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includes the Sunny Isles Beach Government Center and Parking Garage and a below grade 1 ,OOO-car garage for Downtown . Dadeland over which are retail, residential, and park usages. As a resident of nearby Bay Harbor, Nina is also geographically very well suited for this project. Nina's experience with parking garages, projects directly for the City of Sunny Isles Beach and geographic location make her uniquely qualified for this assignment. Supporting Nina will be Larry Kline (Lead Designer) and Paul Reinarman (Principal in Charge) both of whom also worked on the Sunny Isles Beach Government Center project, winner of multiple design awards including one from the American Institute of Architects. This is the same "Core Team" that has worked on numerous municipal projects together as a tem. Larry and Paul also bring additional experience from a number of other parking garage and municipal projects. No other team will be able to offer the same level of experience and insight as the Spillis Candela DMJM Team. 2. Project Understanding and Approach a. The firm's thorough understanding of the scope of work More than any other firm, Spillis Candela DMJM is familiar with this project and its scope of work. As is public knowledge, our firm submitted on the previously advertised Heritage Park Garage project and was selected. In conversations with City staff, we suggested that the future Heritage Park be included within the overall scope of the garage project for which we had been selected. Our reasoning was that if the City opted for a . single integrated design team approach, it would benefit the City on several fronts including . Simplicity of contracting for the City - with one contract, the City can achieve their ultimate goal for this site. . . a new City owned garage located in a new City owned park. With a single integrated project, there will be clearer lines of responsibility and much less potential for finger pointing that would occur if there were separate contracts for each project. . Clarity of design vision / design intent - the one contract approach better affords a unified clarity of design vision where the garage and park look as if they belong together and were designed with one unified vision in mind. We anticipate that the first phase work effort will include the development of the Building Program for the garage and a program for the park in terms of the types of uses the community wants to have. We will work with the City in obtaining input from the community through some Community Outreach effort to be mutually developed. Concurrent with this exercise, we begin the Master Planning of the site to determine exactly where the garage will be located and how the park will be laid out. Once the Building Program and Master Plan have been finalized, the Spill is Candela DMJM Team will go through the traditional Architectural/Engineering design process (Schematic Design through Construction Administration) in full collaboration with City Staff and the City Commission. Design concepts for the garage . and park will be developed, refined and ultimately finalized to the complete satisfaction of the City. b.The firm's identification of any significant project issues Spillis Candela DMJM does not anticipate any major issues that will negatively impact the delivery of this project. Our understanding is that the site is clean and therefore will have no abnormal environmental concerns. The development of a public park is generally looked upon favorably, especially if it is replacing a surface parking lot. There is always the potential for adjacent neighbors to the North to complain that the park will bring unwanted noise and traffic to the community, but this should not be viewed as a serious threat to the project. Perhaps the greatest initial concern we have is the ability for the City and Design Team to come to a consensus with the community in terms of what the exact uses will be included in the park. It is impossible to please all parties and we use our Community Outreach experience in helping the community to come to a consensus as to the usage of the park. c. The constructability of the firm's approach As an integrated design firm, Spillis Candela DMJM brings our full range of skills and knowledge to bear in any given design process from its inception through construction. We provide multi-disciplinary solutions that integrate the best ideas from all sources and give equal weight to all of the fundamental languages of design. Our approach is to design with construction in mind knowing product, techniques, and cost issues in the market place. Our vast experience gives us the ability to partner with contractors and major subs, and we work through initial costs versus life cycle analysis in early phases of design. Spill is Candela DMJM is an interdisciplinary company which integrates all disciplines who have an equal seat at the beginning, and issues of construction are discussed early on. This process ensures that the final product is a thoughtful and creative reflection of the program and meets the client's ambitions and budget. 3. Experience a. The firm's experience with project similar in scope and size Name Capacity # of Cars AM 2 levels 430 Orlando, FL 196,000 SF Barnett Bank Plaza 4 levels 1,013 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 456,000 SF Barnett Bank Centre 5 levels 552 Miami, FL 215,000 SF Bayside Marketplace 4 levels 1,200 Miami, FL 428,571 SF Blue Cross Blue Shield 4 levels 1,450 Jacksonville, FL 497,000 SF Camana Bay Garage 6 levels 444 Grand Cayman, BWI 175,068 SF Church Street Exchange 4 levels 560 Orlando, FL 210,000 SF