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CRAIG A. SMITH &ASSOCIATES a 21045 Commercial Trail • Boca Raton, FL 33486 CONSULTING ENGINEERS • SURVEYORS • UTILITY LOCATORS w w w. c r a i g a s m i t h. c o m I December 10, 2018 Mauricio Betancur, CMC, City Clerk City of Sunny Isles Beach Government Center 18070 Collins Avenue, 411 Floor Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 RE: RFQ No. 18-11.01 CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR GOLDEN SHORES PUMP STATION REHABILITATION CAS PROPOSAL NO. 3767 Dear Selection Committee: For your consideration, Craig A. Smith & Associates, Inc. (CAS) is pleased to submit this proposal in response to your Request for Qualifications for Consulting Engineering Services for Golden Shores Pump Station Rehabilitation. Executive Summary CAS is a 38 -year established Civil/Utility Engineering, Utility Locating, Surveying, and Construction Management firm located at 21045 Commercial Trail Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida. CAS has 40 dedicated staff members consisting of six (6) Registered Professional Engineers, a Registered Professional Surveyor, two (2) ADDA Certified Drafters, one (1) GIS Specialist and the balance of staff including technical CADD drafting personnel, certified field inspectors, utility locators, as well as exceptional administrative, clerical and accounting personnel, to provide the City with the expertise required to perform duties requested for engineering services, including survey, design, bidding assistance, construction management and inspections, utility locates, hydrogeological and other stormwater consulting engineering services as needed. CAS understands the scope of work requested by the city and has extensive experience in performing such duties. CAS specializes in serving South Florida municipal governments and understands the unique needs of such communities. We are a client -oriented firm and our emphasis is on providing exemplar service. CAS has been providing professional engineering services for stormwater system and roadway improvements to the City of Sunny Isles Beach since 2013 and shall commit to continue to provide our technical, professional and financial resources to the city. Understanding Scope of Work CAS attended the scheduled site visit on November 30, 2018 of the Golden Shores Stormwater Pump and inspected the facility. It is our understanding that the city is interested in assessing the performance of the pump station and providing rehabilitation to ensure continued optimal operation of the pump station. More specifically the scope of services include but are not limited to installation of a remote telemetry unit, electrical upgrades, pump, pipe, valve inspection and upgrades as necessary, well integrity testing and hydraulic analysis of the associated drainage system. In addition, the city is interested in replacing/relocating the existing emergency generator outside the existing structure or possibly providing other non -confined space access for the electrical controls and generator. CAS is experienced in the rehabilitation of similar stormwater pump stations in the Tri -County area. We highly value the City of Sunny Isles as a client and look forward to continuing to serve the city with the utmost quality, cost effectiveness and expeditious service. CAS's knowledge of the city's drainage system along with experience with other similar cities will benefit the City of Sunny Isles in this project. General Approach & Methodology We provide long term relationship -based engineering services to our clients. Our philosophy is to work with the city's staff to provide the best possible services and solutions to complete the project cost-effectively and within the city's budget and schedule. CAS has a team approach with making the city's staff an integral part of that team. The rehabilitation project will be developed in the most cost-effective manner to achieve successful satisfactory results. The CAS philosophy utilizes a phased approach towards assisting the city in problem solving and for implementation of a cost effective and timely project completion. Our general project approach incorporates five phases consisting of the following: PHASE I - PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING (PRE -DESIGN), PHASE II - SURVEY & ENGINEERING DESIGN, PHASE III - FINAL ENGINEERING DESIGN & BIDDING, PHASE IV - CONSTRUCTION and PHASE V - TESTING, START-UP & PROJECT CLOSE-OUT. These phases are defined in detail in Section D - Project Approach and Understanding. 9S 4. 1 82.8222 561.314.4445 YHUNI, 561.114.4453 305.940.4661 56 1.31 4.44S8 FAX 561.314.4459