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Home My WebLink AboutGFA International I I I I I I I I I I I - f1j iJl' ~ I I I' I I t I I i f- l. ORIGINAL City of Sunny Isles Beach Request for Qualifications 09-05-01 ........... - - - - -------- _ _"~.' ......>U"_..-.-... Threshold Inspection Services For the Heritage Park Parking Garage -Q&~1~."~~ \6: 0 l' ffEr~'f."\iFO JtJM .9 7009 '" ....... - .. M.. ~ij~~~~'U-.-~~ ~. :. " " " . n ~ b ~ ~ '. . . . lob ~ ~ ,:> ~ it :w ~; >l! >ill w ~ ~GFA INTERNATIONAL: \? ,(/" '.~ Florida's Leading'lEngineering' Source '" ~ l'l'J ~ !I'.I <)l ~ ~ '!; "' .. :a; ~ ", I9"t '" T"!'lT ~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . .~~. ~ ~ )-~J:lNA1\O~ -/ol'ida 'co '_ef:lding Engineering S'.)u 'I Environment,l . Ge,,!c h, ic Ii . Construction M~teri^1, Testing . Thresliold & Speci>llnspcctions . Private Provider Se"ice>.I, Cooe Compli, n( e June 18, 2008 Attn: Jane A. Hines, CMC City Clerk Sunny Isles Beach Governmental Center 18070 Collins Avenue First Floor Conference Room Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 III ~ ..' .J 1jI ., Dear Ms. Hines and Selection Committee Members, GFA International (GFA) is pleased to submit this submission for Professional Threshold Inspection Services associated with the construction of your Heritage Park Parking Garage. Consolidated Rental Car Facility Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport GFA performed inspection and testing services for this 4.5 million SF facility GFA is a leading provider of professional threshold inspection services and we have developed significant parking garage construction experience. Founded in 1988 as Gillotti, Frione & Associates, Inc., GFA has built a solid foundation of service and expertise by providing a highly skilled work force that is responsive to our client's needs. To date, GFA has inspected projects totaling over Five Billion dollars in construction costs. GFA would like to draw attention to a few special qualifications that set us apart from our competition: · Local presence and proven track record for performance and customer service · 21 years of municipal, threshold, and materials testing experience III Available and Client-oriented professional engineers, special inspectors, laboratory testing manager and field staff · Licensed Engineering Firm (#EB-0004930) and Licensed Geology Business (#GB 118) · 2007 McGraw Hill / Associated Builders' & Contractor's Award Recipient: "Construction Industry Business of the Year" GFA International is more than qualified to provide the City of Sunny Isles Beach with professional threshold inspection services for your upcoming Heritage Park Parking Garage project. We have the resources and proven parking garage inspection experience already in place to perform this contract. Our team has a strong desire to serve the City and we have provided professional inspection services for the past 21 years. We have read your Request for Qualifications document and addenda; we understand your expectations and need for professional service and a highly responsive consultant. We have assembled our team's qualifications and have provided a list of recent and significant parking garage experience for your use in evaluating GFA's credentials. We stand ready to exceed your expectations and look forward to a potentially favorable reply. On behalf of our entire project team, we thank you in advance for your consideration. Respectfully Submitted, GFA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1fult! < iJ:5~L-~ John Desnoyers, P.E. Vice President & Engj . eer of Record I v Frederick Kaub, P.G President DEL~A Y BEACH · SOl 1/'lJ Wal'ace f'riwe ~ '\ ,UN r (,r:n iVi YERS JACf:SCWILLE' OPLAI\IOO T M1PI-\ · STl11RT 8ELL~ GLAC,c e,,' [- ," ;11 ~;I'r:l; 33444 (':;' i) ~cJ.{)070 . (:561) J95.5805 (l']') , v'vw.lec>m\:jfa.com I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services l History, Background and Workload Originally founded in 1988 as Gillotti, Frione & Associates, Inc. by Frank Frione and Fred Kaub, GFA International, Inc. has built a solid foundation of service and expertise. Messrs. Frione and Kaub each own 50% of the business and they stay involved with GFA's daily operations. They direct GFA's team of professional engineers, professional geologists, licensed inspectors, plan reviewers, building code administrators and technical specialists and provide the following services: . Threshold/Special Inspections . Construction Materials Testing · Geotechnical Engineering . Environmental Engineering . Code Compliance Services Organized as a Florida corporation, GFA International is a fully licensed, insured and reputable engineering and geology business. As a result the high level of service we provide and the number of repeat clients we service, GFA has grown considerably since our inception 21 years ago. The principal staff of GFA is comprised of: · Mr. John Desnoyers, P,E. , S,I. - Vice-President, Project Manager, Threshold Engineer · Mr. Frank Frione - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Owner · Mr. Frederick Kaub, P.G. - President and Co-Owner · Mr. Paul H. Danforth, P.E., S.I.