EAC Consulting, Inc. - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

EAC Consulting, Inc. eacconsult.com 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. local community well in advance of the actual closure and adequately communicated with temporary signs and digital message boards during the closure. The EAC Project Team will work closely with the City and the community to solicit feedback in order to develop a MOT plan that takes the needs and concerns of all parties into consideration. Bridge Inspection The Project Team’s priority is to preserve public safety at all times. The lead Inspectors (all MOT certified) will establish traffic control procedures in accordance with FHWA/USDOT MUTCD, and FDOT Standard Plans Index 102, minimizing traffic disruptions and creating a safer work zone. Proper coordination will be arranged with bridge owners for access and lane closures, if required. LARS will provide bridge inspection services. Surveying and Mapping and Subsurface Utility Engineering Services (SUE) For this signature project with the City, the necessary survey elements required for the successful design of the pedestrian bridge will include baseline of survey and right-of-way establishment, DTM/Topographic survey, drainage survey, etc. Survey information will be gathered via a combination of conventional EFB data collection and LiDAR imagery. Utilizing static LiDAR will allow the team to gather a complete detailed topographic survey with one field mobilization, and allow the team to pull additional detailed information throughout the design process (wire heights, mast arm details, renderings for public involvement meetings, etc.) without having to remobilize, thus saving design dollars, which can be utilized by the City elsewhere. In addition to the design survey, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) will be required. In order to accurately locate the existing utilities within the project area, MG Vera will follow the ASCE 38-02 “Standards Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data.” MGV will provide Quality Level B Utility Designates to horizontally map these utilities and Quality Level A locates (test holes – vertical/horizontal – Optional Services) as required for utility conflict resolution/avoidance. INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS Below are some alternative that our Project Team would explore during the design development: •ADA Compliant Ramps - The use of gracious ADA compliant ramps instead of one or two of the proposed elevators. This new concept will minimize the maintenance required for elevators in public area and reduce the life cycle cost for the structure. Eliminating the elevators will also improve safety for pedestrians during late dark hours and the possibility of bad odors in the structures. R+P has designed several pedestrian bridges with curvilinear and elegant ramps that work seamlessly with the overall crossing such as the Appleton Pedestrian Bridge. For this recently completed project a combination of smooth ramps and gracious stairs were used to comply with the accessibility requirements while also improving the aesthetics of the area.