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PROJECT APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH RFQ NO 20-07-01 SECTION D – PROJECT APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING COASTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING LLC | PAGE 8 Innovative Concepts and Advanced Technologies CPE’s strength is our foundation of engineers with coastal-specific training and experience supported by industry leading professionals who are solution seekers, coastal science experts, fluent with today’s permitting environment, and execute projects that are on the cutting edge of coastal science. The behavior of beaches, inlets, and shorelines are complex and dynamic. CPE is on the forefront of coastal engineering numerical modeling and excels in practical applications of advanced 3D morphology models that are the basis for providing the feasibility information necessary to demonstrate changes to coastal programs. Our modeling studies are developed by coastal engineers and scientists who are strongly grounded in coastal process theory and applications. CPE has continuously upgraded our coastal modeling capabilities to include models such as DELFT3D, XBEACH, MIKE21, SLOSH, the complete suite of USACE numerical models, and custom tools for project specific analyses. As a result, our professionals have emerged as industry leaders in coastal applications of DELFT3D, the most advanced process-based model in the world. This expertise provides the City of Sunny Isles the opportunity to evaluate modifications to the program with projects that are effective in holding sand and reduce the need to mobilize additional truck haul projects. CPE has the in-house staff that understands the geotechnical, shoreline change, and outreach tools necessary for the City of Sunny Isles to successfully implement and effectively communicate their coastal engineering projects. Dr. Robertson visited all the potential upland sand sources for Florida in 2012, and Ms. Brenner has since permitted upland sand sources for multiple projects from multiple sources, along with certified beach nourishment projects using upland sand as a source. It is important that the City consider all available sand sources as prices can vary, and other sources are available for Miami-Dade beaches in addition to the Vulcan Witherspoon mine. CPE is currently executing a project where we are writing the programs that quantify coastal change for USACE. The original project quantified coastal change from more than 2,000 LiDAR data sets on 3,290 km of Gulf of Mexico and east US coastline to measure shoreline and volume differences within GIS using a custom Python-coded system. This project has evolved to enhance USACE’s capabilities to quantify coastal change following storms and to quantify the resiliency of a beach which highlights more and less protected areas of the coastline. The USACE toolbox is further detailed in the enclosed project description and can be applied to the City of Sunny Isles Beach by utilizing existing lidar and beach profile data to quantify coastal change over multiple time intervals and identify areas that require additional fortification to reduce vulnerabilities. It is critical for the citizens of Sunny Isles Beach to understand why the City makes decisions to move forward with certain public works and coastal engineering projects typically require some level of outreach. CPE works daily in GIS and CAD environments to create maps and plans that support our coastal engineering projects. Whether a meeting requires maps for handouts or effective slides to communicate complex studies, CPE is prepared to support the City of Sunny Isles Beach with helping their citizens understand their coastal engineering projects.