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and the integration of a Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />flood wall into the proposed construction. Provided Quality <br />Assurance oversight during the construction of the cutoff <br />wall, including a review of construction records related to the <br />cutoff wall, instrumentation installation and performance, and <br />compliance related to the design documents and criteria. <br />District Wharf DC Phase 2, SW Washington, DC: Served <br />as the Engineer of Record for a combined geotechnical and <br />environmental investigation program for the construction of <br />five new commercial and residential buildings. The proposed <br />development includes a combined below grade parking <br />structure located directly adjacent to the Washington Channel <br />waterway and crosses over the WMATA Green Line Metro <br />Tunnel. The parking structure was designed using a combined <br />system of Rigid Inclusions and shallow foundations. Oversaw a <br />comprehensive geotechnical in-situ investigation program on <br />the land and in the water to provide design recommendations <br />for a new bulkhead, several fixed and floating pier structures, <br />and the proposed building. Performed a detailed numerical <br />impact assessment to assess the impact of the proposed <br />structure and excavation on the tunnels. Performed the design <br />of the cutoff wall and support of excavation system for a <br />multilevel below-grade parking structures adjacent to and above <br />the WMATA tunnel and adjacent to the Washington Channel. <br />Served as the Engineer of Record for the support of excavation <br />(SOE) system for the portions of the structure adjacent to the <br />WMATA ZOI. Oversaw a detailed numerical analysis of an existing <br />DCWater Sewer running through the site to assess the impacts <br />of the proposed excavation and development on the critical <br />sewer and a subsequent jet grout support system to minimize <br />movement during the construction. Serving as the Engineer <br />of Record for a comprehensive monitoring system inside <br />the WMATA tunnel, within the WMATA ZOI, and on adjacent <br />structures and components of the SOE system. <br />Wolf Creek Dam, Jamestown, KY: Served as GEI’s technical <br />lead, Senior Project Manager, and Engineer of Record for a large <br />investigative drilling and grouting project in limestone and <br />dolomite karst geology. Responsible for technical proposal, <br />cost and budget analyses, management of large contingency <br />of field staff, and implementation of a rigorous quality control <br />system established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />(USACE). Technical work involved an exploration and testing <br />program, including unconfined compression testing, pressure <br />and water testing, including packer and hydrojack testing, <br />detailed geologic mapping, including discontinuities, fracture <br />and bedding plane discontinuities using ISM criteria, installation <br />of instrumentation, and upstage and downstage grouting for <br />the assessment of the feasibility of karst seepage and a cutoff <br />wall system. Wolf Creek Dam was defined by the USACE as a <br />Megaproject and as the top priority of any of the high hazard <br />dams in the United States prior to the remedial work. <br />McMillan Reservoir Redevelopment, Washington, DC: Served <br />as Engineer of Record for the design of excavation support <br />system for a large development project on the site of a historical <br />reservoir. Oversaw design of a soldier pile and lagging support <br />of excavation wall and a detailed bracing system for excavation <br />purposes adjacent to sensitive elements associated with <br />the existing water distribution system. Designs incorporated <br />construction considerations for the demolition of historical <br />unreinforced concrete filter structures and the preservation of <br />above and below grade water retention structures, sand filters, <br />and storm water management structures. <br />Ft. McNair Seawall Repair, Ft. McNair, SW Washington, <br />DC: Served as the Engineer of Record for geotechnical and <br />geostructural design of a timber pile foundation system for the <br />rehabilitation of a failed section of an existing sea wall. The <br />design work included a preconstruction exploration program, <br />an assessment of an existing timber pile foundation system, <br />and the design of a new timber pile and cap support system. <br />Work involved the development of field investigation program, <br />the oversight of design and the preparation of design packages, <br />and the preparation of construction documents for bidding and <br />implementation. All work was reviewed and approved by the <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. <br />DC Clean Rivers CSO Project Division Z – South Capitol <br />Street MOS, DC, and Pump Station, Washington, DC: <br />Served as Engineer of Record for a sheet pile, soil nail, and <br />soldier pile and lagging support of excavation system for <br />construction of an outfall, diversion chamber, and pump <br />stations. Design responsibilities included the oversight of all <br />design work for deep sheet pile walls and internal bracing <br />systems. Responsibilities also included the design oversight of <br />sinking caissons, ground improvement for tunneling access and <br />retrieval shafts. Also served as the Instrumentation Engineer <br />of Record for the installation, data collection, and reporting <br />of instrumentation, as well as the generation of construction <br />impact assessments of critical existing utilities and structures. <br />Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant Enhanced Nitrogen <br />Removal Facilities – Contract 2, Washington, DC: Senior <br />Project Manager for design of excavation support for proposed <br />influent tunnel access shafts. The system consisted of braced jet <br />grout walls through sand and a soil nail walls in clay. Oversaw <br />the construction of all design calculations for jet grout walls, <br />bracing and soil nail walls. <br />SELECTED PUBLICATIONS <br />Bonita, G. et al (ed). Guidelines for Selecting Cutoff Wall Systems, <br />Deep Foundations Institute, 2021, 73p. <br />Onorato, G., Bonita, G., “Curing Stress Effects on Soil-Mixed <br />Properties”, Deep Foundations Magazine, July/August 2020, Pgs. <br />97-101. <br />Onorato, G., Bonita, G., Effects of Curing Stresses on the <br />Mechanical Properties of Soil-Cement Mixed Materials” <br />Proceedings Deep Foundations Institute (DFI 45) Conference, <br />October 2020. <br />GEI Consultants | City of Sunny Isles Beach | RFQ 26-07-01 84 <br />Giovanni Bonita, Ph.D, PE, PG