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® MIAMI -DADE COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT — TREE ISLAND PARK PROJECT Firm Name. Afilian, .Swain & Associates, Inc. Type of Service: Civil & Environmental Client Name: rbliami -Dade County Permitting Services Parks and Recreation Department Projected Budget: $291,764 Client Address: 275 AW 2 Street, 5'h Floor Start Date: May 2006 :Lliami, FL 33125 Completion Date: On -going Client Telephone No: (305) 755 -7511 Construction Cost: Unknown Client Contact Person: Nfark Heinicke Key Individuals: Arsenio A9ilian, P. E., Julio Menache Milian. Swain and Associates. Inc. (MSA) is providing civil and environmental engineering services to the Miami -Dade County Parks and Recreation Department (PARD). This Department requires assistance to prepare and process the environmental permits required to develop the Tree Island Park located south of SW 10'" Street between SW 149`" Avenue and SW 147" Avenue. MSA scope of services includes: Data Collection and Coordination - Iv1SA coordinated and attended a kick -off meeting with PARD staff and the Landscape Architect. EDAW. EDAW presented the preliminary site plan to the project team. MSA prepared a survey and geotechnical testing scope and submitted it to the PARD project manager. After receiving the survey. MSA reviewed it for sufficiency and submitted comments in writing to ® the PARD project manager. As part of this task MSA and its subconsultant, CH211 Hill, conducted a site visit to become familiar with the project site and surrounding areas. In addition, identified the utility companies providing service in the project area and requested as -built plans as well as the points of connection for potable water and sanitary sewer service from the Miami -Dade Water and Sewer Department. E Schematic Site Plan Development - MSA assisted the landscape architect in developing a Schematic Site Plan by providing preliminary engineering assistance with the overall strategy for stormwater management, leading to a preliminary sizing of all retention facilities (lakes or dry retention areas). As part of this task MSA engaged in a preliminary review of the Landscape Architect's preliminary site plan and identified suggested modifications as they pertain to the Civil Engineering Discipline. Once they addressed the suggested modifications and provided MSA with an electronic copy of the revised site plan. MSA identified the pervious and impervious areas of the plan and prepared water management routing calculations to determine the available storage and peak stages for the design storm events. VISA coordinated all additional site plan modifications required to create additional storage to ensure that the site can service the design storm events. We ensured that the preliminary water management design of the site was in compliance with DERM's Bird Drive Basin criteria. MSA considered impacts to existing wetlands and tree islands in the coordination process with the Landscape Architect. Weiland Delineation and Environmental Permitting - The bISA Team delineated the project wetlands using the currently accepted methodologies accepted by the US Army Corp of Engineers NSA