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City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-2 eleven sites, detailing land use, zoning, property cost; cost to plan, design, construct and maintain a facility, and neighborhood impacts and public involvement. The project resulted in the thoughtful consideration and selection of a location for such a facility. For Miami-Dade County, the firm performed a feasibility study of developing transit along the US-1 Corridor, resulting in an acknowledgement that Heavy Rail transit as a preferred alternative was no longer feasible, and that to be successful in the provision of efficient and effective transit service, a more right-sized form of transit would need to be identified. For multiple cities, the firm has evaluated the feasibility of annexations. PLANNING STUDIES FOR OPERATIONAL FACILITIES Corradino has performed planning studies for operational facilities on numerous occasions. The firm has examined the costs and benefits of the Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal, the Miami Beach Intermodal Facility, The Louisville Airport Improvement Program and many more. All of these studies were integral in determining the costs and benefits of the development of public infrastructure to service their communities. Often these have well-defined, economic impacts on a community that can last decades. Performing a study of this natu re is an exercise in detail—first, identifying a variety of alternatives, and then identifying multiple-operational, and prioritization, criteria. Financial analysis is also key. This includes cost of land, planning, design, construction as well as operations and maintenance, amortized over the life of the facility. The studies progress by screening alternatives through the various criteria and finally ranking alternatives. Once a preferred alternative is selected, it is critical to perform the necessary public outreach in order to implement the facility. LAND SURVEYS For land surveying, Corradino is teamed with Hadonne Corp., which has been performing surveys for public and private-sector clients for years. They have an excellent reputation for accuracy and timely delivery of their work. They have worked to survey local, infrastructure-development projects like sidewalks and streets. They have also done boundary surveys for annexations, and performed site surveys for the development of parks and other public facilities.