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COVER LETTER AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH RFQ NO 20-07-01 SECTION C – COVER LETTER AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COASTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING LLC | PAGE 2 planning and designing beach renourishment projects, dredge borrow areas, and coastal structures projects. ► Regulatory permitting. CPE staff regularly coordinate with local, state, and federal permitting agencies on coastal construction projects. We understand the intricacies of coastal permitting and proactively address agency concerns to provide a comprehensive application package. CPE has established strong working relationships with regulatory agency staff through years of coordination and mutual professional respect. We greatly value the trust built between the agencies and CPE staff. ► Environmental studies and documents. CPE marine biologists are professionally trained in the implementation of NEPA and have prepared numerous Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Environmental Assessments (EA) for both US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). We also prepare supporting documents, such as Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) assessments, Biological Assessments (BA) and Cumulative Effects Assessments (CEA) in order to assist coordination with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). ► Mitigation, monitoring, and reporting. CPE biologists conduct benthic resource monitoring in support of coastal projects. Our staff have conducted hardbottom, artificial reef, and/or seagrass surveys in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Indian River, Monroe, Collier, Lee, Sarasota, Manatee, and Pinellas Counties. We also coordinate with state and federal agencies to determine appropriate and reasonable mitigation requirements and to develop effective and cost-efficient monitoring and reporting protocols. ► Construction documents and construction administration. Following design and permitting, CPE engineers prepare plans and specifications and develop bid packages to assist our clients in contracting for coastal projects. We prepare documents that facilitate project construction while minimizing disturbances to the public and natural resources. Our engineers develop plans and specifications to minimize construction costs to the greatest extent practicable, while assuring the projects are constructed as designed. We are also experienced in performing project bidding assistance, project cost estimates, bid review and recommendation. CPE brings complete coastal project construction administration and observation experience to the City, including contract and permit administration, agency and contractor coordination, plans and specification administration, construction supervision, quality control/assurance through daily reporting, and various engineering services for tracking project progress. ► Coastal engineering project review. The vast experience of CPE’s staff in successfully delivering coastal engineering projects provides us with the necessary tools to review coastal engineering projects and ensure those projects are designed and executed in the best interests of the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The City’s beaches have been recently nourished using a combination of public (USACE) and private truck haul projects. CPE is prepared to review future nourishment projects and inlet plans to leverage our experience for a beach nourishment program that is a long term and critical asset to the City. Before we pursue new opportunities such as this RFQ, CPE carefully evaluates whether we are adequately staffed to fulfill the project’s scope. This evaluation is based on workload forecasts that help us to project future capacity and develop accurate project schedules. Based on an analysis of our current and projected workload for the next six months, we have determined that if we are awarded a contract resulting from this RFQ, the proposed CPE staff have ample time to dedicate to the City and foresee no future time where a workload conflict would impact our services to you. Furthermore, as a specialized coastal engineering