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PALM BEACH COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS COMPLEX Palm Beach County, Florida REFERENCE: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission William R. Cline 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 p. 850.413.0084 e. bill.cline@myfwc.com PROJECT DATES: Design: March 2015 - August 2017 Construction: June 2016 - Ongoing SERVICES PROVIDED: Civil Environmental Planning Survey Traffic and Transportation Planning TOTAL COST: Design: $260.4K Construction: $2.9M PROJECT MANAGER: Brett Oldford, PE KEY STAFF: Jimmy Richie, PE Stephen Cherry, PE Eric Matthews, PSM Rick Harman This shooting sports complex is a 150-acre site comprised of over 200 target positions between gun and rifle ranges, trap and skeet fields, and a sporting clays course. It also features long-distance rifle ranges and a No-Blue Sky System. The facility also includes a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse, a control building, administration building, and a maintenance building. WGI provided survey, environmental assessment, traffic engineering, site plan assistance, on-site engineering design, on-site water and sewer utilities design, off- site engineering design, permitting, and assistance with bidding and construction services. The civil engineering design, permitting, bid support, and construction phases services included paving, grading, stormwater management, on-site water supply, and on-site wastewater disposal systems. Challenging aspects of the project included an expedited design and permitting schedule, an environmentally sensitive area, poor groundwater quality, and varying hydraulic and hydrologic conditions. WGI’s experienced staff was able to resolve the challenging issues through innovative design, existing relationships with the local regulatory agencies, and efficient use of resources to meet deadlines. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: •Largest shooting sports complex owned by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission •Use of earthwork mass bounds to eliminate the need to import fill to the site 86