Chen Moore - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

e ® CHENMOORE ® i issocs ® Ben H Chen, PhD, PE, BCEE • Chairman and Founder U ® Education and South District Wastewater Treatment Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Plant. This force main is for the disposal of W National Taiwan University, 1967 the reject water from the membrane water • Master of Science, Sanitary Engineering, treatment units currently under construction a. National Taiwan University, 1969 at the water plant. Major cost saving ideas W Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, proposed included: Twin 42" directional ® Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State drilled HDPE pipe under the Turnpike and C-1 ® University, 1973 Canal instead of the single 60" micro- tunneling DIP crossing; shallowing and open ® Registration cut across US-1 instead of deeper micro- Professional Engineer, Florida, 31849, 1982 tunneling; narrowing the size and reducing ® Professional Engineer, Virginia, 008803, 1976 the number of isolation plug valves; and ® modifying the 24" outlets. The VE report also ® Professional Affiliations increased the allowance for the trench • American Academy of Environmental overcut, sheeting, flowable fill, and ® Engineers dewatering. Despite these cost increases, an ® • American Society of Civil Engineers overall $1.6 million in cost savings were • American Water Works Association realized. ® • Florida Engineering Society ® • National Society of Professional Marathon MS4 Permit & Stormwater Engineers Utility Fee. Chen Moore and Associates ® contracted with City of Marathon for the ® Summary preparation of: Dr. Chen has over 44 years of civil and • Stormwater Utility Fee and Ordinance ® environmental engineering experience. His • Roadway/Drainage Inventory Map, and ® experience includes urban infrastructure • MS4 Notice of Intent renewal, water and wastewater treatment Dr. Chen was responsible for the Stormwater ® facilities design and construction Utility Fee of the project. The process ® management, facilities planning, included a large GIS component. The environmental studies, utilities master impervious area of a sample set of residential 0 planning, rate and financial studies. He is parcels was digitized using aerial ® principal-in-charge for the Central Broward interpretation in GIS. An Equivalent County and Broadview Park Neighborhood Residential Unit (ERU) analysis was 0 Improvement Projects for Broward County completed by calculating the average ® and project director for City Center and South impervious area per residential parcel. The Pointe Right of Way Infrastructure impervious area for each non-residential lot ® Improvement Projects for Miami Beach. was digitized and the number of ERUs was assigned. The total fee was established by ® Project Experience analyzing the anticipated yearly public works ® Miami Dade WASD VE Study - 60" Force program by the City. A weighted Stormwater ® Main. Chen Moore and Associates was Utility Fee was determined for each parcel retained by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer based on ERUs. The list of parcels with fees ® Department to perform a value engineering was submitted to the tax authority. Dr. Chen ® study for the 60" force main between the then prepared the Stormwater Utility ® South Miami Heights Water Treatment Plant Ordinance for the City, including the fees for ® RFQ# 12-04-02 Continuing Professional Architectural & Engineering Services Firms Only (CCNA) ® www.chenmoore.com ® 3-6