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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 11 federal Lido Key HSDR Project that is currently renourishing Lido Key with sand from Big Sarasota Pass. The project includes the construction of two groins at the south end of the island. As local sponsor for the project, the City has assisted USACE with engineering, mitigation planning, and permit application services provided by our staff, including contributions to the Feasibility Study, modeling study, and project development. The City and USACE have held public meetings including scoping meetings to initiate the NEPA process, as well as a public meeting with FDEP, USACE, and the City to address public concerns over potential project impacts. Once Lido Key has been restored using USACE funding, FEMA funding will not apply to future projects; however, the project will now be eligible for federal funding for storm damage repair through USACE FCCE funds. Our biologists assisted with FDEP permitting and consultation with NMFS, addressing anticipated impacts to seagrass located within the Big Sarasota Pass borrow areas. We prepared a UMAM evaluation and successfully negotiated with FDEP to determine an appropriate amount of mitigation to offset anticipated impacts to seagrass from the Lido Key HSDR Project. Our biologists worked closely with FDEP, FWC, USACE, NMFS, and USFWS to determine a suitable and feasible mitigation site. We worked with FDEP biologists to finalize the seagrass mitigation and monitoring plan, and FDEP issued the permit in June 2018. We completed coordination with the City of Sarasota, USACE, and Manatee County to modify Manatee County’s permits to incorporate the LKMS and developed a Site Agreement between the City of Sarasota that outlines implementation, monitoring, and maintenance responsibilities for the seagrass mitigation project. The Lido Key HSDR Project is currently underway and the seagrass mitigation project in Perico Preserve is anticipated to be completed in summer 2021. CPE staff is currently providing construction administration support for the beach nourishment project and will complete pre- and post- construction surveys for the seagrass mitigation. Our biologists developed a mitigation plan to offset impacts from dredging to seagrass on the Big Sarasota Pass ebb shoal.