JMTs_CoPC_Library_of_Eng_Services_21-020EN-FC.pdf

December 10, 2020

LIBRARY OF ENGINEERING SERVICES

FOR CONTINUING CONTRACTS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

RFQ 21-020EN-FC

Submitted to:

City of Plant City

December 10, 2020

Buddy Storey, Jr., Procurement Manager | Procurement Department 302 West Reynolds Street, 3rd Floor Plant City, FL 33563

RE: Executive Summary Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts

RFQ 21-020EN-FC

Dear Mr. Storey:

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT) is pleased to submit our proposal for the Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts the City of Plant City (City). We have assembled a strong team capable of performing several categories listed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

In response to this RFQ, JMT confirms applying for the following disciplines:

Category No. Category Descriptions Checkbox 1 General Engineering 2 Transportation Engineering 3 Environmental Engineering 4 Stormwater Engineering 5 Geotechnical Engineering 6 Water and Wastewater Engineering 7 Sub-Surface Utility Engineering 8 Instrumentation and Controls Engineering 9 Electrical Engineering

10 Registered Surveying and Mapping

Founded in 1971, JMT is a multi-disciplinary employee-owned consulting firm providing public agencies throughout the eastern United States with a broad range of planning, design, and construction management services for infrastructure projects.

In 2016, JMT acquired the Tampa-based firm Bayside Engineering, Inc. to serve the west coast of Florida. With a total staff of over 1,600 professionals company-wide and a combined staff of over 130 professionals in our Florida offices, JMT offers the staff, capabilities, and resources of a “big” firm, while maintaining the personal attention of a “small” firm.

JMT has provided these and other similar services to local government, state, federal, and agencies throughout the State of Florida for 22 years. JMT understands the unique nature of as-needed services agreements, including the expectations of the City for responsiveness. Over the years, JMT has developed procedures that allow us to track all our work and to set schedules and deadlines and allocate resources, so all our client commitments are achieved. The most effective tool in this effort relies on excellent communications between JMT and the client and within the JMT Team. Examples of our similar contracts demonstrating our ability to manage and administer as-needed services are provided below:

• City of Plant City

• FDOT

• Hillsborough County

• City of Tampa

• Pinellas County

• City of Pinellas Park

• City of Largo

• City of St. Petersburg

• City of Sarasota

• City of Lakeland

• SWFWMD

• Tampa Bay Water

• HART

• THEA

• Pinellas County Schools

• District School Board of

Pasco County

• School District of

Hillsborough County

Table of Contents

Item Name Page Number

Cover Letter 1

Table of Contents 3

Tab A | Ability of Professional Personnel & Staff Experience Organization Chart Staff Introductions Key Team Resumes

Tab B | Relevant Experience 39

Tab C | Location/Accessibility 59

Tab D | Volume of Similar Contracts with Government Agencies within the Past Five Years and Past Performance of Respondent, Including Partners and Team Members 60

Tab E | Current and Projected Workload 61

Tab F | Certified Minority Business Enterprise 63

Tab G | Local Preference 64

Tab H | Appendix Licenses, Insurance Certificates, and Forms 65

Tab A | Ability of Professional Personnel & Staff Experience

Tab A | A bility of Professional Personnel

Sergio Quevedo, PE, PTOE

Project Manager

Organizational Chart

Prime Consultant Johnson, Mirmiran, & Thompson, Inc.

Library of Engineering Services for Continuing Contracts

Stephen Brletic, PE Michael Vermillion, PE

Marci Forbes, PE Sue Horton, EI

Jameson Wilson, EI Emmeth Duran, EI

Carlos Armijo Cliff Wilson

CATEGORY 1

General Engineering

| RFQ 21-020EN-FC

Legend:

Bold Name – Key Staff; Resume Included

Robin Hernandez, PE Sara Beresheim, PE, PTOE

Arpita Guha, PE, PTOE Matthew Knight, EI

Jamal Khdeir Steve Miller

Raymond Rodriguez Glenn Bailey Larry Parker

CATEGORY 2

Transportation Engineering

Derek Doughty, PE, CFM, ENV SP, D.WRE

Robert Dvorak, PE Steven Edinger, PE

Steven Collins, PhD, PE Alexandra Serra

Rick Neidert

CATEGORY 4

Stormwater Engineering

Michael Luning, PE Christopher Taylor, PE

Matt Smith, PE Ian Gallogly, EI Joe Wang, CCM

CATEGORY 6

Water and Wastewater Engineering

David Stickles, PSM David Puigdomenech, PSM

Danny Polk, PLS Ed Stepaniak Chuck Small Adrian Cruz

Christopher Austin

CATEGORY 10

Registered Surveying and Mapping

Tab A | Ability of Professional Personnel & Staff Experience Our key staff has been identified on our organizational chart and resumes have been included for each. Below is a brief discussion of the training and experience of each of our key staff. Included in each bio you will see bolded the experience our staff have with the ten required services listed in the RFP.

