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) ) ~) ) ) ) ) ) -) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) J ) ) ) ) \ QUALIFICATIONS, RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE Savino & Miller Design Studio, is a minority-owned design firm that specializes in landscape architecture, with a multidisciplinary approach that includes urban design and architecture. Savino & Miller Design Studio has extensive experience in design and master planning for parks. Our background and experience in landscape architecture, urban design, architecture and planning give us a unique insight into the various elements and forces which shape our built environment. Our method includes an analysis of factors such as climate, physical and sociocultural context, aesthetics, and long term maintenance. We practice to create beautiful and meaningful places, which invite people to interact, enhance their sense of community, and which are beneficial to the local ecology. In so doing, these places can become a source of pride to our neighborhoods and communities. In our Landscape Architecture approach, we are especially interested in reflecting the rich, biodiversity of South Florida native plant life, as well as our unique cultural traditions. At the same time, we believe in being respon- sive to, and instructive of, present and future issues of ecological sustainability, in terms of water use, resource consumption and use of local materials. Having practiced in many public and private projects, we are also keenly adept at creative design in a range of budgets. Our demonstrated Project Experience in the areas requested by this RFQ includes: . Intracoastal Parks Design & Permitting: Our Open Space Parks' scope of work includes a general understanding of a city park system as exemplified in our analysis for the Coconut Grove Planning Study, to site master planning analysis and design shown in our award-winning master plan for the Homestead Bayfront Park; to the specific design and implementation of successful parks. These include Belle Isle Park and South Pointe Park in Miami Beach, the Pinecrest Gardens lighting plan in Pinecrest and the Town Center Plaza in Fisher Island. Presently we are re-designing Museum Park in the City of Miami. We completed 100% Construction Documents for the Bay Walk and are currently working towards the completion of the Construction Documents for the Entry Promenade and terraces connecting the Museums to the Park. In addition to this park, we are currently working on the Matheson Plantation Village, an interpretive park within Crandon Park in Key Biscayne for the Miami Dade County Parks Department. The Miami Beach Multimodal Facility and the Surfside Community Center also offer open space design examples that our firm is proud of having successfully completed. Our firm has master planned the open space for many projects ranging from Institutional to Private Hotels and Condominiums. These include: Sunny Isles City Hall Complex, Aventura City Hall, Johnson & Wales University, Miami Beach Convention Hotel and Ritz Plaza Hotel among others. All these projects were permitted through different municipal, county, state and federal agencies as required. These ranged from historical, design and local planning boards to more complex regulatory agencies such as DERM and FDOT. We understand the process involved in permitting by impacting the natural ecology. We have dealt with issues such as decking, lighting, sea walls, mangroves, dunes and seaturtles in many of our projects. We are confident that with our experienced sub consultants we will be successful in addressing and resolving the permitting issues regarding these parks. ~~III.~~III~nlr:'lil.I:}'''I[.II-..olm;I[.:a:~;['.fi'~'~!!'l!~ 141