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City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Marine and Coastal Professional Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA) | RFQ No. 18‐02‐01 Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. 14 01C032018D APTIM is also one of a very few environmental engineering contractors with corresponding contracts with the FDEP under the Petroleum Restoration Program as an Agency Term Contractor and a Dry Cleaning Hazardous Waste Program Contractor. We have the experience and eligibility to seek FDEP funding and program assignment to City projects that may eliminate or reduce cost to the City under the FDEP closure guidelines. APTIM not only has the technical expertise and experience to perform the scope of services required for this RFQ, but we have the right people and the capacity to get it done! Project Engineering Design Every project location in coastal environments is highly site specific and designing waterfront structures requires in depth understanding of not only structural and geotechnical engineering but the coastal processes (wave climate, water levels, currents, sediment transport rates and directions, etc.) affecting the particular project site. Our experience working in South Florida is very useful in understanding these processes at a holistic, regional scale and can be used where possible to minimize rework during the project design phases. Empirical and desktop engineering design and modeling will be used where feasible to minimize project costs and expedite project schedule. However, additional numerical modeling may be necessary to closely manage the design details and evaluate the performance of a potential project. APTIM applies the provisions of local and state building codes to provide safe designs that can be easily permitted. We also continuously monitor Florida Building Commission publications for recent Declaratory Statements that may allow additional design flexibility. APTIM engineer’s use industry‐standard structural modeling software for the design of waterfront structures including CWALSHT, ProSheet, and SPT97. Our engineers are highly capable in the area of coastal engineering numerical modeling, having the state‐of‐ the‐art models and the required expertise to correctly run each model, such as Delft3D, GENESIS, REFDIF, SWAN, CCCLA, SBEACH, and others. We often use the Delft3D model for coastal evaluations as it is considered the most complete model available. It includes most of the relevant physical processes required to conduct an accurate prediction of wave transformation on the nearshore habitat. The Delft3D SWAN model accounts for wind growth, wave breaking, whitecapping, wave refraction, bottom friction, wave current interactions and diffraction, which are all important processes to consider. Design Plans and Specifications APTIM takes a multi‐phased approach to the development of design plans and specifications to optimize project schedule and budget while also considering stakeholders. The first step in the design process, the Conceptual Design Phase, develops a complete understanding of the specific project objectives and goals in coordination with the City once a potential project is identified. This process includes the review and assessment of all available historical data and collection of new data to support the needs of the proposed project. This information, along with a summary of the design criteria to be used in conducting the preliminary and final engineering design work and the proposed project schedule will be summarized in a memorandum of project understanding and basis of design document. The second phase in the design process, the Preliminary Design Phase, includes development of a project layout and cross‐sections of all elements of the design concept. Preliminary design of waterfront structures may include structure lengths, elevations, materials, and foundation requirements. Preliminary quantities of all major materials and construction items will be calculated. A preliminary design report with 30% level design plans will be developed and submitted to the City. It will summarize the review of the existing data and describe any new field data collected, as well as present the results of the engineering analyses. This includes approach, methodology, and proposed