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CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR Golden Shores Utility Undergrounding and Roadway Improvements D–5IWOP41002.18w_Sunny Isles Beach Golden Shores Undergrounding.indd conversion scope. The City has the ability to realize considerable cost savings by performing necessary public infrastructure improvements like water, sanitary sewer, drainage, lighting, and roadway work in conjunction with the undergrounding improvements. These savings are generally related to the cost of mobilization and restoration as they would be shared between the undergrounding and the infrastructure improvement projects. This is a win-win situation for both the City and their taxpayers. Kimley-Horn will develop an infrastructure plan that marries the underground conversion elements with critical infrastructure needs. This allows the City to realize the maximum benefit of having these needs identified early and planned out to occur during the conversion project all while not compromising the schedule of the conversion project. Street Light Design Based on our observations of the Golden Shores neighborhood, it is estimated that 45 street lights will be impacted by this project and the number of lights varies from street to street. This indicates that the lighting levels within this area may be less than a desired illumination level, or may not be uniform. A photometric design prepared by our electrical subconsultant Waypoint Engineering and Equipment, LLC would confirm required spacing to meet the City’s needs. They will also design the street light system in collaboration with FPL’s underground design. The City has indicated that custom lighting is preferred for street light replacement, however, the City may consider installing FPL standard lighting as a cost-savings measure. FPL currently administers a street lighting program in which they will provide and install street lighting. For the standard lighting options, there is a low capital cost for the installation, but the City would be required to enter into an FPL Lighting Agreement that would require the City to pay a monthly maintenance fee and electrical service charges to FPL. A significant drawback to the FPL standard lighting options is that they do not typically have the same aesthetics as the City’s custom lighting. A premium lighting package is also available from FPL, but these increase the monthly fixture fee. The FPL premium lights have a more decorative look that is somewhat similar to the City standard street lights. Landscape Architecture and Streetscape Kimley-Horn has a well-earned reputation for combining creative ideas, technical excellence, and client collaboration, resulting in dynamic landscape designs that blend into their environments and become a part of the area they inhabit. We emphasize the development of a pleasing visual environment, meaningful themes, distinctive images, and a strong sense of place, while remaining sensitive to the City’s budget and long-term maintenance obligations. Kimley-Horn’s success in streetscape master planning, design, and construction observation results from a finely tuned balance between landscape architecture, roadway design, traffic engineering, civil engineering, and stakeholder engagement. Controlling traffic flows, providing recreational areas, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities in increasingly congested areas are some of the solutions designed by our landscape architects and planners. Kimley-Horn’s engineers, landscape architects, and urban designers tastefully integrate a project’s identity into the surrounding community through aesthetics and repetition of unifying design elements—from structural feature components down to directional signage and pavement treatments. Kimley-Horn will also ensure that its streetscape design meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED).