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EAC Consulting, Inc.
<br />eacconsult.com
<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach • RFQ 19-11-01 • Professional Engineering and Architectural Services for Pedestrian Bridge with Park Elements Across A1A at 174th St.
<br />R+P will provide engineering and architecture services for the pedestrian bridge and elevator specifications.
<br />R+P has designed and completed over 30 award-winning pedestrian bridges across the USA, and has
<br />experience working with the FDOT. Many of these pedestrian bridges are icons of their communities - creating notable sculptural
<br />and technically innovative impacts while being well integrated in context. R+P has received national and international awards
<br />for bridge design, and have experience with many different types of structural systems and architectural approaches. Miguel
<br />Rosales, the owner and president of R+P, will be providing architectural services for this project. He is a registered Florida
<br />Architect and certified Master Gardener by the University of Florida.
<br />SMDS, a FDOT certified firm with an award-winning studio, is located in North Miami, and will be the
<br />Landscape Architect for this project. SMDS will play a key role as urban designer advising the team
<br />regarding the final layout and site planning of the pedestrian bridge/parkway. The SMDS office is located about six miles from
<br />the project site. Their projects in the City of Sunny Isles Beach include the City Hall Landscape Master Plan and Gateway Park.
<br />Over the last 25 years, SMDS has worked on several FDOT bridge and streetscape projects. These include the Brickell Avenue
<br />Median, Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, and the reconfiguration and beautification of the 41st Street bridges in Miami Beach
<br />over Indian Creek and Biscayne Waterway.SMDS has previously worked with EAC on many projects - most recently as Urban
<br />Designers and Landscape and Design Architects for the preparation on the PD&E Study for the Tamiami Canal Bridge. In this
<br />project, the task included the relocation and design of the Bridge Tender House, as well as bridge aesthetics.
<br />Manuel G. Vera & Associates Inc. (MGV), a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and prequalified under
<br />FDOT’s Work Groups 8.1, 8.2, and 8.4, will provide surveying services. MGV has been providing design
<br />survey and right-of-way mapping services to the Central and South Florida area for over 45 years, servicing Miami-Dade County,
<br />local cities, and FDOT Districts 4 and 6 for over 36 years, and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise for over 25 years. MGV’s past
<br />experience providing the same professional surveying and mapping services required for this signature bridge will ensure that
<br />this project is completed on schedule and within budget.
<br />Geosol, Inc. (GEOSOL), is a small professional firm that has been providing geotechnical services for over 20
<br />years. GEOSOL is certified as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
<br />(DBE) by FDOT, and qualified under FDOT’s Work Groups 9.1, 9.2, 9.4.1 and 9.4.2. The firm is based in Miami Lakes, within
<br />close proximity to the project location. The firm provides geotechnical engineering and testing services. In addition, GEOSOL
<br />has engineers who are CTQP certified in drilled shaft inspections. Mr. Oracio Riccobono, PE, has over 31 years of geotechnical
<br />experience, and is the lead Geotechnical Engineer of the firm. He is fully aware of the geotechnical conditions of the project
<br />site. Mr. Riccobono has been the Geotechnical Engineer of Record for many FDOT D6, MDX, Florida Turnpike Design Build
<br />and Miami-Dade Transit projects. Recently, he was the geotechnical Engineer-of-Record for the Hard Rock Stadium Pedestrian
<br />Bridges for the City of Miami Gardens. GEOSOL provides local knowledge of the area with national experience in pedestrian
<br />bridge design and award-winning projects across the United States.
<br />TLC Engineering Solutions (TLC) was founded in 1955 and consistently ranked among the largest
<br />Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) and structural engineering firms in the country. They are a highly
<br />qualified team of over 380 professionals - including professional engineers, LEED-accredited professionals, and ACG-registered
<br />commissioning authorities, coupled with specialists in acoustics, energy management, and technology. TLC will provide MEP
<br />Design Services.
<br />Smart-Sciences, Inc, a Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and DBE FDOT certified firm, provides
<br />expertise in environmental permitting, ecological consulting and environmental science. They provide
<br />innovative solutions that promote smart growth and human development in an environmentally sustainable manner.
<br />ASA Consultants, Inc. (ASA) is an FDOT certified firm that offers highway and structural engineering services.
<br />ASA specializes in all facets of highway and structural engineering, and will be performing peer review for this
<br />project. They are organized in distinct service niches - that include minor, major, and complex roadway design, miscellaneous
<br />structures and minor and major bridge design, conventional bridge inspection and bridge load rating, and signing, pavement
<br />marking, and channelization and qualified under FDOT Work Groups 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2 , 4.2.3, 5.1, 5.4,
<br />and 7.1. ASA has worked exclusively in South Florida, primarily in FDOT Districts 4 and 6. In addition, ASA has served as staff
<br />augmentation for FDOT D4 for the past three years.
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