- Regional Vice President, Threshold Engineer . Mr. Tom Ortner - Executive Vice President GFA's corporate headquarters is located at 1215 Wallace Drive in Delray Beach, Florida and this threshold project contract will be managed our Coral Gables project office. All of the principal staff members listed above can be contacted at the main office; the office number is 561.347-0070. GFA International is a stable, viable private engineering business that is well-respected and recognized for expertise in service, trustworthy business management and attention to health and safety. We do not anticipate any changes will occur during the duration of this professional threshold inspection and materials testing contract. GFA is a financially sound and fully insured engineering firm. We have maintained errors and omission insurance and professional liability insurance continually since the firm's inception in 1988 and no one has ever made a claim and recovered against this insurance. GFA's financial statements can be provided upon request. We have a full-time staff of 78 employees and our current utilization rate is 60%. GFA certainly has the capacity and available man-hours to perform this testing and inspection contract and give the City of Sunny Isles Beach the outstanding inspection services that you deserve. Several projects are topping out within a few weeks and our inspection team will be able to transition to this parking garage project without delay. Florida's Leading Engineering Source GFA International I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services Relevant Experience Town of Bay Harbor Islands Parking Garage Bay Harbor, Florida Five-story pre-cast parking facility, footprint area of approximately 39,000 sq/ft. constructed with precast concrete columns with Double T system, pile caps and grade beams Threshold Inspection Randy Daniel, Staff Engineer, Town of Bay Harbor Islands 9665 Bay Harbor Terrace, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida 33154 305.866.6241 Completed: 2009 Consolidated Rental Car Parking Facility Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Four story, 4,500,000 SF Poured-in-Place, post- tensioned parking garage and car rental facility Threshold Inspection and Construction Materials Testing Services Ron Gillette, Balfour Beatty 7901 S.W. 6th Court, Plantation, FL 33324 954.585.4000 Brickell Financial Tower with Parking Garage Miami, Florida 40-story retail/office tower and integrated 12-story post-tensioned parking garage totaling approximately 1,064,000sft. Auger cast pile foundation, reinforced unit masonry exterior walls, 12 floors of post-tension elevated decks, and 27 floors of structural steel and composite decks. Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services John Breistol, Forum Group 777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131 305. 455.4878 .....r ~_ J .y. _Sf: II. "I Consolidated Rental Car Facility Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport GFA performed inspection and testing services for this 4.5 million SF facility 900 Biscayne Tower with Parking Garage 63-story condominium tower with attached 15-story post-tensioned parking garage totaling approximately 1,800,000 sf. Construction includes reinforced unit masonry exterior walls and post- tension elevated decks with an auger cast pile foundation Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services Michael Piazza, Terra Architecture Interior Design Planning Inc. 232 Andalusia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134, 305.445.2416 GFA International Florida '8 Leading Engineering Source I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services Florida International University Parking Garage 3 & 4 Miami, Florida Two 6-story post-tension parking garages of 470,000 s.f. each. Construction Materials Testing Services Gerald L. Koski, P.E.. Walker Parking Consultants 4902 Eisenhower Boulevard, Suite 281, Tampa, Florida 33634 813.888.5800 Florida Gulf Coast