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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />The City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />Heritage Park Parking Garage <br />Professional Threshold Inspection Services <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />History, Background and Workload <br /> <br />Originally founded in 1988 as Gillotti, Frione & Associates, Inc. by Frank Frione <br />and Fred Kaub, GFA International, Inc. has built a solid foundation of service and <br />expertise. Messrs. Frione and Kaub each own 50% of the business and they <br />stay involved with GFA's daily operations. They direct GFA's team of <br />professional engineers, professional geologists, licensed inspectors, plan <br />reviewers, building code administrators and technical specialists and provide the <br />following services: <br />. Threshold/Special Inspections <br />. Construction Materials Testing <br />· Geotechnical Engineering <br />. Environmental Engineering <br />. Code Compliance Services <br /> <br />Organized as a Florida corporation, GFA International is a fully licensed, insured <br />and reputable engineering and geology business. As a result the high level of <br />service we provide and the number of repeat clients we service, GFA has grown <br />considerably since our inception 21 years ago. <br /> <br /> <br />The principal staff of GFA is comprised of: <br />· Mr. John Desnoyers, P,E. , S,I. - Vice-President, Project Manager, Threshold Engineer <br />· Mr. Frank Frione - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Owner <br />· Mr. Frederick Kaub, P.G. - President and Co-Owner <br />· Mr. Paul H. Danforth, P.E., S.I.- Regional Vice President, Threshold Engineer <br />. Mr. Tom Ortner - Executive Vice President <br /> <br />GFA's corporate headquarters is located at 1215 Wallace Drive in Delray Beach, Florida and this threshold project <br />contract will be managed our Coral Gables project office. All of the principal staff members listed above can be <br />contacted at the main office; the office number is 561.347-0070. <br /> <br />GFA International is a stable, viable private engineering business that is well-respected and recognized for expertise <br />in service, trustworthy business management and attention to health and safety. We do not anticipate any changes <br />will occur during the duration of this professional threshold inspection and materials testing contract. <br /> <br />GFA is a financially sound and fully insured engineering firm. We have maintained errors and omission insurance <br />and professional liability insurance continually since the firm's inception in 1988 and no one has ever made a claim <br />and recovered against this insurance. GFA's financial statements can be provided upon request. <br /> <br />We have a full-time staff of 78 employees and our current utilization rate is 60%. GFA certainly has the capacity and <br />available man-hours to perform this testing and inspection contract and give the City of Sunny Isles Beach the <br />outstanding inspection services that you deserve. Several projects are topping out within a few weeks and our <br />inspection team will be able to transition to this parking garage project without delay. <br /> <br /> <br />Florida's Leading Engineering Source <br /> <br />GFA International <br />