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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Corradino Group, Inc. - Planning & UrbanMay 1, 2012 Continuing Professional Architectural & Engineering Services Firms Only (CCNA) Request for Qualifications No. 12-04-02 Planning & Urban Design City of Sunny Isles Beach Submitted by: THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC. In association with:Bell David Planning Group, Inc.C3TSHadonne CORP.Richard Garcia & Associates, Inc. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 1. COMPANY INFORMATION Prime Firm – The Corradino Group, Inc. 1-1 2. QUALIFICATIONS Explanation of Qualifications 2-1 Feasibility Studies 2-1 Planning Studies for Operational Facilities 2-2 Land Surveys 2-2 Inspections and Evaluations 2-3 Data Collection 2-4 Engineering and Economic Feasibility Reports and Studies 2-4 Cost Estimates and Economic Analysis 2-5 Attend Meetings With City Staff and Presentation to City Council 2-5 Community Visioning and Outreach 2-6 Community Redevelopment Planning 2-6 Corridor Planning 2-7 GIS Mapping and 3D Graphics 2-8 Comprehensive Planning and Evaluation and Appraisal Reports 2-15 Zoning/Land Development Regulations 2-15 Master Planning 2-16 Architecture and Urban Design 2-16 Transportation Planning 2-17 Parking Studies 2-18 Schedule of Proposed Services 2-18 Projects 2-20 Minimum Qualifications 2-30 Table OF CONTENTS City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3. STAFFING Key Personnel Matrix 3-1 Resumes 3-2 4. APPROACH/METHODOLOGY Corridor Plans 4-2 Roadway Design 4-3 Traffic Calming Studies 4-3 5. REFERENCES 6. CONTRACT FORMS City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 1-1 COMPANY INFORMATION PRIME FIRM The Corradino Group, Inc. COMPANY LOCATIONS The Corradino Group, Inc. has offices in the following locations: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Nashville, TN; Louisville, KY; Evansville and Indianapolis, IN; and Southfield, MI. WEBSITE www.corradino.com BUSINESS STRUCTURE Corporation DATE FOUNDED December 29, 1970 HOME/LOCAL OFFICE Louisville, KY 200 South 5th Street, Suite 300 North, Louisville, KY 40202 TEL: 800-880-8241 Miami, FL 4055 NW 97th Avenue, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33178 TEL: 305-594-0735 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 1-2 LITIGATION The legal affairs of Corradino are under the responsibility of its in -house General Counsel, Burt J. Deutsch (800.880.8241; 502.587.7221; bdeutsch@corradino.com). Any questions on arbitration, litigation, or claims or other legal matters should be referred to him. Page 24, Section 5.1 of the solicitation package, states: “List of any outstanding litigation that would threaten the viability of the firm or the performance of this contract.” None. Please see the “Dispute Disclosure Form,” under Section 6, “Contract Forms,” for any and all other responses to litigation within this statement of qualifications. PROOF OF INSURANCE Please see the Certificate of Liability Insurance on the following page. LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE IMPLEMENTING SERVICE Corradino can begin service immediately upon receipt of a notice to proceed. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 1-3 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-1 QUALIFICATIONS EXPLANATION OF QUALIFICATIONS Based on the body of experience, the team’s longevity, consistency, team members and accomplishments, The Corradino Team (Corradino) is best qualified to perform this contract for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The firm and its partners are adept at all facets of urban planning and design. For over forty years Corradino has worked with cities as a consultant, understanding the need for the delivery of high quality work, on time and within budget. Team members have worked as staff for local government, so they understand the needs and pressures from the perspective of staff. Mr. Corradino currently serves as the Development Services Director for the City of Homestead, which has recently become one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Additionally, Mr. Corradino is serving his second term as an elected official in the Village of Pinecrest, so he understands the role policy-makers play in the municipal system. He understands what elected officials are looking for from their planners as they seek to make decisions for the community. Below is an item-by-item description of why Corradino is best qualified. FEASIBILITY STUDIES The topic of feasibility studies is broad, but Corradino has performed multiple examples, the goal of each being to explore an issue in detail to provide decision makers with enough information to make the best choices on how to proceed. In doing so it is always important to understand cost, benefits, and impacted populations, etc. For Miami Beach the firm performed the Intermodal Feasibility project. This was an analysis designed to select the best location to develop an intermodal transit facility. The project started with the evaluation of 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. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-3 INSPECTIONS AND EVALUATIONS This is an important part of any municipal government compliance with applicable codes. After the development of land development and zoning codes, inspectors are tasked with the interpretation of these codes. They must apply the interpretation “on the street” as they inspect various facilities. Corradino has managed and performed these services in Homestead and Cutler Bay. As urban planners, the team understands the intent of the codes they implement. A "Threshold Building" means any building which is greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, or which has an assembly-occupancy classification as defined in the Florida Building Code which exceeds 5,000 square feet in area and an occupant content of greater than 500 persons, is required to have the building inspected at various phases of construction for compliance with certain sections of Florida Building Code. The team has the personnel qualified to perform these inspections. The process is that t he “Threshold Inspector” files an inspection plan with the City for approval before the start of construction and this plan serves as a guideline and schedule for the special inspections to take place. These inspections do not take the place of those performed by the city Building Inspector, but will be coordinated with the Building Department. The Threshold Inspector will also execute the required paperwork for the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, and will turn over all reports to the Building Department, making them a part of the permanent record documents for the building. DATA COLLECTION Quality data is critical in understanding any issue. There are many types of data and many ways to collect them, and Corradino is expert in both. For comprehensive planning analyses, the primary data to be collected relates to land use. Municipal and county land use and zoning maps are often referred to and population data must come from viable sources. Typically, the Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) is a critical source, as are demographics from Miami-Dade County, and The Department of Labor Statistics. For transportation projects, the Modeling Data by Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZ) is used, and it resides in the MPO’s South East Flo rida Regional Planning Model, that Corradino Developed for the State. More detailed traffic operational data is collected on the intersection and roadway level through automated or manual counts. Surveys play an important role toward developing specialized data. Corradino has developed many surveys, City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-4 each designed to be implemented in a manner yielding statistically-valid results. These can be conducted in person, over the Internet or via telephone. Recently, the firm completed a system-wide attitude survey for the Rockford Illinois Mass Transit System. This was used to determine rider opinion on the level and quality of service. For the Coastal Communities Transportation Study, Corradino developed an innovative method of determining the origins and destination of every vehicle entering and exiting the barrier islands of Miami- Dade County. License-plate-recognition cameras were placed at every entrance and exit to this system. License plates were identified and tracked to see where they came in, departed, or stayed in the system. Understanding what a city is looking for, and then developing innovative techniques to gain the best information possible—so that quality data is available for an analysis—is what makes successful projects. ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORTS AND STUDIES In today’s world economic development is often in the forefront of municipal policy. The formation of viable economic development initiatives is a complex process. Most cities’ economic policies simply focus on “jobs,” but lack the detail on how the jobs will be created. Most cities do not have economic development departments. Joseph M. Corradino is the immediate past chairman of the Economic Development Council of South Dade (EDC). This organization is focused on assisting the local governments in South Dade as a liaison to further the quality planning of the area, which has resulted in the new land use and zoning of transit-oriented nodes along the US-1 Corridor. The EDC worked to market these locations to site selectors from various industries. Similarly, they have worked on getting businesses started so that they can reinvigorate the US-1 Corridors’ lagging retail centers. Similarly, they are initiating a larger sub-regional economic development plan to identify potential new industries to diversify the economy in that area of the County. Mr. Corradino also runs the Economic Development Department for the City of Homestead. This is part of the Development Service Department consisting of Planning and Zoning, Building and Business divisions. They work to assist existing businesses and in bringing new businesses to the city. In performing each of these tasks, economic analysis is critical. The Louisville Airport Improvement Program the Corradino Group performed is the largest economic development project in the history of the State of Kentucky. On smaller scales the firm has worked to examine the feasibility of municipal infrastructure including buildings, parking garages, transit systems, roadways and sidewalks. Recently the firm completed a feasibility study for City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-5 the development of a municipal parking garage and transit station along the US-1 Busway in Palmetto Bay. They have analyzed capital improvement programs to prioritize the feasibility of various infrastructure improvements in Cutler Bay, Palmetto Bay, Miami Beach, Doral, and Miami Gardens. Engineering studies are part of the land development processes. An evaluation of roads, bridges, and buildings all fall under the purview of engineering analysis. Corradino has a full complement of civil, roadway, and construction engineers that work on similar efforts for municipal and state governments across the nation. They have performed feasibility studies for roadways, railways, airports, and municipal buildings. They have designed and managed the construction of streetscapes and traffic calming projects. COST ESTIMATES AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Estimating costs is as critical to the decision-making process as quality engineering. The costs to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain as well as the cost to acquire land and finance a facility is important. Our team has done this for municipalities, in assisting with estimating costs for transportation master plans. ATTEND MEETINGS WITH CITY STAFF AND PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL Corradino serves, and has served, as planning consultants for many cities, including: Homestead, Cutler Bay, Palmetto Bay, South Miami, Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Beach, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Hallandale, West Park, Fort Lauderdale, Miramar, Sunrise, Miami Gardens, Doral, Miami Springs, Aventura, Virginia Gardens, El Portal, Islamorada, Key West, Sarasota and others. They work directly with staff on various issues, and are well practiced at writing reports, memos to council, as well as delivering presentations to Development Review Committees, Planning and Zoning Boards, and City Councils. The ability to present well means to clearly, and concisely, convey technical information so that the audience truly understands the issue and can form an educated opinion. Few planners, engineers or architects have mastered this ability. Corradino has formed an excellent reputation of its ability to do so. This results in less frustration on behalf of elected officials, and more effectiveness on behalf of management. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-6 COMMUNITY VISIONING AND OUTREACH Visioning is a first step to understanding the needs and wants of a community and developing a plan to achieve those needs. Successful projects demand high levels of outreach and communication. This is a hallmark of Corradino’s planning efforts. The team has performed charrettes, workshops, and visioning sessions that have led to land development codes, conceptual urban design plans, master plans, etc. The team consists of technical staff capable of presenting technical concepts in an easily understood manner, then listening to the community to understand what they want. Once this understanding is gained, the team has the ability to articulate these desires on paper, either in text or graphic form. It takes experience and insight to decipher the community’s desires. On complex efforts no amount of public outreach is too much, particularly on issues that are controversial. If the municipality really wants to implement a controversial project successfully, it takes effort in outreach. Corradino understands this and can meet with the constituency in the smallest groups possible, so as to provide almost individual attention. The team often goes to the public instead of having the public come to a central location. Going to homeowners groups, neighborhood associations, or individual stakeholders is often the best way to share information, be responsive to particular needs, and build lasting credibility for local government, which can ease implementation of future projects. Because of this Corradino implements its projects. The Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan was an effort that resulted in the public taxing itself with a $97million general obligation bond to reconstruct its transportation infrastructure system. It couldn’t have been done without a reservoir of trust built through public involvement. This was a detailed public involvement effort that took over a year of intensive communication between various constituent groups. Change is difficult. In Cutler Bay, Corradino was tasked with implementing the Southland Mall Charrette, which took a suburban mall and, re-land used and re-zoned it, to be a dense, transit-oriented urban center. Predictably, neighbors initially resisted the effort, but after more than a year of workshops, neighborhood meetings, and one-on-one dialogue with stakeholders, consensus was built and the land use and zoning for the area were approved. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING The Corradino Team has worked in redeveloping communities for years. Economic development plans, urban designs and projects in Community City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-7 Redevelopment Areas are all part of redevelopment. Specifically, C3TS has developed a specialty in the beautification and revitalization of main streets, downtowns and business corridors. Places such as Downtown South Miami, the Kennedy Causeway Business District in North Bay Village, Crandon Boulevard in Key Biscayne, and Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue in Coral Gables have all benefited from the firm’s urban design, land use and zoning, traffic enhancement, and economic revitalization specializations. The last few years have witnessed the rebirth of the City of South Miami’s Downtown Business District. Located along three blocks at the intersection of US-1, Red Road (57th Avenue), and Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street)—in the heart of Miami-Dade County—downtown South Miami had struggled with unsafe road conditions, limited pedestrian activity, and an excess of failed businesses. In 1992, a design charrette was conducted to develop a vision. Starting in the late 1990s and continuing for several years, C3TS (a city planning/architecture/civil and traffic engineering/grant-writing firm) worked to implement the plan through attractive urban design. The result is that Downtown South Miami has transformed from one of the least appealing downtowns in South Florida to one of its most successful and competitive ones, with an influx of new mixed-use construction even during the current economic climate. For its role in revitalizing Downtown South Miami, C3TS was awarded the Best Implementation of a Plan Award by the American Planning Association’s Miami-Dade/Monroe County Chapter. Similarly, Corradino worked with the South Miami CRA in developing a master plan and housing options designed to reinvest in this community. For the City of Clearwater, Corradino’s “One City, One Future” master plan focused on redevelopment in their minority and underprivileged neighborhoods. For Sarasota’s CRA, Corradino planned and implemented a Transportation Concurrency Management Area, which enables the expansion of roadway capacity on an area-wide basis, to remove the prohibition of development due to lack of capacity. CORRIDOR PLANNING Corradino has done corridor planning across the nation. Recently in this region, the firm has planned for the US-1 Corridor, the SR 7 Corridor, Krome Avenue Corridor, as well as similar efforts in Doral, Miami Beach, North Miami, and many others. The firm has an extensive Preliminary Design and Environmental Planning Division (PD&E) that works on these projects for FDOT and other departments of transportation. The processes used to plan transportation projects are ever evolving, yet they are still very centralized. In light of the more diverse livability goals of contemporary City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-8 transportation and urban planning, the methods of considering transportation projects are changing more quickly in recent years. Corradino practices combination corridor/livability projects, which represent a new generation of transportation planning in South Florida. This approach acknowledges that transportation and land use are inextricably linked. The Corradino Group and its team are very familiar with the approach, resulting from much of their work across the nation over the past four decades. Specifically, this included work accomplished along the US-1 Corridor in Southern Miami Dade County, where the primary roadway corridor was enhanced with premium transit in the form of bus rapid transit, while simultaneous land use planning (for nodes of intensity at various points along the corridor) set the stage for more transit friendly, sustainable development. When conventional processes of evaluating projects are geared just toward adding automobile capacity, roadway building and widening projects are the obvious solution. At this point in the County’s development, we don’t have the land or financial resources to implement many more traditional roadway projects. Corradino believes that transportation planning must move beyond established procedures to more thoroughly examine our regional transportation issues. The way projects are developed needs to progress by including using alternative performance measures, outreach methods, and implementation strategies so that transportation projects can improve community livability and quality of life. Corridor capacity must be viewed as being diverse to include transit, walking, and biking in addition to traditional automobile level of service. The location of residential and employment centers also impacts where, when, and how people travel. The colocation of employment and residential centers could have dramatic impacts on travel. This, however, is highly dependent on market conditions. To entice this development takes a combination of public investment in transportation infrastructure, the proper land use and zoning, as well as other regional economic factors relative to supply, demand, and inventory of a variety of development types. Considering the coordination of transportation with land use will be the primary technique of shaping urban form and mobility in the future. GIS MAPPING AND 3D GRAPHICS Corradino has a GIS department, which utilizes the latest technology to assist its clients. Corradino uses the base layers from the Miami-Dade County System and customizes new layers for its municipal clients to suite their specific needs. In doing City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-9 so, Corradino is able to track municipal infrastructure in amazing detail. For TriRail, Corradino used its GPS/GIS camera to identify all system signage and graphically display the location and condition of all signs. For Cutler Bay the firm inventoried citywide signage to then develop an amortization schedule by which a new sign code could be efficiently implemented. For Miami Beach, Sarasota, and Hialeah, transportation concurrency was tracked using custom-made GIS layers for their concurrency management systems, enabling development to continue through the evaluation of transportation capacity in an area wide basis. Corradino’s graphics department produces 3D illustrations and animation for it projects. The following examples demonstrate how such illustrations can more powerfully demonstrate what design projects will potentially look like when completed. Before After City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-10 Before After City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-11 Before After City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-12 Before After City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-13 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-14 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-15 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORTS Crucial to the creation, maintenance, operation, and growth of any city in Florida, is the ability to address the state regulations of Comprehensive Planning outlined in the Florida Statutes. Integral to this is the understanding of land use and zoning. The firm is adept at urban planning and design, having developed urban design plans, comprehensive plans, comprehensive plan elements, comprehensive plan amendments, evaluation and appraisal reports, land development codes and regulations, ordinances, water supply elements, urban design charrettes, workshops and public involvement, for cities across the state. In addition, Corradino has won awards for its work in this field, most recently for its work on the Coral Gables Comprehensive Plan. The firm also works as adjunct staff for many municipalities. In this capacity the firm provides extensive planning expertise to assist in the review of development proposals to verify compatibility with the City's comprehensive plan, land development regulations, and concurrency thresholds. The firm has completed Comprehensive Plans, Comprehensive Plan Amendments and EARS for Homestead, Cutler