University Parking Garages #2 and #3 Ft. Myers, Florida A 235,000 SF four story and a 300,000 SF five story parking garage, precast concrete structure Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services, Private Provider Plan Review & Inspections Morton N. Hall Jr., Ajax Building Corporation 8971 Daniels Center Dr., Suite 307, Ft. Myers, Florida 33912 352.267.0875 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Parking Garage Hollywood, Florida Four Stories, 200,000 SF, precast garage Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services and Geotechnical Services c/o Jess Burts, Owner's Representative, Seminole Tribe of Florida 5731 South State Road 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 954.243.8550 Florida Atlantic University Parking Garages #1 and #2 Boca Raton, Florida Two 5-sotry, precast parking garages, 340,000 S.F each Threshold Inspection Bob Richman, Florida Atlantic University Facilities Planning 777 Glades Rd. Bldg T10, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 561.297.3141 Florida Gulf Coast University Parking Garage #3 - GFA Performed Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services, Private Provider Plan Review & Inspections on this 235,000 S.F. four story Parkin!! Gara!!e Espirito Santo Plaza with Parking Garage Miami, Florida 35 story tower building with attached 12-story parking garage, 480,000 SF, Reinforced Concrete Threshold Inspection and Construction Materials Testing Services Michael Piazza, Terra Architecture Interior Design Planning Inc. 232 Andalusia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134, 305.445-2416 GFA International ,~. q, . ~'V ~I2RNAi\O~ Florida's Leading Engineering Source I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services Las Olas City Center with Parking Garage Fort Lauderdale, Florida 30 Story Office Tower with Six Level- 240,000 SF, Post-Tensioned parking garage Threshold Inspection and Construction Materials Testing Services Jeff Lis, Stiles Development 6400 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 954.767.0893 Lucky Street Parking Garage Hollywood, Florida Structural Steel/Poured-in Place 7 Stories, 760,000 S.F. Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services and Geotechnical Services c/o Jess Burts, Owner's Representative, Seminole Tribe of Florida 5731 South State Road 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 954.243.8550 City of Naples Parking Garage Naples, Florida 4 story, 33,300 S.F. parking garage, pre-cast concrete structure with precast double-tee system Threshold Inspection Stephen Ceaton, AlA Andrea Clark Brown & David Poorman Architects, PA 340 Ace Street South, Naples, Florida 239.263.3898 Sunrise Harbor Towers and Parking Garage Fort Lauderdale, Florida Two 16-story towers with attached 240,000 S.F post-tensioned parking garage Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services and Geotechnical Services Mr. Jeff Lis, Stiles Development 6400 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 954.767.0893 - --, Stiles Tower / Plaza Las Olas with Integrated Parking Garage Fort Lauderdale, Florida Six story, 240,000 S.F precast building with integrated parking garage Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services and Geotechnical Services Mr. Jeff Lis, Stiles Development 6400 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 954.767.0893 . .... A l'L I ~~ ~'i.' .4...L I City of Naples Parking Garage- GFA provided Threshold Inspection Services Florida's Leading Engineering Source GFA International I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services Everglades on the Bay Towers with Parking Garage Miami, Florida Two residential condominium towers sitting on a eight (8) story podium, totaling approximately fifty two (52) stories, containing residential units, retail space and parking. Garage. 100,000 cubic yards of concrete to place. Construction Materials Testing Services Michael Kaplan, CABI Development 141 NE 3 rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132 305.533.8820 Fountainbleu II and III Towers with Parking Garage Miami Beach, Florida Post-tensioned concrete parking garage Construction Materials Testing Services Andy Jackson, TL Fontainebleau Tower L TD 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33140 305.695.1188 Lake County Judicial Center Parking Garage Tavares, Florida 8 Stories, 536,225 SF Precast Double T Construction Threshold Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services and Geotechnical Services Charles E. Creel, Lake County, Facilities Development