Tropical Chevrolet 04-03-23 UES No 350338 SPECIAL insp rept #021 (tie beams concrete columns and CMU walls @ service bldg. expansion) - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-021
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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: 04/03/2023
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 d rawings 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 Regulat ory 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.
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 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
2. Visual verification of the reinforcing steel placement at the following locations indicated below:
a) CIP concrete tie beam mark “TB201” (12”x20”) with vertical dowels and steel embed plates along grids “A” & “E.2”
between lines “8” thru “11”, to p of beam elevation approx. +20’−4” at the service building expansion, as per S1.0,
S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam Schedule & Detail 3, S2.2, 3.2 and 1/S4.1, completed.
b) 12” thick exterior CMU load bearing along grid s “A” & “E.2” between lines “8” thru “11”, 2nd lift from elevation approx.
+12’−0” to +18’−8” at the service building expansion, as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam Schedule,
S2.2 and S3.2, completed.
c) CIP concrete tie beam mark “TB202” (12”x20”) with vertical dowels and steel embed plates along line “8” between
grid s “A” thru “E.2, to p of beam elevation approx. +21’−4” at the service building expansion, as per S1.0,
S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam Schedule & Detail 2, S2.2, 2/3.0 and 2/S4.1, completed.
d) 12” thick exterior CMU load bearing along grid s “A” & “E.2” between lines “8” thru “11”, 2nd lift from elevation approx.
+12’−0” to +19’−8” at the service building expansion, as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam Schedule,
S2.2 and 2/S3.0, completed.
e) CIP concrete columns mark CC2 (12"x24") with steel embed plates at gridlines B.9x11, D.5x11 and E.2x11, 2nd
and final lift from elevation +10'−8" to +21'−4" at the service building expansion, as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie-
Column Schedule & Detail 1 and S2.2, completed.
f) CMU bond beam mark “BB104” (8”x 16”) along grid “D.1” between lines “11” thru “12” and along line “12” between
grids “D.1” thru “D.6”, top of bond beam elevation approx. +14’−0” at the oil storage room , as per S1.0,
S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam Schedule, S2.2 and 4/S4.1, completed.
g) CIP concrete tie beam mark “TB204” (12”x 32”) with steel embed plates along line “12” between grids “D.1” t hru
“E.2”, top of beam elevation approx. +18’-10” at the oil storage room , as per S1.0, S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond
Beam Schedule & Detail 3, S2.2, 1/3.4 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.
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 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
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-021
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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
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-021
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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
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-021
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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
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 350338
Date: April 3, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-021
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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 , tie columns and CMU walls completed on 04/03/23
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