Tropical Chevrolet, 07-12-23 UES No 7899 SPECIAL insp rept #036 (CMU walls) - GDZProject No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 7899
Date: July 12, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-036
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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: 07/12/2023
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) 3” deep 22 gauge galvanized G80 corrugated roof metal deck profile type “N” prior roof openings (A/S ducts,
ventilations, roof hatches, etc.), connected to intermediate supports with 5/8ӯ puddle welds on a 24/4 pattern,
5/8”Ø puddle welds at 6” o.c. at deck perimeter and with #12 Type self-tapping screws @ 3” o.c. at side laps per
span between grids “D.1” thru “D.6” and lines “11” thru “12” at the oil storage, as per S1.0, S2.2, 2/S3.2, S4.1/details
1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Canam Steel Corporation deck shop drawing sheets DE1.1, DE1.3 & DE2.1 and attached clarification
submitted by the steel erector via e-mail, as we addressed on UES Structural Observation Report No. 34 (No.:
7242) dated 07/06/2023, re-inspection in progress (pending final verification for item 1c below).
b) Continuous perimeter deck bearing angle L4”x4”x1/4” anchored connections (torque verified at 100 ft−lb as per
Simpson Strong−Bolt 2 Wedge Anchor required installation torque schedule) to CMU bond beam along grid “D.6”
between lines “11” thru “12” at the oil storage, as per S1.0, S1.1/details 2 & 3, S2.2, 2/S3.1, 4/S4.1, E1000 and
E1001, in progress on 07/06/23:
➢ Two (1) expansion anchors were found to be loose fitting at approx. gridlines D.6x11.3 and D.6x11.5.
The structural steel connections at the locations mentioned above was found to be in substantial compliance with the
reference documents, except for items 1a and 1b in progress. General Contractor will call for items 1a and 1b
re−inspection after completion for final compliance verification.
2. Visual verification of the reinforcing steel placement at the following locations indicated below:
a) 12” thick CMU load bearing wall with bond beam along grid “D.6” between lines “12” thru ”13” and along line “13”
between grids “D.6” thru “E.2” at the Quick Lube Room, 1st lift from elevation approx. 0’−0” to +12’−8”, as per S1.0,
S1.1/Concrete Tie and Bond Beam Schedule, S2.0, S2.2, 1/S3.4 and S4.0/details B, 1 & 4, completed.
b) 8” thick CMU load bearing wall along grid “G” between lines “10” thru ”10.3” and along line “10.3” between grids
“G” thru “H” at the Tech Training Room, 1st lift from elevation approx. 0’−0” to +7’−4”, as per S1.0, S2.0, S2.2,
2/S3.3 and 1/S4.0, completed.
The reinforcing steel placement at the locations mentioned above was found to be in substantial compliance with the
reference documents.
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Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 7899
Date: July 12, 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
Mr. Jim Jenco, Project Superintendent and Mr. Sebastian Cienfuegos, Assistant Superintendent with Lebolo Construction,
were 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.: 7899
Date: July 12, 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.: 7899
Date: July 12, 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.: 7899
Date: July 12, 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
CMU walls 1st lift completed DRAFT
Project No.: 2110.2100049
Report No.: 7899
Date: July 12, 2023
8050 NW 77th Court · Miami, FL 33166 · P: 305.249.8434 · F: 305.249.8479
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION REPORT No. SPECIAL-036
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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 metal deck at service bldg. expansion completed (07/11/23)
Roof metal deck at the oil storage in progress (07/11/23)
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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