Director 315 West Main Street, Tavares, FL 32778-7800 352.343-3089 Seminole Hard Rock Hotcl & Casino including 2 (larking garagcs GFA Pcrformcd all Building Code & I nspectioll Services IKEA Retail ShowroomlWarehouse and Parking Garage Facility Sunrise, Florida A single-story warehouse building, 2-story sales building totaling 296,000sf, and a 170,000sf parking garage. Including 45' tilt up panels, structural steel with poured in place slab, elevated deck, plus metal roof deck with lightweight concrete topping. The parking deck included a precast double-tee system with the foundation including asphaltic paving. Special Inspection, Construction Materials Testing Services Mr. Joe Maiale, IKEA Property, Inc. 496 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 610.834.0180 Please note that a list of GFA projects (including government projects) completed within the past five years or those still in progress will gladly be supplied at a later date as this list does not fit within the ten (10) page limitation. ,~. ~ ~" l"~RNAT\O~ Florida's Leading Engineering Source GFA International I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services Proposed Staffing Your project manager and one of GFA's Threshold Inspector and Special Inspectors, John Desnoyers, P.E., has over 25 years of construction, engineering and project management experience and he will administer this project from our Coral Gables project office. Paul Danforth, P.E. will also provide assistance with this threshold inspection and testing contract; Mr. Danforth also serves as one of GFA's qualifying Special Inspectors for threshold buildings. Highlights of their credentials is enclosed. GFA has inspected and certified hundreds of threshold buildings including parking garages, hi-rises, auditoriums and entertainment complexes. GFA is very aware of the statutory obligations of the Special Inspector as well as the requirements of the authorized representative performing the inspections. We are also aware of the recent changes in FS 553.79 regarding the requirements of the authorized representative that went into effect May 7, 2009. Below is a list of GFA's experienced threshold staff and their licensure: .9 ~ en en en '" c c u c c "' "' 0 '" i'ii "' i'ii OE a: a: '" c. a: '0 ~ ""' ..5 ~ u ~ Cl ~ - ~ Cl l;; u "' Cl ~ i'ii ~ u Cl$3 .- 0 c 0 "' 0 Og .n c '" '" c. c c w i'ii c _ :c u u - r:: .5 0- c u C en 0_ .~ a.. :a :rl "' u 0- u ..c .- ',5 "e ..5 E # '(3 ..c '" E ~ .::. '" :a E ..c en E E 0 ~ '" '" = Co U C. u c. ~3 u c ::J "' U "' '" "' "' c. Z w C. ::J en '" en ::J en '" en '" "' rti.n lD ~~ ~.n Name lD a.. en lD..5 :;; ..5 a::: .E w ..5 :;; a: a:.n (.) Paul Danforth 44653 X X j 25 Scott McAdam 381 X X X X X X X X X I 15 Sam Acosta 2452 X X X X X X X X 12 Steve Wood 1473 X X I X X X X X X X I 21 Ron Wiley 4649 X X X X X X X X X 40 Don Mcintosh 990 X X X X X X X X X 22 George Gardner 5550 X X X X X X X 32 Stan Makowski 963 X I X X I 22 Hector Perez 58139 X 30 Tom Ortner 1322 X I 26 Chris Pacitto 59445 X I 9 ,Mario Fuquene 60583 X 9 Finley Ricard 3201 X X I 6 John Desnoyers 47885 X X 24 Noel Woodall 2505 X X ! 24 Joong Choi 2912 X I I 24 Jennings Hill 3142 X 6 Sandy Kushner 3783 X 50 Rich Donovan 535 X X X X X I X I 40 Tom Basehart 3716 X I 25 , AVG 23 In addition, GFA will also use its own full-service CMEC-accredited, FOOT-certified materials testing laboratory and our qualified lab manager and associated lab and field personnel stand ready to serve the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Mr. Stewart Ward, a materials engineer and Florida-registered professional engineer has over a decade of proven materials testing experience. Mr. Ward and his CMT technical staff have the necessary experience, training and equipment to perform whatever aggregate, asphalt, concrete, soils or non-destructive testing services that will be necessary for this garage project. Florida's Leading Engineering Source GFA International I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I John F. Desnovers, P.E.. S.I. Project Manager Licensed Special Inspector Mr, John Desnoyers, a Florida-licensed Professional Engineer and Special Inspector, is GFA's Vice President of Engineering. He consults with and oversees the engineering staff on projects, and reviews, signs and seals all final engineering reports. He is a certified special inspector of threshold buildings. Education B,S., Florida Atlantic University, Engineering M .5" Florida Atlantic University, Engineering Professional ReC)istration Licensed Florida Professional Engineer - (PE #47885) Certified