1. Change order negotiation

2. Claims management

3. Cost control

4. Cost estimating

5. Constructability analysis

6. Design

7. Life cycle cost analysis

8. Project close out

9. Quality control

10. Value engineering

Sergio Quevedo, PE, PTOE | Project Manager | Mr. Quevedo has 19 years of experience with 14 years of experience managing contracts similar to this. He has managed the City of Tampa General Engineering Services and the Pinellas County General Engineering Services contracts as the lead consultant. He also currently manages two FDOT Districtwide Traffic Safety Studies contracts with Districts 1 and 3 as lead consultant. Sergio is also the Office Manager for JMT’s Tampa office. In this role he manages a staff of technical personnel in five departments: Traffic Engineering, Highway Engineering, Water Resources, Surveying, and Environmental Engineering. His responsibilities have included coordination, making sure resources are properly managed, and ensuring that quality is maintained at a high level.

Category 1 - General Engineering

Stephen Brletic, PE | Civil Design Engineer | Mr. Brletic has 10 years of experience in land development engineering. His project experiences include design, permitting, and cost estimating for a wide range of projects, including residential subdivisions, commercial developments, and government facilities. He routinely performs the functions necessary to design and permit site, roadway, stormwater, and utility projects and is proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Michael Vermillion, PE | Senior Roadway Engineer | Mr. Vermillion has over 20 years of experience, which includes roadway reconstruction, widening, and resurfacing design, ADA improvements, and plans reviews. His design background includes roadway design, temporary traffic control, specifications, cost estimating, ADA improvements, and roadway and traffic safety improvements. Mr. Vermillion also has experience with the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) performing bi-annual roadway condition inventories and worked in-house at FDOT District 1 as a design engineer and roadway plans reviewer where he performed quality control reviews and constructability analysis.

Marci Forbes, PE | Senior Construction Manager | Ms. Forbes has over 14 years of collective construction quality control, construction engineering, and design experience; having served as Engineer of Record (EOR) or Project Engineer on projects ranging from roadway milling and resurfacing to full roadway reconstruction with pipeline and drainage structure installations.

She has managed all phases of construction materials testing including contract preparation/change order negotiation, claims management, field and laboratory material testing, field inspections, material sampling and field/laboratory testing, and project close out. Field and laboratory material testing have included asphalt, concrete, and earthwork testing in accordance with FDOT Specifications. Based on her extensive working knowledge of hot mix asphalt (HMA), she has also provided professional opinion reviews for failed asphalt roadways. She has also successfully managed and maintained a FDOT certified laboratory and a team of FDOT CTQP certified technicians. Ms. Forbes serves as a key staff member responsible for our constructability analysis and value engineering.

Category 2 - Transportation Engineering

Robin Hernandez, PE | Senior Roadway Engineer | Ms. Hernandez has 17 years of experience in civil engineering design and project management. She has managed multiple task-based contracts and roadway improvement projects for Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, City of Tampa, and the FDOT. Her design background includes roadway and pavement design, temporary traffic control, ADA improvements, roadway and traffic safety improvements, and cost estimating. Robin is currently the Contract Manager for Hillsborough County’s Miscellaneous Professional Services for Transportation Development & Design Engineering Services where JMT is the lead consultant. Under this contract, she has successfully delivered 12 resurfacing projects including four that utilized full depth pavement reclamation as the pavement rehabilitation method. All these projects have been delivered on-time and under budget. Seven of these projects have been successfully constructed with no issues, and the other five will be constructed soon. In addition to her strong roadway design background, Robin is considered an expert in the study and development of roadway safety improvements, including project life cycle cost analysis. Over the past eight years, she has assisted FDOT Districts 1 and 3 and Hillsborough County with the development of a safety program that has resulted in the design and construction of hundreds of projects directly targeting roadway safety. Robin also serves as JMT Florida’s Quality Manager where she is responsible for our overall quality control program and the quality of our deliverables and services.

Sara Beresheim, PE, PTOE | Senior Traffic Engineer | Ms. Beresheim has 19 years of experience in the design and production of signing and pavement marking, signalization, ITS, and lighting plans, as well as performing numerous traffic and safety studies. Her background also includes ADA reviews, plans and report preparation, and quality control reviews. She has completed numerous traffic studies, including signal warrant studies, intersection safety and operations studies, arterial safety and operations studies, signal retiming studies, advisory speed studies, lighting analyses, and fatal crash and high crash location reviews. Sara is currently the Project Manager for the Districtwide Safety Studies and Minor Design Services contract with FDOT District 7 and the Miscelleanous Traffic Engineering Services contract with Hillsborough County. Ms. Beresheim specializes in the use of the Highway Safety Manual and is an expert in the traffic safety field. She has assisted government agencies in developing safety programs that require systemwide safety analyses, countermeasure selection, development of conceptual designs, cost estimating, benefit/cost analyses, cost control, and project life cycle cost analysis.

Arpita Guha, PE, PTOE | Senior Traffic Engineer | Ms. Guha is a traffic engineer with 17 years of experience in traffic planning and analysis. Her expertise includes traffic studies (signal warrants, data collection, future year design alternatives, speed/travel time studies), data collection hardware and software, and traffic modeling software (HCS+, Synchro / SimTraffic, Corsim, Sidra). Arpita leads all Preliminary Engineering Report tasks and PD&E tasks including project traffic modeling.

