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Continuing Professional Consulting Services (CCNA) Request for Qualifications No. 20-07-01 Section D – Page | 5 and value – value is function divided by cost. Concentration on the function of the project or product will avoid mere cost cutting. The project manager must take a pro-active role in both giving direction and leadership in the value engineering process, but must also ensure that time and effort is not wasted and does not have a detrimental effect on the progress of the project. RJ Behar encourages sustainable design and the development of innovative, low-impact solutions. For example, we can implement any of the following: executing newly proven best management practices to reduce stormwater runoff; determining the best location for site amenities to encourage community use; utilizing new materials that promote public safety while limiting environmental impacts; and researching methods that can minimize time and effort. This amounts to reducing overall operational and maintenance costs for our Clients. Additionally, we have experienced staff, who understand the relationship between cost, quality, and timeliness. As a result, we can effectively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of our solutions against environmental factors and determine the best solutions with the least impact for every unique circumstance. Our experience in sustainable design includes the design of the Broward County Department of Environmental Protection Green Laboratory, where we designed the site amenities and evaluated green features such as bio-swales. This was the first green building design for Broward County. We also designed the site, grading with complete specifications for the Hickory Hammock Equestrian Campground for the SFWMD. In this site we designed compost toilets and solar powered lighting. Under the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Green Building and Energy Conservation Program, the City partnered with Ameresco to identify capital improvements to save energy costs in City facilities. Ameresco is the largest independent Energy Services Provider in North America. The Convention Center Chiller upgrade project proposed to extend the existing chilled water loop at the Convention Center and Jackie Gleason Theater to provide chilled water for City Hall and the new Municipal Parking Garage. This energy conservation measure (ECM) converted the Convention Center cooling plant into a District Cooling Plant. This project shifted inefficient chilled water operations at City Hall and the new Municipal Parking Garage to the modernized plant currently serving the Convention Center. In order to maximize the efficiency of the new District Cooling Plant, the project included the installation of a Chiller Plant Optimization Package to the plant along with a Geothermal Condenser Water System. These combined efficiency improvements to the Convention Center Chiller Plant greatly improved cooling efficiency to the buildings served utilizing chilled water. The total program will save the City an estimated $1.8 million each year in energy costs. RJ Behar designed the Miami Beach Convention Center underground piping, the supply and discharge wells and the Police Station wells. RJ Behar prepared all site plans and permit packages for the supply and injection wells. The design followed the recommendations of a hydrogeologic report that included the construction of a test well on site to determine underground soil and hydrogeologic parameters. RJ Behar was also responsible for all the utility coordination and pipe routing. The project was completed as a design-build project working for Kerney & Associates a contractor under Ameresco. As population continues to grow, so does our understanding of sustainable development. It should be our goal to improve our quality of life while reducing environmental impacts by providing a more planned and sustainable development strategy. Transit and other alternative modes of transportation such as walking or biking, must support these strategies. Miami-Dade County studied their existing land development and transportation infrastructure to meet a more sustainable standard of design. The County developed the Miami-Dade Green Print document, in which one of its goals was to increase integration of transit with pedestrian and bicycle trips as part of the Responsible Land Use and Smart Transportation initiative. As part of this study RJ Behar prepared a generalized bicycle parking guide layout. The layout intended for distribution to