Tropical Chevrolet, 06-22-23 UES No 5601 SPECIAL insp rept #030 (drilled & epoxy dowels) - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 5601
Date: June 22, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-030
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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: 06/22/2023
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 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).
• SUNCOR, Inc. structural steel erection/fabrication shop drawings sheets AB1 thru TP101 (total of 219 pages) dated
04/13/2022 (Rev. A – Issued for Approval) Submittal #051200-5.0 (Structural Steel Shop Drawings), reviewed for
compliance (stamped “Reviewed as Noted - Make Corrections”) by JSG on 05/03/2022.
• Canam Steel Corporation (CSC) steel metal deck shop drawings sheets DE1.1 thru DE2.1 (total of 3 pages) dated
04/08/2022 (Issued for Approval) Submittal #051200-6.0 (Deck Shop Drawings), reviewed for compliance (stamped
“Reviewed as Noted - Make Corrections”) by JSG on 04/15/2022.
Record of Field Observations:
1. Visual verification of the structural steel connections at the following locations indicated below:
a) W roof steel girder beams bolted connections to existing wall at gridlines B.8x8 and D.3x8 at the service building
expansion, as per S1.0, S2.2, 2/S3.2, 8/S4.1 and Girder Bearing at Existing Wall detail SK 04−10−23 submitted by
the SEoR, as we addressed on UES Structural Observation Report No. 27 (No.: 354485) dated 05/26/2023, re-
inspection preliminary on 06/16/23:
➢ Loose expansion anchor at existing wall clip at gridline B.8x8.
➢ Missing washer for wall clip bolt to steel girder beam at gridline D.3x8.
➢ Threaded rods were found to be installed (drilled & epoxied) prior to our visual verification. A UES
representative did not verify any drilled holes for cleanness, embedment, epoxy application and threaded
rods installation. Torque verified at 100 ft−lb as per Hilti HIT HY-100 anchoring adhesive required
installation torque schedule, please refer to item 2a below.
b) W roof steel beams welded/bolted connections to CIP concrete beam embed plates along grid “E.4” between lines
“8” thru “11” at the service building expansion, as per S1.0, S2.2, 1/S3.2, 1/S4.1, E1000, E1001 and Section @
Roof Beam Repair detail SK 04−12−23 submitted by the SEoR, preliminary on 06/16/23 – pending reinspection:
➢ Expansion anchor (1 beam @ gridline E.1x10.7) was found to be loose fitting. Torque verified at 100 ft−lb
as per Simpson Strong−Bolt 2 Wedge Anchor required installation torque (in Masonry) schedule.
The structural steel connections at the locations mentioned above were found to be preliminary. General Contractor will
call for items 1a & 1b re-inspection after completion for final compliance verification.
2. Visual verification of drilled holes for post-installed threaded rods by means of approved anchoring epoxy Hilti HIT -HY
100 at the following locations indicated below:
a) Cleanness/depth check (6¾” min. embedment) and epoxy application for ¾” Ø threaded anchor rods into existing
CMU wall at gridlines B.8x8 and D.3x8 at the service building expansion, as per Girder Bearing at Existing Wall
detail SK 04−10−23 submitted by the SEoR, preliminary on 06/16/23 - pending anchor rods torque verification
at gridline D.3x8.
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 5601
Date: June 22, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-030
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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
3. Visual verification of drilled holes for post-installed rebar dowels by means of approved anchoring epoxy DeWalt
Pure50+ at the following locations indicated below:
a) Cleanness/depth check (6” min. embedment) for #5 vertical rebar dowels into existing CMU bond beam (windows
sills) and concrete lintels at rooms #101, 102, 119 and 120 for the existing ribbon window openings infill at the
existing service building, as per S1.0, S2.3 and 5/4.2, completed.
Mr. Jim Jenco, Project Superintendent with Lebolo Construction, was notified of the aforementioned visual verification
results.
Please see adjacent report pages for photographs and sheets S2.0 & S2.2.
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 5601
Date: June 22, 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
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 5601
Date: June 22, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-030
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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.: 5601
Date: June 22, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-030
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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
Roof steel framing completed on 06/16/23
Reviewed by:
Universal Engineering Sciences
Certificate of Authorization No. 00549
Carlos Naumann, P.E., S.I.
Florida Professional Engineer No. 18594
Florida Special Inspector No. 181
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