New_Smyrna_Beach_RSQ_10-22_-_SurvTech_Solutions_Response_20220419.pdf

Response to Notice ID: REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTINUING

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: RSQ 10-22

GENERAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING FIRMS

Response Due Date: April 19, 2022

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Utilities Commission, City of New Smyrna Beach, FL SurvTech Solutions, Inc.

Attn: Maureen Lynch, CPPB – Procurement Manager 123 Commerce Way 200 Canal Street Sanford, FL 32771 New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168 Telephone: (407) 379-7921 i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER LETTER / STATEMENT OF INTEREST

QUALIFICATIONS DATA:

CONSULTANT’S UNDERSTANDING:

STAFFING REQUIREMENTS

LOCATION

FINANCIAL STABILITY

INSURANCE

OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE: SEMINOLE COUNTY (SANFORD), FLORIDA

REFERENCES

OTHER INFORMATION:

FORMS AND SIGNED ADDENDUM

SurvTech Solutions, Inc. Web: www.survtechsolutions.com

COVER LETTER / STATEMENT OF INTEREST

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Maureen Lynch, CPPB Procurement Manager Utilities Commission City of New Smyrna Beach, FL 200 Canal Street New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168

RE: REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES; RSQ 05-21

Dear Ms. Lynch, On behalf of our team, SurvTech Solutions, Inc. (SurvTech) would like to thank you for the opportunity to submit the attached response to the request for qualifications. We understand that it is a necessity for the Utility Commission for the City of New Smyrna Beach to hire qualified surveying and mapping (geospatial) firms to support its mission of providing electric, water, wastewater, and reuse water services to approximately 27,000 customers.

Authorized Individuals - The following individuals are authorized to make representations for the firm and be notified of the award:

Principal in Charge– David J. O’Brien, Jr., PSM, President 10220 US Highway 92 East, Tampa, Florida 33610 • 813-621-4929 • dobrien@survtechsolutions.com

Program Lead/Project Manager – Ryan Fowler, PSM 123 Commerce Way, Sanford, Florida 32771 • 407-379-7921 • rfowler@survtechsolutions.com Why Choose SurvTech Solutions?

Ownership & Commitment to Clients – SurvTech is 100% owned and managed by professional surveyors and mappers, who are committed to performing quality work on time and budget.

Quality, Schedule, and Value – Our team provides the highest quality service by focusing purely on surveying, mapping, and utilizing a combination of innovation and “old school” surveying procedures. As a small business headquartered in Florida, our reputation is our livelihood. We meet our commitments!

Knowledge, Education, Experience, Training & Innovation - Our team puts emphasis on education, experience, and training as evidenced by the number of college graduates on staff. Our commitment to education and fiscal accountability has allowed us to technologically advance while maintaining quality.

Professionalism, Safety, & Commitment to Employees – Our commitment to professionalism and safety is unmatched in the industry. Our people are all background checked, drug tested, and have numerous safety certifications. They in turn are rewarded for their diligence and hard work, through profit sharing. Our people make the difference for our clients!

http://www.survtechsolutions.com/ mailto:dobrien@survtechsolutions.com mailto:dobrien@survtechsolutions.com mailto:rfowler@survtechsolutions.com

Expertise with Difficult Surveying– SurvTech offers expertise in fractional sections, island surveys, riparian boundaries, submerged and swamp lands, and sovereign boundaries.

Office Location – SurvTech’s Sanford’s office is only 34 miles from the Utilities Commission office at 200 Canal Street. The program manager who will be supporting this contract is Mr. Ryan Fowler, whose office has approximately 10 full time surveying and subsurface utility employees.

SurvTech’s Commitment Surveying & Mapping (Geospatial) Firm – In typical architecture and engineering firms, surveying contracts can be overshadowed by larger and more lucrative A/E contracts. SurvTech is 100% owned and managed by professional surveyors and mappers who are professionally and personally invested in our clients’ needs.

SurvTech’s Mission – “To better the lives of our employees, who in return will make the difference for our clients”. SurvTech’s mission is based on a commitment to our employees, clients, and community. Our commitment to our people inspires them to exceed the expectations of our clients, daily.

SurvTech’s Core Values - Commitment is based on the integrity to honor promises made. Our firm is built around the following core principles:

The welfare of our employees The integrity of our company The caliber of our work

The passion for knowledge The commitment to technology The interest of our clients

Resources to Fulfill Commitments – SurvTech has been built from the ground up with the resources (software, hardware, personnel, and positive attitude) to provide quality geospatial services to our clients.

Complete Geospatial Firm – Land surveying; hydrographic surveying; subsurface utility mapping (levels A & B); Aerial Mapping with UAV’s and airplanes equipped with LiDAR, RGB, infrared, and multi spectral cameras; terrestrial and mobile scanning (LiDAR), including interior mobile scanning;

geophysical mapping (sink holes); metrology; and geographic information systems (GIS). SurvTech can handle every possible geospatial (surveying and mapping) need the Utility Commission may encounter.

