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QUALIFICAtIoNS 57P261925RFQ # 26-07-01 • CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES (CCNA) Moffatt & Nichol serves as a planning and technical advisor to Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resilience, the Chief Bay Officer, and the Office of the Mayor for the Miami-Dade County Back Bay CSRM Study. After the initial USACE Back Bay CSRM feasibility study published in 2020 proposed an 18-foot-tall conventional floodwall surrounding most of the downtown waterfront and divided the northern part of the County, there was a significant lack of local support for the USACE plan. USACE and Miami-Dade County paused the project, and the County made a formal request to USACE to have the feasibility study incorporate natural and nature-based features and consider alternatives that would also enhance the natural environment and urban communities. In August 2022, USACE expressed support for the development and consideration of locally identified alternatives that enhance the natural environment and urban communities, in combination with other measures, to provide a level of risk reduction from storm surge. Through a series of design charrettes that included USACE, the County, and key stakeholders, Moffatt & Nichol led efforts to develop alternatives that would include the use of nature-based features, such as mangrove wetlands or hybrid reefs, for risk reduction, expand the protection zones, allow for adaptive management in the face of climate change, and provide more equitable protection across the entire County. A grounding principle was to take a systems approach where a broader geographic lens is used to incorporate multiple lines of storm surge protection. This includes consideration of the broader geography that influences coastal storm surge and making use of features that can provide risk reduction, such as offshore reefs, onshore dunes and berms, segmented breakwaters, and natural and nature-based features. Moffatt & Nichol also collaborated with USACE and County staff to develop a Nature-Based Solutions Pilot Program that will enable USACE to evaluate the potential storm risk protection benefits of nature-based solutions for integration into other CSRM studies around the United States. Moffatt & Nichol has also been mindful of the fact that any nature-based solutions proposed must be customized to limit impacts to submerged aquatic vegetation within Biscayne Bay in order to be permitted with regulatory agencies. Previously, Moffatt & Nichol worked with private investors and the County to review and discuss resiliency alternatives. Moffatt & Nichol developed a nature-based structural solution with multiple lines of protection while providing environmental benefits, additional public access, stormwater improvements, and water quality Miami, Florida Client/OwnerMiami-Dade County Representative ContactChristian Kamrath Resilience Program Manager 701 NW 1st Ct Miami, FL 33136 (786) 479-8947 Christian.Kamrath@miamidade.gov Contract Dates2022–Ongoing Contract Amount$1.5 million Relevancy ;CSRM resilience advisory services ;Nature-based coastal protection alternatives ;Multi-line storm surge defense ;Nature-Based Solutions Pilot Program Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study Developing non-structural alternatives that enhance the use of nature-based features for risk reduction, allowing for adaptive management of sea level rise and climate change. ADDED VALUE