Conemco_RFQ_21-020EN-FC_Library_of_Engineering_Services.pdf

RFQ 21-020EN-FC Library of Engineering Services for

Continuing Contracts

City of Plant City

Purchasing Department

302 West Reynolds Street

Plant City, FL 33563

Phone: 813-659-4270 chasing Department

302 West Reynolds Street

Plant City, FL 33563

Conemco Engineering, Inc DBA

Conemco Consultants

1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Tel: (888) 536-1536

Point of Contact: Jose A. Compres

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Conemco Engineering, Inc. DBA Conemco Consultants is an engineering firm that brings a solid staff with a broad knowledge of design, inspection, and estimating, ready, and available for any work of any size or complexity. Our lead engineers have more than 25 years of experience each, with several completed projects with similar scope and difficulty as required for the categories of

General Engineering, Stormwater Engineering, and Water and Wastewater projects.

Our structure for this project is included in the Project Organization chart provided on page 13, and illustrates the hierarchy of positions and not the real flat and seamless structure in the communication between collaborators in a project.

Resumes of our personnel willing and available for this project are included in the Resume section from page 13 to 39. Provided in this section are three structural engineers with over 60 years of combined experience, two civil engineers with over 70 years of combined experience, one MEP engineer with 20 years of experience, and one electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience.

Also included are six inspectors available for this project and two administrative/management personnel.

The capability of our staff for each of the categories required for the projects include design, constructability analysis, quality control, value engineering, estimating, change order negotiation, claims management, among others are included in the table on page 40. As shown, it illustrates how our staff will excel among others in the categories of design, quality control, and inspection services. We bring a multitasking staff to cover all the required competencies on this RFQ.

Projects completed by Conemco’s staff as proof of competency for General engineering, Water and Wastewater, and Stormwater Engineering are included in the table on page 41. Please note that the company experience brought by our staff is not included in the table referenced above. We have worked as Lead or as Subconsultant with other consultants in a broad range of projects both public and private clients as also illustrated in this section.

On Section C of Tab B, page 48 includes a summary table with the most significant projects completed by the firm as well as the list of ongoing projects followed by Project Data sheets of the same.

Conemco’s extensive knowledge of design for General Engineering, Stormwater and Water and

Wastewater engineering are illustrated by the numerous Project Data Sheets that have been submitted for your review. We have submitted at least 6-ea General Engineering projects, 5-ea

Stormwater and 4-ea Water and Wastewater projects with varying scopes and design. With the information provided, the firm’s competency, project experience, and availability to acquire new work is evident.

Our firm has three offices located in West Palm, Broward, and Miami and is also in the process of opening a new office in the Tampa Bay area. We commit to the City of Plant City to be responsive and available, which will be critical to maintaining schedules and delivering successful results when it is necessary to visit sites on short notice for any work.

Through the years Conemco has been awarded with different contracts for several Government

Agencies as Lead Consultant or Subconsultant. Tab D on page 61 includes a table listing the relevant projects with the Agencies within the past five years, providing information about the dollar value for each contract and our partners when we participated as subconsultants.

As requested on this RFQ a chart illustrating our current and projected workload is included in

Tab E. There we provide information regarding the projects including the owner, a description, start date, finish date, and percentage of completion for said projects.

Finally, as our last section of this response to the RFQ you will find our Additional Information tab that contains the Section 7-Required Forms, our current W-9 form, the Sworn Statement

Pursuant to Section 287.133(3)(a), Florida Statutes, on Public Entity Crimes form, the No Contact

Clause form, a Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure form, a Drug-Free Workplace Form and the

Affidavit Certification Immigration Laws form.

As required the total amount of pages does not exceed the 50-page limit, according to the response format criteria the following areas are excluded: professional licenses, index documentation, section dividers, front and back covers, executive summary, current certificate of insurance, requested forms and resumes as per addendum #1 are also excluded. Our total page count comes to 19.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TAB A: ABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL & STAFF EXPERIENCE

a) Organizational Chart

b) Resumes

c) Staff Capabilities

d) Projects, description of actual involvement, percentage of work subcontracted for mentioned projects

TAB B: RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

a) Background, history, and experience for each category of services

b) Department of Transportation pre-qualifications

c) Past and current related experience

TAB C: LOCATION/ACCESSIBILITY

a) Location(s) for each work category and future accessibility

TAB D: VOLUME OF SIMILAR CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES .. 49

a) Agency, contract, and dollar value/volume of work issued for the contract

TAB E: CURRENT AND PROJECTED WORKLOAD

a) Current and Projected Workload

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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TAB A: ABILITY OF

PROFESSIONAL

PERSONNEL & STAFF

EXPERIENCE

The Conemco Consultants team assembled for this project consists of experienced, knowledgeable, goal-orientated engineers with expertise in General Engineering, Stormwater

Engineering and Water and Wastewater Engineering, as well as Civil Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Construction Management, Inspections, Cost Estimating, and Scheduling experience. This Tab illustrates the structure of the firm, the resumes of the key personnel and their capabilities assigned to this project.

a) Organizational Chart

b) Resumes

Conemco brings a solid staff with a broad knowledge of design, inspection, and estimating, ready and available for any work of any size or complexity.

