Cubellis, Inc. - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

CITY of SUNNY ISLES BEACH Proiessional Design Services ior Heritage P,lrk and Parking Garage Request ior Qu,lliiications No. 07-08-01 . b. The firm's identification of any significant project issues. First and foremost, we will need to establish dialogues with the community to confirm their needs and to embrace them in the process so that any community concerns are addressed early and the impact of the construction is a shared experience. Thoughtful and thorough phasing of the work will be the most significant issue of this project. The existing surface parking that serves the Ramada Plaza Marco Polo, as well as the storage of City vehicles will need to be addressed. The assumption is that we will need to maintain as much of the surface parking as possible during the course of construction. In addition, we anticipate replacing the existing "trailer" building due to its condition and its limitation. Should the City identify that the program requirements currently in the existing "trailer" need to remain functional while the park and parking garage erection occur additional phasing dialogues and/or conceptual plan modifications may be required in order to accommodate the City's needs. Also, by nature of the location of the four story parking garage we will need to be prepared to address and alleviate any concerns of your western neighbors regarding site line modifications. Lastly, an issue that will be addressed easily is providing adequate design and construction details for a garage that will be situated in a corrosive environment while achieving the goal of satisfactory long term performance. c. The constructability of the firm's approach. We propose that the parking structure employ pre-cast construction. This construction type will reduce the field construction time while providing an efficient and durable structure. The pre-cast construction will provide galvanized hardware for connections and use of higher quality sealants for joints. It also provides for better quality control of concrete placement since done under a controlled environment while supervised by a quality control department. Higher quality concrete is used while providing consistent concrete cover to reinforcing bars which becomes an important issue in a corrosive environment. . 3. EXPERIENCE a. The firm's experience with projects similar in scope and size. Cubellis is the Architect of Record for over fifty (50) parks and recreational facilities in South Florida and has seen increased volumes for the need for parking structures due to space limitations and density issues. This would be the firms first parking garage on a park site, we view this as a tremendous opportunity to showcase our design capabilities in establishing a solution that blends the two elements seamlessly rather than maintain the inherit contrast between the two pieces. . - 8 - cubellis.