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Continuing Professional Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA), RFQ 26-07-01 Cummins Cederberg | Trusted by the Coast. Proven in Practice. 18 Our marine science team conducting a seagrass survey using fixed transect methodology, collecting species-level data to inform long-term monitoring and impact assessments in Florida’s sensitive coastal environments. Our team prepares due diligence reports, environmental surveys and monitoring reports, and compiles feasibility reports for a variety of coastal projects throughout Florida. Our scientists routinely perform statistical analyses and reporting for efforts involving the detection of shifts in community composition at the species level in response to upstream or land-based activities. In addition to providing qualified and experienced staff, Cummins Cederberg can provide the necessary equipment to perform a range of surveys including a shallow water vessel, mapping equipment, drones, data sondes for the collection of water quality data, sediment cores (i.e., jet probes), video and still cameras, and SCUBA diving equipment necessary to perform marine resource surveys. Cummins Cederberg understands the requirements necessary to conduct an environmental assessment and the importance of reviewing regulatory terms and conditions with the state and federal resource agencies, as well as local stakeholders and special interest groups. Our environmental team have a firm grasp of the environmental and logistical coordination efforts needed to develop a project from conception through implementation. ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING Permitting and design are often considered as separate entities, however, our experience is that these areas are so interconnected that the final permitted design often is the construction design. By involving regulators and stakeholders from the pre-conception phase all the way through final construction, and working through environmental, property ownership, or other concerns at the onset, we can move through the permitting process smoothly. Our in-house team of marine biologists, regulatory, policy, and planning experts have unrivaled expertise in local, state, and federal environmental permitting. Cummins Cederberg staff includes a former FDEP Deputy Director and a former USACE Section Chief, as well as former environmental regulatory permit reviewers with intimate knowledge of the regulatory process and professional relationships with key agency personnel. By working closely with these agencies and encouraging frequent communication during project development, Cummins Cederberg assists clients in facilitating the timely acquisition of permits authorizing construction, necessary modifications, and permit extensions. The former regulators on our team have a unique understanding of regulations and prepare comprehensive permit applications and responses to requests for additional information (RAI) resulting in shorter permitting process durations and associated consulting costs. The environmental regulatory agency staff are tasked with enforcing their agency’s rules, while working with applicants to arrive at a permittable project. In Florida, where protecting upland infrastructure is paramount, the submerged ecological resources must also be protected. It is our job to provide the regulatory agencies with the information they need to verify and document a project’s compliance with the guiding regulations so that agency staff can issue permits within the established project schedule and budget.