Tropical Chevrolet, 03-07-23 UES No 348488 SPECIAL insp rept #015 (windows infill) - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 348488
Date: March 7, 2023
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-015
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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: 03/07/2023
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. 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.
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Report No.: 348488
Date: March 7, 2023
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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
2. 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 S1.0, S2.0, S2.2, 2/S3.1, 1/S3.2, S4.0/details 1, 3 & 5, 7/S4.1
and attached clarification submitted by the SEoR via e-mail, as we addressed on UES Structural Observation
Reports No. 004 (No.: 341925) dated 12/02/2022 and No. 006 (No.: 342202) dated 12/05/2022, 2nd re-inspection
completed:
➢ 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.
➢ Missing neoprene pre-formed gasket at CMU control joints, as per 1/S1.0. To be provided for the 1st lift.
➢ Vertical dowels were found not to meet the minimum lap splice length of 48 Ø bar, as per S1.0/Masonry Note
M11.
➢ CMU reinforced filled cells head joints were found not to be aligned and obstructed approx. gridline E.2x8.1, as
per S1.0/Masonry Note M6.
➢ CMU horizontal reinforcement (ladder) was found not to extended into concrete tie column, as per
S1.0/Masonry Note M7.
b) 8” thick CMU wall infill for existing ribbon window openings at the existing service building between grids “A” thru
“J” and lines “1” thru “8”, as per S1.0, S2.3 and 5/4.2, completed.
The reinforcing steel placement at the locations mentioned above was found to be in substantial compliance with the
reference documents.
Mr. Jim Jenco, Project Superintendent with Lebolo Construction, was notified of the aforementioned visual verification
results.
Please see adjacent report pages for photographs and sheet A111.
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Date: March 7, 2023
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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
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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
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Date: March 7, 2023
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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
CMU wall infill completed
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
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