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9 <br />SRS has been providing architectural services to the South Florida Community since 1988. Since then, we have <br />designed solutions utilizing the applicable Broward 6th Edition of the South Florida Building Code and the <br />Florida Building Code. Our comprehensive professional services for remodeling, renovation and new construction <br />projects have focused primarily on improvements, expansions and replacements to existing facilities. Therefore <br />our knowledge and experience with local codes and with their regulators has been extraordinary. Further, this <br />experience and knowledge was developed mostly with phased replacement projects that included temporary <br />facilities. All of our phased replacement projects safely maintained daily operations. <br />As part of our services for projects in South Florida, we have shepherded project entitlements inclusive of land <br />use amendments, platting, rezoning, site plan approvals and permitting with the various local Drainage Districts <br />throughout South Florida. We have also permitted work with the South Florida Water Management District and the <br />Army Corp of Engineers. We also have excellent knowledge and experience working with FDOT and the multitude <br />of Broward, Duval, Martin, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Orange, Palm Beach and Sarasota County regulatory <br />agencies that regulate development. <br />After Hurricane Wilma and previously after Hurricane Andrew, our firm worked with FEMA regulators on various <br />remediation, repair and reconstruction projects in South Florida. Specifically, between 2000-2009, our Managing <br />Principal, Manuel Synalovski, AIA, LEED AP served as the architect representative on the Broward County Board of <br />Rules and Appeals and consequently was extremely involved with all the Building Code modifications inclusive of <br />the transition from the South Florida Building Code to the Florida Building Code. <br />SRS has one in-house professional dedicated solely to administrating and expediting approvals and permits for <br />all of our projects for over 32 years. Further, we have established a strong relationship with the City of Sunny Isles <br />Beach’s Building Department; all County agencies involved in permitting and approvals for construction/ develop- <br />ment projects, and all Regional and State agencies also involved in permitting and approvals for construction/ <br />development projects. We understand not only the “process” in terms of time, but the “personalities” of the <br />individuals involved in the “process”. Further, we understand and work with the “culture” of the many agencies <br />with jurisdiction in the “process”. <br />SRS has become so successful in this critical activity that we currently provide permit andapproval administration <br />services to other design professionals and various municipal clients. Further, the permitting process requires a true <br />understanding and knowledge of sequence and the real time required by agencies, departments and jurisdic- <br />tions for review, commentary and corrections. This multilayered process must all be incorporated into project <br />schedules to eliminate delays due to pending approvals. Because of our successful experience with permitting <br />and jurisdictional approvals, our construction projects begin development on time.