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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LETTER OF RESPONSE

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Advertisement No.: 25467 DOT FM Number: 454970.1.32.01, 454970.2.32.01

Submittal Date: 2/4/2025 Project Name: Continuing Services Contract for Design

Services

Consultant’s Name: HNTB Corporation (Firm must use the name shown on the Consultant’s qualification letter.)

Street Address: 5900 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 400

City: Fort Lauderdale State: FL Zip: 33309

Office Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Contact person: Betsy Jeffers, PE

Phone: (954) 809-4058 Contact email: bjeffers@hntb.com By submittal of this letter the Consultant certifies that all information provided in the letter is true and accurate. The Consultant further certifies that staff proposed are currently employed by the firm(s) identified, or the Consultant shall provide a statement indicating when staff will become employed by the identified firm(s).

The Letter of Response should address the following information:

• Proposed approach and understanding of critical issues.

• Relevant project experience – Similar type of work experience.

• Other content provided by firm.

• Proposed key personnel and their proposed roles (do not include resumes).

Consultants: Please be aware that all font (including font in graphics, tables, and captions on photos) must be standard Arial Narrow, 11 point, single line spacing with no modification of font or spacing allowed. ½” clear margin on all sides must be maintained on all pages. It is the Consultant’s responsibility, due to font and format restrictions within this form, to work within the constraints of the form and its format. Character styling such as use of color, bold, and italics is allowed. Use of a table is recommended for text boxes. The page layout may be modified to add columns, tables, graphics, and photos. All graphics and photos must be created in a clean, blank word document and the “text wrapping square” option applied before cutting and pasting into this form. Consultants may add their logo at the top of the first page (directly underneath the header), however, the Consultant shall not extend the form beyond the pages allocated for the Letter to accommodate insertion of the logo. Consultants are not permitted to insert any other information in the header other than the logo. After pasting your letter into this form, highlight all text and ensure the font size of Arial Narrow, 11 point was retained. Once your content is inserted, delete any additional blank pages that are generated by pressing your delete key after the last word in the Letter of Response. Recreation of the form in another software application to modify the form format is not permitted. This form works best when saved with a .docx extension. *Please retain the source document as it may be requested at a later date in the procurement, to verify adherence with aforementioned restrictions. Note: You may begin typing on this page.

HNTB – EXPERIENCED, RESPONSIVE & COMMITTED The District 4 (D4) Design Office is building upon decades of success and preparing for the future with this Continuing Services Contract (CSC). Through this CSC, HNTB will provide D4 with 1) Staff Augmentation to support the Design Office, 2) Design Services for traditional task work orders (TWOs) and 3) Independent Project Costs (IPC) for projects with construction value of $80 million and above. As a former D4 Inhouse Design Section Leader, HNTB’s Project Manager (PM) Betsy Jeffers, PE is the superior candidate for this Contract. Betsy has delivered over 60 projects in her 33-year career and developed a deep understanding of the technical expertise and timeliness required to support D4 in delivering the work program. Betsy brings a team of proven professionals currently delivering high quality work through the existing D4 Development and Operations GECs and other design contracts. All proposed staff augmentation team members have been vetted for commitment to the contract and will be available immediately upon NTP to support D4’s goals.

PROPOSED APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL

ISSUES This contract must manage multiple challenges, including qualified staff availability for augmentation roles, depth of design capabilities for traditional TWOs and nationwide expertise in the new realm of IPC, formerly referred to as ICE. To address these challenges, HNTB offers veteran D4 staff James Ford, PE, Fred Ochoa, PE, Ron Wallace, PE, and Jeff Robbert, PE, to leverage our vast resources on behalf of this contract. James, Fred, Jeff and Ron make up Betsy’s contract leadership team. They will lead the transition from the existing GEC and continue their proven practice of training additional augmentation staff in D4’s processes prior to supporting the contract. Included in HNTB’s proposed staff are D4 experienced, home office staff available to provide service to design TWOs and an experienced IPC team currently delivering construction estimates at the state and national level. Robert Wahr, CPE leads the Florida based IPC team and is well-versed in multiple heavy-civil estimating software, risk management and scheduling assignments. Contract Management: Betsy will be the

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single point of contact for D4’s PM Leslie Wetherell, PE and will monitor the contract to verify the $5 million ceiling is not exceeded.

The contract process management includes budget, schedule and quality. The budget will account for all design tasks, post design services and contingencies for untriggered risks which are managed as part of the optional services. We anticipate multiple concurrent active TWOs, which will be monitored by Betsy using HNTB’s proprietary Project Performance Dashboard and Microsoft Suite tools. We will maintain a matrix of all TWO invoicing and budget information that is reviewed at the biweekly project meetings with the task leads (TL). Timesheets for embedded staff will be tracked and approval will be requested weekly. HNTB will provide accurate and updated construction cost estimates using the LRE (WPUC & Initial) and AASHTOWareTM (WPUC and Phase submittals). We track different funding sources to accurately reflect cost and get provider-sourced unit costs for unique items in the engineering estimate. Schedule control: TL’s will monitor and update schedules in PSEE weekly and will act as extensions of D4 PMs by reminding support offices to update their responsible activities. HNTB will strive to maintain positive float on all TWOs and keep each PM in good standing by monitoring and managing risk to the schedule. We are aware of the challenges with late fiscal year production submittals and will keep projects from sliding into the fourth quarter. Historically, on stakeholder sensitive projects, HNTB has initiated Microsoft Teams chat and bi-weekly calls with the D4 PM. Our quality control (QC) processes require a project-specific quality management plan (QMP) at the onset of this contract, which addresses both staff augmentation and design TWOs. HNTB’s staff augmentation quality management system is built on our 3P approach, which is leveraging the right People with the necessary expertise, fostering a culture of strict adherence to the QC Process, and ensuring every Product undergoes thorough quality checks. All design task QMPs will align with FDOT’s quality process, with subconsultants committed to full compliance. HNTB trains all employees yearly on quality management methods. We create a 3D Model management Plan and use an HNTB checklist for 3D model reviews at all phases with innovative over the shoulder designer driven sessions with component leads present. We perform quantity, pay item and ERC response checks on all work.