Category 4 - Stormwater Engineering

Derek Doughty, PE, CFM, D.WRE, ENV SP | Senior Drainage Engineer | Mr. Doughty has over 33 years of diversified civil engineering experience, including 26 years in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of stormwater conveyance systems and management facilities. Derek has extensive experience in watershed management, water resources master planning, and land engineering, planning and design. His responsibilities have included project management, lead technical engineer, and project engineer while involved in planning, design, and permitting for a wide range of public and private projects. Throughout Derek’s career, he has had the opportunity to utilize numerous computer modeling programs designed to perform hydrologic and hydraulic calculations for a variety of purposes. EPA SWMM, HCSWMM, XPSWMM, AdICPR, HEC-2, HEC-RAS, MODRET, TR-55, and QUAL 2E are some of the more familiar models he has utilized to prepare basin master plans and analyze and design stormwater management systems. More recent efforts have been focused on Peer Review and extension of staff services to provide value engineering and quality control.

Robert Dvorak, PE | Senior Drainage Engineer | Mr. Dvorak is responsible for water resource projects in Florida and serves as project manager for a wide range and variety of projects. He has extensive experience in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and design using SWMM, HCSWMM, XP-SWMM, ICPR, HEC-1, and HEC-2/HEC-RAS. He has 34 years of professional civil engineering experience, all in the state of Florida. Mr. Dvorak has recently worked with both Pinellas County and SWFWMD through general service contracts as an extension of their staff providing quality control. He also worked for SWFWMD as a regulatory reviewer early in his career. His experience with the implementation of local and state regulations has enhanced his ability to expedite the permitting process with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the regional Water Management Districts (WMD’s), and the FDOT which provides significant cost control and value engineering to every project.

He has recently worked in Pinellas County with Development Review Services reviewing site plan submittals.

Steven Collins, PE, PhD | Senior Drainage Engineer | Dr. Collins has 15 years of experience in water resource engineering for federal, state, and local projects. His experience includes stormwater management ESD & BMP designs, watershed assessments and planning, TMDL/WIP/MS4 compliance, erosion and sediment control, stream restoration and stabilization, wetland mitigation, landscape design, hydrologic/hydraulic and sediment transport modeling, suspended and bedload sediment sampling, groundwater and stream gage installation and monitoring, construction inspection, cost estimating, water quality analyses, and natural resource inventories. He has published on geospatial analysis of wetlands and rare species, and he has experience conducting rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species and habitat surveys/assessments. He has experience using ArcGIS 10.x, HEC-1, HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HSPF, EPA-SWMM, GISHydro2000, TR-20, TR-55, HY-8, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and MicroStation. His master's thesis focused on quantifying nutrient dynamics in southern Florida waterways, and his doctorate investigated predictive modeling of benthic organisms in all rivers and streams throughout the northeastern U.S.

using climatic, watershed, and riparian predictors.

Steven Edinger, PE | Drainage Engineer | Mr. Edinger graduated with a specialization in watersheds and water resources. His responsibilities include field investigations, storm water management, erosion and sediment control, drainage analysis, and hydraulic designs. Mr. Edinger has worked extensively with Hillsborough County, several Community Development Districts (CDDs) in Florida, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

Category 6 - Water and Wastewater Engineering

Michael Luning, PE | Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer | Mr. Luning has 40 years of experience in the planning, regulation, design, cost estimating, construction, operation, and maintenance of water and wastewater distribution, storage, collection, and treatment facilities. He has managed a variety of complex, multidisciplinary water and wastewater projects, including those involved with water and wastewater system planning and mapping and has included project life cycle cost analysis and value engineering of alternate alignments. Mr. Luning has worked with many municipal, state, and federal clients, including Tampa Bay Water, VDOT, NAVFAC, and COE.

Category 10 - Registered Surveying and Mapping

David Stickles, PSM | Senior Surveyor | Mr. Stickles has more than 27 years of experience in all aspects of Surveying and Subsurface Utility Exploration. His experience includes boundary and topographic surveys, construction stakeout, hydrographic surveys, aerial photogrammetry, terrestrial HD scanning, UAS, as well as utility designating and locating for numerous projects throughout the United States. He is familiar with the latest technologies and innovations in Surveying and SUE including GPS, hi-definition scanning and robotic total stations, UAS (drones), detection of underground utilities, and vacuum based excavation.

David Puigdomenech, PSM | Senior Surveyor | Mr. Puigdomenech has over 33 years of progressive experience in all aspects of surveying and related areas throughout the west coast of Florida. His experience is all-inclusive, from design and boundary surveys to right of way mapping and project close out with development of as-built drawings. He is proficient in Microstation and AutoCAD Civil 3D. In addition to serving as project surveyor, he also supervises JMT’s survey crews.

Danny Polk, PLS | Senior Surveyor | Mr. Polk has more than 49 years of progressive experience in all aspects of surveying and related areas throughout the west coast of Florida. Mr.

Polk’s experience is all-inclusive, from design and boundary surveys to right-of-way mapping and project management. He serves as Survey Program Director at JMT Tampa office, with responsibility for field and office production.

Mr. Quevedo has 19 years of experience in managing a staff of technical personnel performing traffic operational and safety studies, ADA assessments, signing and pavement marking design, signalization design, ITS design, and lighting design.

His responsibilities have included coordination with clients, field reviews, plans and report preparation and quality assurance. His experience includes numerous traffic studies, covering signal warrants, intersection safety and operations, arterial safety and operations, four-way stop warrants, signal retiming, speed, delay, and fatal crash and high crash location reviews. He also has experience with signing and pavement marking, signalization, ITS and lighting design, as well as the development of plans using MicroStation CADD and GuidSign. Mr. Quevedo is well versed in current ADA standards and criteria; has completed ADA reviews on hundreds of projects including plans review and field assessments.

