Broward County, FL Shore Protection Project, Segment III - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Broward County, FL Shore Protection Project, Segment III Solicitation T2112588P1 Coastal Engineering Consultant Services August 16, 2017

Presentation Overview I. What sets the GBA Team apart II. Project approach III. Experience addressing hardbottom impacts IV. Key team members V. Regulatory permitting

The GBA Team – What Sets Us Apart • Fresh perspective • Industry leaders • Independent assessment of work conducted to date • Practicable solutions to save the County time and money

Project History Leading to Approach 2005/06 Project 1999 Applications submitted • Reduce permitting duration • Avoid/minimize hardbottom 2003 Permits issued impacts 2005/06 Construction • Reduce project soft costs • Maximize project performance 2011 Biological monitoring complete 2014 USACE reimbursement $18.3M

Project Approach Client Meeting & Site Visit Historical Data & Permits Field Investigations (Surveys, Geotechnical Investigations, & Environmental Resource Surveys)

Project Approach Field Investigations (Surveys, Geotechnical Investigations, & Environmental Resource Surveys) Client, Agency, & Permitting Stakeholder Coordination Engineering Analysis & Design

Project Approach Engineering Analysis & Design Construction Management Post-Construction Monitoring

Segment III – Evaluate Non-Federal Project • Greater uncertainty in future federal funding – no guarantee of reimbursement • Greatly reduce time to construction • Easier to import Bahamian sand • Reduced traffic impacts • Higher quality sand • Larger hopper dredges entering U.S. fleet • Consideration of foreign sand may trigger industry competition • Cost share regional EIS with Miami-Dade County • Evaluate design/build project delivery

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Hardbottom/ETOF Planning Experience • Hillsboro Beach, FL • Hollywood Beach, FL • Hallandale Beach, FL • Broward County Segment II, FL • Jupiter Island, FL • Martin County, FL • Key Biscayne ETOF Analysis, FL • Wrightsville Beach Studies, NC • Sconset Beach, MA

Hardbottom Monitoring Experience • 115 hardbottom/coral relocation projects in SE Florida • 17 projects in Broward • Multiple Acropora cervicornis surveys & relocations

Hardbottom Monitoring Experience Hardbottom Monitoring for the Hillsboro/Deerfield Beach Nourishment Project • Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Construction monitoring surveys conducted 2010 to 2015 • 20 monitoring surveys, 350 dives, 360 hours of bottom time • Monitoring included: • Percent cover estimates • Sediment depth measurements • Coral health assessments

Hardbottom Mitigation Experience • Multiple UMAM/HEA assessments of nearshore hardbottom & coral communities in SE Florida (including Hollywood) • Siting and monitoring of shallow-water mitigation reefs (St. Lucie & Palm Beach Counties) • Leader in coral relocation in SE Florida: • 50+ projects from Hillsboro to Key West • 200+ years collective staff experience

Hardbottom Assessment Innovations • Environmental Data & Geospatial Services (EDGS) • EDGSonline 2.0 • FMVsea • SHARK Marine Technologies, Inc. Navigator • 3D mapping technology • MIKE/Delft Model capability for ETOF predictions • Suite of remote sensing tools to save time and money • Geoportals for online access

Key Team Members – GBA Permitting, Engineering Design, Surveying, & Geotechnical Studies • Project Manager – Penny Cutt • Former federal, state, county regulator • 23 years public and private sector • Broward County Segment I & III experience • Project Oversight and QA/QC – Clay Bryant, P.E. • 30+ years experience coastal engineering projects • Expertise in ETOF prediction adjacent to hardbottom • Federal and state permitting and funding • Coastal Engineer – Kevin Kremkau, P.E. • 20+ years experience coastal engineering projects • ETOF and template designs adjacent to hardbottom • Construction management & project compliance • Coastal Geologist - Jonathan Barker, P.G. • 16 years experience coastal geology & geomorphology • Borrow area development • Sand compatibility analysis in south Florida

Key Team Members – CSA Biological Assessments & Monitoring • Marine Biologist - Erin Hodel • 14 years experience • Chief scientist, project manager, field scientist • Hardbottom, coral relocation & Acropora specialist • Segment III experience • Marine Ecologist - Mark Fonseca, Ph.D. • 30+ years experience (25 years at NOAA) • Director of Science • Ecosystem restoration and management • Mitigation specialist (HEA and UMAM) • Marine Biologist - Keith Spring • 36 years experience • Chief scientist, project manager • Hardbottom, coral reef restoration & Acropora specialist • Marine Biologist - David Snyder • 29 years experience • Icthyologist & marine ecologist • Hardbottom & Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) specialist

Key Team Members – M&N Structure Design & Numerical Modeling • Coastal Engineer - Timothy Blankenship, P.E. • 20+ years experience coastal engineer • Broward County Segment I & III experience • Engineer of Record for Hollywood, Hallandale, & Hillsboro beach nourishment projects • Engineer of Record for Hillsboro Inlet • Coastal Engineer – Santiago Alfageme, P.E. • 20+ years experience coastal engineer • Numerical models include: Delft3D, MIKE3, MIKE21, ADCIRC, RMA-2, RMA-4, ADDAMS, REFDIF, CGWAVE, SBEACH,& GENISIS • Extensive Federal experience • Coastal Modeling – Yong Chen, P.E., Ph.D., P.E. • Hollywood Beach Nourishment • Hallandale Beach Nourishment • Hillsboro/Deerfield Beach Restoration

Key Team Members – Baird Engineering QA/QC & Federal Agreements • Coastal Engineer – Gordon Thomson, P.E., D.CE • 17+ years experience • Project manager for >$250M in total construction costs with placement of over 20 MCY of material • Broward County Segment II & III experience • Broward County Beach Demonstration Project • Coastal Engineer - Robert Nairn, Ph.D. P.E. • 30 years experience • Hydrodynamics, sediment transport, & scour processes • Numerical modeling • Coastal Engineer - John Headland, P.E., D.C.E • 35+ years as port, ocean, coastal, & hydraulic engineer • Extensive Federal experience • Previous member of CERB

Professional Staff GBA Team Professional Resources GBA M&N Baird CSA Total P.E. 12 214 28 ‐ 254 Ph.D. ‐ 23 9 5 37 P.G. 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1 P.L.S./P.S.M. 6 ‐ ‐ ‐ 6 C.H. 4 ‐ ‐ ‐ 4 Marine Biologists 4 ‐ ‐ 30 34

Nearshore Hardbottom Permitting Examples Before GBA • Town of Jupiter Island – FDEP & USACE since 1976 • St. Lucie Inlet – FDEP & USACE since 2001 • Pinellas County – FDEP & USACE permitting Key Team Members • Hillsboro Beach – FDEP, USACE, & Broward EPD After • Hillsboro Inlet – FDEP, USACE, & Broward EPD • Hollywood – FDEP, USACE, & Broward EPD • Hallandale Beach – FDEP, USACE, & Broward EPD • Town of Palm Beach Reach 8 – FDEP & USACE • Town of Palm Beach Reach 7 – SEIS & USACE Permit • South End Palm Beach EIS – DEIS & EIS review

Regulatory Permitting & Funding • Excellent relationships with federal, state, & local regulators • Collaborative permitting coordination & application assistance • Thorough understanding of regulatory permitting process • Comprehensive knowledge of NEPA process to include EIS preparation • Extensive track record securing Category G Reimbursement funds • Effective Beach Management Funding Assistance Program application and processing • Successful grant application & processing

The GBA Team Advantage • Fresh perspective • Industry leaders • Independent assessment of work conducted to date • Practicable solutions to save the County time and money