Additionally, the team performs Constructability and Biddability reviews to confirm that all designs account for appropriate TTCP and payment methods. Success Management: HNTB conducts monthly project review meetings with office leadership to review quality, schedule, budget, risk, invoicing, staffing and client satisfaction. The meetings verify Betsy has the full resources of the firm available to her for successful delivery on this contract. Staff Augmentation: We have pre-assigned committed, experienced staff for each critical position and classification presented at the Industry Forum who will be available to be at the district when requested. Staffing Plan: Our leadership team has the D4 knowledge to prepare our staff and guide them so that they can be ready from day one independent of D4’s resources. Upon NTP, we will begin to transition staff from the current GEC to this contract.

Existing staff to remain in their positions will be transferred to this contract, ensuring no gap nor overlap in their service. New replacement staff will be transitioned in a staggered manner in order to minimize any impact to on-going projects. When new staff is requested, we commit to providing proposed staff resumes within a week and have staff in place within two weeks of approval. Staffing Mix: One challenge faced in staff augmentation is maintaining a bench of trained individuals ready to serve immediately once requested. Betsy will manage an internal Staff Augmentation Training Program (SATP) that will meet quarterly, whereby the HNTB team will provide lessons learned and best practices to the home office staff to familiarize them with D4’s processes. SATP will establish a bench of staff that will be ready to support the district in-house for staff augmentation roles with the goal to double the capacity for each role. IPC TWOs: There are currently four construction projects in D4’s Work Program with estimates over $80 million. Additionally, there are three design projects in the Consultant Acquisition Plan that may exceed $80 million (St. Lucie Rest Area, I-95 at Southern Blvd and SR 714 at FEC RR). HNTB has a specialized team of construction cost, schedule and risk professionals who leverage their expertise from working with top industry contractors such as Kiewit, Skanska, Granite, Lane, Archer Western and Walsh. Our team member, Chen Moore, successfully prepared the IPCs for the SW 10th Street Connector Phased Design-Build (DB) contract. Construction Cost Development: HNTB has hands-on experience in construction cost development, ranging from class 5 (concept level) to class 1 (fully detailed bottom-up). We develop effective, efficient and accurate project costs by leveraging tools like INEIGHT, HCSS, OMAN BidTabs.net, Onscreen Takeoff, Bluebeam, Google Earth and Concept Station. We will conduct a thorough analysis of construction access, operational efficiency, crew balancing, detailed cost component analysis (including profit, overhead, bond and insurance rates), staffing plans, facilities setup, craft support and training, and mobilization. HNTB has unmatched understanding of FDOT’s needs and philosophy for IPC gained through our collaboration with Central Office creating the Independent Project Cost Handbook and Engineer’s Estimate Handbook. Our Florida-based IPC staff are available to attend risk analysis workshops or meetings related to the projects. Design TWOs: After the first two years, this contract will be utilized to deliver standalone projects, non-project specific miscellaneous design services, concept development and permit reviews. Major scope areas include: 1) widening and reconstruction, 2) intersection improvements and RRR, 3) concept development, feasibility and safety studies, 4) mobility-focused projects to enhance ped/bike facilities, 5) bridge design 6) signalization, S&PM, lighting or ITS design, 7) surveying, photogrammetry, SUE and geotechnical and

8) public involvement. Our team is well-versed in providing additional services, including support services for larger packaged design efforts, wrong-way countermeasures, DB RFP packages, safety and feasibility studies, transit improvements, lighting retrofits, off-system work and emergency response. Upon receiving a TWO, we will review the scope with a critical eye gained from many years working on the CSC/DW design contracts. We understand the process of scope review and development includes: 1) collect project data, 2) perform field reviews, 3) clarify scope with D4 PM,

4) obtain feedback and 5) verify risks to project. Once the scope has been defined, Betsy will determine the appropriate staff and submit the fee within five business days and negotiate and execute the TWO. Once NTP has been provided on the TWO, HNTB will 1) provide a TWO specific QC plan adhering to FDM 124/125, 2) review and rediscover the project schedule with the D4 PM, scheduling group and 3) prepare plans and deliverables.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

The HNTB team can provide all services for any task that arises for D4. Our vast nationwide GEC experience, combined with our local and regional expertise in CSC contracts, gives HNTB an unparalleled ability to deliver D4's programs, provide staff augmentation, ensure smooth transitions and apply lessons learned and best practices from across the nation. HNTB’s unmatched expertise will benefit D4 immediately by streamlining the processes and focusing on the primary contract objectives. The table below highlights our recent relevant project experience, which will allow us to continue to drive process efficiency, workforce development, economic benefits and the vision of the contract.