Special Inspector of Threshold Buildings (License #1060) Selected Threshold Exoerience o Bay Harbor Parking Garage · Consolidated Rental Car Facility - Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Int'I Airport, · Espirito Santos, Miami - 30+ story high rise and parking garage · Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - includes 2 parking garages o IKEA Warehouse/Showroom/Parking Garage Paul H. Danforth, P.E.. S.I. Licensed Special Inspector Paul H. Danforth, P.E., Regional Vice President and a Florida registered Professional Engineer, has been providing construction materials testing services and engineering consulting for over 25 years (21 in the State of Florida). As a licensed Special Inspector under F.S. 553, Mr. Danforth has provided qualification of numerous threshold buildings. Education North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina B.5. in Civil Engineering, 1987 Licenses and Reaistrations Florida Registered Professional Engineer, 1991, License No. 44653 Florida Registered Special Inspector, 1996, License No. 1103 Selected Threshold Exoerience · Lake County Judicial Expansion Parking Garage (7 story), Tavares, Florida · Abacoa Town Center 1 Parking Garages (3 and 4 story), Jupiter, Florida · Abacoa Town Center 2 Parking Garage (4 story), Jupiter, Florida · Jefferson at Flagler, West Palm Beach, Florida (9-story condo, 4-story parking garage) · Waverly at Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale (12-story condominium and parking garage) · Via Delfino, Singer Island (20-story condominium and parking garage) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services ~QBjj. CERTIflcmOFl:iABiUrv 'NSURANCE -1::;;"3 e~~~~&=.ai:~~~ . i;-;=r;::.:;r ,.. 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SPECIAL INSPECTOR Is licensed as a Professional Engineer under Chapter 471, Florida Statutes expiration: 28.fEB.11 P. E. Uc. No: 47885 Audit No: 228201111125 SI Uc. No: 1060 DISPLAY AS REQUIRED H)' LAW ~~==~~':.::~;..-:...--- ..tl'":I!.I'i"'......I._C'~.Itl...rf.I"..1 ~ntc,~~~~lllrion ~~om-o of Jf!f:~ic5~~1htttnBiltcCr5 ~ .... -;'(l.-l-~,r"\ !~ J~;fQrztJ?~~) paJ~.: ..~JJ?~h . PE . /. / -"./.' /'r-I~,:.t/', 7/ 57/' .J C/l ,,; ',rr,/.;rrr ,.,.; ,., ,"'lrr-/r.;.;,r.FI"r c/~~~/~~ff..t(.'~~(.'I""(';hr~"'r,...f . ,../1"';"'~"r' ./,r,.,Hd'r.;, Expiration: 28-FEB-09 P.E. Number: 44653 AUDIT NO.: 0709. 007087 S. '- Number: 1103. DISPLAY AS REQUIRED BY LAW . ,~. ~ ~'v l"~FlNAT\O~ Florida's Leading Engineering Source GFA International I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The City of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park Parking Garage Professional Threshold Inspection Services Statement of Experience GFA International's primary business is providing professional threshold inspection services in the tri- county area. Our average licensed threshold inspector and professional engineer brings over 23 year of experience to the table. Within the past 5 years alone, we have built over 20 parking garages and we have worked on many post-tensioned garages and post-tensioned structures as well, including the nearby City of Bay Harbor parking garage. In addition to our engineering and threshold expertise and our long list of prior parking garage experience, GFA International is well aware that the construction of public facilities involve an extra commitment to public safety and usually endure a high level of scrutiny. We will work smart to help your construction and management team face their challenges to meet your budget and schedule constraints while delivering an exceptional product. GFA will be extremely sensitive to the City of Sunny Isles Beach's needs and will adhere to your policies and procedures; we will manage our reporting and record keeping processes so that our deliverables meet your needs. We will cost-effectively provide outstanding service and will put the City of Sunny Isles Beach's needs first. We understand the City of Sunny Isles Beach's need for timely services and GFA's principals personally assure the City of Sunny Isles Beach that our project team will have the resources to deliver excellent service throughout this project. GFA"s engineers, technical personnel and project managers will always be available 24 hours/? days a week to anticipate and respond to your needs. Whether you need to have inspectors dispatched out of state to inspect your structural steel supplier's manufacturing facilities or we need to be on-site for a 1 :00 AM concrete pour or an impending storm event accelerates your project schedule, GFA