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F. EXAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT (Present as many projects as requested by the agency, or 10 projects, if not specified. Complete one Section F for each project.) 20. EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER 3 21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED MS4 NPDES STORMWATER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM CITY OF HIALEAH, FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2019 CONSTRUCTION (If applicable) 23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION a. PROJECT OWNER City of Hialeah, Streets Department 5601 East 8th Avenue Hialeah, Florida 33013 b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME Mr. Jose Sanchez Director, Streets Division c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER Tel: (305) 687-2611 E-mail: josanchez@hialeahfl.gov 24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost) RJ Behar was contracted by the City of Hialeah to assist with the preparation of the stormwater assessment program, as required by the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit that was issued June 30, 2016. This permit covers all areas located within the political boundary of the City of Hialeah that is served by the MS4 owned or operated by the City. The permit requires the preparation of an Assessment Program. This Assessment Program is to be submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in fulfillment of Part V.B of the MS4 Permit. The purpose of this assessment program was to provide information for the City of Hialeah to determine the overall effectiveness of its Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) in reducing stormwater pollutant loadings from its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) to receiving water bodies. The scope of services included the following steps: a. The preparation of a water quality monitoring plan intended to identify local sources where urban stormwater is adversely affecting surface water resources. The testing was done by Miami-Dade County under an Interlocal agreement. b. The preparation of an estimate of pollutant loadings/evaluation of existing data. c. Preparing a description of how the data from the monitoring program and the estimate of pollutants will be used to: (1) evaluating trends in pollutant loadings from the MS4 and in water quality; and (2) identifying portions of the MS4 which can be targeted for loading reduction/corrective action with additional pollutant reduction measures. d. Preparing a report that included items a, b and c above. e. Submitting the report for review by the City and after approval, submitting the report to the FDEP and addressing any comments from FDEP and provide a Final Assessment Program. The monitoring plan follows the recommendations provided in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Guidance for Preparing Stormwater Monitoring Plans as Required for Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permits. As a continuation of the task RJ Behar completed: a. Update of the Assessment Program b. Prepared two Public Education and Outreach Presentations for Illicit Discharges and Use of Pesticides. c. Prepared a Bacteria Pollution Control Plan. Cost/Fees Paid: $29,772 | Construction Cost: N/A | Project Length: N/A Key Personnel: Juan H. Vazquez, PE, PH, BCEE – Principal in Charge │Hans Murzi, PE, CFM – Project Engineer │ Hector Rosario, EI – Project Engineer. 25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT a. (1) FIRM NAME R.J. BEHAR & COMPANY, INC. (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) 6861 SW 196th Avenue, Suite 302 Pembroke Pines, FL 33332 (3) ROLE NPDES MS4 Assessment Program, Bacteria Pollution Control Plan, Outreach presentations STANDARD FORM 330 (REV. 8/2016) PAGE 3 MS4 NPDES Stormwater Assessment, City of Hialeah Section E - Page | 39