Table 1 – Similar Experience

Name & ID No. Reference Staff Aug. TWOs D4 Plans Review 423383-9-32-01

C. Fasiska 954-777-4125

D4 Tran. Ops. GEC 448241-1-62-01

K. Hall 954-777-4202

D4 CSC Project Design 432667-1-32-01

T. Le 954-777-4552 -

D4 CSC Project Scoping 444449-1-32-01

G. Sosa 954-777-4323 -

D3 GEC

220818-1-32-09

T. Hagans 850-330-1595

D5 GECs 436094-2/3-32-01

L. Boehmler 386-943-5448

CO Chief Engineer GEC 450749-1-32-01

J. King 850-273-9092

FTE Trans. Dev. GEC 448851-1-32-01

A. Stettner 407-264-3603

GMX GEC

RFP-23-02

J. Toledo 305-637-3277

KEY PERSONNEL

HNTB's PM, Betsy Jeffers, is fully committed to this contract and will bring experts to foster best ideas and lessons learned to every assignment. Betsy started her career at D4 and spent 26 years at D4 in several roles including consultant management PM and in-house PM and engineer-of-record (EOR). This knowledge affords her an intimate understanding of D4’s functions, processes and procedures, especially the design office. We have assembled a team tailored to the needs of this contract for both immediate staff augmentation roles and future traditional CSC TWOs. Table 2 contains key staff roles and classifications. The green text highlights critical positions D4 has identified for immediate in-house or remote support, along with our team’s proposed staffing for each of those positions. Additional staff for key roles are identified in our organizational chart and provide redundancy for current and future needs.

Table 2 – Key Personnel and Proposed Roles Requested Staff Positions Staff Augmentation Candidates Consultant Management [6 PMs (PE3)] James Ford, PE3 | Kyle Cheerangie, PE3 | Dallas Wait, PE3 | Ron Wallace, PE3 | Jeff Robbert, PE3 | Yenny Soca, PE3 Survey [2 PSMs, 2 Survey Analyst 3] Kevin Beck, PSM | William “Bill” Arata, PSM | Paul Capewell, SA3 | Alvaro Saenz, SA3 In-house Design [1 PE1] Ana Patrizzi, PE1 Utility Coordination [1 Coordinator] Eugene Khashper Landscape Architecture [1 RLA, 2 Contract Specialist, 1 Sr. RLA, 1 RLA, 1 LA Designer] Eric Harrison, RLA | Williams Hernandez, Contract Specialist | Tiffany Haynes, Contract Specialist | Jason Sutton, Sr RLA | Geoff Campbell, RLA (Part Time) | Eric Ferguson, LA Designer (Part Time) CADD Support [1 EI] Elie Markowicz, EI Permits [1 EI, 1 PE1, PE2] Yanin Anton, EI | Spencer Phillips, PE1 | Maria Missena, PE2 Public Involvement [1 Sr. Specialist] Amy Lee Diel, Senior Community Outreach Specialist TWO Key Staff IPC: Robert Wahr, CPE | Ben Lehr, PE, LEED AP Design TWOs:

Dominic Vanchure, PE | Omar Al-Sahili, PE | Angela Shepard, PE | Fred Ochoa, PE | Osmany Alfonso, PE | Paul E. Doll, PSM Legend: = Previous FDOT In-House Experience = Resume Included Why HNTB? In addition to meeting the current needs of the D4 CSC as shown in our LOR, HNTB’s team has developed value added approaches to longstanding D4 needs. Workforce development, an important aspect of the FDOT Compass, remains a priority for this contract. HNTB's approach with the SATP will ensure every team member is fully prepared to deliver on this contract for D4. Our “PM Process Mapping Tool” flattens the learning curve for new in-house PMs. Our Client Service Team meets monthly to guarantee D4 receives 100 percent of HNTB’s effort and resources. We have assembled an industry-best management team with unmatched expertise committed to realizing D4’s vision for the CSC program. Betsy is the ideal leader to safeguard the CSC program's success. Betsy’s team exemplifies HNTB's unwavering commitment to FDOT and D4’s continued success. She is supported by experienced, committed subconsultants which together satisfy every staff augmentation opening and stand ready to staff future needs and deliver TWOs across all disciplines. We look forward to the opportunity to leverage our knowledge, skills and abilities on this critical contract.

Prequalification of Prime Consultant and any proposed Subconsultants by advertised type(s) of work:

Consultant Name Project Advertised Major & Minor Work Types

3.2 3.3 4.1.1 4.1.2 6.3.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 8.1 8.2 DBE SB UU

Prime HNTB Corporation

S u b co n su lt an ts

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Chen Moore and Associates, Inc.

Consor Engineers, LLC

CTS Engineering, Inc.

I.F. Rooks & Associates, LLC

JCR Roadway Consultants, LLC

Keith and Associates, Inc.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Marlin Engineering, Inc.

Quest Corporation of America

Ritzel-Mason, Inc.

Scalar Consulting Group Inc.

Tierra South Florida, Inc.

WGI, Inc.

SB = Small Business UU = Under-utilized work type; subconsultant is a professional services firm and is prequalified in the Under-Utilized Work Group. Refer to the advertisement for applicability.

My firm has submitted a Bid Opportunity List through the Equal Opportunity Compliance System for this project.

https://fdotwp1.dot.state.fl.us/EqualOpportunityCompliance/Account.aspx/LogIn?ReturnUrl=%2fEqualOpportunityCompliance

Prequalification of Prime Consultant and any proposed Subconsultants by advertised type(s) of work:

Consultant Name Project Advertised Major & Minor Work Types

8.3 8.4 9.1 9.2 9.4.1 15.0 DBE SB UU

Prime HNTB Corporation

S u b co n su lt an ts

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Chen Moore and Associates, Inc.

Consor Engineers, LLC

CTS Engineering, Inc.

I.F. Rooks & Associates, LLC

JCR Roadway Consultants, LLC

Keith and Associates, Inc.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Marlin Engineering, Inc.

Quest Corporation of America

Ritzel-Mason, Inc.

Scalar Consulting Group Inc.

Tierra South Florida, Inc.

WGI, Inc.