Miscellaneous Traffic Engineering Services. Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT was selected to provide studies and design for traffic safety and operations for roads and streets under Hillsborough County’s Miscellaneous Traffic Engineering Services contract. Recent tasks performed throughout the County include Signal Warrant Study, Network Safety Study, Crosswalk Study, Pedestrian Crosswalk Signal Design, Temporary Traffic Control Plans, and Lighting Studies.

Miscellaneous Professional Services for Transportation Development & Design Engineering Services. Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Traffic Engineer. This contract is a 3-year, $3 million agreement with the County. JMT has been under similar contracts with Hillsborough County continuously for nearly 20 years. Task work orders are issued from various sections within the Hillsborough County Public Works Department. Recent assignments have included preliminary engineering reports, traffic studies and operational analysis, roadway resurfacing, ADA and safety reviews, intersection improvements and design, roundabout design, traffic operations design, signal installation, drainage improvements, construction inspection, and master planning for sidewalk and intersection improvement programs.

Miscellaneous Professional Engineering for Bicycle and Pedestrians. Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT was selected to provide Hillsborough County with bicycle and pedestrian related support including the design of multi-use trails, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes, as well as safety improvements identified through the Safe Routes to School program. These improvements include shoulder widening and the installation of sidewalks near schools. Another assignment under this contract included sidewalk feasibility studies for 46 locations within the County to assess the needs and feasibility for pedestrian safety improvements.

Districtwide Safety Studies and Minor Design. FDOT District 7. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT is providing studies and design for traffic safety projects and operational improvements for roads and streets under this FDOT District 7 Safety Studies and Minor Design Services contract.

Services JMT has performed under this contract include safety studies, road safety audits, before-after studies, bicycle and pedestrian safety action plans, and minor design services. Recent tasks performed throughout the District include: Engineering Support services; Severe Crash Location Reviews; Road Safety Audits and Safety Assessment Reports; Pasco Countywide Bicycle Safety Action Plan; Corridor Lighting Prioritization Safety Reviews and Studies; Pedestrian/Bicycle

Engineering Safety Initiative; Construction Cost Estimates and Conceptual Plans; Mid-Block Crossing Studies; and Analyses for Additional Crossings at Signalized Intersections.

Districtwide Safety Study and Minor Design. FDOT District 1. Project Manager. JMT was selected to perform traffic safety studies in support of the District 1 HSIP program. This has included data collection, safety studies, lighting justification reports, and benefit-cost/net present value analyses to determine if a candidate project qualifies for HSIP funding.

Districtwide Safety Studies. FDOT District 3. Project Manager for this Districtwide contract to perform traffic safety studies in support of the District 3 HSIP Program. This has included a comprehensive safety study of I-10 with a focus on recommendations to reduce the number of lane departure crashes along the corridor. A more detailed study at the ramp of I-10 and I-110 interchange in Escambia County was also conducted to determine if geometric modifications can be made to the interchange ramps.

General Engineering Consultant, Districtwide, FL. FDOT District 3. Interim District Safety Engineer and Traffic Safety Lead.

Provided traffic safety engineering services to the District. The primary role included assisting in the development and programming of HSIP projects; developing conceptual designs, cost estimates and contract scope of service; and serving as Project Managers to efficiently deliver the work program.

PROJECT MANAGER

Sergio Quevedo, PE, PTOE

Education

MS / Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 2001

BS / Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 2000

Registration

Professional Engineer:

FL 63084

Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) 2291

Years of Experience

Software Expertise

ADA Standards and Criteria MicroStation CADD

GuidSign Transyt-7F

CORSIM

SYNCHRO

SimTraffic

General Engineering Services, Districtwide, FL, FDOT District 1. Lead ADA Reviewer.

Directed more than 200 projects throughout District 1 (Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, DeSoto, Glades and Okeechobee Counties), which included reviewing resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation (3R), capacity and safety and Local Agency Program projects, among others. ADA reviews assured that criteria found in the PROWAG, FDOT Design Standards and MUTCD were followed.

I-275 (SR 93)/Kennedy Boulevard Off-Ramp (NB Exit Ramp to SR 60) Intersection Improvements, Tampa, FL. FDOT District 7. Traffic Design Lead and Engineer-of-Record. The project included reconstructing the ramps utilizing concrete and asphalt pavement. Responsibilities on this project included project management, coordination with FDOT engineers, supervision of design staff, field reviews, the design of sign panels and placement of signs. Also, assistance in plans production, preparation of engineer’s estimate and post-design services for the signing and pavement markings along this 0.8-mile interstate project that included combining the existing exit ramps to Kennedy Boulevard and SR 60 into a single dual-lane exit ramp and relocating the exit terminal west of the existing ramps.

SR 574 from Highview Road to Parsons Avenue Widening, Seffner, FL. FDOT District 7. Traffic Design Lead and Engineer-of- Record. Traffic Engineering Lead and Signing and Pavement Marking Engineer-of-Record for the 0.9-mile reconstruction of a three-lane rural section into a five-lane urban section within a narrow commercial corridor. This design accommodated a multitude of underground utilities, access management points and provided three stormwater management ponds with a closed drainage system permitted through SWFWMD.

