Tropical Chevrolet, 03-21-23 UES No 349525 SPECIAL insp rept #020 (tie beams @ oil storage) - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 349525
Date: March 21, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-020
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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
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: 03/21/2023
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 S4.2 (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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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 349525
Date: March 21, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-020
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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
2. Visual verification of the reinforcing steel placement at the following locations indicated below:
a) CIP concrete tie beam mark “TB102” (12”x20”) with vertical dowels and steel embed plate along line “11” between
grids “D.1” thru “E.2”, top of beam elevation approx. +12’-8” at the oil storage room, as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie
and Bond Beam Schedule, S2.0, S2.2, 2/3.1 and 4/S4.1, completed.
b) CMU bond beam mark “BB110” (12”x16”) with vertical dowels along grid “E.2” between lines “11” thru “12”, top of
bond beam elevation approx. +12’-8” at the oil storage room, as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam
Schedule, S2.0 and S2.2, completed.
c) CIP concrete tie beam mark “TB102” (8”x20”) with vertical dowels and steel embed plate along line “12” between
grids “D.1” thru “E.2”, top of beam elevation approx. +12’-8” at the oil storage room, as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie
and Bond Beam Schedule, S2.0, S2.2, 2/3.1 and 4/S4.1, 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 S2.2.
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 349525
Date: March 21, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-020
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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
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 349525
Date: March 21, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-020
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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
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 349525
Date: March 21, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · 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
CIP concrete tie beam and CMU bond beam completed on 03/21/23
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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