SB = Small Business UU = Under-utilized work type; subconsultant is a professional services firm and is prequalified in the Under-Utilized Work Group. Refer to the advertisement for applicability.

My firm has submitted a Bid Opportunity List through the Equal Opportunity Compliance System for this project.

https://fdotwp1.dot.state.fl.us/EqualOpportunityCompliance/Account.aspx/LogIn?ReturnUrl=%2fEqualOpportunityCompliance

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PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE

Mario Nuevo, PE

PROJECT MANAGER

Betsy Jeffers, PE

QUALITY MANAGER

Satya Lory, PE

DISTRICT 4 PM

Leslie Wetherell, PE

STAFF AUGMENTATION

DESIGN PROGRAM SUPPORT

DESIGN SUPPORT TASK WORK ORDERS (TWO)

CONSULTANT MANAGEMENT SURVEY IPC ROADWAY

STRUCTURES

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING

DRAINAGE

SIGNING AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS

SURVEY

ENVIRONMENTAL/PERMITS

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

LIGHTING

SIGNALIZATION

GEOTECHNICAL

SUE | UTILITY COORDINATION

ITS/TSM&O

CADD

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

TRAFFIC DESIGN | STRUCTURES |

DRAINAGE

IN-HOUSE DESIGN

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

PERMIT REVIEWS

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

UTILITIES

James Ford, PE (34) Kyle Cheerangie, PE (13)

Dallas Wait, PE (12) Ron Wallace, PE (JCR) (31) Jeff Robbert, PE (JCR) (24) Yenny Soca, PE (MAR) (11)

Cecilia Villoria, PE (CHA) (31) Andrew Nunes, PE (CON) (34) Jaime Celler, PE (CON) (16) Sudheer Chinta, PE (CON) (12)

Jimmy Regis, PE (KH) (27)

Kevin Beck, PSM (MAR) (38) William “Bill” Arata, PSM (K) (44)

Paul Capewell (CTS) (37) Alvaro Saenz (CTS) (20) Max Eshraghi (MAR) (33)

Laura Frau (RM) (16)

Robert Wahr, CPE (17) Griffin Baker (4)

Noah Giraitis (16) Jeff Walker (30)

Ben Lehr, PE, LEED AP (CM) (24) Chris Taylor, PE (CM) (19)

Jennifer Smith, PE (CM) (18) Daniel Diez, PE (CM) (9)

Schedule Support Gala Rosborough, CPE (36)

Mark Steele (21)

Dominic Vanchure, PE (10) Omar Al-Sahili, PE (8)

Elie Markowicz, EI (1) Manuel Inastrilla (CHA) (23) Scott Edgar, PE (SC) (26) Raul Garcia (CHA) (38)

Maged Guirguis, PE (CON) (38) Yanin Anton, EI (MAR) (20)

Harrison Lazowick, PE (K) (6) Sofia Quinones-Benejam, PE (CON) (10)

Fred Ochoa, PE (27) Jermaine Lawrence, PE (13)

Osmany Alfonso, PE (29) Kyle Ervin, PE (14) Luis Ramos, PE (23)

Maria Parra, EI (2)

Dave McKay (IFR) (41) David Vineyward, CP (IFR) (25)

Laura Campos, PE, ENV SP (12) Eugene Garrick, PE (5)

Francisco Vasquez, EI (CHA) (16) Sam Chiu, PE (13) Juan Lopez, PE (16)

Bill Adams, PE (CON) (29) Angela Shepard, PE (17)

Diorcy Ortiz, EI (4) Suraj Dhakal (CON) (1)

Senthil Manian, PE (23) Elizabeth Casola, PE (7) Abdus Salam (CON) (8) Camila Amaya, PE (12)

Winston Lucky, PE (K) (32) Brandon Kern, PE (KH) (8)

Max Sheets, PE (12) Yves Amisial, EI (CON) (9)

Eric Wilhjelm, PSM (K) (34) Paul E. Doll, PSM (CTS) (35)

Tori Bacheler, PWS (KH) (12)

Christopher Keller, AICP, PLA (40) John Gorham, PLA (CM) (37)

Yan Chen, PLA (CM) (7) Katherine Penarete (CM) (6)

Julio Almeyda (MAR) (18) Steve Soria, PE (12) Jon Casanas, PE (10) Ana Antunez, PE (25)

Virgilio Alvarez, PE (45) Ben Robins, EI (CON) (4)

Guillermo Santos-Perez, PE (41) Luis Mora, PE (18)

Steven Monte, PE (KH) (4) Matt Fursetzer, PE (KH) (23)

Raj Krishnasamy, PE (TSF) (38) Kumar Vedula, PE (TSF) (29)

Mark Mitchel, (K) (25) (SUE) Stephen Williams, PE (K) (47) (Utility Coord.)

Tina Willard (K) (5) (Utility Coord.)

Alex Guon, PE (33) Subhasis Ghosh, PE, PTOE (23)

Jairo Santano, PE, PTOE, CVP (12) Yue Liu, PE (KH) (11)

Adriel Valladares (CHA) (3) Jorge Rosabal (CHA) (2)

Elie Markowicz, EI (1) Miguel Torres, EI (MAR) (3)

Eric Harrison, PLA (CM) (29) Victoria Mancini, PLA (K) (10)

Williams Hernandez (1) Tiffany Haynes (15)

Jolie Cervera, PE (MAR) (10) (Traffic) Jermaine Lawrence, PE (13) (Structures) Manuel Cuetara, PE, LEED AP (CON) (18)

(Drainage)

Ana Patrizzi, PE (6)

Amy Lee Diel (Q) (23) Jorge Padron (MAR) (33)

Shannon Salter (Q) (2)

