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City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
<br />Marine and Coastal Professional Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA) | RFQ No. 18‐02‐01
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<br />Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
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<br />General Technical Approach
<br />The purpose of this section is to outline the proposed approach for conducting Marine and Coastal
<br />Engineering consulting services for the City. The approach described below is based on APTIM’s
<br />understanding of the City’s needs, outlined above, and our extensive experience in the planning, design,
<br />permitting, construction management, and post‐construction monitoring of many coastal, waterfront
<br />facility, and infrastructure projects within the state of Florida. APTIM uses the same general approach to
<br />all of our projects, but fine‐tunes the approach to address the specific scope and scale of each of project
<br />and Client.
<br />The primary focus of this technical approach will be to provide an overview of the process APTIM applies
<br />to marine and coastal engineering projects so they can be planned, funded, designed, permitted,
<br />constructed, and monitored in a thorough manner within the defined project scope, schedule, and
<br />budget. These potential projects include, but are not limited to, beach nourishments, docks, seawalls,
<br />marinas, boat ramps, dredge and fill, coastal structures, and mooring systems. This approach is applicable
<br />to newly identified waterfront concerns and needs along the City’s shoreline. A breakdown of the
<br />potential work to be provided by APTIM follows:
<br />Permitting and Agency Coordination
<br />We believe that early and thorough planning and coordination with our clients and regulatory agencies
<br />leads to a smooth permitting path and a successful project that meets project goals while avoiding
<br />environmental impacts. At project inception, our multidisciplinary team of APTIM professionals will work
<br />with the City to define your project goals and identify the challenges, funding strategy, stakeholders, and
<br />permitting path to design and implement a successful and cost‐effective project. Our experience and
<br />familiarity with the environment in Miami‐Dade County and working with other coastal communities will
<br />provide a strong basis to plan the most efficient path forward on your projects. It is important to
<br />understand the environmental setting of each project and evaluate existing natural resource data in order
<br />to determine what updated environmental assessments and surveys may be needed in order to plan and
<br />permit the project. For instance, while historical data might show the presence of hardbottom in the
<br />footprint of a proposed beach nourishment or artificial reef, an updated survey could show that those
<br />resources are covered, no longer present, or have decreased in extent. Similarly, for projects in the
<br />Intracoastal Waterway, seagrass resources may have moved or grown in extent over time, in which case
<br />an updated survey would delineate the current conditions. The location and condition of submerged
<br />resources can affect the design and permitting process for the project. In addition to the environmental
<br />setting, we know that it is also critical to understand the local attitude and desired outcomes of the
<br />residents.
<br />Next, based on the proposed project, location, and natural resources in the area, we will chart out the
<br />state and federal agencies that will be involved in the permitting for the project. We have experience in
<br />obtaining local permits from Miami‐Dade County Environmental Resources Management, formerly
<br />Division of Environmental Resource Management (DERM). We also have experience obtaining state
<br />permits under the Joint Coastal Permitting (JCP), Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL), and
<br />Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP) programs, which typically require close coordination with the
<br />Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the South Florida Water Management District
<br />(SFWMD), and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). We have strong ties with the
<br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), having worked with project managers in their West Palm Beach
<br />office on numerous marine and coastal projects in southeast Florida. Through our extensive project
<br />experience, we understand expedited paths to local, state, and federal authorizations for our projects,
<br />such as Nationwide Permits (NWP) and the State Programmatic General Permit (SPGP). We also recognize
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