Our lead engineers bring more than 25 years of experience each, with several completed projects with similar scope and difficulty as the categories selected for this proposal.

JOSE A. COMPRES, PE

EDUCATION

• MBA Pontificia Universidad

Católica Madre Y Maestra, 2001.

BS Civil Engineering

Pontificia Universidad

1994.

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer

New York P.E. # 095510

Professional Engineer

Florida P.E. # 65557

Dom. Rep. P.E. #13794

AFFILIATIONS

• Florida Engineering Society, (FES)

Miami Chapter.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

• Structural Engineering Design

• Civil Engineering Design

• Construction Management

• Cost Estimating

• Threshold Inspections

• Geotechnical Inspections

• Soil, Asphalt, & Concrete

Testing

• QA/QC Inspections

• Fall protection and

Construction Safety Procedure

Design and Analysis.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

25 Years

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

More than twenty-five years of experience including overall:

• Structural design in Forensic services

• Structural design in Vertical and Horizontal construction.

• Project Management for Construction and design projects.

As senior engineer his responsibilities include sign and seal plans, developing structural plans and preparing permitting documents, code and specifications compliance review, and conduct threshold inspection for the designed structures.

For construction projects his responsibilities include pre-qualifying contractors, bid and award, quality control of construction process, RFI’s review and addressing change orders, tracking, and monitoring construction costs.

As the senior professional engineer, he also works closely to develop biddable plans for structural, civil, and architectural projects.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Ocean Bank

780 NW 42nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126

Mr. Compres provided damage assessment reports for the existing conditions of a 7 story parking structure based on a complete survey of the building where all cracks and spall on slabs, columns, walls, and beams were identified, marked and quantified. Areas with exposed and corroded rebar, delamination and stucco cracks were also identified. These reports included pictures reflecting the existing conditions, existing in building structural design. Analysis were performed to determine the capacity of the existing elements to predict their expected behavior under additional loads, review of the available plans including previous repair drawings, conclusions, and recommendation for repair of the existing damages.

Cocovana Condos

405 SW 29th Ct, Miami, FL 33135

Mr. Compres as the engineer of record provided a complete set of drawings for this 11,000 sf 3 story building as well as inspections that were necessary to comply with a 40 Year

Structural Certification.

Leamington Hotel

307 North East 1st Street Miami, FL

Mr. Compres provided design drawings for concrete restorations to the property as well as inspections to certify the building with a 40 Year Inspection Certification.

Miami International Airport (MIA) Mover Station

As the engineer of record Mr. Compres provided traditional investigation, damage assessment reports, schematic designs construction documents, bid and negotiation, and construction administration services. He also delivered construction drawings for repairing the existing cracks in the beams and columns at several spans of the monorail system, the waterproofing application, and new drainage or alternative design to divert ponding water to the existing drainage system of the station.

Miami International Airport-700 Cargo Series Buildings (ongoing)

Mr. Compres was the engineer of record that performed damage assessment inspections, prepared a basis of design report (BODR), and provided structural repair plans for sealing approximately 108,300 LF of existing roof cracks, replacing 3,200 LF of expansion joints and provide waterproofing details for leaks, and ponding water solution on an extended area of more than 800,000 SF in the 700, 701, 702, 706, 707, and 708 cargo parking garage buildings at the Miami International Airport. He was able to identify and quantify all the existing damages and provide an approximate cost estimate to address them.

Damages found including cracks length and thickness, were documented to address the scope of work. It was also required to replace damaged control joint sealants, parapet joints, concrete curb joints, caulk light poles, railings pickets, and HVAC unit bases among some other incidental work needed to perform a proper waterproofing of the building. Detail drawings of the approach to each specific damage were included for each building.

Miami International Airport-SKY Train Main Facility

2100 NW 42nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126

Mr. Compres prepared the repair plans of approximately 200 LF of sealing for the existing platform cracks, waterproofing applications, and new drainage design to divert ponding water to the existing drainage system.

Enhance Hurricane Protection Areas – EHPA Broward County

Mr. Compres conducted inspections and provided reports for over 60 schools during several years depicting the existing conditions of the EHPA building structural components. The components reviewed during the inspection included: exterior envelope, roof decking, doors, windows, louvers, roofing material, HVAC equipment, and components installed on the roof. In this report, the rated capacity of the element as specified in the label, product approval number (NOA), as-built drawings, a manufacturer data sheet was confirmed to match with the prevailing requirements outlined in the Florida building code at the time of construction/replacement.

Recommendations for upgrades were provided when elements were not in compliance with today’s code.

Camp Matecumbe Playground

13841 SW 120TH ST, MI, FL, 33186.

Mr. Compres provided construction management services and developed a complete set of civil drawings and calculations, including paving and drainage plans, parking lot profile, traffic coordination and traffic signage and markings for the parking area and its entry driveway for the permitting of the property.