SR 699 (Gulf Boulevard) from 100th Avenue to SR 688 (Walsingham Road), Pinellas County, FL. FDOT District 7. Engineer-of- Record. The project included the design of the signing and pavement markings as part of the raised median islands that were installed within the existing two-way left turn lane for this pedestrian improvement project. The scope of work included construction of pedestrian mid-block crossing, the addition of a left-turn lane, milling and resurfacing and public involvement with a virtual public hearing compliant with state regulations.

I-75 (SR 93) at US 301 and SR 70 Design-Build Interchange Improvements, Manatee County, FL, FDOT District 1. Traffic Design Lead and Engineer-of-Record. The project consisted of widening the northbound exit ramp with concrete to provide triple left-turn lanes.

Widening US 301 with asphalt to provide dual left-turn lanes to the southbound entrance ramp, widening the southbound entrance ramp with concrete to accept the dual left-turn lanes, and widening westbound US 301 at 51st Avenue and 60th Avenue to provide an additional through lane. The SR 70 improvements consisted of widening the southbound exit ramp to provide an additional lane and providing triple right-turn lanes to westbound SR 70.

Waters Avenue from Sheldon Road to Florida Avenue, Hillsborough County, FL. Project Engineer and Engineer-of-Record.

Developed a preliminary engineering report, pedestrian and bicycle activity study, and design along 7.5 miles of Waters Avenue. The project included widening options to add bicycle lanes and an assessment of ADA and access management issues along the corridor;

that resulted in two intersection improvement projects at Savarese Circle and Armenia Avenue plus the restriping of Waters Avenue from Pinehurst Drive to Dale Mabry Highway.

Wekiva Section 7B from Orange Boulevard to Oregon Road, Seminole County, FL. FDOT District 5. Senior Traffic Engineer for the widening and reconstruction of SR 46 to a six-lane divided urban roadway. This project will provide the last link in the Wekiva Parkway regional improvements that will upgrade SR 46 and provide connections between Wekiva Section 7A to the west and the I- 4/SR 46 interchange. The project typical section consists of a raised median, three travel lanes in each direction, turn lanes, bike lanes, drainage improvements, and sidewalks. This contract also includes signalization of four intersections, CAP Level 3 Public Involvement, utility coordination, and environmental permitting with FDEP and ACOE.

Loxahatchee Road from Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR 7/US-441. FDOT District 4. Senior Traffic Engineer for this project which involves reconstruction of Loxahatchee Road from Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR 7/US 441 to accommodate 11 lanes, 5-ft bike lanes in each direction, and sidewalk on the south side. Loxahatchee Road is an existing 2-lane rural sections that is

6.2 miles long. Project challenges include accommodating three (3) round-a-bouts within limited right-of-way, maintaining traffic during construction, and coordination between the various stakeholders (FDOT, City of Parkland, Broward County, adjacent construction projects). Wetlands were delineated on Loxahatchee Road from Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR 7/US-441. Team biologists coordinated with design engineers to assure minimization of impacts to wetlands, protected species, and secondary impacts.

SR 5 North of George Bush Blvd to North C-16 Canal. FDOT District 4. Senior Traffic Engineer for this 3R project proposes milling and resurfacing to extend the life of the pavement, ADA upgrades, signing, pavement markings, signalization and safety improvements.

Ms. Hernandez has 17 years of experience in civil engineering design and project management. She has managed multiple task-based contracts and roadway improvement projects for FDOT, Pinellas County, and Hillsborough County. Her design background includes roadway and pavement design, temporary traffic control, specifications, cost estimation, ADA improvements and roadway and traffic safety improvements. Ms. Hernandez also has experience on road safety audits, preliminary engineering reports, and safety analysis reports.

Miscellaneous Professional Services for Transportation Development & Design Engineering Services, Hillsborough County, FL. Project Manager. JMT’s Miscellaneous Professional Services for Transportation Development & Design Engineering Services contract with Hillsborough County is a 3-year, $3 million agreement. JMT has been under similar contracts with Hillsborough County continuously for nearly 20 years. Task work orders are issued from various sections within the Hillsborough County Public Works Department. Recent assignments have included roadway resurfacing and ADA and safety reviews, intersection improvements and design, traffic operations design, drainage improvements, construction inspection, and master planning for sidewalk and intersection improvement programs.

• Lula Road Resurfacing from Beach Avenue to US 41 – Preliminary Engineering Report and final design plans for pavement resurfacing

• Lithia Springs Road Resurfacing from Park Entrance to Lithia Pinecrest Road – This rural two-lane resurfacing project included a PER of the corridor along with a safety and ADA review.

Recommendations were made regarding clear zone and other roadside hazards in addition to ADA, signing, and full depth pavement reclamation improvement

• Boyette Road Resurfacing from Rhodine Road to Lithia Pinecrest Road – Preliminary Engineering Report and final design plans for full depth reclamation of pavement

• Bay to Bay Boulevard from Dale Mabry Highway to Bayshore Boulevard – This urban five-lane resurfacing project included a PER of the corridor along with a safety and ADA review.

Recommendations were made regarding utilities and pedestrian signal improvements in addition to ADA, signing, and pavement milling and resurfacing improvements. This project was designed in conjunction with the City of Tampa.