Bay, Pinecrest, Islamorada, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Sarasota, Doral, Miami Gardens, Virginia Gardens, El Portal, Manalapan, and many others. Corradino has done EARs for the largest City in the State (Miami) and one of the smallest (El Portal). They’ve been done in Areas of Critical State Concern. Currently, Corradino is working on the Key West EAR. In this project they are updating a comprehensive plan that had skipped two EAR cycles. Recently, the State’s rules have changed, placing more control in the hands of municipalities and local government. Cities can opt out of many aspects of the growth management system, but this must be an active decision. ZONING/LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS The logical extension of a comprehensive plan is a Zoning Code and set of Land Development Regulations, which implement the policy set forth in the comprehensive plan. Comprehensive Plans focus on future development, and zoning codes focus on current development, detailing how something sits on a piece of land. All zoning codes have various districts that allow different densities, floor area ratios, setbacks, height allowances, parking standards, impervious area requirements and lot coverage requirements. Form-based City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-16 codes focus more on the form of development as opposed to the allowable uses. Corradino has worked with both. For Homestead, the firm is revamping the form-based code for the Southwest Neighborhood District. The firm is completing its development of the Cutler Bay Land Development Code. This is a brand new code created specifically for the Town. It is one of the few brand new codes in the State. Corradino also works with a variety of cities as on-call staff, tasked with the review of development applications including site plans. Through these efforts the firm thoroughly understands zoning codes. They understand how to review site plans, process variances and administrative variances, work with Development Review Committees, Planning and Zoning Boards, and City Councils as part of the development process. Corradino does not do much, if any private-sector work, and therefore has no conflicts of interest like the majority of other firms that work in this arena. MASTER PLANNING Corradino is adept at the development of master plans. These have been completed for Miami Beach, the Miami-Dade Coastal Communities, Miami Gardens, Doral, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and many others. Master planning is an exercise in quality data collection, technical analysis, project development, project evaluation and prioritization as well as public involvement. Master plans first need to understand the community’s wants. It is important to know what is desired. Through an analysis of existing and future conditions, a determination of needs can be attained. The complex part is melding the wants and the needs to build consensus on a program of projects that would be acceptable to the community, while mitigating future impacts. Once a program of acceptable projects is listed, they must be explained in terms of costs to plan, design, and construct. Then they must be evaluated so that those which meet the community criteria are prioritized highest. Corradino likes to develop implementation schedules with its master plans so that local governments understand the path for each project; identifying funding sources, appropriate permitting and approval agencies as well as implementation time frames. ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN In Urban Planning, the art of creating livable neighborhoods involves the proper layout and placement of public spaces, buildings, transportation systems, and amenities so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. By blending the best aspects of architecture, landscape design, and city planning, the City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-17 Corradino team is able to make urban areas exciting and beautiful. The team’s planning and design staff has helped communities give shape to their vision for urban areas through site visits, meetings with key stakeholder groups, and brainstorming and design sessions. The team can also provide grants funding services, since even the most thoughtful plan can sit on a shelf if project funding is not available. The team has a strong track record of helping its clients’ goals come true by obtaining project funding for them. The planning and design staff is often tasked with helping a community give shape to its vision for large areas. This involves countless hours of site visits, one- on-one meetings with representatives of all key stakeholder groups, and intense brainstorming and design sessions. For example, following an extensive public involvement process, both the City and the Community Redevelopment Agency of Riviera Beach, have adopted C3TS’s detailed Master Plan to redevelop and revitalize the 28-acre Marina South District site that includes the City’s marina, a community center, Bicentennial Park, a gateway along US-1, and the adjacent parcels, into an exciting mix of public and private uses that makes it a one-of-a-kind regional destination. The team shaped the collective vision known as Marina Place at Riviera Beach. Honoring the legacies and hopes of Riviera Beach pioneers Judge Allen Heyser and Charles Newcomb over one hundred years ago, this ambitious proposal aims to bring back the pioneering spirit of this “conch town,” just as Key West has achieved such prominence at Florida’s southern tip. Riviera Beach can now continue its next chapter of growth, achieving its destiny of becoming “the Best Waterfront City in Florida.” TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Transportation Planning is a very broad term, and includes transportation modeling, long range planning, traffic, bicycle and pedestrian planning, transit, level-of-service analysis, and PD&E analyses. Corradino has a wealth of transportation planning experience at every phase of the process. They provide everything from concept development to project development through the federal processes. The firm’s planners are the developers of the South East Regional Planning Model (SERPM), the model all South Florida MPO’s use to do their long-range transportation planning. This model is used in the development of Long Range Transportation Plans. It is critical in the evaluation and selection of projects that receive federal funds or impact county or state facilities. The firm has developed local municipal transportation master plans, by which City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-18 capital improvement programs have been created. Corradino focuses on multimodal planning, having evaluated transit systems across the nation including Miami-Dade Transit, Broward County Transit, and many others. They have created transit systems and circulators in Hialeah, Doral, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, and Miami Beach. They have created bicycle and pedestrian plans and Safe Routes to School Programs in Doral, Palmetto Bay and other cities. The firm is the reviewer of traffic impact analysis as part of the development review process for multiple cities, including Miami Beach, Doral, Miami Gardens, Homestead, Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay. Corradino performs individual traffic impact analyses, which study the level of service and operations of intersections and roadways. The firm has performed PD&E, Corridor Studies and Alternatives Analyses for many FDOT Districts. Many of the firms are first of their kind or groundbreaking efforts. Corradino was the planner on the Miami Metrorail System—the first heavy rail system in the State. They planned and designed the US-1 Busway, one of the first bus rapid transit systems in the nation. They performed the PD&E study for the I-95 Express project which is a national