engineers and threshold inspectors will be available to work when you need us in order to keep the project moving along as scheduled. We have looked carefully at your design drawings and proposal documents and we are confident of our ability to provide the City of Bay Harbor with outstanding threshold inspection and service on this project. We have already had the pleasure of working your project architect Spillis Candela DMJM as they were also the designers on the 4,500,000 GSF Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Consolidated Rental Car facility and we would welcome the opportunity to work with you both on the Heritage Park Parking Garage project. ,~. ~ ~v l'1;F1NAT\O~ Florida's Leading Engineering Source GFA International II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I !I SWORN STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 287.133(3)(a) FlLORIDA STATUTES, ON PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES THIS FORM MUST BE SIGNED AND SWORN TO IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY PUBLIC OR OTHER OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS. 1. This sworn statement is submitted to City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida by Frederick Kaub, P.G. for GFA International whose business address is 1215 Wallace Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33444 and (if applicable) its Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) 65-0874962 (If the entity had no FEIN, include the Social Security Number of the individual signing this sworn statement: 2. I understand that a "public entity crime" as defined in Section 287.133(1)(g), Florida Statutes, means a violation of any state or federal law by a person with respect to and directly related to the transaction of business with any public entity or with an agency or political subdivision of any other state or of the United States, including, but not limited to, any bid or contract for goods or services to be provided to any public entity or an agency or political subdivision of any other state or of the United States and involving antitrust, fraud, theft, bribery, collusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material misrepresentation. 3. I understand that "convicted" or "conviction" as defined in Section 287. 133(1)(b), Florida Statutes means a finding of guilt or a conviction of a public entity crime, with or without an adjudication of guilt, in any federal or state trial court of record relating to charges brought by indictment or information after July 1, 1989, as a result of a jury verdict, nonjury trial, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contenders. 4. I understand that an "affiliate" as defined in Section 287.133(1)(a), Florida Statutes, means: I I 1 I a. A predecessor or successor of a person convicted of a public entity crime; or b. An entity under the control of any natural person who is active in the management of the entity and who has been convicted of a public entity crime. The term "affiliate" includes those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and agents who are active in the management of an affiliate. The ownership by one person of shares constituting a controlling interest in another person, or a pooling of equipment or income among persons when not for fair market value under an arm's length agreement, shall be a prima 12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I facie case that one person controls another person. A person who knowingly enters into a joint venture with a person who has been convicted of a public entity crime in Florida during the preceding 36 months shall be considered an affiliate. 5. I understand that a "person" as defined in Section 287. 133(l)(e), Florida Statutes, means any natural person or entity organized under the laws of any state or of the United States with the legal power to enter into a binding contract and which bids or applies to bid on contracts for the provision of goods or services let by a public entity, or which otherwise transacts or applies to transact business with a public entity. TIle term "person" includes those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and agents who are active in management of any entity. 