Nova provides services to public works agencies for the design and construction of aviation facilities, inter-modal facilities, light railway, transit systems, highways and bridges, and ports and waterways.
The MIA Mover is a light-rail people-mover system operating between Miami International Airport (MIA) and the two major structures of the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC), the Rental Car Center, and the Miami Central Station.
Nova provided engineering design services required for the wet utilities and drainage. The objective of the design services included identifying the existing wet utilities, such as water service, sanitary sewer, fire, gas and fuel to allow for the construction of the MIA Mover’s foundations. Services also included identifying conflicts with the proposed MIA Mover, design proposed utility relocations and design the drainage conveyance and discharge required for run-off generated by the proposed guide ways. Nova performed a preliminary hydrologic analysis for the MIA Station by comparing the runoff generated from the current pre-construction site conditions versus the runoff predicted for the proposed post-construction site conditions.
Nova is part of the Program Management team to facilitate all professional tasks in conjunction with PortMiami’s Master Plan and oversee new infrastructure and facilities that is expected to be completed over the next 7 years. This coincides with the expected new cruise services and cargo yard efficiencies and improvements. These projects include new cruise terminal(s); new cruise berthing facilities; upgrades and expansions of existing cruise terminal; and other significant investments in our cargo terminal yard, gantry cranes, gate complexes, ropax facilities, roadways, and rail systems.
The PMC will provide professional services in project programming and planning; design oversight (Criteria and Standards); oversight of architectural/engineering (A/E) consultants and A/E inspections and reports; quality assurance oversight; value engineering; project control; Owner’s representation and inspections for new terminals (A, AA and ropax); contract administration; utility capacity studies and relocations; configuration management; claims administration; fueling and alternative energy studies; and any supportive tasks ancillary to the primary scope of services. In addition, the PMC shall provide non-architectural and engineering services, which consist of detailed construction cost estimating and project scheduling; and document control (for construction projects).
The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority’s Central Boulevard Project provides improvements to the main entrance and exit for the Miami International Airport. The major components of the project included the construction of new bridges, roadway reconstruction, and service access road connection for commercial traffic. As part of the Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) team, Nova was responsible for construction bridge inspections. This included monitoring the contractor’s on-site construction activities and inspection of bridge materials in accordance with plans and specifications. In addition, Nova was responsible for the monitoring/inspection and modifications of the Contractor’s Work Zone Traffic Control Plan.
Nova is prime consultant providing owner representation services, construction inspection/management, project controls, claim avoidance, design, and design management, permitting, value analysis and life-cycle costing for PortMiami during its expansive development program.
Nova is providing support in overseeing the construction of approximately $2.8 billion worth of new infrastructure and facilities that are projected to be completed over the next 5 years, that coincides with the expected new cruise services, and cargo yard efficiencies and improvements. These projects include, but are not limited to, 5 new cruise berths and associated terminals, new cruise berthing facilities, upgrades and expansions of existing cruise terminals, and other significant investments in cargo terminal yards, gantry cranes, gate complexes, Ropax facilities, roadways, rail systems and supporting infrastructure.