pilot project using the I-95 Corridor between Miami and Fort Lauderdale as a Managed Lane, incorporating a variable toll with bus rapid transit. PARKING STUDIES Corradino has worked with parking for many of its municipalities. Recently , the firm completed a parking generation forecast for the feasibility of a municipal parking garage and transit-transfer center in Palmetto Bay. For Miami Beach, the firm performed the Intermodal Feasibility Study, where they examined the location, cost and parking generation of a municipal intermodal center. Also for Miami Beach, the firm performed one of the largest parking studies in the region, inventorying and analyzing all public parking in the city. This was a monumental data collection and analysis effort. Corradino performed manual occupancy counts at least three times per day during the week and weekend for every public parking space, on street and off street, and then worked to develop parking policy for this critical infrastructure. Corradino has designed parking as well as estimated the cost to develop facilities. SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED SERVICES Corradino understands that the City of Sunny Isles Beach is seeking consultants in multiple categories to serve as General Services Consultants. These consultants would be pre-selected and available to work on individual contracts or work orders City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-19 that the City needs on an as-needed basis. The benefits of selecting a pool of consultants is the ability to implement plans, studies or designs more quickly than undergoing the full CCNA process each time an individual project is bid. Typically, individual projects desired by the City are scoped and provided to the selected pool of consultants. The consultants bid, and one is selected in an expedited process. A work order is issued to that consultant and work begins as per the work orders’ price, scope and time frame. With a million people visiting this geographically small city each year, the effort to preserve quality of life must be constantly attended to. Since incorporation, Sunny Isles Beach has done an excellent job at developing a high quality environment. What was once a sleepy seaside area with low-rise motels past their prime has become “Florida’s Riviera.” The City has attained worldwide prominence, vibrancy, diversity, excellent local governance, and architecturally-stunning buildings. Sunny Isles Beach is an extremely desirable location in which to live, work, and play with its unparalleled amenities. Although successful in providing the best possible services to its residents, the City faces issues that many communities face, including: transportation, need for additional park space, redevelopment, and overcrowded schools. The City has an extensive beach-walk program which allows better connectivity for residents west of Collins Avenue to access the beach. The only true north/south corridor serving the City is Collins Avenue, which is prone to traffic congestion at many times of the day. This will remain the condition into the future as there is no R-O-W for widening. Redevelopment of the few remaining oceanfront parcels may be considered a priority, along with redevelopment of the City’s Town Center area north of Sunny Isles Beach Boulevard. Currently, the west side of Collins Avenue consists of a series of shopping centers on parcels that are very much underutilized and also act as a barrier to the residential areas to the west. Along with increased densities and intensities (and popularity as a place to live) comes the need to provide additional services. Completion of additional park space will be critical along with the need to provide parking for residents and visitors alike. High-quality residential and commercial projects and their review are critical to the ongoing success of the City. Yet challenges with parking, flooding, transportation, and mobility all exist. City of Sunny Isles Beach · RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-20 From a planning and engineering perspective, Corradino understands how to deal with each of the tasks that may present themselves as part of this effort. Direct relevant experience in doing so for many cities—most similarly Miami Beach since the 1990s—makes Corradino an excellent selection, one that will add value to each of the assigned work orders. City planning in South Florida, particularly the barrier island, is constant challenge. It takes quality planning to assure that as our cities continue to grow, they are able to maintain adequate infrastructure. Roadways, drainage, and water systems are a foundation on which private development is layered. Upgrading this infrastructure to accommodate new development is critical. As times change, and the City’s demographics are shifting, the infrastructure needs change as well. As always, traffic and congestion is an issue in an area with such confined space. There are few alternative route options, so various alternatives need to be examined to move people to where they need and want to go. PROJECTS The following is a brief survey of similar projects showcasing in greater detail the vast experience and expertise the Corradino Team has successfully provided. THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC. INTERMODAL FEASIBILITY STUDY Client: City of Miami Beach Planning Department - City Hall 1700 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Mr. Joseph Johnson Tel.: 305.673.7000 Completion: 2001 Project Description: The increased demand for the Electrowave, an electric shuttle system in Miami Beach, has caused the City to look for a permanent facility to maintain the venicus and serve as a station. Corradino examined the feasibility of two sites for this intermodal and maintenance facility. The examination required several conceptual designs, draft reports, and concluded with a color brochure of the final option for distribution to the public. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-21 NORTH SHORE URBAN DESIGN/ENGINEERING/CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, MIAMI BEACH, FL Client: City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Joyce Myers Tel.: 305.673.7550 Completion: 2003 Project Description: Corradino was tasked to work with the North Shore neighborhood in developing appropriate urban design, context sensitive design and streetscape plans that would enhance the historic character of the neighborhood. This is done with an Urban Design Review Committee which contained experts from a variety of fields including Transportation Planning, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Traffic Calming, Engineering, Architecture, and Construction Management. Upon approval of the urban design plan, various elements will be sent to design. Design & Construction Documents are reviewed by the Urban Design Committee eight times to assure the initial integrity of the plan is maintained. The project then goes to bidding and construction. This effort coordinates a myriad of disciplines from planning through implementation and coordinates them with city, council, and state agencies as well as the public. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-22 CITY OF MIAMI EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT (EAR) Client: City of Miami Department of Planning & Zoning. 