Yanin Anton, EI (MAR) (20) Spencer Phillips, PE (5)

Maria Missena, PE (SC) (8)

Jason Sutton, Sr. PLA (CM) (22) Geoff Campbell, PLA (K) (16)

Eric Ferguson (CM) (24) Angela Mayo (CM) (1)

Eugene Khashper (K) (22) Lissette Guon, EI (CHA) (22) Ericka Moore, PE (CON) (5)

SUBCONSULTANTS

CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA) | Chen Moore and Associates, Inc. (CM) | Consor Engineers, LLC (CON) | CTS Engineering, Inc. (CTS) (DBE) | I.F. Rooks & Associates, LLC (IFR) | JCR Roadway Consultants, LLC (JCR) | Keith and Associates, Inc. (K)

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KH) | Marlin Engineering, Inc. (MAR) | Quest Corporation of America (Q) (DBE) | Ritzel-Mason, Inc (RM) (SB) | Scalar Consulting Group, Inc. (SC) | Tierra South Florida (TSF) (DBE) | WGI, Inc. (WGI)

LEGEND

Requested Staff Augmentation Candidate Task Lead Key Staff (Resume Included) Previous FDOT In-House Experience Additional Staff Augmentation Candidate Core Staff (Resume Not Included) Name (Sub Firm) (Yrs. Of Exp.)

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FIRM

HNTB Corporation

EDUCATION

B.S., Civil Engineering, Florida International University, 1991

PROFESSIONAL

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer:

FL, 1996, (#50745)

CERTIFICATIONS &

TRAINING

FDOT Advance MOT FDOT Leadership Academy FDOT Management Academy FDOT Design Variations and Exceptions FDOT Flexible Pavement Design and Rehabilitation Roundabout Planning and Geometric Design Long Range Estimates AASHTO Roadside Design Guide ADA for Roadway Design Interchange Design Public Involvement

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Betsy Jeffers has 33 years of experience, including a 26-year tenure with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 Design Office. She is an expert in FDOT, Miami-Dade and Broward County design criteria and standards, including the Florida Design Manual (FDM) and Greenbook, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) guidelines, specifications, typical section variance and exception review and quality control. Betsy spent 12 years as an in-house design section leader with FDOT. She has over 20 years as a Design Project Manager (PM) and Engineer-of-Record (EOR) of over 60 projects with budgets ranging from $300,000 to over $100 million. From 2012 to 2017, Betsy served as the Program Manager for the Broward Complete Streets Mobility Initiative, working with the Broward metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and other county municipalities, such as Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach and Coconut Creek to program over $300 million in safety, complete streets, bicycle and pedestrian projects. Betsy has been serving several municipalities in south Florida as the Contract/Program Manager continuing services contracts (CSC) and general engineering contracts (GEC) for the past seven years.

Relevant project experience includes the following:

General Engineering Services Consultant, Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL – Program Manager for this five-year task work order county contract.

Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Planning Services, City of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL – Program Manager for this task work order contract with the county.

General Planning and Engineering Consultant, St. Lucie County, St.

Lucie, FL – Project Manager for this five-year task work order contract.

General Planning and Engineering Consultant, Martin County, Martin County, FL – Project Manager for this five-year task work order contract.

Transportation Engineering and Planning Services, City of Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce, FL – Project Manager for this five-year on-call contract.

SR 7/US 441 Transit Corridor Improvements, FDOT District 4, Broward County, FL – Project Manager providing multimodal connectivity, operations and safety improvements along nine distinct segments connecting SR

Project Manager

BETSY JEFFERS, PE

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Betsy Jeffers, PE, Project Manager, continued 7 to adjacent neighborhoods in Broward County.

Improvements include widening the roads and lane elimination to provide bike lanes, completing sidewalk links, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades and transit stop enhancements.

SR 845/Powerline Road from NW 30th Place to West Drive, FDOT District 4, Broward County, FL – Project Manager who oversaw a resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation (RRR) project that begins south of NW 30th Place and ends south of American Way in Broward County. The scope of work included milling and resurfacing the asphalt pavement, ADA improvements, installing pedestrian countdown signals as needed, signing and pavement markings and drainage. Other assignments involved typical section development, cross-slope analysis, field reviews, sign inventory, signing and pavement markings and preparing the RRR report. The length of the project is 2.52 miles

West Hillsboro Boulevard Bike Lanes and Lighting Improvements from East of Parkside Drive to State Road 7, Broward County, Parkland, FL – Project Manager overseeing improvements to West Hillsboro Boulevard, including the design of a new bicycle lane in each direction, sidewalk repairs with root treatment measures, new lighting system and the design of one-lane roundabout at NW 64th Terrace/NW 74th Place/ West Hillsboro Boulevard.

Plantation Midtown Bridge Improvement Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study and Design Services, Plantation, FL – Project Manager overseeing PD&E study and design services for the construction of the Plantation Midtown Bridge, to be located between SW 17th Street and westbound SR

84. This project aims to study and prepare final design plans for a new bridge to span the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) New River Canal, connecting SW 17th Street to westbound SR 84. This crossing will provide direct access to SR 84 and indirect access to I-595 from Plantation’s midtown district.

Miramar Complete Streets Phase III (LAP), City of Miramar, Miramar, FL – Project Manager overseeing a LAP-funded grant program project within the city of Miramar. Project includes milling and resurfacing of roadway, minor widening to provide bicycle lanes, signing and pavement markings improvements, utility coordination, the construction of new sidewalk, ADA ramps at street intersections, storm drainage improvements, and pedestrian level lighting along the streets within the project area The design includes the reconstruction of residential driveways and swales regrading along the proposed sidewalk limits. Provides compliance documents as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including a categorical exclusion (CE) type I checklist, cultural resources assessment survey (CRAS), natural resources assessment (including bonneted bat roost survey), a level I contamination screening evaluation (CSE) and development of construction specifications.

