Tropical Chevrolet, 11-30-22 UES No 341925 SPECIAL insp rept #004 - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 341925
Date: November 30, 2022
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-004
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The Original of this Report was Signed and Impressed Sealed by the Above Registered Engineer in Accordance with Rule 21H-18.11, Chapter 471, Florida Statute
8050 NW 77th Street · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
Client: Lebolo Construction Management, Inc.
2100 Corporate Drive
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Project: Tropical Chevrolet Renovation/Expansion
8880 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami Shores, FL 33138
Agent: Gaetano Di Zio, E.I. Date of Services: 11/30/2022
Village of Miami Shores Building Permit No: CC-12-20-2951 (issued date 11/07/22, expires 05/08/23).
Scope of Field Services: Professional observation of completed structural elements (Special/Welding Inspector).
Reference Documents:
• JSG structural drawings sheets S1.0 thru S-4.2 (15 pages), Bulleting 7 dated 07/21/2022, signed/sealed by Mark
Johnson FL-PE#51983, reviewed/approved for structural compliance by the Village of Miami Shores Bldg. Dept.
on 08/22, (permit set review by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources on
05/16/2022).
Record of Field Observations:
Visual verification for the reinforcing steel placement at the following locations indicated below:
1. Continuous wall footings as per S2.0, S1.1 & S4.0/S4.2:
a) Cont. wall footing (with vertical dowels for CMU wall as per note 8) type WF26 along grids A between lines 8 thru
11 completed.
b) Cont. wall footing (with vertical dowels for CMU wall & openings as per note 8 & 9/S4.0 and concrete tie columns
type CC2 [x3]) type WF26 with integrated column pads type F40 (x2) along line 11 between grids A thru E.3
completed.
c) Cont. wall footing (with vertical dowels for CMU wall as per note 8) type WF26 along grids E.2 between lines 8 thru
11 completed.
d) Cont. wall footing (with vertical dowels for CMU wall as per note 9) type WF20 along grids D.1 between lines 11
thru proposed line 12 completed.
e) Cont. wall footing (with vertical dowels for CMU wall as per note 9) type WF20 along proposed line 12 between
grids D.1 thru D.6 completed.
f) Cont. wall footing (with vertical dowels for CMU wall as per note 8) type WF26 along grids D.6 between lines 11
thru proposed line 12 completed.
2. Column pad footings as per S2.0, S1.1 & S4.0/S4.2:
a) Column footings type F66 at grid-lines B.8x9 & D.5x9 completed (*).
b) Column footings type F90 at grid-lines B.8x10 & D.5x10 completed (*).
The above mentioned reinforcing steel placement was found to be performed in substantial compliance with the reference
documents except (see below ↓↓↓ *)
(*) as per S1.1 “column / base plate schedule: the bottom hex nut shall be “tack welded secured”. SUNCOR did not include
a clarification/approval question for omission of the tack weld under dwg. Sheet AB1 “approver note”. As per approver note
#2 a plate washer was approved above the previously mentioned hex nut. This plate was found to be loose (floating) not
secured preventing displacement at the time of conc. placement. GC to provide clarification for the observed AS BUILT
conditions. For items 2g & 2h.
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 341925
Date: November 30, 2022
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-004
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The Original of this Report was Signed and Impressed Sealed by the Above Registered Engineer in Accordance with Rule 21H-18.11, Chapter 471, Florida Statute
8050 NW 77th Street · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
3. Visual verification of the reinforcing steel placement at the following locations indicated below:
a. 8”/12” thick CMU stem wall along grids “A” and “E.2” between lines “8” thru ”11”, along line “11” between grids “A”
thru “E.2”, along grids “D.1” and “D.6” between lines “11” thru “12” and along line “12” between grids “D.1” thru
“D.6”, from elevation approx. −2'−0" to 0’−0”, as per sheet S1.0, S2.0, S2.2, 2/S3.1, 1/S3.2, S4.0/details 1, 3 & 5
and 7/S4.1, failed:
➢ Some reinforcing steel was found to be deformed.
➢ Five (5) courses (approx. elev. +3'−4") were found to be laid on top of the stem wall.
➢ Missing/over spaced vertical reinforcing steel at some locations.
➢ Debris (chunks of masonry) was found in the CMU cells.
➢ Missing masonry interlocking of CMU wall at gridlines E.2x11 and D.6x12.
➢ Missing CMU control joint (partial) at gridline D.3x11.
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 341925
Date: November 30, 2022
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The Original of this Report was Signed and Impressed Sealed by the Above Registered Engineer in Accordance with Rule 21H-18.11, Chapter 471, Florida Statute
8050 NW 77th Street · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 341925
Date: November 30, 2022
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-004
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The Original of this Report was Signed and Impressed Sealed by the Above Registered Engineer in Accordance with Rule 21H-18.11, Chapter 471, Florida Statute
8050 NW 77th Street · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
The reinforcing steel placement at the locations mentioned above was found not to be in substantial compliance with the
reference documents. General Contractor will call for re-inspection after completion for final compliance verification and
prior to the placement of grout.
Mr. Jim Jenco, Project Superintendents with Lebolo Construction, was notified of the aforementioned visual verification
results.
Reviewed by:
Universal Engineering Sciences
Certificate of Authorization No. 549
Carlos Naumann, P.E., S.I.
Florida Professional Engineer No. 18594
Florida Special Inspector No. 181