South West Hallandale Beach Drainage Improvements Project

As the Senior Engineer, Mr. Compres provided a set of structural drawings and calculations for the design of two cofferdams of 2,000 SF, including sheet piles and tremie seal design for two structures as part of the SW

Hallandale Beach Drainage Improvements project. The final product was in accordance with Broward County standards and all applicable local codes, regulations, ordinances, and similar regulatory requirements of

Governing Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

Primary & Secondary Clarifiers Upgrade

Mr. Compres performed structural inspections to evaluate the existing conditions of the primary and secondary clarifiers tanks and verify their suitability for the proposed improvements. Mr. Compres developed the BODR including a description, field observations and comments for the exterior and interior of the building, and a proposal of the structural repairs and necessary improvements, including the design specifications thereof.

NDWWTP Pretreatment/Sludge Transfer Building Upgrades, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer

Department (MDWASD)

In efforts to upgrade the building design, Mr. Compres was the senior engineer providing the structural design of the following scope:

A. The design of an exterior retaining wall used to provide support for the new egress balcony. Structural reinforcements for new openings and design of two new egress metal balconies and stairs supported with a concrete structure and auger cast concrete piles. The design also included two metal canopies used to cover both the balconies and the stairs.

B. Structural plans for the removal of 5 existing skylights, sealed and waterproofed 2ea enclosures 74’ x 12’ and

3ea 8’ x 5’ openings with metal plated lids.

C. The design of a concrete reinforced diversion box.

D. Structural design for a new block wall, in lobby area, for the purpose of enclosing several lobbies stairs.

E. Design of removable passthrough metal pads that were going to be attached to a concrete platform used for the passage of workers that needed to comply with safety guidelines. The metallic pad was designed to be removed because part of it was above an existing opening used for machinery such as cranes.

F. Design of a removable metallic lid for the screening room.

Miramar Roadway Infrastructure Project, Capital Improvement Project, Phase III, City of Miramar, Florida – Project Engineer

Mr. Compres monitored construction activities throughout the southern half of the City of Miramar on a project consisting of the installation of all water, sewer, and drainage, as well as the expansion of a lift station and roadway, resurfacing. He also provided design services for 70,000 LF of water mains thru the western portion of the city and cost estimate support services to the city, in addition to construction administration services and bid support.

Compartment ‘C’ Build Out G-508 Station, South Florida Water Management District (SFWM), Hendry

County, Florida.

South Florida Water Management District, Storm Water Treatment Area (STA) on Compartment C land to assist the existing STA’s in improving the quality of water entering the Everglades Protection Area. This project enables the District to achieve Everglades water quality standards as part of the implementation of the long-term plan to ensure that all waters discharging into the Everglades protection area to comply with State water quality standards. Involved in the process from quantity take-off, pricing, bidding, and final submittal. Responsible for scheduling, monitoring, and supervising the material testing of the project.

Pump Station 301, 414, 415, 416, 417 & 449 Improvements

Mr. Compres performed inspections for the building and ancillary structures of Pump Stations to assess the existing conditions, to verify their adequacy, and provide all the recommendations for their improvements. He created a basis of design report (BODR).

The scope of work included the upgrade of the discharge service bridge, designed for the load of a HS15, to support the loading of a HS20 and/or the loads to be handled during construction. The discharge and intake bridges were built using concrete piles/walls, with steel beams spanning approx. 50ft with a concrete and metal grating deck. The Trash and Rake Service Bridge is a pre-tensioned slab supported on concrete piles and cap beam. The Loxahatchee Bridge is a steel truss bridge with a concrete deck.

GUIDO VAN MEEK, PE

• MS Civil Engineering, 1966

• University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland BS

Civil Engineering 1962

• Universidad Nacional de

Colombia, Bogotá Colombia

S.A.

• Professional Engineer (P.E.

Florida License No. 17382)

• Professional Engineer (P.E.

Colombia License No. 5286)

• Florida Engineering

Society, (FES) Miami

Chapter.

• National Society of Civil

Engineers

• American Society of Civil

Engineers

• Water Pollution Control

Federation

• American Water works

Association

• The Marine Council

• Interamerican Businessman

Association

Over 50 Years

Mr. Van Meek has been involved in project management, construction supervision, feasibility assessments, business development and the planning and development of civil designs of numerous projects both in the public and private sectors in the USA and abroad since 1963. These projects include roadways, water transmission and distribution, sanitary sewer collection treatment and disposal, etc.

AAFERN New Office Building (including parking lot)

3601 NW 49th Terrace Miami, FL 33142.

He assisted the Senior Engineer in the preparation of a complete set of structural and civil plans for the construction of a 24,000 sq. ft. office building and metal warehouse used for the maintenance and repair of large trucks. He also participated in the design of a concrete slab parking lot, including paving and drainage designs and traffic signage.