Riverside Drive from Atlantic Boulevard to NE 14th Street Complete Streets Design, Pompano Beach, FL – Project Manager overseeing the construction of complete street improvements from Atlantic Boulevard to NE 14th Street. Project scope involved the construction of new sidewalks on both sides of the road, ADA ramps at street intersections, lighting, drainage improvements, water and sewer improvements, landscaping and minor road realignment along the street within the project area, and crosswalks added at several intersections.

Other tasks include collecting data, analyzing public involvement, reviewing conceptual design and creating final construction plans to redesign Riverside Drive in Pompano Beach for complete street improvements.

SR 845/Powerline Road from NW 30th Place to West Drive, FDOT District 4, Broward County, FL

– Project Manager overseeing the RRR project that begins south of NW 30th Place and ends south of American Way in Broward County, Florida. The scope of work included milling and resurfacing the asphalt pavement, ADA improvements, installing pedestrian countdown signals as needed, signing and pavement markings and drainage. Other assignments involved typical section development, cross-slope analysis, field reviews, sign inventory, signing and pavement markings and preparing the RRR report.

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FIRM

HNTB Corporation

EDUCATION

B.S., Civil Engineering University of Florida, 1988

PROFESSIONAL

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer:

FL, 1994, (#47526)

CERTIFICATIONS &

TRAINING

Advanced Maintenance of Traffic ADA for Roadway Design AASHTO Roadside Design Guide NHI Urban Drainage Design Interchange Design Roundabout Planning and Design Long Range Estimates NHI Techniques for Pavement Rehabilitation FDOT Flexible Pavement Design and Rehabilitation Public Involvement Advanced FDOT Design Exceptions and Design Variations FDOT Leadership Academy FDOT Contract Mangers Academy FDOT Supervisors Academy FDOT Project Management

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

James Ford has 34 years of roadway design experience with 27 years at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 serving two years as District Pavement Design Engineer, 16 years as project manager (PM) and Engineer-of-Record (EOR) on more the 65 diverse roadway projects including those for multi-lane arterial highways, municipal streets and interstate freeways for both urban and rural facilities. James has designed and managed all types of rural and urban transportation projects, including highway reconstruction projects, resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation (RRR), rail crossing widening, mobility projects for pedestrian, bicycle and transit improvements, lane elimination, intersection improvements, drainage improvements and bridge replacement.

Relevant project experience includes the following:

SR 810 Hillsboro Boulevard from Military Trail to US 1, FDOT District 4, Deerfield Beach, FL – PM and Roadway EOR (REOR) responsible for the development of the plans and project management for the widening and resurfacing of 2.8 miles of the urban arterial multi-lane highway from Military Trail to US 1. Widening was included to add bicycle lanes, which caused the replacement of the existing lighting system with decorative lights, sidewalks rebuilt and drainage inlet modifications. Some median modifications were also required to upgrade left turn lanes storage lengths. Due to development impacts near I-95 the northbound off ramp was reconfigured to an urban (tight diamond) interchange under signal control and widened two lanes. The city received approval for eliminating one lane in each direction for a portion of the corridor and the design was incorporated into these plans. This project had intense public involvement since the city paid for part of the aesthetic features and asked for the lane repurposing in the project. Responsible for the entire plans production and delivery, including the coordination of the aesthetic features, drainage modifications, signalization, signing and pavement marking, street lighting and lane repurposing design.

Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study of SR 9 (I-95) From South of Southwest 10th Street/SR 869 to North of Hillsboro Boulevard (436964-1), FDOT District 4, Fort Lauderdale, FL – Lead Design Engineer for capacity and safety improvements of I-95 Managed & General-Purpose lanes, Direct Connect & General-Purpose Ramps, and Southwest 10th Street/SR 869. Design provided maximum connectivity, 4th level flyover ramps, grade separation over railroad, and a depressed section alternative.

Focused on constructability, minimizing right-of-way (ROW) and business

Staff Augmentation: Consultant Management (In-House)

JAMES FORD, PE REQUESTED

STAFF AUG.

CANDIDATE

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James Ford, PE, Staff Augmentation: Consultant Management (In-House), continued impacts. The project included extensive community involvement, a shared use path, bike lanes, and a local road roundabout.

SR 9/I-95 at Gateway Boulevard, FDOT District 4, Boynton Beach, FL – PM and REOR for design on I-95 and on the urban multi-lane arterial Gateway Boulevard. Expanded on-off ramps and Gateway Boulevard capacity to reduce congestion and improve safety. Minimized ROW acquisition while implementing project improvements including wider bike lanes, sidewalks, additional travel and turn lanes, new drainage areas, and a bridge replacement for the first grade-separated single point urban interchange (SPUI) over I-95. Maintained all traffic movements, including SFRC train traffic while bridge widening occurred.

SR 68 Orange Avenue from I-95 to Angle Road, FDOT District 4, Fort Pierce, FL – PM and REOR responsible for development of the plans and project management of converting the two-lane undivided rural roadway by reconstructing it to a four-lane divided urban arterial highway from I-95 interchange to Angle Road.

Responsible for the entire project scope, including the coordination of water and gas line relocations, drainage system with detention ponds, signalization, signing and pavement marking, street lighting and landscaping. A main control for the geometric design and other design features was a high percentage of commercial truck service facilities along the corridor.

