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D D-21 RFQ 20-10-01 Professional Engineering and Architectural Services for Pedestrian Bridge with Park Elements Across A1A at 174th St. CCNA PROJECT APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING The EAC Team is ready to refine and complete the selected design concept for the 174th Street and Collins Avenue Bridge Park. We have studied the Sunny Isles Pedestrian Overpass Planning Study and the 2016 Transportation Master Plan to fully understand the project scope. The project is in one of the most heavily traveled intersections by pedestrians and vehicles within the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The concept design will be an open and elevated bridge park over the south side of the intersection, traveling east and west, to accommodate vehicular improvements at the surface level, and to take pedestrians to an elevated plane for an enhanced crossing experience - reflected as an extension of the Samson Oceanfront Park. Our Project Team provides a fresh approach in order to identify potential refinements to the concept design; our experience on pedestrian bridges allows project familiarity that will improve the concept design and maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness. Our portfolio of pedestrian bridge projects is indicative of our familiarity with infrastructure works within pedestrian bridge facilities locally and nationally. The EAC Team brings an in-depth understanding of the needs associated with this project. The scope of work includes the design of a pedestrian link that will become an extension of the adjacent Samson Oceanfront Park, creating a “destination experience.” The new link will be green and sustainable, and will incorporate the use of native plants to create a buffer for pedestrians crossing Collins Avenue. It will be designed as a plaza, with landscaping, creating an elevated park. The connection will be fully American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant and accessible with stairs and elevators on the east and west approaches. It is our mission to design a pedestrian green crossing that is visually attractive, structurally efficient, and cost effective. ARCHITECTURE Savino and Miller Design Studio (SMDS) and West 8 Urban Architecture and Landscape Architecture (West 8) - both award-winning firms will be the design Architects for this project. As part of the EAC Team, both firms will collaborate in urban design and play key roles in the bridge park concept development and final design. The main objective for the Pedestrian Bridge Park is to creatively design a sustainable “park in the sky” that is environmentally friendly, socially vibrant and inviting to its users. In 2017, West 8 completed the site plan design for the SoLe Miami Beach Hotel just adjacent to the project location. As a result, the EAC Team is extremely familiar with the project area. Our proposed design meets the City’s goals by creating an efficient, pragmatic, yet beautiful bridge experience that links the West side of 174th Street with the beach. Collins Avenue is currently acting as a barrier for those in the neighborhood wishing to reach the Oceanfront Park and the Beach. This bridge eliminates this barrier with an iconic, ADA compliant design, that links the east and west seamlessly by borrowing from existing design languages and planting palettes. Figure 1: Aerial View of Collins Avenue and 174th Street