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| Page 7 City of Sunny Isles Beach | RFQ No. 18-02-01 | March 22, 2018 Marine And Coastal Professional Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA) application that highlights why a particular project is the most deserving of funding. M&N has extensive experience with FDOT Local Agency Program (LAP) grants that have funded oceanfront and waterfront paths in the past since they are means of alternative transportation. Key personnel in the Miami office have extensive experience with projects funded by the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) in southeast Florida. In addition, key staff have assisted Florida municipalities with LGFR beach management funding requests through the Florida DEP. Currently staff are providing FDEP funding assistance for two municipalities in southeast Florida, and one beach management project has qualified for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Mathew. M&N have continued to meet with FEMA and provide appropriate documentation to maximize the amount of funding for design, construction, and monitoring of the engineered beach project. M&N has also served as a subconsultant for FEMA’s response to 2017 hurricane impacts in Texas, Georgia, U.S Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. This experience with FEMA performing assessments and assisting the communities with funding for recovery can be applied to the City projects as well as coordination with Miami-Dade County. Regulatory Analysis and Permit Approvals For all projects/task orders, M&N will review the pertinent regulations and provide feedback to the City and the project team regarding implications of applicable permitting criteria to the project’s planning and design. M&N typically holds consultation- level discussions with jurisdictional permitting agency staff during the project conceptual design process and as part of the diligence for any planning/design criteria document to ensure that the project meets regulatory criteria, and will advise the City at the earliest opportunity of any potential opportunities or issues. M&N will prioritize and execute effective communication with the City, regulatory agency staff and stakeholders to bring consensus to the final product and permit approvals. Key M&N personnel have extensive experience and strong working relationships with FDEP and Corps permitting staff, as well as commenting agencies, which may include the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and/or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), depending on the project/task scope. To minimize Requests for Additional Information (RAI), the team will communicate strategically and clearly with the permitting agencies during all phases of the project and will work closely with the City to prepare comprehensive permit applications. M&N key personnel have a deep understanding of Joint Coastal (JCP), Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) and Environmental Resource (ERP) permitting in Florida. The City will be provided regular permitting strategy and progress updates, and key agency communications will be reviewed with the City project manager prior to transmittal. The M&N team will work with the permitting agencies to provide procedural/ policy input and technical responses, as applicable, to expedite the permitting process and yield the most beneficial result for the project. M&N staff also have experience in processing emergency/expedited permit authorizations, whether due to coastal storm impacts under a State-issued Emergency Order, or for a site-specific situation, and are familiar with the applicable laws and procedures. Once the major regulatory compliance issues are addressed for any given project/task order during the conceptual design phase, the M&N team can progress to Design Development plans concurrently during the permitting process. The project implementation schedule will be optimized with permitting and engineering design. Environmental Assessments EE&G will be responsible for environmental assessments under this contract. The firm has 30 years of experience in consulting related to hazardous waste management and remediation, asbestos, lead-based paint, industrial hygiene and indoor air quality, environmental audits, compliance audits, property acquisition/cleanup, resource recovery/recycling services, and emergency/ disaster response. Their environmental service staff includes Engineers, Scientists, Geologists, Certified Industrial Hygienists, and Support Professionals. For environmental engineering assignments, EE & G will provide the City with Phase I and II Assessments, Site Environmental Design and Permitting, Environmental Remediation, and Underground/aboveground Storage consulting. Many coastal and waterfront projects require these environmental assessments and processing with DERM’s Pollution and Remediation (POLREM) division, and key personnel at M&N have worked extensively with EE & G on remediation projects in Miami-Dade County. In addition, HP Consultants provides drilling/sampling services to support EE & G efforts. They can also install groundwater monitoring wells if needed.