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RFQ # 22-06-01
<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architectural Services
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<br />LPOC36007.2022
<br />Continuing Services for
<br />Kimley-Horn’s culture is structured to hire and retain highly motivated employees who exude pride and enthusiasm for the services we
<br />provide. We have assembled an experienced and multidisciplinary consulting team with the proven ability to respond to every need for
<br />the City of Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architectural Services contract. Our team of landscape architects, planners, and engineers
<br />can offer the City the technical resources of a nationally acclaimed organization, while simultaneously providing the personal service,
<br />responsiveness, and local knowledge of a South Florida firm. Kimley-Horn offers the City a proactive, experienced consulting team that
<br />will lead the process from kick-off to approval of the final design documents.
<br />As Project Manager, George Puig, PLA, ASLA, will provide the leadership and creative passion to ensure an effective consensus-
<br />driven process that reaches a successful conclusion. George has direct relevant experience with recent streetscape and landscape
<br />architecture design projects. He has handpicked an experienced and creative team that has collaborated on many successful projects.
<br />In addition to having relevant experience together, our team has the technical expertise to solve any technical challenge that may
<br />arise, and our truly integrated approach creates an environment where our entire team and our clients collaborate not only to create a
<br />great design, but also have fun along the way. Key team members are highlighted in more detail below:
<br />George Puig, PLA, ASLA - With 32 years of professional practice in South Florida, George Puig is a registered
<br />landscape architect with experience on several projects throughout the U.S., Latin America, and abroad,
<br />within both private- and public sectors. George’s project knowledge has been built by his critical involvement
<br />in master planning, urban design/streetscape, site development, and conceptual and final design for
<br />resorts, hotels, single-family, multifamily, mixed-use, and entertainment/recreational facility projects. His
<br />responsibilities include management of designers and planners, marketing, recruiting, team leadership and
<br />project management, and ensuring that our clients receive the best possible service.
<br />Matthew Wisniewski, PLA - Matthew has more than 17 years of experience in landscape architecture. His diverse
<br />portfolio ranges from hospitality, mixed-use, and single-family developments to post-industrial landscapes, urban
<br />waterfront parks, and planning for cultural institutions. He has extensive technical experience in grading and planting
<br />design, drainage, soils, material detailing, and stormwater management. Additionally, Matthew has worked on several
<br />oceanfront projects in Florida such as The Confidante Hotel in Miami Beach, as well as multiple projects in the Faena
<br />District, including Faena Hotel Miami Beach, Faena House, Claridge Hotel, and Versailles Condominiums.
<br />Aaron Buchler, P.E. - Aaron has 27 years of experience in land development, utility systems, and drainage design. He
<br />also has extensive experience with the entitlements, regulatory agencies, and permitting processes in South Florida,
<br />including South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Department of Environmental Resources Management
<br />(DERM) permits. Aaron has served as project manager for more than 20 urban mixed-use projects within Miami, many
<br />located on approximately two acres of land. Kimley-Horn’s work has typically included detailed grading due to space
<br />constraints, drainage well design, and off-site improvements, including roadway redesign, water and sewer extensions,
<br />and entitlements.
<br />Jonathan Haigh, PLA, ASLA - Jonathan is a native of Palm Beach County and has 27 years of experience as a
<br />practicing professional landscape architect. He is a skilled designer, with park-related project experience throughout the
<br />southeast United States: eight community parks of 60 acres and greater, more than 20 passive parks of varying size,
<br />and more than 50 miles of dedicated greenways. He has contributed, managed, and/or produced seven comprehensive
<br />recreation master plans in five states. Implementing these plans and others, he has directed the preparation of
<br />park-related construction drawings, detailing, and specifications. His experience is strongest in applying a practical
<br />and budget-friendly, yet creative, design approach to each project. He has thoroughly embraced the application of
<br />sustainable principles in project design and incorporating the design of Florida-friendly landscapes and water-efficient
<br />irrigation systems.
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