13841 SW 120TH ST, MI, FL, 33186.

He assisted the Senior Engineer in providing construction management services and complete sets of civil drawings and calculations, including paving and drainage plans, parking lot profile, traffic coordination and traffic signage and markings for the parking area and its entry drive for the permitting of the property.

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD)

Infiltration/Exfiltration/Inflow (I/E/l) Reduction Program

Engineering and construction management to reduce more than 60 mgd of I/E/I within 5 years at an estimated cost to the county, of $100 M. Work includes work scheduling, permitting process, construction management, coordination with utility companies as well as federal, state and local regulatory agencies.

Compartment ‘C’ Build Out G-508 Station, South Florida Water Management

District (SFWM), Hendry County

South Florida Water Management District, Storm Water Treatment Area (STA) on

Compartment C land to assist the existing STA’s in improving the quality of water entering the Everglades Protection Area. This project enables the District to achieve

Everglades water quality standards as part of the implementation of the long-term plan to ensure that all waters discharging into the Everglades protection area comply with State water quality standards. Involved in the process from quantity take-off, pricing, bidding, and final submittal. Responsible for: scheduling, monitoring, and supervising the material testing of the project.

Ronald Reagan Middle School

Paving, Grading and Drainage design for a new parking area to serve a school expansion, including hydraulic calculations.

GUIDO VAN MEEK, PE

Hadley Park Community Center

Civil engineering services including: Paving, grading and drainage design, water main extension and sanitary sewer collection system to serve the center, coordination with the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Dept. and on their behalf with the State and local regulatory agencies, utility coordination, permitting process, and construction supervision.

Hidden Lake Office Park, Miami-Dade County

Mr. van Meek served as project manager under this contract. His responsibilities were to provide consulting civil engineering services including, access roadway improvements, water transmission, and distribution system and sanitary sewer collection and disposal system, to serve 16.5 acres of a commercial property containing, (7) office buildings, (1) 140 seats restaurant, and (1) 120 rooms hotel at S.W. 127 Avenue and S.W. 128 Street, in Miami-

Dade County, Florida. He was personally responsible for the preliminary engineering and design services, negotiations with the regulatory agencies, permitting process, and construction administration.

Miami International Airport (MIA) Perimeter Road Expansion

This project consisted of reconstructing Perimeter Road along the south portion of the airfield, realigning

Perimeter Road along the east side of the Fuel Farm to NW 20th Street, interfacing with the proposed Perimeter

Road Bridge and Central Boulevard Master Plan and providing a new connection from the existing North Service

Road north to the Northeast Base and Building 5A.

Port of Miami Cruise Terminals 8 & 9, Parking Garage

The scope of the project was to duplicate the Parking Garage for terminals 3, 4, and 5 and to reorient on new site located adjacently south of Passenger Terminal 8 & 9, including the relocation of all utilities and a complete redesign of the storm drainage system.

Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Department

Sewer Studies for various Parks, Miami- Dade County, Florida. Feasibility studies, engineering design and construction supervision for the sanitary sewer connection of sixteen (16) parks to public sewers in compliance with a Consent Decree between Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management

(DERM) and Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Department (MDPR).

F.E.M.A. Drainage Project Miami-Dade County, Florida

New storm drainage system design, to alleviate the spread flooding experienced during the most recent (Irene and No-Name) storms that affected the County. Work includes water management analysis of the existing conditions, new design, coordination with other consultants including surveyors, utility coordination and construction coordination, and cost estimates.

Stranahan High School Pool Deck

Mr. Van Meek was part of the staff providing civil and structural plans including the repairs of approx. 12,600

SF pool deck area and the specifications regarding the proper deck drainage and pool functions. During that time, he conducted quality control inspections during the construction process. The scope also included the coordination and consultation of aquatic engineering in order to complete the full set of plans including the pool technical information.

JOSE LARA, PE

• BS Civil Engineering, City

College New York, 1983

• Professional Engineer New

York P.E. # 070067

• QA/QC Inspections

• Special Inspections

• Structural Design

• Civil Design

37 Years

Mr. Lara has experience in designs for reinforced concrete retaining walls, structural framing, demolition plans, foundations, and framing. He has extensive experience as special inspector and quality control. He has worked hand in hand with several agencies such as the New York City School Construction Authority, New York City Department of Design and Construction, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and the

New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

Construction inspections of a Multi-Level structural framing and reinforced concrete decking Parking Garage - Queens NY

Parking Garage in Queens 4 story structure 100 ft x 300 ft approximately. Performed periodic inspections as construction continued, to the structural framing and decking of the parking garage. Continuing site inspections of materials brought to the site.

Design of Open-air parking layout for residential apartment building (planning board presentation) - Yonkers NY

Resurfacing approximately 100,000 SF. Prepared design drawings for the permitting of open-air parking facility. Performed continuing inspections to achieve quality standards required by the client.

Inspection of Open Parking asphaltic concrete resurfacing - Queens NY

Parking Design layout for approximately 140 vehicles. Perform continuing inspections as project continued, prepared daily reports to depict progress and the quality of work being performed.

