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| Page 6 City of Sunny Isles Beach | RFQ No. 18-02-01 | March 22, 2018 Marine And Coastal Professional Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA) are very familiar with risk-based probabilistic methods used in project life cycle analysis and risk assessments. M&N has unique capabilities to provide flexible designs in the marine environment that can be adapted for sea level rise. Over the years we have developed innovative approaches to address complex issues such sediment transport, storm surge, beach erosion, water qualify and sea level rise (SLR) attributable to global climate change. We are particularly qualified to assess the vulnerability to SLR and to develop adaptation/mitigation strategies in a manner that responds to the needs of project sponsors, owners, and public sector clients. M&N has provided resiliency consulting services in other parts of the U.S. including New York, Norfolk, VA, San Francisco and New Orleans. M&N has been a subconsultant for two resiliency infrastructure projects locally in the City of Miami Beach. Coastal Process Modeling M&N’s reputation for excellence in the coastal engineering field has been built on years of experience working on complex and challenging projects along the world’s coastlines. Today, the firm offers clients an elite, influential staff of engineers, planners, and scientists who are recognized for solving global issues related coastal, estuarine, and riverine systems. M&N also brings unmatched experience in numerical modeling of the physical processes that challenge all manner of waterfront projects in these settings. The firm employs over 90 coastal engineers in 36 offices, and the firm utilizes a wide array of numerical models for site specific applications. The firm regularly utilized MIKE by DHI tools, as well as DELFT3D for complex sediment transport modeling. At our Long Beach office, the firm operates and maintains a core of processors dedicated to numerical model simulations for efficient processing of complex numerical models. These tools allows us to efficiently run more simulations and scenarios efficiently to facilitate coastal engineering projects and resource allocation. M&N will provide any coastal process modeling services required for the City’s beach management planning and project design/permitting needs. These models have also been applied for estuarine projects throughout the U.S. Design Shoreline protection is one of our firm’s core disciplines and includes planning, permitting, design and construction services for beach nourishment, coastal structures, erosion and flood protection, as well as resource enhancement. Recognition of our marine expertise is evident through repeated top rankings by Engineering News Record as one of the top Marine and Port facility firms in the US. Design efficiency is provided through the collection of appropriate field data; for example, geotechnical/ geological investigations, benthic resource surveys, and topographic/hydrographic data can provide an optimized engineered design for coastal and waterfront projects. M&N will be providing engineering and environmental permitting services with in- house technical staff, and therefore the engineering design will progress concurrently and efficiently with the environmental permitting process. For coastal/waterfront projects, initial schematic design is completed through the development of permit sketches. The project may be modified through the environmental permitting process and the sketches will include the required information, along with specific information required by the agencies, to expedite the permitting process. Once the Project permitting is progressing, M&N will complete the design development and preparation of construction documents. Key staff at M&N have compiled construction documents for past beach management projects that were successfully implemented. The team will also prepare technical specifications for the specific trades applicable to the project such as dredging, beach fill, marine structures, floating docks environmental protection, vibration monitoring, turbidity control/ monitoring, and construction surveying. M&N utilizes the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), which are consistent with the specifications utilized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These specifications comply with Construction Specification Institute (CSI) standards, and can be incorporated into the City’s standard construction documents. Should the City select the design/build method of procurement for implementation of a project, M&N has extensive experience throughout the U.S. working with contractors on design/build projects. This experience and capability facilitates M&N compiling design/build criteria documents for public sector clients to procure the design/build delivery of projects. Funding Grant Coordination The M&N Team has a proven track record with obtaining grants for public projects. Our grant writers help to identify available grants and can work with the City to develop a winning grant application strategy. Winning grants often requires understanding and optimizing the scoring system by demonstrating public benefit, public partnerships, and local involvement through partial matching funds or other means. Our Team finds the most efficient combination of these items and prepare a custom grant