Tropical Chevrolet, 06-29-23 UES No 6485 SPECIAL insp rept #031 (structural steel connections @ exp. bldg. & drilled holes) - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 6485
Date: June 29, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-031
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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: 06/29/2023
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 completed:
➢ 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, re-inspection completed:
➢ 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 in substantial compliance with the
reference documents.
2. Visual verification of drilled holes for post-installed rebar dowels by means of approved anchoring epoxy Hilti HIT-HY
200 at the following locations indicated below:
a) Cleanness/depth check (6” min. embedment) for #5 vertical/horizontal rebar dowels into existing CMU bond
beam/CMU jambs/CIP concrete headers/columns at gridlines A.2x1.1, Bx1.5 (special tools room) and C.5x2.2 at
the existing service building, as per S1.0, S2.3 and 3/4.1, completed:
➢ Pending application of anchoring epoxy Hilti HIT-HY 200.
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 6485
Date: June 29, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-031
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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
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.: 6485
Date: June 29, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-031
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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.: 6485
Date: June 29, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-031
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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.: 6485
Date: June 29, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-031
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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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