Starlight Park

Resident engineer for the construction of a section of the Bronx River Greenway transforming two industrial parcels by removing contaminated waste soul (Hazardous and

Non-Hazardous) and backfilling with clean fill to cap the remaining soil below, the removal of bulkheads to naturalize the shorelines of the Bronx River, creating Wetland on the banks, installing Precast Retaining Wall to separate the Park from the railroad

(Amtrak/CSXT) due difference in elevation, Multi-use pathway, construction of Bridge abutment (on Steel Piles) and wingwall for bridge (Bicycle/Pedestrian) over the Bronx

River, Landscaping (Trees, sodding, Wetland Planting and Scrubs), Park Lighting and plumbing and Sidewalk and Curb Restoration.

Flood Control Structures

Mr. Lara was the Senior Field Engineer performing special construction control inspections for several flood control structures for Con Edison’s Sub Stations and

Generation Facilities.

Long Island City Library Building for the NYCDDC

As Senior Field Engineer, Mr. Lara performed special construction control inspections for the construction of a new Library Building.

JOSE LARA, PE

Long Island City Apartment Building

Mr. Lara was the Senior Field Engineer performing special inspections and quality control for the construction of new apartment buildings and their parking facility.

Demolition of a 5 Story Building

Mr. Lara participated as the engineering consultant for the full demolition of a five-story building. He reviewed day to day inspection reports to verify accuracy and the quality of work.

Municipal Testing Laboratory

As special inspector, Mr. Lara provided controlled inspections for several elements such as soil bearing, steel reinforcement, soldier pile installation, precast concrete structures, and structural steel erection. Reviewed testing report of all structural elements pertaining to the project. Conducted periodic inspections to verify quality of workmanship.

Ocean Bank Parking Garage

Mr. Lara performed damage assessment reports for the existing conditions of a 7-story parking structure based on a complete survey of the building where all cracks and spall on slabs, columns, walls, and beams were identified, marked, and quantified. Areas with exposed and corroded rebar, delamination and stucco cracks were also identified. These reports included pictures reflecting the existing conditions, existing in building structural design. Also reviewed the structural repair plans for approximate 37,150 lf of cracks on concrete slabs, 1,495 lf of cracks on concrete beams and columns and the application of 51,800 sf of waterproofing at roof level: 09s well as, the replacement of damaged expansion joints, hangers for an inverted T beam at roof level and the protection of Cazali Hangers for precast joists.

Hickman Garage

270 NW 2 ST, Miami FL 33128

As part of the staff retained by the Miami Dade County Mr. Lara assisted in providing structural assessment report based on a visual inspection and estimate baseline costs to repair the facility as well as estimate the maintenance costs over the next 20 years of the Hickman Garage including the existing structural conditions of the building, photos, and general recommendations.

700 Cargo Series Buildings (Ongoing)

Miami International Airport

Mr. Lara reviewed the damage assessment inspections, prepared a basis of design report (BODR) and provided structural repair plans for sealing approx. 108,300 LF of existing roof cracks, replacing 3,200 LF of expansion joints and provide waterproofing details for leaks and ponding water solution on an extended area of more than

800,000 sf in the 700, 701, 702, 706, 707, and 708 cargo parking garage buildings at the Miami International

Airport. He assisted in the identification and quantification all the existing damages.

SKY Train Main Facility Miami (ongoing)

Miami International Airport

Mr. Lara reviewed damage assessment reports, schematic design, and construction documents.

Miami International Airport (MIA) Mover Station (ongoing)

The scope of services included traditional investigations, reports, schematic designs, and construction documents. Mr. Lara reviewed construction documents for the repair of the existing cracks in the beams and columns at several spans of the monorail system.

ALFONSO ALZAMORA, LEED, PE

• Graduate Degree in

Construction Management and

Supervision Universidad Del

Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, 2003.

• Bachelor of Science in Civil

Engineering Universidad Del

Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, 2002.

• Minor in Construction

Management and Supervision

Universidad Del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, 2002.

• International Exchange

Student, Durham College, Oshawa, Canada, 1997.

• Graduated Marymount High

School, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1996.

• Professional Engineer (P.E.

Florida License No. 73806)

• LEED Green Associate (GBCI

Certification No. 10785152)

Over 10 Years

Mr. Alzamora is a professional engineer registered in the state of Florida with over thirteen years of consulting and engineering experience, specializing in engineering design and inspection of building envelope elements for new and existing structures.

He provides technical and engineering expertise on new construction projects to develop and construct high performance building enclosure systems, including architectural review and analysis of product applications, specification development, budgetary cost estimates, project management, field inspections and testing for project quality assurance and engineering certification of building envelope elements. Mr. Alzamora has extensive experience working on buildings with envelope performance problems, conducting forensic evaluations that lead to remedial design and management of replacement or rehabilitation programs, as well as associated litigation support services. Also, he is a member of various industries organizations, has published articles in several newsletters, and holds credentials as a certified general contractor and LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL.