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor, Miami, FL 33130 Harold Ruck, Comprehensive Planning Chief Tel.: 305.416.1400 Completion: 2005 Project Description: The Corradino Group/Bell David Planning Group prepared the City of Miami’s 2005 Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The EAR was adopted by the City and found sufficient by the Florida Department of Community Affairs. The State recognized the City for its EAR public involvement processes. Joe M. Corradino served as the Project Manager for this effort. FLAGLER STREET MARKETPLACE, MIAMI, FL Client: Downtown Development Authority 330 Biscayne Boulevard - PH Miami, Florida 33132 Mr. Adam Lukin Tel.: 305.579.6675 Completion: 2005 Project Description: Historically, Flagler Street was always lively and the center of activity in Miami. The Flagler Street Marketplace was planned as a rehabilitation of Downtown Miami's most prominent street, changing the character of the street and making it more pleasant for visitors. This project included milling and resurfacing, context sensitive design, streetscape improvements consisting of decorative sidewalks and paving patterns, landscape enhancements, traffic signals, signing and City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-23 pavement markings, and drainage improvements. The scope of the project also included the conversion of Flagler Street from a one-way thoroughfare to a two- way road. In addition, parking garage locations were studied and their importance to the success of the corridor was determined. Future parking garage locations were suggested. CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI EAR Client: City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL 33143 Mr. Don O'Donniley Tel.: 305.663.6327 Completion: 2008 Project Description: Every several years, the DCA mandates that municipalities evaluate and appraise their comprehensive plan. In the early part of this decade the EAR regulations changed. Of primary importance to the evaluation was the identification of issues of critical concern. Care was given to involve the public, politicians, and community stakeholders in the process so that substantive policies could be developed. The EAR was successfully adopted and community consensus was achieved, enabling the city to continue to see controlled growth. GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANT, MIAMI DADE MPO Client: Miami Dade County MPO 111 NW First Street, Suite 910, Miami FL 33128 Jesus Guerra Tel.: 305-375-4507 Completion: 2009 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-24 Project Description: In this contract, The Corradino Group provided a variety of transportation planning services, These included services directly related to the implementation of the UPWP, TID and other Long Range/Data Collection and administrative tools. Corradino successfully provided services on- time, within budget (exceeding its DBE requirement for this effort) which included:  Data Collection  Analysis and Evaluation of Alternatives  Traffic Impact Analysis  Level of Service Determination  Bicycle and Pedestrian Studies  Travel Demand Forecasting  Corridor Studies  Preparation of Maps, reports, and Presentations  Freight Studies  Public Involvement City of Coral Gables EAR Client: 405 Biltmore Way, 2nd floor Coral Gables Coral Gables, FL 33134 Eric Riel and Scott Bolyard Tel.: 305.460.5212 Completion: 2011 Project Description: Coral Gables is one of the most well planned, vibrant community's in all of America. Its foundations in planning, urban design, and architecture began with the vision of William Merrick in the 1920’s. Corradino was hired to evaluate and update the City Beautiful Comprehensive Plan. Community consensus was achieved, enabling this dynamic city to continue to see controlled growth which enhances its unique character, while preserving the quality of life for its existing and future residents. Corradino successfully completed the project, helping to evaluate and update the City’s Comprehensive Plan, creating an intuitive guide to the goals, objectives and policies. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-24 CORZO, CASTELLA, CARBALLO, THOMPSON SALMAN, PA (C3TS) City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-25 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-26 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-27 BELL DAVID PLANNING GROUP, INC. City Of Hialeah Gardens Cdbg/Home Program Since 2000, Bell David Planning Group has served as the City of Hialeah Gardens' CDBG/HOME Program Consultant, which entails the preparation of funding applications, ongoing coordination with Miami-Dade County's Office of Community and Economic Development and performing reporting requirements. BDPG is currently managing the rehabilitation of low income homeownership units at Samari Lakes East Condominiums on behalf of the City under a $1,000,000 Home grant. Duration - August 2000 – Ongoing Reference - City of Hialeah Gardens 10001 NW 87th Avenue, Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016 Maria Joffee, City Clerk ∙ (305) 558-4114 City of Sunny Isles Beach Ear-Based Amendments, Educational Facilities Element And General Planning Services Bell David Planning Group prepared the City’s Comprehensive Plan EAR-based amendments which was adopted and found sufficient. Bell David Planning Group serves as the general planning consultants. Duties include: assisting the Community Development Department; comprehensive plan amendments; expert witness and, coordinating with Miami-Dade County departments. Other special projects as may be directed by the Director. Duration - February 2007 – Ongoing Reference - City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Jorge Vera, Acting City Manager∙ (305) 792-1764 City Of Aventura Evaluation And Appraisal Report (Ear) And Ear-Based Amendments Bell David Planning Group prepared the City’s 2005 Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The EAR was adopted and found sufficient by the South Florida Regional Planning Council (the City’s designated sufficiency review agency). The South Florida Regional Planning Council commended the City for the quality of its report. BDPG also prepared the City’s EAR-based amendments, which were adopted and found sufficient by the State. Duration - December 2004 – June 2006 Reference - City of Aventura 19200 West Country Club Drive , Aventura, FL 33180 Joanne Carr, Planning Director ∙ (305) 466-8940 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-28 RICHARD GARCIA & ASSOCIATES, INC. Project Name and Location Owner Name and Address Completion Date (Actual or Estimated) City of Miami – Bird Avenue Study Data Collection Bird Avenue from US 1 to Aviation Avenue City of Miami, CIP Gary Fabrikant 444 SW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33130 3/15/2009 Miami-Dade County MPO – Civic Center Study Downtown Miami Civic Center Area Miami-Dade MPO The Corradino Group Joseph M Corradino 4055 NW 97 Avenue, Miami, FL 33178 6/30/2008 City of Miami Beach Transportation Element City Wide, Various Major Roadways City of Miami Beach Xavier Falconi, P.E. Transp. Mgr. 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139 11/18/2008 Alachua Corsim Traffic Model Simulation I-75/US 441 Interchange (Sub to Corradino) FDOT – District 2 1109 S. Marion Ave Lake City FL 32025 12/06/2007 Concurrency Management Traffic Data Collection (Sub to Corradino) Village of Palmetto Bay 8950 SW 152nd Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 10/24/2007 Concurrency Management Traffic Data Collection (Sub to Corradino) Town of Cutler Bay 10720 Caribbean Blvd Cutler Bay, FL 33189 3/26/2007 Signal Retiming Data Collection (Sub to RS&H) Miami Dade County-PW 9/20/2006 Ft. Lauderdale Airport EIS Traffic Counts FTL Airport 5/30/2006 Doral MP Analysis & Traffic Counts (50 Counts Completed) City of Doral 5/12/2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-29 HADONNE CORP. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-30 Minimum Qualifications The Corradino Group and its subconsultants are registered corporations in good standing with the State of Florida. The Corradino Group has been in business for more than forty-one years, providing similar services to municipalities across Florida since that time. The Project Manager, Joseph M. Corradino, AICP is a multiple, award-winning certified urban planner, who has been working in the field since 1993. Mr. Corradino has been a member of the American Planning Association for nearly twenty years, and is a past chairman of the local chapter of the organization. He has managed similar efforts in multiple municipalities including: Miami Beach, Miami, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Homestead, Doral, Miami Gardens, South Miami, Hallandale, West Park, Sarasota, Islamorada, Key West and others. Members of the team that will work on this project each have more than five years of experience in the field. Specifically, Javier Salaman, AICP and Ramon Castella, AICP are both LEED-certified, and Ralph Rosado, AICP is also certified by the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU-A). City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-31 THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-32 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-33 C3TS City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-34 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-35 BELL DAVID PLANNING GROUP, INC. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-36 Richard Garcia & Associates, Inc. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 2-37 Hadonne CORP. 3-1 City of Sunny Isles Beach · RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design STAFFING The following is a matrix of the staff that will be responsible for this project. Mr. Joseph M. Corradino, AICP will be responsible for coordinating all work. EMPLOYEE FIRM RESPONSIBILITIES YEARS OF  EXPERIENCE  Joseph M. Corradino, AICP The Corradino Group  Project Manager, Outreach, Urban Design, Corridor  Planning, Land Use, Zoning, Master Plans, Parking,  Transportation  19  Scarlet Hammons, AICP The Corradino Group Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Zoning, Master Plans,  Meetings, EARs, 14  Ralph Rosado, ACIP, CNU‐A C3TS Community Redevelopment, Urban Design, Grants 16  Alison Townsend, AICP The Corradino Group Feasibility Studies, Transportation Planning, Parking,  Transit Planning, Corridor Studies 22  Javier Salmon, AIA, LEED  AP C3TS Community Redevelopment, Urban Design, Grants 24  Ramon Castella, PE, LEED  AP C3TS Community Redevelopment, Urban Design, Grants 27  Eduardo Lamas, AIA C3TS Community Redevelopment, Urban Design, Grants 35  Alex David, AICP Bell David Planning  Group, Inc.  Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Zoning, Master Plans,  Meetings, EARs, 26  Jerry Bell, AICP Bell David Planning  Group, Inc.  Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Zoning, Master Plans,  Meetings, EARs, 20  Ryan Solis‐Rios. PE. PTOE The Corradino Group Corridor Studies, Engineering Studies, Cost Estimates 11  Ted Stone The Corradino Group Corridor Studies, Feasibility Studies 39  Josh Bocks The Corradino Group GIS, Data Collection, Inspections 8  Andrew Davis The Corradino Group Data Collection, Inspections 6 Favio Laverde, PE The Corradino Group Engineering Studies, Cost Estimates 10  Richard Garcia, PE Richard Garcia  Associates Data Collection 17  Carlos Ibera The Corradino Group 3D Graphics 31 Eddie Suarez, PSM Hadonne CORP. Surveying and Mapping 27  Jose Senas, PSM Hadonne CORP.Surveying/Mapping/ QA/QC 28 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-2 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-3 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-4 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-5 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-6 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-7 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-8 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-9 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-10 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-11 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-12 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-13 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-14 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-15 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-16 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-17 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-18 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-19 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-20 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-21 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-22 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-23 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-24 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-25 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-26 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-27 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-28 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-29 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-30 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-31 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 3-32 City of Sunny Isles Beach · RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 4-1 APPROACH/METHODOLOGY The Corradino Team has worked with many work order-based contracts and has developed a flexible methodology for how to deal with them. Upon selection, it is anticipated that the City will have varied needs, most of which will conform to the services listed in the RFQ. The City will develop a scope of services for an individual project and ask its selected consultants to propose on it. Corradino will develop and submit a proposal to accomplish the scope of services. This will include a detailed methodology, a timeframe with milestones and a completion date, and a task-by-task cost. Upon selection, and a written notice to proceed, Corradino will immediately begin work. Joseph M. Corradino, AICP will be the main contact on every effort. He will organize technical staff, meet with the City’s Project Manager, make presentations, submit monthly project reports and invoices, and oversee final reporting. Frequent and open communication between Corradino and the City will assure that issues are addressed with immediacy. The approved budget and time frame will be adhered to each and every time. Corradino provides its clients with the highest quality product, on time and within budget. The Corradino Team understands Planning and Urban Design projects, and applying them in general services contracts. The team has done so for over 40 years for municipalities across the nation. An underpinning of just about all planning projects is public engagement and communication. Understanding the desires of the community is critical in servicing their needs. The team has conducted multiple charrettes and workshop processes where conceptual designs have been developed graphically. These typically lead to the formation of formal urban design plans which, to become legal, are incorporated into local zoning codes. When dealing with urban design, planners respond to community needs and shape the way in which building sit on the land and address the urban environment, as well as how public City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 4-2 infrastructure (such as streets) frames the urban system. In question at all times are the ideas relative to land use. Communities must first address whether they want single-use districts, or mixed-use districts or properties. Mixing uses can be done vertically or horizontally. Once this is determined, individual site parameters are examined, including: dwelling units per acre, floor area ration, height, setbacks, green space, pervious area, lot coverage, first floor transparency, and utilities placement. These components are the essential aspects of design. Architectural style is then layered over top of the basic design parameters if desired. It is a common mistake for conceptual drawings to imitate an architectural style, and overshadow the underlying design issues of volume and intensity, as this can confuse citizens. Corradino has produced multiple comprehensive plans, comprehensive plan amendments, zoning code