• Hillsborough County Resource Recovery Facility – This study involved the internal roadway and safety improvements at the facility along with a signal warrant analysis to help the trucks have better access and alleviate congestion within the facility.

• Armenia Avenue at Barclay Road Intersection Improvements – Preliminary Engineering Report for intersection analysis of signal installation and roundabout construction. JMT is currently designing the roundabout and coordinating the acquisition of additional right-of-way.

• Park Road at Jim Johnson Road Intersection Improvements – Preliminary Engineering Report for intersection analysis of signal installation or roundabout construction

• Riverview Drive at US 301 – This intersection improvement included a PER to analyze options for an additional southbound left turn lane.

• US 41 at Sunset Lane Intersection Improvements – Preliminary Engineering Report for additional left turn lane on Sunset Lane

• Riverview Drive at US 301 – This intersection improvement included a PER to analyze options for an additional southbound left turn lane. The widening of Riverview Dr will include significant right of way acquisition and utility adjustments. These improvements are being designed by JMT in conjunction with FDOT’s signal improvements within the intersection. This project is in the right of way acquisition phase.

• Big Bend Road at Summerfield Crossings Boulevard – Intersection improvements that are being designed by JMT include the addition of a signal and turn lane improvements. The design includes survey, roadway, signalization, signing and pavement marking, fiber interconnect, and drainage design services.

• Nature’s Way Boulevard Corridor Improvements – This 1.5-mile design project involves reducing a four-lane undivided stretch of Nature’s Way Blvd to a two-lane divided roadway with a designated bicycle lane. The raised median will include irrigation sleeves for the homeowner’s association to install landscaping in the future.

• Traffic Study for Hillsborough County Resource Recovery Facility – This study involved the internal roadway and safety improvements at the facility along with a signal warrant analysis to help the trucks have better access and alleviate congestion within the facility.

Miscellaneous Professional Engineering for Bicycle and Pedestrians, Hillsborough County, FL. Contract Manager. JMT was selected to provide Hillsborough County with bicycle and pedestrian related support including the design of multi-use trails, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes, as well as safety improvements identified through the Safe Routes to School program. These improvements include shoulder widening and the installation of sidewalks near schools. Another assignment under this contract included sidewalk feasibility studies for 46 locations within the County to assess the needs and feasibility for pedestrian safety improvements.

SENIOR ROADWAY

ENGINEER

Robin Hernandez, PE

Education

BS / Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, Registration

Professional Engineer

FL 68411

Years of Experience

Certifications

FDOT Specifications Package Preparation

FDOT Advanced Maintenance Traffic

FDOT Americans with Disabilities Act for Designers

Safety Studies and Minor Design, Districtwide, FL, FDOT District 7. Senior Roadway Engineer.

JMT is providing studies and design for traffic safety projects and operational improvements under this contract. Recent tasks include Engineering Support Services, Severe Crash Location Reviews, Road Safety Audits and Safety Assessment Reports, Pasco Countywide Bicycle Safety Action Plan, Corridor Lighting Prioritization Safety Reviews & Studies, Pedestrian/Bicycle Engineering Safety Initiative, Mid-Block Crossing Studies, and Analyses for Additional Crossings at Signalized Intersections. Design tasks include Dale Mabry Highway Lighting, Signal installation at SR 574 (MLK) at 26th Street, Hillsborough Avenue HAWK installation, and US 19 Pedestrian Improvements.

Safety Study and Minor Design, Districtwide, FL, FDOT District 1. Roadway Engineer. JMT was selected to perform traffic safety studies in support of the District 1 HSIP program. This has included data collection, safety studies, lighting justification reports, and benefit-cost/net present value analyses to determine if a candidate project qualifies for HSIP funding.

Traffic Safety Studies, Districtwide, FL, FDOT District 1. Roadway Engineer. Responsible for roadway safety analysis in support of arterial safety studies, intersection safety analyses, pedestrian and bicycle safety studies and ADA reviews. Responsibilities include field assessments, conceptual design development, construction cost estimating, and benefit-cost analysis.

Districtwide Traffic Safety Studies, FDOT District 3, Senior Roadway Engineer. This has included a comprehensive safety study of I-10 with a focus on recommendations to reduce the number of lane departure crashes along the corridor. A more detailed study at the I-10 and I-110 interchange in Escambia County was also conducted to determine if geometric modifications can be made to the interchange ramps. In addition, multiple studies are completed each year to identify safety improvements within the District that can be Federally Funded. These include pedestrian improvements, installation of medians, shoulder widening, or installation of bicycle lanes.

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581) Widening, Tampa, FL, FDOT District 7 and Hillsborough County Public Works. Project Manager and Roadway Design Engineer. This project included the reconstruction of CR 581 within the limited access right-of-way (ROW) limits. Reconstruction included the corridor from a four-lane to an eight-lane roadway for consistency between Bearss Avenue and County Line Road in New Tampa. This portion of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard was constructed in conjunction with I-75 reconstruction in conjunction with FDOT District 7. In addition to project management, responsibilities included quantity estimation, computation book, pavement design, and electronic delivery. Also responsible for providing post-design services during construction of CR 581 at I-75.

Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (CR 581) Widening, Tampa, FL, Hillsborough County, FL. Project Manager and Engineer-of-Record.

