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<br />Valeska Colmenares │ Staff Engineer
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<br />Transmission System (WCTS) for capacity issues to meet the Consent Decree (CD) requirements. These analyses will be carried
<br />out using the countywide hydraulic model, among other tools. Nova provided support for the ongoing System Capacity Assurance
<br />Program. Provide support for capital improvement program development related to hydraulic capacity improvements. Set up,
<br />modeling, and processing the results for the modeling alternative scenarios. Review results for the alternative scenarios wit h WASD
<br />Planning Department project manager and define if additional analyses are required. Provide other wastewater modeling services
<br />as needed (i.e. new connections or service areas, basin updates, flows, pressures, pipe sizing, pump sizing, flow management).
<br />Ms. Colmenares was Staff Engineer.
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<br />West Cargo Fuel Tender Facility Relocation Project, Miami-Dade Aviation Department, FL. This project includes the relocation
<br />of a new West Cargo Fuel Tender Facility for Miami International Airport (MIA). Nova was tasked with professional engineering
<br />services to assess existing civil conditions and provide engineering design to accommodate the new facility, as well as develop
<br />specifications and a cost estimate for the design, assist in permitting, and provide bid & award and work related services. Ms.
<br />Colmenares was Staff Engineer.
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<br />PortMiami Cruise Terminal A Environmental Mitigation Project, Miami-Dade County Seaport Department, Miami, FL. As a
<br />result of the construction of the new Cruise Terminal A, there was an environmental requirement to transplant existing coral to an
<br />artificial reef offshore in front of South Beach. The project consisted of the fabrication of 120 gabions filled with rocks and installed at
<br />the deployment area offshore north of the port entrance channel in front of South Beach. The coral was then transplanted from the
<br />boulders protecting the shoreline to the top of the gabions to develop and artificial reef. A second phase consisted of moving the
<br />corals to the final offshore location. Ms. Colmenares was Staff Engineer.
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<br />Fat Oil and Grease (FOG) Facility, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, Miami, FL. Nova assisted in the BODR of a new
<br />dedicated fats, oils, and grease (FOG) receiving and handling facility at the SDWWTP. The existing Septage and FOG Management
<br />Facility at the SDWWTP receives combined FOG and septage from waste haulers and operation of the facility is labor intensive. The
<br />layout of the facility is not conducive to efficient handling and separation of FOG materials. A dedicated FOG receiving, storage, and
<br />feed facility is expected to significantly improve the FOG material handling at the SDWWTP and reduce the labor required to keep
<br />the existing facility operating smoothly. Ms. Colmenares was Office Engineer.
<br /> City of Fort Lauderdale, Wastewater Collection and Transmission: Planning and Construction Inspection, Fort Lauderdale,
<br />FL. Nova worked on the development, maintenance, update and calibration of the InfoWater Wastewater Transmission System
<br />model, as well as the InfoSWMM gravity sewer model. The force main and gravity models were used to perform Capacity Evaluation
<br />of the system and identify any improvements required over the next 10 years (2018-2028). Nova also provided construction inspection
<br />services of field activities including bypass pumping set-up, liner installation, liner curing, lateral reinstatement, cleanout installation,
<br />and manhole repairs in the A-7, A-18, A-19 A-21 D-40 and D-43 sewer areas. As field inspector, Ms. Colmenares checked status,
<br />measurements and conditions of 1,000 manholes in the City of Fort Lauderdale.
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<br />MIA Taxiway R, S and T Pavement Rehabilitation, Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD), FL. The project consisted of value
<br />analysis and life cycle costing for airfield improvements to Miami International Airport Taxiways R, S and T including pavement
<br />rehabilitation, runway extension and realignment, taxiway reconfiguration, construction of improved fuel tender parking area, jet
<br />fueling facility and other features. This rehabilitation needed to meet FAA requirements for AIP funding as well as Miami Dade Aviation
<br />Department standards. Nova’s effort was focused on reducing construction time while not impacting airport operations. The ori ginal
<br />design for the truck parking lot has drainage structures that are rated for aviation loading and Nova focused on replacing some of
<br />these with equivalent structures rated for landside or truck operations. The length of the canal was examined, and its drainage function
<br />was evaluated to reduce the excavation required without negative impact to its function. Nova also evaluated the handling of
<br />potentially contaminated soils to attempt to save time and money by reducing the temporary stockpiling required. As Task Manager,
<br />Ms. Colmenares oversaw the preparation of the cost estimate and value engineering report that produced four proposed design
<br />alternatives and four design suggestions.
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<br />ResumesNova Consulting, Inc.
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