amendments, Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EARs), and EAR-based amendments. The firm also acts as development review consultants for many cities. The rules for these items have changed, essentially streamlining the process, and placing more control with local communities, but the principles of comprehensive planning remain the same. It is crucial to understand the character and quality of life that a community wants, and develop individual comprehensive plan elements to support that. Much data and analysis forms the basis of each comprehensive plan or EAR. This is collected from a variety of sources, specifically: the US Census, US Department of Labor Statistics, the MPO, and the Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Once data and analysis is complete, a formulation of Goals, Objectives and Policies is undertaken for each element of the plan. Each is reported on and multiple public meetings are held to confirm the results. To gain final approval, meetings are held with the Planning Board, and then two readings are held with the City Council. The State still provides reviews, but these are expedited. CORRIDOR PLANS Corradino has developed Corridor Plans across the nation. When doing so it is important to factor land use and transportation into the planning process. Corridors include both public rights of way (for the purpose of transportation) and infrastructure storage, and also private property outside of the right of way. The ways in which public and private facilities are planned around a corridor are very different. Public roadways are planned through a highly centralized, City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 4-3 public agency, top-down process, while land use is typically initiated by private developers who work with individual municipalities to have codes put in place. When looking at corridors it is important to gain a perspective on how the stakeholders view the future. Stakeholders include private property owners, local governments, and various transportation and infrastructure agencies. Data and analysis is critical in the development of these studies. It is important to look at projected impacts of development in future year horizons. The net result of these studies should be a list of prioritized, actionable efforts, each well- defined as to timing, cost to plan, design, and construct, as well as responsible agencies and phasing requirements. ROADWAY DESIGN The Corradino Team’s roadway design experience is prolific. Corradino has successfully completed roadway design and drainage projects for cites in Miami-Dade County and across the nation for more than 40 years. The firm provides highway design in three functional areas: project development, functional plans, and functional construction drawings. The firm's extensive experience in highway design ranges from complex interchange configuration development and design, to local streetscape projects. Corradino staff expertly handles projects where issues of constrained right-of-way and permit issuance present major challenges. For the City of Hialeah, Corradino worked with the reconstruction and streetscape of West 8th Avenue from West 51st Place to West 83rd Street. The project includes total reconstruction, including roadway lanes, parking lanes, new drainage system, signing and pavement markings, lighting and landscape. Drainage reconstruction consisted of installation of exfiltration trenches to meet PARA’s (DERM’s) water quality of flood protection criteria. The project was permitted with the Department of Environmental Management. This is typical of most roadway design projects. TRAFFIC CALMING STUDIES Corradino has worked on a myriad of traffic-calming projects across the County. Disciplines needed to perform these services include: Data Collection, Traffic Engineering, Level of Service Analysis, Public Involvement, and Government Relations. As a problem is identified, Corradino evaluates the problem area to determine if traffic volumes or speeds exceed county livability standards. Often, areas must be looked at in the broad perspective because traffic problems are City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 4-4 frequently caused by a problem downstream from the area. Once livability issues are established, the appropriate devices are selected to remedy the situation. Traffic-calming devices come in many varieties. Selecting the appropriate device is paramount, because misplaced infrastructure can often exacerbate the problem. It is also important to work with the neighbors to assure that they are comfortable with the selected device. Upon approval from the City administration and neighbors, Corradino seeks concurrence from Miami-Dade County, who seeks to maintain control over all but the most local streets. Corradino has done analysis and designs for these projects in Palmetto Bay, Doral, Cutler Bay, Hialeah, Miami, and others. The ability to commu nicate the costs and benefits to the community is critical in attaining consensus on these efforts. Corradino's experience has shown that, while most traffic calming is relatively controversial to begin with, often within 90 days after implementation, the surrounding communities and neighbors are happy with the results. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-1 REFERENCES The following section contains the Corradino Team’s public sector clients’ references of current and past customers, within the past five (5) years, of similar scope and size. City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-2 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-3 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-4 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-5 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-6 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-7 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-8 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 5-9 City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design 6-1 CONTRACT FORMS City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design RESPONSE TO DISPUTE DISCLOSURE FORM 19.2 HAS YOUR FIRM, OR ANY MEMBER OF YOUR FIRM, BEEN DECLARED IN DEFAULT, TERMINATED OR REMOVED FROM A CONTRACT OR JOB RELATED TO THE SERVICES YOUR FIRM PROVIDES IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE LAST FIVE (5) YEARS?  Services for Crandon Park and services for Amelia Earhart Soccer Complex for the Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department. Dispute between the parties as to the scope of services. Contracts terminated.  Follow-on engineering design and contract/construction administration services for a downtown-parking garage for the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency subsequent to conceptual design. The agency decided to change the process to construction management at risk and contracted with a third party construction firm. 19.3 HAS YOUR FIRM HAD AGAINST IT OR FILED ANY REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT, CONTRACT CLAIMS, BID PROTESTS, OR LITIGATION IN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS THAT IS RELATED TO THE SERVICES YOUR FIRM PROVIDES IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS? Miami-Dade County vs. The Corradino Group, Inc. Claim or Cause of Action and Brief description of each Count for: Amelia Breach of contract due to inactivity/lack of permits for Construction or Construction Administration Crandon Counts I&II: Delays and lack of results related to installation and maintenance of AugerCast Piles Count III: The systematic problems arising from an erroneous elevation for the foundation of the Dock Master Building Count IV: Delay and conflict arising from the design and Installation of a LULA elevator in the Dock Master Building City of Sunny Isles Beach ∙ RFQ No. 12-04-02 – Planning & Urban Design THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC.