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RFQ # 936-11270 City of Fort Lauderdale 44 Ms. Faith Samuels A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator PortMiami Federal Inspection Facility Page 2 of 3 To provide the highest levels of professional expertise regarding transportation planning,electrical and civil engineering as well as other design disciplines and ITS technology integration, BEA has teamed with the premier south Florida transportation planning and civil engineering design firm of Keith and Associates, Inc.. Keith’s principals bring to BEA’s team and to Miami-Dade Seaport PortMiami Federal Inspection Facility project the requisite depth of transportation planning knowledge,engineering experience, technical expertise and local knowledge concerning major transportation issues associated with PortMiami and their impact on current and expected port cargo traffic demands.Keith’s intimate knowledge of these issues is essential to professionally assess and arrive at the appropriate planning and design solutions necessary for the PortMiami Federal Inspection Facility. Additionally, BEA has teamed with TLC for Architecture who has been tasked with the structural, mechanical, electrical engineering, fire protection, communications and LEED components of the PortMiami Federal Inspection Facility project. Laura Llerena and Associates was brought into BEA’s team to provide landscape, xeriscape and related services in support of the scope of work associated with development of the PortMiami Federal Inspection Facility. All sub-consultants have worked in the past with BEA on numerous projects throughout south Florida for Miami Dade County as well as for other local and state of Florida agencies. BEA has developed and maintained a reputation as the world’s leading port planner and cruise/cargo terminal designer, and our designs are grounded in the ever-changing market patterns and security conditions associated with cargo and cruise port operations. BEA’s planning and design for cargo facilities at PortMiami and Port Everglades are just a couple of examples of maritime transportation projects that not only provided first of its kind ITS technology as well as integration with U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs to operate and communicate seamlessly. BEA has proven and factual working experience to be able to draw on similar installations when reviewing designs with representatives from facilities planning staff at Miami-Dade County Seaport, the major container cargo operators as well as local, state and federal authorities having jurisdiction over the scope of the PortMiami Federal Inspection Facility projects. Relative to BEA’s planning and design solution for each of the three cargo projects’ experience cited herein, all have resulted in streamlining the cargo thru-put process; thus saving time, reducing operational costs and increasing operational efficiencies for the operators. Our daily working and personal relationships with decision-makers at PortMiami, Miami-Dade County, U.S. Homeland Security offices and CBP operations as well as local, state and federal permitting agencies and container cargo terminals allows us to innovate alongside ever-changing ITS technology developments needed for such a project. Sustainable Design At BEA we are committed to sustainability. BEA’s Principal-in-Charge Bruno Ramos is a LEED accredited professional. Our office, built in 2008, has been designed by LEED standards. For example, we have selected impervious parking lot pavers and native vegetation that aid in water conservation. In addition, we are members of the local chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGCB). We have worked with clients pursuing LEED Certification such as the Virginia Key Beach Museum for the City of Miami and The James Hotel South Beach, both for a Silver Rating. Sustainability is integrated to the project from its inception and is built along the way as the project is developed, so it becomes part of the natural ongoing development process and daily conversations. It’s embedded with everything else, rather than a stand alone component. We find this is the best way to integrate sustainability. In addition, for sustainability to minimize any potential impact to the project budget and to be more effective in its implementation, it has to be incorporated from the onset of the project as Green choices tend to have an impact on several disciplines at once. We develop sustainability through a comparative analysis as design progresses, in which we present different alternatives to the clients with potential cost and other implications, in this way our clients are informed and evaluate sustainability issues from every angle. Sustainable Design At BEA we are committed to sustainability, having reached the goal in 2009 that all senior associates and partners must be LEED certified. Our new office, built in 2008, has been designed by LEED standards. For example, we have selected impervious parking lot pavers and native vegetation that aid in water conservation. In addition we are members of the local chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGCB). We have worked with clients pursuing LEED Certification such as the Virginia Key Beach Museum for the City of Miami and The James Hotel South Beach, both for a Silver Rating. Sustainability is integrated to the project from its inception and it’s built along the way as the project is developed, so it becomes part of the natural ongoing development process and daily conversations, its embedded with everything else, rather than a stand alone component. We find this, the best way to integrate sustainability. In addition, for sustainability to minimize any potential impact to the project budget and to be more effective in its implementation, it has to be incorporate from the onset of the project as Green choices tend to have an impact on several disciplines at once. We develop sustainability through a comparative analysis as design progresses, in which we present different alternatives to the clients with potential cost and other implications, in this way our clients are informed and evaluate sustainability issues from every angle. Port of Miami Cruise Terminals 3, 4 and 5 The James Hotel, Miami Beach Examples of Sustainability Strategies Examples of Sustainability Strategies Virginia Key Beach Museum. City of Miami. Some applied Sustainability Strategies 50 |