Mr. Alzamora was part of the team that provided a damage assessment report of the existing condition of 7 story parking garage based on a complete survey of the building where all cracks and spall on slabs, columns, walls, and beams were identified, marked and quantified. Areas with exposed and corroded rebar, delamination and stucco cracks were also identified. The report also included pictures reflecting the existing condition of the building structural integrity. An analysis was performed to determine the capacity of the existing elements to predict their expected behavior under additional loads, review of the available plans including previous repair drawings, conclusions and recommendation for repair of the existing damages, preliminary cost estimate for the concrete restoration needed and additional recommendations for tests to discard the possibility of a hidden condition not observed during the non- destructive inspection was also performed.

After the report, he provided the structural repair plans for approximate 37,150 LF of cracks on concrete slabs, 1,495 LF of cracks on concrete beams and columns and the application of 51,800 SF of waterproofing at roof level; also, the replacement of damaged expansion joints, hangers for an inverted T beam at roof level and the protection of Cazali Hangers for precast joist. Currently he is part of the staff performing full time inspections during construction.

AAFERN New Office Building & Parking Lot

The scope of the work consisted in the preparation of a complete set of structural and civil plans for the construction of a 24,000 SF office building and metal warehouse used for the maintenance and repair of large trucks. The project also included the design of a concrete slab parking lot, including paving and drainage designs and traffic signage.

ALFONSO ALZAMORA, LEED, PE

Alexander All-Suite Oceanfront Resort

For several years, Mr. Alzamora was part of the staff that provided several services to the 17 story hotel and condominium, including concrete restoration for approx. 31,000 SF of balconies and parapets; cabanas and stairs damage assessment survey; development of repair plans for concrete columns, damaged stucco on all perimeters of concrete beams, eyebrows, window openings of the existing building and garage structures; and new pool deck repair plans and re-design. Shop drawings for different complementary structures such as stairs, railings, rooftop equipment protection, among others. Mr. Alzamora was responsible for providing new construction quality control services for the waterproofing systems and inspections during construction.

2580 NE 190th St Miami Building

In the 7,000 SF commercial property located in 2580 NE 190th St Miami, Mr. Alzamora was part of the staff providing a set of civil and construction drawings for the improvements of stormwater drains as well as new water and sewer connections, paving and sloping. Hybrid solutions were used on the drains. Using permious concrete to allow water from precipitation and other sources to pass directly through, thereby reducing the runoff from a site and allowing groundwater recharge. Also, trench drains were installed for the rapid evacuation of surface water or the containment of utility lines or chemical spills. Mr. Alzamora provided ongoing inspections during the construction.

Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies

The project consists of a 107,000 SF research facility completed in 2008. The project has since achieved LEED

Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council. Mr. Alzamora was responsible for providing new construction quality control services for the glazing and waterproofing systems. Specific duties included reviewing shop drawings, supervising water infiltration testing and site inspections, associated reporting, construction management and ongoing inspections.

Nephron Pharmaceutical Facility

This project involved design-consulting services for the construction of a new pharmaceutical manufacturing campus and offices, located on a 60-acre parcel of land near Columbia, South Carolina. The new facility opened in 2013. As the Building Envelope Consultant, Mr. Alzamora provided design-consulting services including ongoing inspections, construction management, critique and development of architectural/engineering details and specifications for the building envelope systems (Glazing, Walls, Roofing and Waterproofing), and coordinated work between other consultants on the design team.

JORGE VARGAS, PE

• Bachelor of Science, Major in Electrical Engineering;

Florida International

University, Miami, FL, August 2000.

• Master of Science in

Engineering Management;

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL August 2005.

• Registered Professional

Engineer Florida #67445

• Member of IEEE (Institute of

Electrical and Electronics

Engineers)

• Member of ACE (Association of Cuban American

Engineers)

TRAINING

• Siemens PTI PSS/E –

Introduction to Power Flow and Steady State Analysis;

MUST Training; PSS/E –

Introduction to Dynamic

Simulation; Advanced PSS/E

• Alstom – Introduction e-terra hábitat; e-terra habitat

Databases Alstom – Building a SCADA Model; –

Programming in e-terra habitat

20 Years

More than twenty years of experience in different engineering disciplines:

• Electrical power transmission and distribution design within private and public sectors

• Project manager consultant of AMI meter integration with public utility

As Electrical Engineer, his responsibilities include day to day operations, sign and seal of MEP drawings, developing mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans and preparing permitting documents.

On the project side, his responsibilities include communication with government agencies during RFQ and RFI processes, pre-qualifying contractors, bid and award, and review and addressing change orders.

Mr. Vargas was part of the staff providing damage assessment reports for the existing conditions of a 7 story parking structure based on a complete survey of the structure where all cracks and spall on slabs, columns, walls, and beams were identified where electrical feeds were affected, marked and quantified in the report. These reports included pictures reflecting the conditions, existing in building structural design as it related to electrical components.