This unique challenge resulted in building a secondary access road that looped truck traffic around the back of some of the industrial properties for safe access to a signalized intersection allowing easier maneuvering by these large vehicles. The extensive coordination with St. Lucie County staff, property owners and design team led to a consensus solution that satisfied the needs of everyone leading to a successful project. The corridor had a mix-use of commercial, light industrial and residential properties requiring extensive public outreach, communication and coordination to ensure that the project addressed the needs of the adjacent property owners. This required extensive coordination and a close working relationship with St. Lucie County engineering division to navigate the challenges for a successful outcome. SR 7 (US 441) from Southwest 25th Street to Fillmore Street, FDOT District 4, Hollywood, FL – PM and REOR for the $32 million reconstruction of 1.8 miles of urban arterial highway.

This project, the first using AutoCAD Civil 3D, included a complete 3D model. Managed ROW acquisition of nearly 100 parcels costing almost $100 million.

Coordinated $7 million in utility relocations, drainage with eight detention ponds, signalization, signing, pavement marking, street lighting, landscaping, bike lanes, sidewalks, and decorative hardscape features.

Developed a master vision with the City of Hollywood, incorporating aesthetic features and creating park-like green spaces around drainage ponds.

SR 7 (US 441) from South of County Line Road to Southwest 25th Street, FDOT District 4, Miramar, FL – PM and REOR for the complete reconstruction of 1.4 miles of urban arterial highway. Upgraded from a five-lane roadway to a six-lane divided highway with drainage system, sidewalks, street lighting, signing and marking, signalization, bike lanes and landscaping Responsible for entire plans production and delivery including the coordination of the design of water, sewer and electric line relocations, drainage system with detention ponds, signalization, signing and pavement marking, street lighting, landscaping and decorative streetscape features.

SR 818 Griffin Road from East of Palm Avenue/ Southwest 100th Avenue to Flamingo Road, FDOT District 4, Cooper City, FL – PM and REOR responsible for developing plans and overall project management for the reconstruction from two-lanes to six-lanes of 2.2 miles of urban arterial multi-lane highway from east of Palm Avenue to Flamingo Road. Project involved the conversion of the two-lane rural roadway to an urban six-lane divided highway with full drainage system, sidewalks, street lighting, signing and marking, signalization, bike lanes and landscaping. Responsible for the entire plans production and delivery, including the coordination of the design of sewer relocations, drainage system with detention ponds, signalization, signing and pavement marking, street lighting and landscaping.

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FIRM

HNTB Corporation

EDUCATION

B.S., Civil Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, PROFESSIONAL

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer:

FL, 2016, (#81392)

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS

Florida Engineering Society Institute of Transportation Engineers Palm Beach Toastmasters Club Boy Scouts of America

CERTIFICATIONS &

TRAINING

FDOT Advanced Maintenance of Traffic Certification, 2016

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Kyle Cheerangie has 13 years of experience supporting a variety of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contracts. His work on multiple design-build (DB) contracts has provided insight into the capabilities of today’s contractors bringing great value to each assigned project. He is a talented engineer specializing in roadway design, traffic control, utility coordination and plans production.

Working closely with field crews he has gained knowledge of traffic control and construction methodology, developing a skill set which translates into optimal temporary traffic control planning for higher safety and expedited construction. His contributions on projects consistently produce timely and error free deliverables. Kyle’s experience includes systems and service interchange design, express lane and tolls system design, as well as supporting drainage and signing disciplines.

Relevant project experience includes the following:

SR 9 (I-95) System Interchange at State Road 869 (SW 10th Street Connector), FDOT District 4, Broward County, FL – Lead Project Engineer responsible for the project development and environment (PD&E) study that evaluates two facilities within the SW 10th Street corridor. One facility will address a regional connection between adjacent strategic intermodal system facilities, Florida’s Turnpike/Sawgrass Expressway and I-95. Improving this linkage will improve mobility and contribute to the economic vitality of Southeast Florida. The other roadway facility will be a lower-speed, local roadway to address business and community mobility needs. An improved local SW 10th Street facility will address existing operational and safety deficiencies along SW 10th Street between Florida’s Turnpike/Sawgrass Expressway and SR 9/I-95. Multimodal, pedestrian and bicycle features will also be included.

The PD&E study involves evaluating various alternatives and comparing the engineering, social and environmental effects of each alternative. The Community Oversight Advisory team representatives are a key asset to the PD&E study and their recommendations will be evaluated during the study.

I-95 Widening from SR 70 to SR 614 DB, FDOT District 4, St. Lucie, FL – Project Engineer responsible for final punch out items including as-built plan set production and revision documentation. This $80 million DB project for FDOT District 4 made improvements, including widening the I-95 Mainline from four to eight lanes from SR 70 to just south of SR 614, a distance of nine miles, reconstruction of the interchanges at SR 70 and SR 68, two bridge replacements and six bridge widenings. This project is one in a series of

Staff Augmentation: Consultant Management (In-House)

KYLE CHEERANGIE, PE REQUESTED

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Kyle Cheerangie, PE, Staff Augmentation: Consultant Management (In-House), continued interstate widening projects that expand the interstate system’s ability to ensure the mobility of people and goods.

CR 712 (Midway Road) Widening from SR 615 to US 1, FDOT District 4, St. Lucie County, FL – Project Engineer who assisted with the development of traffic control layouts and traffic control plans production. This project involves the widening and reconstruction of Midway Road from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided urban arterial. The project also includes replacement of the existing bridge over the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, right-of-way (ROW) acquisition, signalization upgrades at three intersections and new signals at two additional intersections following signal warrant analyses.