SurvTech’s commitment to the Utility Commission is to provide a quality product, in a timely manner, and on or under budget. We would consider it the highest privilege to employ our professional survey and mapping services to assist the Utility Commission, City of New Smyrna Beach with performing its mission.

Respectfully submitted, SurvTech Solutions, Inc.

David J. O’Brien, Jr. PSM President, Principal in Charge http://www.survtechsolutions.com/

QUALIFICATIONS DATA:

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

SurvTech Solutions, Inc. (SurvTech) was founded in 2004 by its two principals, David J. O’Brien, Jr., and Stacy L. Brown, and has been in continuous operation during the past 17+ years. Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Brown founded SurvTech on the premise that a surveying and mapping company could operate in a manner that consistently created win/win situations for all the stakeholders involved in a project, not just the owners of the firm. Stakeholders were then and are now defined as clients, employees, vendors, owners, and the local community. Since our founding as purely a land surveying company, SurvTech has added valuable services to support our clients and become a complete geospatial firm. Our services now include land and hydrographic surveying, photogrammetry, and remote sensing (fixed-wing aircraft and UAV’s), subsurface utility engineering (SUE), geographic information systems (GIS), asset inventory services, 3D laser scanning (mobile, terrestrial, and indoor) and modeling services, and metrology services. SurvTech has the in-house ability to map above and below ground, under water, underground under water, from the air and from moving vehicles, in three dimensions (3D), and in buildings and industrial plants. In 2019 SurvTech added two new services, Metrology services (precision measurement accurate to 1/10,000th of an inch) and mobile indoor scanning utilizing SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) technology.

Currently, SurvTech has ninety-six (96) employees, comprised of nine (9) professional surveyors and mappers, a certified photogrammetrist, a professional geologist, and a field staff of twelve (12) two-man survey crews, six (6) subsurface utility crews, and UAV, hydrographic, and 3D scanning crews. Our corporate office is in Tampa with supporting regional offices in Sanford, Lakeland, Ft. Pierce, Jacksonville, and Ft.

Myers, Florida, Mobile and Decatur, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana. SurvTech’s first and most important objective is to understand our clients’ needs by examining the project from their perspective and tailoring a solution that fits their needs. Our goal is to provide the exact surveying solution that your project requires and not burden you with additional fees or unnecessary services. SurvTech has the geospatial resources of a large business, which includes, personnel, technology, and commitment from the owners to perform all the services required by this contract. At the same time, we offer the efficiency and reliability of a small locally-owned business. The principals of SurvTech have performed surveying for over 27 years, and are well versed with surveying private, municipal, and federal lands throughout the southeast United States.

Our greatest asset remains our employees, many of whom are Professional Surveyors and Mappers, Surveyors in Training, ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrists, GIS analysts, geophysicists, and geologists. Our personnel are experts in all of the following categories: mobile mapping, whether it’s from a car/truck, airplane, boat, ATV, amphibious vehicle, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), or USV (unmanned surface vehicle); CAD platforms, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Carlson Survey, Microstation, Power InRoads, PowerDraft, Trimble Business Center, and Hypack; Data Collection, Trimble R10’s with Trimble Access, or Carlson BRx 5’s and BRx 6’s with Carlson Survey, including Data Dictionaries and Geodatabase collection for attributes;

point cloud processing, including Inertial Explorer (IMU and GPS), TerraSolid, Leica Cyclone and Register 360, TopoDOT, and FARO Scene; UAV imagery processing, including Pix4D and SimActive; and Metrology, including Spatial Analyzer. The bottom line is you will not find another geospatial company in the Southeast US that offers the Utility Commission the complete geospatial toolbox as SurvTech does, but more importantly we offer the Utility Commission the people experienced to operate that toolbox.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

SurvTech’s team offers the Utility Commission a firm with the technical ability to perform ALL the requested services for this solicitation. SurvTech’s surveying and mapping (geospatial) staff presents the Utility Commission a unique and complete geospatial skill set. The firm is owned and operated by two degreed Professional Surveyor and Mappers with over 47 years of combined surveying and mapping experience.

SurvTech offers a firm with nine (9) Professional Surveyors and Mappers, a Certified Photogrammetrist, and a Professional Geologist that is an expert geophysicist for subsurface utility investigations. SurvTech holds continuing contracts with numerous counties, water management districts, industrial clients, and multiple USACE districts. Our personnel are experts with the following survey types.

New Smyrna Utility Commission Services:

• Land Boundary Surveys

• Topographic Surveys

• Hydrographic Surveys

• Route Surveys

• Wetland Delineation Surveys

Other SurvTech Services:

• Geodetic/GNSS/H&V Control

• Volumetric Surveys

• Submerged lands / Mean High Water

• Tide Studies / Coastal Construction Line

• Filled Lands

• Aerial LiDAR from Airplane & UAV

• Mobile LiDAR & Imagery

• Terrestrial LiDAR (Mobile & Static)

• Digital Twin Creation

• GIS Services

SurvTech’s field staff are equipped with reflectorless and robotic total stations, RTK GPS base/rover (UHF and broadband telemetry), network RTK, digital levels, UAV RBG and infrared imagery and LiDAR, laser trackers. SurvTech’s field personnel can collect data at GIS accuracy standards, traditional land survey standards, or metrology grade (1/10,000th of an inch) standards. No matter your mapping needs, SurvTech either has the solution or can create a custom solution.