Private Sewer System Connections (ongoing)

Provide designs for a private sewer system with 4 lift stations connected to Miami-

Dade County public sewer. The scope of work for this project required coordination with local authorities for the pre-treatment of sewer as well as point of connection pressures in order to design pump stations. The main sanitary force main in this project is a 6” PVC C900 pipe. Largest pump out of 4 lift station is a duplex 50 hp pumping at a rate of 500 GPM in a 10 hrs operation cycle.

Consultant for City of Homestead Electrical Department-Distribution Designer for Homestead Electric

For this project Mr. Vargas was the electrical engineer in charge of performing the following tasks:

• Size distribution transformers for all new projects in the City of

Homestead

• Provide fault current letters as require by Building Department

• Consulting services for new substation.

JORGE VARGAS, PE

Senior Engineer – Energy Smart Florida

As Senior Engineer, Mr. Vargas was support for the Fault Current Indicator (FCI) project on the Remediation portion. Worked directly with Sentient (FCI manufacturer) to correct/validate data on Sentient’s end. Worked directly with Silver Spring Networks (SSN) to troubleshoot FCI’s on SSN Wireless Mesh Network (WMN).

Also worked on Cross functional with Automatic Feeder Switch (AFS) – Write scripts to create daily reports of

AFS mis-operations and Fail-To-Operate and automated weekly reports via SQL/Oracle scripting.

AMI Meters Deployment for Homestead Electric

On this project, Mr. Vargas managed beginning to end schedule and integration of AMI meters installation and deployment into Meter Data Management “MDM”. Worked with the IT Department on the architecture of the data coming in and how the data would feed other departments like Billing and System Operations via SCADA.

Worked with Billing Department to integrate AMI meter data into customer billing system using SunGard as interface. Also participated in drafting agreement between City of Homestead and Tantalus Systems, Inc.

Developmental Rotation - Manager – Modeling & Capital Projects

• Support to System Operations at the SCC (System Operator, Balancing Desk, Dispatchers, RC)

• Migration from Genesys to eTerraSource software

• Daily support to all Protection and Control (P&C) personnel across the FPL territory

• Monthly support to all utilities in the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) for database loads

• On-call weekly support

• Monthly database loads

• Weekly EMS failovers

• Support eDNA application for TPDC

• Data Diode

Power Systems Applications Engineer

• Maintain existing applications to support Florida Control Center on a real time basis

• Develop new software to interconnect FPL local files with OATI

• Maintain/Train Alstom Load Forecast application to reduce generation cost

• Support Alstom Automatic Generation Control (“AGC”) application

• Support PVPlot application

• Comply with all CIP, NERC and FERC rules and regulations for our business unit

• Mentor fellow engineer pursuing a Green Belt project based on Load Forecast

RAFAEL CORDOBA, PE

• General Management.

Research Institute for

Management Sciences

Delft University, Delft, Holland 1985.

• Master of Engineering in

Electrical Power

Engineering. Rensellaer

Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 1982.

• Bachelor of Science in

Electrical Engineering.

Central American

University, Managua, Nicaragua 1978.

• Professional Engineer

Florida License No. 40929

• Electrical Contractor – State of

Florida EC0001673

• General Contractor – State of

Florida CGC1515177

• Electrical Engineering Design

& Supervisor.

• Electrical Engineer Financial and Economical evaluation

• Software Engineer Industrial

Engineering.

• Construction Management

• Cost Estimating

• Electrical inspections

Over 30 Years

Mr. Cordoba, P.E. is a licensed professional electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience in engineering and construction. Mr. Cordoba has focused his career on planning, scheduling, and coordinating residential, commercial, and industrial projects:

Inspect engineering projects to ensure adherence to design specifications and safety requirements. Develop engineering designs and seal drawings, reports, and engineering documents in accordance with Florida law. Prepare technical specifications for equipment purchasing; establish project scope and prepare bid package.

Electrical Engineering Department Head

Responsibilities include hiring and supervision of department members; Planning, scheduling, and coordinating commercial, institutional, school and hospital projects:

Inspecting engineering projects to ensure adherence to design specifications and safety requirements. Construction supervision. Project design of many projects of which involvement includes Fire Alarm design, Power Distribution Systems, Energy

Management Systems, Lighting in closed and open areas, preparing technical specifications for equipment purchasing (all sixteen divisions) and also Short Circuit, Protection and Coordination, Transient Voltages, Generation Study, Harmonics and

Voltage Drop Calculations, Emergency Systems with all elements involved. Evaluate

Engineering studies for many institutional and School Building projects. Some of the projects include: Metro Dade Police Department; Broward County Public Safety

Building; Pan American Hospital; Pemberton Resort; Cedar Hospital Renovation; Saint

Francis Hospital Renovation; The Computer Center for the Department of Transportation, etc.

Mr. Cordoba was part of the staff providing damage assessment reports for the existing conditions of a 7 story parking structure based on a complete survey of the structure where all cracks and spall on slabs, columns, walls, and beams were identified where electrical feeds were affected, marked and quantified in the report. These reports included pictures reflecting the conditions, existing in building structural design as it related to electrical components. He participated and supervise in the design of the new electrical layout for the parking structure. He also made site visits to witness the repair work as it was conducted.

