; grant support

Present Status of Project:

Ongoing

Size of project: 2700 Linear feet of conveyance improvement

Key Staff: Mark Erwin, Daniel

Parsons (PM), Chris Chandler, Andrea Graves, Reka Hendricks, Charlotte Maddox, Paul Maddox, Nick Stapf

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