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August 18, 2020 Professional Consulting Services City of Sunny Isles Beach RFQ No. 20-07-01 Page 9 Facilities Assessment Facilities Assessment Facilities Assessment Facilities Assessment The engineering team at Coastal Systems has extensive experience evaluating existing marine structures, including piers, wharves, bulkheads, marinas, and coastal structures such as breakwaters and seawalls. Above- and below-water investigations are conducted by engineer-divers to assess the structural condition of a typical facility. All types of materials, including timber, concrete, steel and composite materials, have been evaluated on past projects. Above/below water photographic and videographic documentation are routinely provided. The waterfront team has a keen understanding of the deterioration of construction materials in the marine environment. This experience allows the team to make rehabilitation recommendations in terms of the remaining service life of the structure for the most cost- effective approach, thus avoiding costly and unnecessary repairs. Options can be prepared for the facility to make the appropriate business decision on whether to fix or replace the infrastructure. In some cases, the “do-nothing” approach may be the best approach for the economic life of a facility. A structural analysis of the existing facility is conducted to determine the safe loading capacity based on the observed conditions. Resilient Design Resilient Design Resilient Design Resilient Design Coastal Systems works towards informing, preparing and designing communities to be able to rebound quickly from weather and climate-related events, including adapting to sea level rise. Coastal resilience is the capability of a community to recover quickly after hazardous events such as hurricanes, coastal storms, and flooding. It requires the proactive preparation for these events—rather than reacting to their impacts. Population increases and larger concentrations of valuable infrastructure in high-risk areas such as the coast must be taken into consideration when planning for resilience. Coastal Systems recognizes the socio-economic, environmental and financial factors when designing for a stronger, more resilient community. Coastal Systems’ extensive experience in coastal and civil engineering, coupled with our agency relationships, uniquely qualifies our team to assist local communities with the implementation of municipal and county coastal resilience plans. This includes aiding government with creating a resilience strategy, providing inundation maps, conducting sea level rise vulnerability assessments, performing storm impact studies, designing stormwater retrofitting plans, prioritizing adaptation projects and providing cost/benefit analyses of proposed projects. Coastal Systems is fully adept in providing engineered solutions to strengthen and protect coastal and waterfront communities. Vulnerability AssessmentsVulnerability AssessmentsVulnerability AssessmentsVulnerability Assessments Coastal Systems is working with both public and private clients towards strengthening communities’ coastal resilience efforts. Our vast coastal engineering knowledge relating to