SurvTech’s drafting department has unparalleled experience with AutoCAD, Civil3D, Carlson Survey, Microstation, Power InRoads, Power Draft, and ESRI ArcGIS. They also have the distinct ability to deliver to any client’s specifications. SurvTech’s personnel are experts at meeting different deliverable requirements, including vector data (AutoCAD or Microstation), point cloud data (.las or .e57), ortho-imagery, 360° imagery, ArcGIS geodatabase, SQL, or MySQL databases. Our professional staff can take subaqueous bathymetric (multi-beam) data, combine it with land surveying data (spot elevations and break lines) and aerial LiDAR data (UAR or airplane), and deliver to our clients a seamless uniform survey that appears to have been performed and collected with the same surveying technology. With SurvTech being purely a surveying and mapping firm, the “Florida Standards of Practice for Surveying and Mapping” are paramount. Surveying does not take a back seat to any other service, such as engineering, environmental, or architecture.

APPLICABLE SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Delivering quality products and services SAFELY is a commitment at SurvTech. We have two dedicated safety professionals that are currently monitoring and issuing corrective measures to increase safety daily.

SurvTech is committed to providing a safe and healthful working environment for our employees, our clients, and the public. The Team will comply with relevant federal and state occupational health and safety laws and develop the best feasible operations, procedures, technologies, and programs conducive to such an environment, including New Smyrna Utility Commission’s procedures and standards. At SurvTech our safety personnel, personal protective equipment (PPE), training, and education of our employees is second to none.

To work with the government and industrial clients that trust us to perform their services, we must be proactive with safety. Our field personnel receive the following safety training classes and certifications.

• First Aid & CPR

• MOT (Maintenance of Traffic)

• OSHA 40 HAZWOPER

• OSHA 30

• MSHA New Miner

• Phosphate

• Mosaic Mine Hazard 48.31

• Duke Energy PowerSafe

• TECO Contractor Safety

• TECO Energy Solar

• TECO Substation

• FGT Energy Transfer General Contractor

• Boating Safety

• USA Marine Airboat

• Confined Space

• Respirator Fit Tested

You will not find another surveying and mapping (geospatial) firm in the southeast that has more safety training. At each employee’s safety orientation after hiring, they are assigned PPE, which includes the following items. This equipment is their equipment and they do NOT share it, it is assigned to them.

• Hard Hat

• Safety Vest

• Break Away Safety Vest

• USACE Vest

• Safety Glasses (clear and tinted)

• Safety Goggles

• Ear Plugs & Earmuffs

• Respirators

• Emergency Respirators

• Life Jacket

• Snake Guards

• Cut Chaps

• Cut Sleeves

• Cut Resistant Gloves

• Work Gloves

• Fire Retardant Suit (optional)

• Duffle Bag for PP

Every employee is equipped with the training, PPE, and support from management and ownership to stay safe and healthy while performing their job-related duties. Our safety program goes together with our hiring practices of performing drug tests and background checks on every new hire and random drug tests on current employees. We realize our personnel are the extension of our clients. To ensure that, we hire the highest-level employees possible and equip and train them to stay safe and keep the people around them safe. Our employees are TWIC-badged and Jessica Lunsford-certified as well. We are prepared to perform work for the New Smyrna Utility Commission wherever and whenever it is required.

EXAMPLE PROJECTS

Please see the following 16 pages for sample projects that provide our qualifications for this solicitation.

Project Data

Fee: $618,016.00 Size: 21.8 miles Boundary Surveys on Gate Stations.

Hydrographic Survey on River Crossing.

Route Survey on Pipeline Route.

Topographic, Tree, & Wetland Survey.

Subsurface Utility Mapping (Levels A, B, &C) Submerged lands lease Easement Creation Right-of-way Determination Tasks & Equipment Established horizontal and vertical control with GPS and differential Leveling

Mapping with total station and

RTK GPS

GPR & EM

Multi-beam Sonar Mapping AutoCAD deliverables.

F. EXAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM’S

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT

20, EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER

21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

FPU NSB Lateral Phases 1 and 2 – New Smyrna Beach, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Pond & Company Andy Lawton 678-336-7740 lawtona@pondco.com

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions was hired to perform a route survey with subsurface utility designation and verification, with right-of-way determination, boundary surveying, hydrographic surveying, and subsurface utility designation.

SurvTech was tasked by POND & Company with surveying 21.8 miles of pipeline route in New Smyrna Beach, Florida for design of a proposed gas transmission line. SurvTech performed topographic, tree, hydrographic, wetland, submerged lands lease, and planimetric location surveys with Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Levels A, B, and C, and a route survey with right-of-way determination. Tasks included establishing horizontal and vertical control with survey grade static and RTK GPS and differential leveling, planimetric location of visible improvements, utilities, and SUE designation mark-outs with conventional and RTK GPS methods, performing boundary retracement to establish the right-of-way boundaries, performing multi-beam sonar on a major river crossing, utilizing GPR (ground penetrating radar) and EM (electromagnetic induction) to designate utilities for SUE level B mapping, and performing test holes (vacuum excavation) at critical subsurface utility locations. Data was processed and mapped in Carlson Survey (AutoCAD) software per Florida Public Utilities (FPU) CADD standards. For the route survey with right-of-way determination, SurvTech researched adjoining properties real estate maps, deeds, and property transaction registers, to determine right-of-way location, and easement creation.

SurvTech field personnel utilized RTK GPS and conventional data collection with a total station to collect spot elevations, break lines (linear changes in grade), visible utilities, pavement, curbing, utility designation mark outs, and other physical features. From spot elevations and the break lines, a digital terrain model (DTM) was created. All the geospatial (topographic and bathymetric) data was combined into one seamless dataset and mapped in AutoCAD format.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working on a public utility project performing boundary, topographic route, hydrographic, wetland, and submerged land lease surveys, with subsurface utility designation and verification levels A, B, & C per ASCE standards.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

(1) Firm Name (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE

SurvTech Solutions, Inc. Tampa, FL Subcontractor

b. Pond & Company Atlanta, GA Prime mailto:lawtona@pondco.com

Fee: $3,350 Size: 1.17 acres Services: Topographic survey with location of planimetric features, visible utilities, spot elevations, and break lines.

Subsurface Utility Designation and Verification (Levels A & B).

Easement determination and location.

Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment Established horizontal and vertical control with GPS and differential Leveling

Mapping with total station and

RTK GPS

GPR and EM Vacuum excavation AutoCAD Deliverables

20, EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER

21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

Tampa Bay Water Cosme Transmission Main – Trinity, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Tampa Bay Water David Grizzle 813-996-4149 dgrizzle@tampabaywater.org

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions was hired to perform a route survey with subsurface utility designation and verification, with right-of-way (easement) determination.

SurvTech was tasked by Tampa Bay Water with surveying approximately 1.17 acres for proposed work on Tampa Bay Water facilities. SurvTech performed a route survey with right-of-way (easement) determination, subsurface utility designation and verification, levels A, B, & C, including topographic and planimetric mapping. For the easement determination, SurvTech researched the easement document, and retraced boundary monumentation from qualifying calls to place the easement on the ground.

SurvTech field personnel utilized RTK GPS and conventional data collection with a total station to collect spot elevations, break lines (linear changes in grade), visible utilities, pavement, curbing, utility designation mark outs, and other physical features. From spot elevations and the break lines, a digital terrain model (DTM) was created. All the geospatial (topographic and bathymetric) data was combined into one seamless dataset and mapped in AutoCAD format. Subsurface utility designation crews worked simultaneously with survey crews designating subsurface utilities utilizing GPR (ground penetrating radar) and EM (electromagnetic induction). At critical design points subsurface utility verification crews utilized vacuum excavation to uncover utilities and verify their vertical and horizontal location and surveyed those locations. The vacuum excavation rig utilizes water and air to break up the soil, so that it can be vacuumed (removed) without damaging the utility. SurvTech’s office staff utilized the SUE and survey data to create a final topographic survey of the site in AutoCAD. The RTK GPS and conventional data is downloaded, backed up, and then processed utilizing Carlson Survey software to create symbolization and 3D linework in AutoCAD. Using Carlson Survey, a digital terrain model is created, and the symbols and line work are cleaned up (completed) and annotated.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working directly with a public utility on their project, performing a route (topographic, planimetric, tree, and easement location) survey with subsurface utility designation and verification levels A, B, & C per ASCE standards. SurvTech has held two past continuing surveying contracts with Tampa Bay Water.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a. (1) Firm Name (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE

SurvTech Solutions, Inc. Tampa, Florida Prime mailto:dgrizzle@tampabaywater.org

Fee: $94,440 Size: 4.6 linear miles Services: Route (Topographic) Survey with Boundary and Right-of-way Determination and Mapping.

Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment

Established horizontal and vertical control with GPS and differential Leveling

Mapping with total station and

RTK GPS

AutoCAD Deliverables.

20, EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER

21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

Palma Ceia Water Line Route Survey with Right- of- Way Determination FY18 - Tampa, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

City of Tampa Andre J. Bien-Aime, PE 813-274-8593 andre.bien-aime@tampagov.net

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions Performed a Route Survey with Right-of-way Determination.

SurvTech was tasked to perform a route (topographic) survey with right-of-way determination for design of a proposed water pipeline. The route was 4.6-miles of right-of-way through the residential neighborhood of Palma Ceia, located in south Tampa.

SurvTech established horizontal and vertical control, set a survey baseline, and utilized RTK GPS and conventional surveying to locate topographic and planimetric features, as well as boundary monumentation for the right-of-way determination. SurvTech’s field personnel utilized static and RTK GPS combined with conventional traversing to establish horizontal control throughout the project site, including survey baselines with references. The horizontal datum was NAD 1983 Florida West state plane zone, and the units were U.S. survey feet. To establish vertical control field personnel performed a closed loop differential level run between two city of Tampa benchmarks. The equipment utilized was a Sokkia SDL 30 digital level reading a bar-coded rod. The field personnel also performed sketches of the route, including drainage and sanitary sewer sketches. The sketches depicted features along the route, as well as details of the structures, such as pipe sizes, pipe material, and pipe direction, and flow direction. SurvTech field personnel determined that mobile LiDAR would be more efficient for mapping building faces and tree canopy drip lines, so SurvTech’s mobile mapping team utilized our LiDAR USA Snoopy system (Velodyne HDL 32 and Novatel IMU and GPS) to acquire mobile LiDAR for the route. The office staff processed the field data daily utilizing Carlson survey and the mobile LiDAR was processed with TerraSolid. CAD Drafting was performed with Civil3D per city standards, utilizing set layers, blocks, and text sizes, on the City’s plan and profile title blocks. SurvTech utilized a combination of technologies on the project, including conventional surveying (total stations and digital levels), RTK (real time kinematic) GPS and mobile LiDAR. RTK GPS was only utilized in open areas without overhead obstructions.

Mobile LiDAR was utilized to collect the face of all the residences and the tree canopy drip lines.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working directly with a public utility on their project performing a route (topographic, planimetric, tree, and easement location) survey.

SurvTech has held three past continuing surveying contracts with the City of Tampa.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

mailto:andre.bien-aime@tampagov.net

20, EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER

21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

Padgett Lakes Estates Route Survey with Subsurface Utility Designation – Pasco County, FL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Pasco County Michael Carballa, PE 813-256-6189 mcarballa@pascocountyfl.net

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions Performed a Route Survey with Right-of-way Determination and Subsurface Utility Designation Level “B”

SurvTech was tasked to perform a route (topographic) survey with right-of-way determination for replacement of the residential water lines in the Padgett Lakes Estates community. The route was 1-mile of right-of-way through the residential neighborhood of Padgett Lakes Estates in Pasco County, Florida.

SurvTech established a horizontal and vertical control network, set a survey baseline, and utilized RTK GPS and conventional surveying to locate topographic and planimetric features, as well as boundary monumentation for the right-of-way determination. SurvTech’s field personnel had to handle the logistics of working in a residential neighborhood that was very concerned with street and utility improvements. The office staff processed the field data daily, giving the field crews direction on areas to be located and any erroneous or missing features. Drafting was per the County’s standards, utilizing set layers, blocks, and text sizes, on the County’s plan and profile title blocks. SurvTech utilized a combination of technologies on the project, including conventional surveying (total stations and digital levels), RTK (real time kinematic) GPS and mobile LiDAR, GPR, and Electromagnetic Locating (EM) to locate subsurface utilities. RTK GPS was utilized in open areas without overhead obstructions and traversing and conventional data collection was utilized in areas of heavy tree canopy. Mobile LiDAR was utilized to collect the face of all the residences and overhead tree canopy (drip lines). For the route survey with right-of-way determination, SurvTech researched adjoining properties real estate maps, deeds, and property transaction registers, to determine right-of-way location and easement creation. All the geospatial data produced from the ground surveys and the SUE surveys was combined into one seamless dataset and mapped in AutoCAD format

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working directly with a public utility on their project performing a route (topographic, planimetric, and tree) survey, with subsurface utility designation and verification levels A, B, & C per ASCE standards. SurvTech holds a continuing contract with the Pasco County Utility Department.

Project Data

SurvTech Fee: $48,530.00 Size: 5280 Linear Feet Services: Route (Topographic, tree and planimetric) Survey with Right-of-way Determination.

Subsurface Utility Designation and Verification (Levels A & B).

Completed on time and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment

Established horizontal and vertical control with GPS and differential Leveling

Mapping with total station and RTK GPS

GPR & EM

Multi-beam Sonar Mapping AutoCAD deliverables.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

mailto:mcarballa@pascocountyfl.net

Fee: $26,264 Size: 570 acres Services: Wetland Survey Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment Established horizontal and vertical control with RTK and static GPS

Located wetland flags with RTK and total station.

Located top of banks of ditches for wetland lines.

AutoCAD deliverables

20, EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER

21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

Tesoro Groves Wetland Survey – Indiantown, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Flatwoods Consulting Natalie Vitola 561-271-9456 natalie.vitola@fpl.com

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

Flatwoods Consulting was tasked with determining the wetlands on the Tesoro Groves property, and Flatwoods tasked SurvTech Solutions with performing the wetland mapping.

SurvTech and Flatwoods mobilized personnel to the field to mark and map wetlands. SurvTech established horizontal and vertical control utilizing RTK and static GPS. The horizontal datum was NAD 1983 Florida East zone, and the vertical datum was NGVD 1929, both in U.S. survey feet. Flatwoods personnel flagged the wetlands and produced an aerial map with wetland flag designations and location of flags depicted thereon. SurvTech utilized a combination of RTK and conventional (total station) surveying to the wetland flags, and the tops of banks of water features, such as ditches, canals, or other surface waters. A previous boundary and topographic survey had been performed on the site by other companies, so it was paramount that SurvTech’s mapping data matched the previous data. Not willing to rely purely on whether the previous companies had mapped the project on the Florida East zone state plane mapping plane correctly, SurvTech calculated the old boundary survey in AutoCAD and located key boundary monumentation around the project boundary, allowing SurvTech office personnel to align the previous boundary and topographic information with the current wetland boundary.

The office staff processed and drafted the field data daily utilizing Carlson survey. By processing the survey data daily, field crews were given daily direction, which was instrumental with ensuring they did not miss any wetland flags or wetland areas. CAD Drafting was performed per FPL standards, utilizing set layers, blocks, and text sizes. SurvTech utilized a combination of technologies on the project, including conventional surveying (total stations and digital levels) and RTK (real time kinematic) GPS. RTK GPS was utilized in open areas without overhead obstructions and to set control for the total station to set up on and traverse into vegetated areas.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates experience with both Flatwoods and SurvTech working together on a utility company’s project performing wetland delineation and a wetland survey, including performing topography to determine wetland limits. SurvTech and Flatwoods have worked on dozens of environmental projects together during the past decade.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

(1) Firm Name (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE

Flatwoods Consulting, Inc. Tampa, Florida Prime consultant

b. SurvTech Solutions, Inc. Tampa, Florida Sub-consultant mailto:natalie.vitola@fpl.com mailto:natalie.vitola@fpl.com

Fee: $6,920 Size: 18.6 acres Services: ALTA ACSM Land Title Boundary and Wetland Survey Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment Established horizontal control with GPS (RTK & Static) Planimetric mapping with RTK

GPS and total station

20, EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER

21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

Tampa Bay Water Lithia H2S Water Treatment Plant

– Lithia, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Tampa Bay Water David Grizzle 813-996-4149 dgrizzle@tampabaywater.org

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions was tasked with performing a real estate (ALTA/NSPS) boundary survey with planimetric location for Tampa Bay Water on the H2S Water Treatment Plant located in Lithia, Florida.

This project included performing an

ALTA/ASCM land title boundary and wetland survey on an 18.6-acre plant site located in Lithia, FL. Tasks included establishing horizontal and vertical control with survey grade RTK GPS, planimetric location of visible improvements and utilities, including sanitary and storm drains and pipes, buildings, asphalt, tanks, piping, and miscellaneous improvements. Data was processed and mapped in Carlson Survey (AutoCAD) software per Tampa Bay Water surveying and CADD standards.

The first task was project research and planning, which included reviewing all the historical boundary information, including previous boundary surveys, deeds, township plats and notes, and right-of-way maps. The research allowed for office personnel to create a boundary retracement map for the parcel. When the survey field personnel mobilized to the field, they were already equipped with a search map and search coordinates uploaded into to their data collectors for boundary search points. Survey crews established horizontal control, utilizing a combination RTK and static GPS, and conventional traversing techniques. To collect boundary monumentation, only conventional traversing was utilized to minimize error. SurvTech was tasked with locating planimetric improvements and surface utilities on the plant site.

All improvements within 5 feet each side of the boundary were located to determine if there were any encroachments or open and notorious evidence of servitudes (easements).

SurvTech set monumentation at all boundary corners were monumentation was not found or held.

SurvTech’s office staff downloaded data daily to give real time feedback to improve boundary retracement efficiency and collect any missing or erroneous information before demobilizing from the site. With this project being an ALTA/ACSM land title survey, office personnel reviewed a title commitment for the site and plotted easements that affected the subject property. The title work was reviewed by both the CADD draftsmen and the professional surveyor and mapper (PSM). The survey was processed and drafted in Carlson Survey in AutoCAD format per Tampa Bay Water CADD standards.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working directly with a public utility on their project performing an ALTA/ACSM Land title boundary and wetland survey. SurvTech has held two past continuing surveying contracts with Tampa Bay Water.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

(1) Firm Name (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE mailto:dgrizzle@tampabaywater.org

Fee: $16,500 Size: 1.0 linear mile Services: Route (Topographic) Survey with Aerial Photogrammetry and Aerial LiDAR.

Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment Established horizontal and vertical control with GPS and differential Leveling

Mapping Aerial LiDAR from a

UAV

Mapping Aerial Imagery from a

UAV

Collecting Transmission Lines PLS CADD Deliverables.

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21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

El Paso Electric Company’s San Felipe Substation – Fabens, TX

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

El Paso Electric Mitchel Hernandez 915-543-5957 mitchel.hernandez@epelectric.com

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions Performed UAV LiDAR and imagery acquisition and processing to support design of a proposed transmission line and substation.

SurvTech was subcontracted to perform a topographic survey and route survey with aerial LiDAR and imagery acquisition and processing (photogrammetry) with a UAV to support the design of a proposed 69 kV transmission line and connecting substation planned to be constructed by El Paso Electric (EPE). The route stretched approximately 1 linear mile in Fabens, TX.

EPE requested acquisition and processing of high-resolution LiDAR and image data for use with PLS-CADD.

The aerial photogrammetry requirements included delivery of a full color, digital, geo-referenced, orthomosaic that was edge-matched and color-balanced to produce a continuous geo-mosaic map of the entire transmission line corridor or rights-of-way. SurvTech provided a ground control and checkpoint layout to be utilized in data processing and accuracy assessment. The GPS base station data was tied into this horizontal and vertical control network to improve the accuracy of the data. The final orthomosaic product had a pixel resolution of 3 inches. The aerial LiDAR data was captured with a point density of 70 points per square meter. The final LiDAR data was delivered with a vertical accuracy of 5-cm over the entire 500-foot-wide corridor. Full LiDAR classification was achieved using the provided EPE feature codes in PLS-CADD format.

Complete coverage was provided for digital terrain model, features, and obstacles of the rights-of-way. A weather station was operating during flights collecting temperature, barometric pressure, wind direction, and wind speed.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working on a public utility project performing a route (topographic, planimetric, and Transmission Line) survey. SurvTech traveled all the way to El Paso, TX because of our unparalleled expertise with performing aerial LiDAR from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

mailto:mitchel.hernandez@epelectric.com

TECO People’s Gas Panama City Express Gas Pipeline Route – Panama City, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

TECO Tyson Dabney 813-228-1407 twdabney@tecoenergy.com

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions was hired to perform a route survey with subsurface utility designation and verification, with right-of-way determination and boundary surveying, including aerial LiDAR and Imagery for design of a 22-mile gas transmission line.

SurvTech performed a route survey with right-of-way determination, subsurface utility designation and verification, topography, planimetric mapping, boundary surveys, sketch and description preparation on proposed gate stations, as well as hydrographic surveying and submerged land easement surveys for all water crossings.

For the route survey with right-of-way determination, SurvTech researched adjoining property real estate maps, deeds, and property transaction registers, to determine right-of-way location, and easement creation. Property owners were notified for survey entry permission, and survey was conducted within a 100-ft corridor in areas that were not public right-of-way. Survey was conducted using a combination of aerial mapping and ground surveying. For the aerial mapping portion, SurvTech collected aerial imagery and LiDAR from a Teledyne/Optech Galaxy Prime sensor with a Phase One RBG camera. From the aerial LiDAR, a digital elevation model (DEM) was created which was combined with conventional ground surveying collection from total stations and RTK (real time kinematic) GPS. A digital terrain model (DTM) was created from the combined data sets. From the aerial imagery, SurvTech mapped pavement, visible utilities, curbing, and other physical features. Ground survey crews supplemented the aerial data collection and located subsurface utility mark-outs, non-visible utilities, and ground features and topography that was obscured from the aerial view.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working directly with a utility company on their project performing a route (topographic, planimetric, tree, and easement location) survey. SurvTech has a master services agreement with TECO Energy and has performed dozens of projects for TECO over the past decade.

Project Data

SurvTech Fee: $739,880.00 Size: 22 linear miles.

Services: Topographic, Hydrographic, Submerged Lands Lease, Wetland Mapping, Subsurface Utility Location, Aerial LiDAR, Ortho-Imagery and Planimetric Mapping, with Right-of-Way Determination and Boundary Surveys.

Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment

Establishing horizontal and vertical control with RTK GPS, static GPS, and differential leveling.

Public Records Research RTK and conventional and planimetric mapping.

Multi-beam Sonar Cessna 401 with Teledyne Optech

LiDAR sensor and Phase One camera GPR and EM

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

mailto:twdabney@tecoenergy.com

Fee: $47,880 Size: 543 acres Services: Boundary Survey with Location of Improvements Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment Established horizontal control with GPS (RTK & Static) Planimetric mapping with RTK

GPS and total station PLSS Section Retracement

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21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

Double Screen and Cee Bee Groves - Odessa, FL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Hillsborough County Christopher Snyder, PSM 813-209-3004 snyderc@hillsboroughcounty.org

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions performed a boundary survey with location of improvements for Hillsborough County.

SurvTech was tasked by Hillsborough County to perform a boundary survey with location improvements on a project site covering 543 acres in Odessa, Florida.

Tasks included establishing horizontal and vertical control with survey grade RTK GPS, planimetric location of visible improvements and utilities, including buildings, asphalt, concrete, tanks, piping, and miscellaneous improvements.

The first task was project research and planning, which included reviewing all the historical boundary information, including previous boundary surveys, deeds, township plats and notes, and right-of-way maps. The research allowed for office personnel to create a boundary retracement map for the parcel. When the survey field personnel mobilized to the field, they were already equipped with a search map and search coordinates uploaded into to their data collectors for boundary search points. Survey crews established horizontal control, utilizing a combination RTK and static GPS, and conventional traversing techniques. To collect boundary monumentation, only conventional traversing was utilized to minimize error. SurvTech was tasked with locating planimetric improvements and surface utilities on the plant site. All improvements within 5 feet each side of the boundary were located to determine if there was any encroachments or open and notorious evidence of servitudes (easements). SurvTech set monumentation at all boundary corners were monumentation was not found or held and performed certified corner records (CCRs) for all section corners. SurvTech’s office staff downloaded data daily to give real time feedback to improve boundary retracement efficiency. With this project being an ALTA/ACSM land title survey, office personnel reviewed a title commitment for the site and plotted easements that affected the subject property. The title work was reviewed by both the CADD draftsmen and the professional surveyor and mapper (PSM). The survey was processed and drafted in Carlson Survey in AutoCAD format per Hillsborough County CADD standards.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates SurvTech’s experience working directly with a county agency on their project performing a boundary survey. SurvTech has held two past continuing surveying contracts with Hillsborough County and has performed dozens of boundary, topographic, tree, route, and wetland surveys for the County.

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

mailto:snyderc@hillsboroughcounty.org mailto:snyderc@hillsboroughcounty.org http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=va+hospital&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=s6ARDRVGU1DluM&tbnid=C66HVJlHXxpLpM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://darkdaily.com/veterans-administrations-website-with-hospital-compare-website-delivers-improved-transparency-to-patients-31411&ei=EZguUaGsPIqk8QSp3YC4Bw&bvm=bv.42965579,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNH_tAAkMW3GH9a8PF1cZlxarY4gWA&ust=1362094477617032

Fee: $4870.00 Size: 7-Acres Services: High-Definition 3D Hydrographic Survey (multi-beam) Completed on schedule and on budget.

Tasks & Equipment

Establishing Horizontal and Vertical control with RTK GPS and differential leveling.

Multi-beam Sonar Mapping with Norbit iWBMS sonar with Applanix AP-20 Wavemaster INS system.

Microstation Power InRoads

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21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED

TECO Big Bend Floating Solar Ponds – Apollo Beach, Florida

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Environmental Consulting Technology (ECT)

Derek Wainscott 386-427-0694 dwainscott@ectinc.com

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions Performed a hydrographic survey of a pond for construction of a floating solar field at the Big Bend Power Generation Plant in Gibsonton, Florida.

SurvTech was tasked by ECT with performing a hydrographic survey for multiple ponds at the Big Bend Power generation plant.

SurvTech established horizontal and vertical control, utilizing RTK GPS and differential leveling. The horizontal datum was NAD 1983 Florida West state plane zone, the vertical datum was NAVD 1988, and the units were U.S. survey feet. A local RTK GPS base station was established onsite for real time positioning of the hydrographic survey vessel. Due to the size and limitations of the pond (lack of a ramp and a pond liner in place) SurvTech’s hydrographic field personnel utilized SurvTech’s unmanned survey vessel (USV), named the Kraken. The Kraken was designed and constructed in-house by SurvTech employees to perform autonomous multi-beam surveys in water bodies that were difficult to access with a normal boat. The Kraken is equipped with RTK GPS for positioning, and a Norbit iWBMS sonar system fully integrated with an Applanix AP-20 Wavemaster INS system. The Applanix AP-20 Wavemaster corrects the vessels orientation for heave, pitch, roll, and yaw, and together with the RTK GPS gives correct position and orientation of the sonar unit thousands of times per second. The Kraken was put into the pond by the captain and his assistant. The captain then proceeded to pilot the Kraken vessel on pre-calculated lines filling the matrix to create 100% coverage of the pond bottom. The multi-beam data is collected with 20% overlap to ensure there is complete coverage. Along the side banks the multi-beam sonar has an electronic tilt function that electronically points the sonar head to the side, instead of the pond bottom to ensure complete coverage of the pond banks all the way to the water line. Back at the office the multi-beam data is downloaded from the Kraken’s onboard computer and uploaded into Hypack software and processed to eliminate noise and erroneous data. Once the multi-beam data set is processed and filtered, a digital elevation model (DEM) is exported out, and imported into Power Inroads, where a thematic depth map, contour map, and DEM map is created. The client wanted AutoCAD deliverables, so the data was exported once again to Carlson Survey.

Relevance to this contract: This project demonstrates experience performing a hydrographic multi-beam survey for a utility company utilizing the latest in technology (USV multi-beam boat).

25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT

a.

SurvTech Solutions, Inc. Tampa, Florida Sub-consultant mailto:dwainscott@ectinc.com

FPU Pensacola Gas Pipeline – Pensacola, Florida PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable)

23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION

a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME C. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

Magnolia River Sydney Gilmore 256-822-2444 sydney.gilmore@magnolio-river.com

24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost)

SurvTech Solutions was hired to perform land surveying, hydrographic surveying, subsurface utility mapping…