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SIL~ ~CHirECTS Ii}" f'" (~, r: P' f <<>. )L,,~~. City of Sunny Isles Beach RFQ NO.1 0-04-02 Professional Architectural Services Silva Architects Silva Architects is a small, family owned Architecture, Interiors, and Planning firm located in Coral Gables. The firm was established in 1976 by founding Principal Rolando Silva. From this beginning, the firm expanded and became a thriving practice with a commitment to design excellence, sustainability, and personalized client contact. Our projects range from small renovations done for public agencies to corporate interiors to $50 million public high schools. Our firm prides itself on a commitment to sustainable design. We were the AlE of Record on Miami-Dade County Public Schools' first green high school, which is pending final LEED certification. The project is anticipated to receive a LEED Gold rating. The Silva Architects / Fraga Engineers office was the first project in Coral Gables to receive a LEED Gold rating for new construction of any type. Over the years, our firm has grown and become a specialist in public sector, open end / miscellaneous contract work, and are extremely well qualified to perform this work for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Silva Architects has extensive experience in all aspects of planning and design. Ranging from programming to large scale urban projects, our firm will provide the City of Sunny Isles Beach with quality professional service while remaining completely accessible to the client at all times. The project team proposed for this project has worked together exclusively for the past 10 years. Because of our firm's knowledge and working relationship with our consultants, we will bring a wealth of experience, responsiveness, and cooperative effort to the City of Sunny Isles Beach that we believe is unmatched by any other team. Planning Et Design of Building Renovations and/or Alterations Silva Architects has completed numerous complicated building renovation and alterations projects and bring an unparalleled experience in this field to the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The Miami Killian High School General Rehabilitation and Remodeling project for M-DCPS is a recently completed (2008) example. This project was a $14 million complete rehabilitation for an existing high school. Working hand in hand with a public agency, the Silva Architects team created a highly detailed phasing plan that allowed for minimal disruption to students and teachers. The scope of work for the project involved a complete re-roofing, re-painting, new fire alarm, and HVAC work. New finishes were provided in various classrooms, with new lighting and fire sprinkler work also completed. The existing Gymnasium and Auditorium were also completely gutted and re-built, with new state of the art systems. The architect chosen to work for the City of Sunny Isles Beach may well be required to provide complicated building renovations and/or alterations within an occupied building. The work at Miami Killian was a prime example of how the 2