Electrical Inspector for the School Board of Miami Dade County

As Uniform Building Code Inspector (UBIC) and Educational Facility Code Officer, Mr.

Cordoba was responsible for conducting electrical inspections for over 400 school facilities in the span of 4 years. He was responsible of assessing the electrical systems to address any damage or issue that could be hazardous or life threatening.

RAFAEL CORDOBA, PE

Electrical Inspector for Hospitals

For several years Mr. Cordoba was an electrical inspector for several hospitals including Mercy Hospital including its Gastroenterology/Radiology/Pre-Op/Cath Lab/Hyperbaric, Chamber/Labor and Delivery Units.

Also, Tampa Medical Tower, Centurion Medical Building, The Fletcher Medical Building, Medical Arts Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital and the MRI and Radiology Departments at the Naples Hospital.

Senior Designer for Electrical Engineer

Responsible for system analysis, system selection, preliminary design through final working drawings and specifications of Electrical Systems. Responsibilities included personnel supervision as well as project coordination and administration from inception through construction and administration.

Cocovana Condominium

405 SW 29th Ct, Miami, FL 33135

The scope of work included the preparation of repair drawings for this 11,000 SF 3 story building. Mr. Cordoba was part of the staff of the project and performed the electrical inspections in order to provide them with a 40

Year electrical Certification.

Leamington Hotel

307 North East 1st Street, Miami, FL 33132

The services retained at the 36,000 SF hotel, included concrete restorations to the property as well as inspections.

Mr. Cordoba was part of the staff of the project and performed the electrical inspections in order to certify the building with the 40 Year Inspection Certification.

Senior Electrical Engineer - RC GROUP, Miami, Florida

Responsible for system analysis, system selection, preliminary design through final working drawings and specifications of electrical systems. Responsibilities included personnel supervision as well as project coordination and administration.

JOSE M. PERALTA, EIT

BS Civil Engineering

Pontificia

Universidad

Católica Madre Y

Maestra, 2011.

Professional Engineer

Dom. Rep. P.E. #33490

Florida Engineering

Intern FL E.I.T.

#1100023356

• Structural

Engineering Design

• Threshold Inspections

• Construction Management

• Cost Estimating

• Civil Engineering Design

9 Years

Experience including overall:

• Structural design in Forensic services.

• Project Management and Design.

For Structural projects, his experience includes: Management of the structural design for several building types in compliance with prevailing codes and specifications, inspections and evaluations for the designed structures, designs for parking garage structures, as well as Fall Protection Structural design solutions.

As project manager, his responsibilities include planning and coordination of projects with contractors, scheduling, permitting and project control activities. Coordination with the contractors to ensure safety to the staff and public according to Public Safety

Regulations.

Stranahan High School Pool Deck

Mr. Peralta was involved in the structural and civil calculations and design drawings for the repairs of approximately 12,600 sf pool deck area and the specifications regarding the proper deck drainage and pool functions, as well as inspections during the repair process.

13841 SW 120TH ST, Miami, FL. 33186.

Mr. Peralta was involved in all paving and drainage plans and calculations, coordination with the City and permitting process for the parking area and its entry drive.

New Office Building and Service Area

43-A Lake Dr. Pembroke Park, FL 33009 – Structural Designer

Mr. Jose Peralta provided structural design drawings, calculations, and coordination with other disciplines such as architectural, electrical, plumbing and landscaping to a one-story building for a new office and service area of Approx. 2,300 SF. The structural design consisted of exterior CMU walls supported on continuous footers and concrete columns, and roof design. We also provided sidewalks and paving and drainage plans as well as Special Inspections during construction.

AAFERN New Office Building (including parking lot) – Project Manager

– Miami, Florida.

For this project Mr. Peralta provided a set of structural and civil plans for the construction of a 24,000 SF. office building and metal warehouse used for the maintenance and repair of large trucks. The project also included the design of a concrete slab parking lot, including paving and drainage designs and traffic signage.

JOSE M. PERALTA, EIT

Mr. Peralta provided a damage assessment inspection reports including the existing structural conditions of the building, photos, general recommendations, and assisted on the Class 4 cost estimate for the repairs. General electrical and plumbing observations were also included in the report.

City of North Miami Force Main Basis of Design Report (BODR)

Mr. Peralta was involved in the preparation of the Basis of Design Report (BODR) for the City of North Miami in connection with the reconstruction and/or replacement of two (2) Force Mains running along NW 12th Avenue from NW 95th Street to NW 125th Street, and it is a direct approach to improve and correct the present conditions of the force mains that conform the system being studied which consists of 4",6",8" and 10" diameter pipes, that have experienced several breaks in a distance of approximately (2) miles.

In order to evaluate the extend of the project at hand, he performed a series of field investigations to determine the physical conditions along the corridor where the existing force mains…