This project involved the reconstruction of CR 581 from Pebble Creek Drive to County Line Road (Segment D) and includes reconstruction of the corridor from a four lane to an eight-lane roadway for consistency between Bearss Avenue and County Line Road in New Tampa.

CR 578 (County Line Road) from Suncoast Parkway to US 41 at Ayres Road, Hernando County, FL, FDOT District 7. Engineer-of-Record. This project consisted of the new alignment that was being designed from Suncoast Parkway to east of US 41 at Ayers Road along a hurricane evacuation route in Hernando County. Ms. Hernandez was responsible for horizontal and vertical geometry along with coordination with other disciplines and consultants. The project also included a new side street connection and a new connection with US 41 resulting in intersection improvements and a new drainage system throughout the corridor.

Miscellaneous Traffic Engineering Services, Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Roadway Engineer. JMT was selected to provide studies and design for traffic safety and operations for roads and streets under Hillsborough County’s Miscellaneous Traffic Engineering Services contract. Recent tasks performed throughout the County include Signal Warrant Study, Network Safety Study, Crosswalk Study, Pedestrian Crosswalk Signal Design, Temporary Traffic Control Plans, and Lighting Studies.

Miscellaneous Professional Engineering for Pavement Management Services, Hillsborough County (with KCA). Project Manager.

JMT provided a field review and inspection of sidewalk locations within seven neighborhoods identified to be resurfaced (Approximately 22.8 miles of sidewalk) as a sub to KCA. This task included identifying and documenting sidewalk deficiencies such as major cracking or damaged slabs, identifying and documenting curb ramps that are not ADA compliant. GPS locations of the identified deficiencies were provided, and preparing a summary of the findings including pictures, locations, length and widths, thickness of vertical displacements, etc. Submitting a report that includes the summary and repair recommendations, quantities, and a cost estimate of the recommendations.

CCNA Intersection Projects, Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Roadway Engineer. JMT is providing survey; data collection; traffic operation studies; roadway, drainage, signing and pavement marking, and signalization design; environmental permitting; and post design services for this contract. The purpose of this project is to comprehensively evaluate multiple intersections and document information necessary to reach a decision on the feasibility, operations, and conceptual design that will meet the goals of the Vision Statement. The six intersections are Bearss Avenue at Florida Avenue; Bearss Avenue at Zambito Road; Ehrlich Road at Hutchison Road; Himes Avenue at Idlewild Avenue; Himes Avenue at Busch Boulevard; and Himes Avenue at Waters Avenue.

Tampa Bay Boulevard Linear Park, Tampa, FL, City of Tampa, FL. Project Manager. JMT provided design, permitting, and construction phase services for roadway improvements and streetscape for Tampa Bay Boulevard between Lois Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway as identified in the Drew Park CRA Masterplan. This included turning the wide median into a walkable linear park by adding sidewalk, benches, lighting, and historic markers.

Mrs. Beresheim has 19 years of experience in the design and production of signing and pavement marking, signalization, ITS, and lighting plans, as well as performing numerous traffic and safety studies. Her background includes ADA reviews, plans and report preparation, and quality assurance reviews. She has completed numerous traffic studies, including signal warrant studies, intersection safety and operations studies, arterial safety and operations studies, signal retiming studies, advisory speed studies, lighting analyses, and fatal crash and high crash location reviews. In addition to the specific project experiences listed below, Ms. Beresheim specializes in the use of the Highway Safety Manual and is proficient in the use of software, such as MicroStation CADD, GuidSign, Synchro, SimTraffic, and Highway Capacity Software.

Districtwide Safety Studies and Minor Design, FDOT District 7. Project Manager. JMT is providing studies and design for traffic safety projects and operational improvements under this contract. Recent tasks include Engineering Support Services, Severe Crash Location Reviews, Road Safety Audits and Safety Assessment Reports, Pasco Countywide Bicycle Safety Action Plan, Corridor Lighting Prioritization Safety Reviews & Studies, Pedestrian/Bicycle Engineering Safety Initiative, Mid-Block Crossing Studies, and Analyses for Additional Crossings at Signals. Design tasks include Dale Mabry Highway Lighting, Signal installation at SR 574/MLK at 26th Street, Hillsborough Avenue HAWK Installation, and US 19 Pedestrian Improvements.

Districtwide Safety Study and Minor Design, FDOT District 1. Senior Traffic Engineer for this Districtwide contract to perform traffic safety studies in support of the District 1 HSIP program.

This has included data collection, safety studies, lighting justification reports, and benefit-cost/net present value analyses to determine if a candidate project qualifies for HSIP funding.

Miscellaneous Traffic Engineering Services, Hillsborough County, FL. Project Manager. JMT was selected to provide studies and design for traffic safety and operations for roads and streets under this contract for Hillsborough County. Recent tasks performed for the County include:

• Signal Warrant Studies | Performed Signal Warrant studies for several intersections including

Tarpon Springs Road at Patterson Road, Big Bend Road at Clement Pride Boulevard, Riverview Drive at 78th Street, Lutz Lake Fern Road at Cypress Green Drive, Bearss Avenue at Smitter Road, and Boyette Road at St. Stephen Circle. Activities included data collection, field reviews, crash analysis, intersection delay studies, signal warrant analysis, roundabout screening, and recommendations provided in a signed and sealed final report.