6. Based on information and belief, the statement which I have marked below is true in a relation to the entity submitting this sworn statement. (Please indicate which one (1) of the following three (3) statements is applicable.) ~ (1) Neither the entity submitting this sworn statement, nor any of its officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who arc active in the management of the entity, or any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime within the past 36 months, _(2) The entity submitting this sworn statement, or one or more of its officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the management of the entity, or any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime within the past 36 months. _(3) The entity submitting this sworn statement, or one or more of its officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the management of the entity, or agents who are active in management of the entity, or any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime within the past 36 months. However, there has been a subsequent proceeding before a Hearing Officers of the State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings and the Final Order by the Hearing Officer determined that it was not in the public interest to place the entity submitting this sworn statement on the convicted vendor list. (Attached is a copy of the fmal order.) I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THE PUBLIC ENTITY IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 (ONE) ABOVE IS FOR THE PUBLIC ENTITY ONLY AND, THAT THIS FORM IS VALID THROUGH DECEMBER 31 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH IT IS FILED AND FOR THE PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO, WHICHEVER PERIOD IS LONGER. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM REQUIRED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ENTITY PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT IN EXCESS OF THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT PROVIDED IN SECTION 287.017, FLORIDA STATUTES FOR THE CATEGORY TWO OF ANY CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM. I I I 13 I I I SIGNATURE' IF I I Frederick Kaub (Printed or Typed Legal Name of Affiant) I I State of Florida of County of Miami Dadj11m Beach J Sworn to and subscribed before me this' day of ('" V ~ t 2009, I by I Notary Seal: ,,,~'-~IJ&Notary P~-bilC .,~;~;r~iolida I !' \.1 <r; Carol Ann WarnE, ~ c:..{L. s My Cornmi~ slor; GLI(58848 ~ OF ,,0'" Exoires 04/03/201 'j =""""---=.r~,- I I Notary's Name Printed7'Ped or Typed Personally Known: or Produced Identification {~CW1L-J I Identification Produced I I I I I I I ,.\ I I I NON-COLLUSIVE AFFIDA VIT I State of Florida) I County of Miami-Dade) Broward Frederick Kaub and says that: being first duly sworn, deposes I I (1) He/she is the (Owner, Partner, Officer, Representative or Agent) of the Bidder that has submitted the attached Bid; I (2) He/she is fully infonned respecting the preparation and contents of the attached Bid and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid; (3) Such Bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham Bid; I (4) Neither the said bidder nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, representatives, employees or parties in interest, including this affiant, have in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any other Bidder, firm, or person to submit a collusive or sham Bid in connection with the Work for which the attached Bid has been submitted; or to refrain from bidding in connection with such Work; or have in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion, or communication, or conference with any Bidder, firm, or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or of any other Bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost elements of the Bid price or the Bid price of any other Bidder, or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement any advantage against the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, or any person interested in the proposed Work; I I I I (5) The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and arc not tainted by any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement on the part of the Bidder or any other of it agen, pre~',~tatives", owners, employees or parties in interest, including this Affiant. Frederick Kaub F.('ANY' (printed or Typed Legal Name of Affiant) I I I I I I 20 I I I State of Florida of County of Miami Dade Palm Beach ~ Sworn to and subscribed before me this ~ day of jJlJ1 ~ I I Notary Seal: ., Pu--- NOia~ PublicS tate oiFfO'ld,,' i~ fe(1- Carol Ann Warner ;. ~ > i r,;,y Commissloli D[';-;58848 ..., 0, ,,0" Ex~ires 04/03/2011 __ _'=l.=--=-~==.._-- I (!mI;i~ I Notary's Name Print/tamped or Typed Personally Known: _ or Produced Identification I Identification Produced I I I I I I I I I I I , 2009 by 21