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FIRM REFERENCES AND SIMILAR WORK COMPLETED CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH RFQ NO 20-07-01 SECTION F – FIRM REFERENCES AND SIMILAR WORK COMPLETED COASTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING LLC | PAGE 7 developed the Feasibility Study to evaluate the effects on Cortez Beach and the surrounding beaches due to modifications to the groins, considering various levels of removal, replacement, and permeability of the structures. The Feasibility Study included development of alternatives and numerical modeling analyses. We also assisted with state and federal permitting of the project and provided construction administration and oversight from February 2015 to December 2016. ARTIFICIAL REEF AND HARDBOTTOM MONITORING Due to the presence of nearshore hardbottom in the shallow waters adjacent to Anna Maria Island, mitigation and monitoring have been required to offset project impacts to these resources. Our staff assisted the County locating suitable sites for placement of the artificial reefs and obtaining state and federal permits for their construction. Our engineers designed and oversaw the construction of the 1993, 2005, and 2011 artificial reefs to ensure they were built in compliance with project permits. Following construction of the artificial reefs, our biologists conducted permit-required annual monitoring to document that the reefs succeed at mimicking the natural hardbottom which they are intended to mitigate. These surveys included benthic assessments, fish counts, relief measurements, reef delineation, and collection of photo and video documentation. In addition to monitoring the colonization and succession of the artificial reefs, our biologists monitor the natural nearshore hardbottom to document any potential unanticipated project impacts. We developed and updated the biological monitoring plan for each project in close coordination with FDEP. During annual monitoring surveys, our biologists utilize quadrat-based benthic assessments, sediment measurements, and in situ resource mapping, supplemented by photo and video documentation. Data are analyzed to document any potential secondary impacts related to project construction, and reports are prepared and submitted to agencies as required by permit conditions. CPE is currently assisting the County in locating a site for a new artificial reef that will provide mitigation for the federal and Coquina Beach projects, as well as excess mitigation to provide additional marine habitat and to use if continued hardbottom ever results in the requirement of additional mitigation. We are also working with the County to design and permit a recreational nearshore snorkel reef in the shallow nearshore waters adjacent to Coquina Beach. Natural hardbottom (top) and 2011 Coquina Artificial Reef (bottom)