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EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH DRAWBRIDGES
Our management team has over 65 years combined project management experience and over 35 years project management of State and Federal DOT contracts to operate, maintain and repair drawbridges. This includes being responsible for managing the commercial aspects of the business including staffing, training, estimating, planning, designing, profitability, business growth, and contract compliance for a Fortune 500 company. The contracts include total operational and maintenance responsibility of the drawbridge structures. A trained staff is maintened for the care and rehabilitiation of the bridge operating systems. Project management includes training the staff and field verification of their work. Regular meetings with clients are scheduled to mutually resolve any issues from technical to financial.
Florida Drawbridges, Inc.’s experience has led us to accomplish our vision of becoming a leader in providing services to the drawbridge industry. Florida Drawbridges, Inc. has the means and capabilities (and dedication) to ensure that a client’s objective of providing a cost effective, high quality, transportation infrastructure through privatization is met.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Our experience has given us a unique and specialized knowledge of the commercial, social and political aspects of South Florida. Florida Drawbridges, Inc. understands how crucial the maintenance of the bridges is to the local economy and the entire South Florida Region, affecting many businesses and thousands of jobs. Keeping drawbridges in peak operating condition is essential to the trade. This was truly apparent when the NW 5th Street Bridge was struck by a freighter twice within 30 days in the summer of 2005. After the second hit, the tug company was prohibited from operating by their insurance carrier until changes were made to prevent further hits. This stopped all trade on the Miami River.
After the hit, Florida Drawbridges, Inc. responded in less than 30 minutes to close the road and secured the bridge temporarily in the open position to maintain the waterway traffic. The Department asked us to secure the spans in a wider opening than previously designed. Florida Drawbridges staff engineered a repair and proceeded to secure the bridge in a position exceeding the normal open position. The crew worked throughout the night completing the adjustment successfully. Even during Hurricane Wilma, and several more hits, this repair has held the bridge in the open position.
Fifth Street BridgePRESENT CONTRACTS
- F-DOT District Six:6 bridges in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties
- Granite Construction: JewfishCreekBridge in MonroeCounty to provide bridge tending and repair of the mechanical and electrical systems. (April 2005 till present) $0.75 million
- Kiewit: 63rd Street Bridge, in Miami-DadeCounty
- Kiewit: 12th Street Bridge, in Miami-Dade County
- PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.: Ernest Lyons Bridge, in St. Lucie County
- PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.: Hollywood Bridge, in Broward County
- PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.: 14th Street Bridge, in Broward County
- PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.: PGA Bridge, in Palm Beach County
- Martin County: Hobe Sound Bridge, in Martin County
PREVIOUS CONTRACTS
- F-DOT District IV: Eleven bridges in Palm Beach
- F-DOT District IV: Three bridges in St. Lucie and Martin
- Archer Western Contractors: Jensen Beach Causeway, in St. Lucie County
- General Electric/District Six: Seven (7) drawbridges in Monroe & Dade Counties
- General Electric/District Six: Five (5) drawbridges in Miami Dade Counties to
- General Electric/District IV: Ten (11) drawbridges in Broward County
- General Electric/City of Fort Lauderdale: 11th Avenue Bridge
- General Electric/District I: Five (5) drawbridges in Manatee & Sarasota Counties
- General Electric/District I: Four (4) drawbridges in Sarasota County
- General Electric/District V: Four (4) drawbridges in Volusia County
- General Electric/District IV: Four (4) drawbridges in Martin/St. Lucie Counties
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Florida Drawbridges, Inc. has designed, installed and maintained multi-camera surveillance systems for several bridges. Florida Drawbridges, Inc. has the means to provide maintenance and repair services for the existing surveillance systems and the expertise to up-grade or design new systems where needed at highly competitive prices.
- Jupiter Federal, Jupiter, FL 2005 - Install camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring. System viewed waterway and roadway.
- Indian Town Road, Jupiter, FL 2005 - Install camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring. System viewed waterway and roadway.
- Parker Bridge, West Palm Beach 2005 - Install camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring. System viewed waterway and roadway.
- Flagler Bridge West Palm Beach 2005 - Install camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring. System viewed waterway and roadway.
- Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach 2005 - Install upgraded camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring. System viewed waterway and roadway.
- Boca Inlet, Boca Raton, FL 2004 - Install upgraded camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring. System viewed waterway and roadway.
- Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 2004 - Install upgraded camera monitor system on bridge with DVR recording and multiplexer monitoring.
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