• Network Safety Studies | Completed a Before/After Safety Study for the Fletcher Ave Complete Streets project which included pedestrian counts, safety analysis, travel time analysis, and presentation. Performed a safety study for the Carrollwood Village community. This included origin-destination analysis, roundabout assessments, speed studies, and a safety assessment.

• Pedestrian Crossing Studies | Performed crossing studies along Countryway Boulevard, Symmes Road, Gunn Highway, Lutz Lake Fern Road, 78th Street at Flower Avenue, and 14th Avenue SE at 21st Street SE. Activities included collecting pedestrian and bicycle volume data, field reviews, crash analysis, qualitative assessment, and recommendations provided in a signed and sealed final report.

• Pedestrian Crosswalk Signal Designs | Completed the design on a midblock crosswalk along Pebble Beach Boulevard in Sun City Center. This included the design of a double arm mast arm signal with audible pedestrian signals, new curb ramps, and pedestrian lighting. Completed the design of a RRFB pedestrian crossing along Summerfield Road at Lake Lucaya Drive in Riverview.

• Temporary Traffic Control Plans | Produced temporary traffic control plans for the following locations in support of the County’s construction activities: Knights Griffin Road, Forbes Road, Sydney Dover Road, Ehrlich Road, and Gallagher Road. Also assisted with production of TTCPs for the Brandon Half Marathon.

• Lighting Studies | Performed lighting investigations and lighting studies for many locations throughout Hillsborough County including school bus stop locations, commercial and residential areas, and USF in support of the County Streetlight Maintenance Program. Studies included field reviews, crash analysis, and lighting recommendations. Prepared a Lighting Justification Report for Progress Boulevard/Bloomingdale Avenue.

A/E Professional Services As-Needed, City of Tampa, FL. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT is providing as-needed professional engineering services to the City of Tampa that includes various traffic operations and safety studies (signal warrant analyses, left turn phasing analyses, intersection safety analyses), traffic modeling and forecasting, data collection, crash analyses, public outreach, traffic design, roadway design, drainage design, utility coordination, cost estimates, project development support, project prioritization, and network screening.

Districtwide Traffic Operations Studies, FL. FDOT District 1. Project Engineer. Development of more than 350 traffic studies and data collection activities throughout District 1 (Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, DeSoto, Glades and Okeechobee Counties). These included numerous signal warrant studies, left turn phase justification analyses, intersection

SENIOR TRAFFIC

ENGINEER

Sara Beresheim, PE, PTOE

Education

BS / Civil Engineering, University of Florida, Registration

Professional Engineer:

FL 63951

Professional Traffic Operations Engineer

(PTOE) 2320

Years of Experience delay studies, speed studies and turning movement counts. Responsibilities on this project included performing field reviews, traffic analyses and report preparation.

General Engineering Consultant, FL, FDOT District 3. Quality Control Plans Review Support. Assisted bringing to completion numerous projects for the Work Program within District 3. Responsibilities include reviewing construction and permit plans for signing and pavement marking, traffic signalization, signal interconnect, lighting, and lighting justification reports for completeness and conformance to applicable standards, policies, design criteria, and best design and construction practices.

Districtwide Safety Design (Off-System), Lake City, FL, FDOT District 2. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT has a districtwide contract with FDOT District 2 to address safety improvements, intersection improvements, resurfacing, lane widenings, sidewalks, signing and pavement marking, and guardrail upgrades throughout the District. Recent projects include: Safe Routes to School, Archer, FL; Safe Routes to School, Mayo, FL; and Normandy Road and Chaffee Road Intersection Improvements, Jacksonville, FL.

SR 60 from Valrico Road to Dover Road, Brandon, FL, FDOT District 7. Traffic Design Lead. Responsibilities included the design of five box span signals, lighting, signing and pavement markings for the signalization; for the widening of SR 60 from a four-lane divided urban arterial to a six-lane divided urban typical section.

SR 52 (Schrader Highway), Pasco County, FL, FDOT District 7. Traffic Design Lead. This arterial widening project involved widening SR 52 from a two-lane rural undivided to an interim four-lane divided rural typical section, including signing and pavement marking plans from East of US 41 (SR 41) to West of CR 581 (Bellamy Brothers).

US 92 at Gallagher Road Intersection Improvements, Hillsborough County, FL. Traffic Engineer. JMT developed a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for improvements at the intersection of US 92 and Gallagher Road, south of Strawberry Crest High School.

The purpose of this PER was to determine the preferred intersection improvement option for the southern leg of the project intersection.

Miscellaneous Professional Services for Bicycle and Pedestrians, Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT is providing Hillsborough County with bicycle and pedestrian related support including the design of multi-use trails, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes, as well as safety improvements identified through the Safe Routes to School program. These improvements include shoulder widening and the installation of sidewalks near schools. Another assignment under this contract included sidewalk feasibility studies for 46 locations within the County to assess the needs and feasibility for pedestrian safety improvements.

CCNA Intersection Projects, Hillsborough County, FL. Senior Traffic Engineer. JMT is providing survey; data collection; traffic operation studies; roadway, drainage, signing and pavement marking, and signalization design; environmental permitting; and post design services for this contract. The purpose of this project is to comprehensively evaluate multiple intersections within the County and document information necessary to reach a decision on the feasibility, operations, and conceptual design that will meet the goals of the Vision Statement.