I-75 Express Lanes from 170th Street to South of Miramar Parkway (Segment AB) DB, FDOT District 4 and District 6, Miami & Fort Lauderdale, FL – Lead Roadway Design Engineer responsible for developing the roadway and traffic control plans as well as design documentation and utility coordination. Segment AB is the largest and most complex segment of the corridor and extends 3.1-miles from Northwest 170th Street to south of Miramar Parkway. It provides express lanes in the existing I-75 median along with 2.6 miles of reconstruction of the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike to accommodate a direct median-to-median flyover express lane connection and new systems’ interchange movements, as well as new collector-distributor (CD) roads and ramps at the Miami Gardens interchange.

Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard Bridge over Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC), Palm Beach County Public Works, Palm Beach County, FL – Project Manager responsible for bridge rehabilitation study and construction plans. The facility is located within the Northwoods section of the City of West Palm Beach and provides grade separated access for vehicles and pedestrians to the residential and business areas separated by the FEC corridor. This facility is also the main east-west access road to Good Samaritan Medical Center (GSMC). The bridge is more than 53 years old, is functionally obsolete and its geometric configuration does not meet current standards.

Its widening impacted utilities, required additional ROW, involved construction within FEC ROW, and necessitated a new drainage system and construction phasing scheme that maintained access for vehicular traffic and pedestrians to the hospital and adjacent residential neighborhoods. The complexity of the project required close coordination with the City of West Palm Beach, utility owners, permitting agencies, FEC railroad, GSMC and other stakeholders.

SR 924/Gratigny Parkway System Interchange at SR 821, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), Miami-Dade County, FL – Roadway, Signing and Pavement Marking Engineer-of-Record (EOR) for the expressway extension. The expressway extension will be achieved through the construction of two steel fly-overs at the third-level over the HEFT and US 27.

MDX has completed the PD&E study for the 2.3-mile expressway extension and is advancing the DB of a segment from 97th Avenue to the HEFT. This project also includes a 1.6-mile section of NW 138th Street which has been reconstructed to a predominantly six-lane section and is now in the jurisdiction of MDX. It also includes the construction of 107th Avenue from NW 138th Street to NW 170th Street to be funded by Miami-Dade County. Provided access to employment centers in NW Miami-Dade and completed the initial improvements to NW 138th Street. It is estimated that travel time will be reduced from 20 minutes to four minutes from NW 138th Street to HEFT. The DB phase is anticipated to begin in fiscal year 2019.

Wrong-Way Countermeasures, Miami-Dade County and MDX, Miami-Dade County, FL – EOR for this safety improvement project, which rehabilitated pavement markings. Responsibilities included the installation of signing and wrong-way countermeasures along the MDX system. The wrong-way countermeasures included advanced signing and video detection equipment connected to the regional transportation systems management and operations office. The system will detect and alert drivers to vehicles entering the MDX system driving contra to traffic flow.

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FIRM

HNTB Corporation

EDUCATION

B.S., Civil Engineering, Florida State University, 2012

PROFESSIONAL

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer:

FL, 2017, (#83403)

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS

Florida Engineering Society

CERTIFICATIONS &

TRAINING

FDOT Advanced Temporary Traffic Control FDOT Specifications Package Preparation Training for Consultants Highway/Roadway Design Drainage Design Signing & Pavement Markings Utility Design & Coordination Traffic Control Plans

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Dallas has twelve years of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) experience in supporting a variety of design projects and providing clients with a superior quality of service needed to deliver valuable engineering solutions. He serves as Senior Project Engineer within the transportation group. Dallas has overseen the design and development of roadway plans for interstate freeways, arterial roadways and municipal streets for both rural and urban facilities. He has extensive knowledge of plans production, vertical and horizontal geometric design and signing and pavement marking. His expertise in 3D modeling techniques and the Bentley 3D Corridor Modeling tools is invaluable to the transportation division’s production effort.

Relevant project experience includes the following:

I-75 at NW 49th Street to end of NW 35th Street Diverging Diamond interchange (DDI), FDOT District 5, Orlando, FL – Senior Project Engineer and Lead Roadway Designer for the new alternative interchange of I-75 and NW 49th Street in Marion County. Included in the design was the reconstruction of a portion of NW 44th Avenue and NW 49th Street. Responsibilities included typical section package development, pavement design report, design variations, roadway geometry, quantities, 3D model development, and plans production. The challenges of this project included maintaining quality control across multiple disciplines and sub consultants (signing and pavement marking, drainage, bridge structures, four new signalized intersections, ITS, traffic, utilities, geotechnical, survey and environmental). Responsible for coordination with FDOT on right-of-way (ROW) acquisition for adjacent stakeholders and utility coordination, which included FDOT and Marion County.

SR 25/Okeechobee Road from East of NW 116 way to East of NW 87th Avenue, FDOT District 6, Miami, FL – Senior Project Engineer overseeing the development of final production plans for both roadway and S&PM. Other responsibilities included staff hour estimate for supplemental agreement, plan sheets, cross section development, guide sign placement, roadway/ S&PM quantities, and roadway design. SR 25/Okeechobee Rd is part of the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) and identified as a “High Priority” Corridor in the 2014 Florida Freight Mobility Plan. The highway’s main function is to provide traffic mobility and functional access to adjacent properties. Final Design of the corridor was divided into five segments with this project being the most complex due to its interface with NW 87th Avenue and NW 103rd Street. Adjacent land uses consist of industrial complexes along the south and residential and commercial properties along the north. The primary objective

Staff Augmentation: Consultant Management (In-House)

DALLAS WAIT, PE REQUESTED

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Dallas Wait, PE, Staff Augmentation: Consultant Management (In-House), continued of the project was to improve traffic operations and safety.

CR 713/Southwest High Meadow Avenue from I-95 to CR 714/Southwest Martin Highway, PD&E, FDOT District 5, Orlando, FL – Project Engineer who led the development…