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The Wharf

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The Wharf St. Augustine, Florida Matthews | DCCM proudly spearheads the transformation project replacing the iconic Santa Maria Restaurant with The Wharf in St. Augustine, Florida. Our role encompasses comprehensive utility modifications, permitting procedures, and seamless construction execution to bring this vision to life. The focal point of our endeavor lies in facilitating a new dock connection to the sidewalk. This endeavor necessitates intricate adjustments, including realigning utilities, relocating above-ground utilities, and refining sidewalk and ramp grading for optimal accessibility. A notable engineering feat lies in the suspension of all water and sewer piping beneath the walkway, between the land and the structure. Additionally, the lift station well, associated vaults, and grease trap are suspended under the building but above water level, meticulously crafted from concrete to avert buoyancy concerns. Collaborating closely with partnering firms, we conducted buoyancy calculations to safeguard against displacement from rising tides. Furthermore, our team assumed responsibility for construction administration on utility connections and installations, maintaining a vigilant partnership with the City throughout. This collaboration was essential not only due to the presence of existing City utilities but also in navigating the complexities posed by multiple historic sea walls. Our dedication to problem-solving was highlighted by the unexpected discovery of an additional sea wall, previously unknown prior to the commencement of construction. Through agile adaptation and innovative solutions, we successfully navigated this challenge, ensuring the project’s progress remained unhindered. The departure of the Santa Maria Restaurant marks the end of an era over the Matanzas River, but heralds an exciting new chapter as The Wharf emerges. We stand committed to honoring St. Augustine’s rich history while contributing to the vibrant revitalization of its historic waterfront locale. This project represents more than mere construction; it symbolizes a commitment to preserving the past while embracing the future, breathing new life into St. Augustine’s cherished waterfront heritage.

Renaissance Hotel

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Renaissance Hotel (San Marco Hotel) St. Augustine, Florida Matthews | DCCM designed the site for the Renaissance Hotel located at the intersection of San Marco Avenue and West Castillo Drive in St. Augustine, Florida. This project included accommodating an 89-room hotel, 159 total parking spaces, and pool on a 1.74-acre site within the City of St. Augustine city limits. To efficiently utilize the project acreage our team prepared construction plans proposing an underground garage to serve hotel guests and employees. Our team coordinated with the City of St. Augustine Historical Architectural Review Board to keep the project in accordance with the Design Standards for Entry Corridors as this site is located at a high-traffic and high-tourism intersection at one of St. Augustine’s entry corridors. The underground parking garage provided the opportunity for the Client to build the hotel as planned on their site while still meeting City guidelines and providing parking to their clientele. This is especially important in the downtown location where parking is limited. Parking is also available to guests of the restaurant and bar.

St. Johns County Fire Station 5 & Sheriff’s South Regional Operations Center

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St. Johns County Fire Station 5 & Sheriff’s South Regional Operations Center St. Augustine, Florida Matthews | DCCM provided civil engineering site design for this nearly 23,000 SF Fire Station, including four bay doors with a capacity to hold six fire vehicles. This new building at 3370 US 1 South also houses a new South Regional Operations Center for the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office in St. Augustine. The facility also has a three-story drill tower and fitness room. This combination of Fire Station and Sheriff’s Office replaces Stations 5 and 11 in south St. Johns County. Scope of work included a site plan depicting site layout, roadways, traffic signal design, buildings, and site improvements, a demolition plan, a utility plan, construction details accompanying the plan sets, and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). Our team also secured regulatory permits.

St. Johns River Ferry Improvements

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JTA St. Johns Ferry Improvements Jacksonville, Florida Matthews | DCCM joined PQH Group to provide services for the federally funded project for landside and waterside infrastructure improvements to the St. Johns River Ferry. Our team provided comprehensive landscape architectural services, including the design of landscape, irrigation, and tree mitigation plans to meet both JTA requirements and the City of Jacksonville (COJ) code. Throughout the design process, we adapted plans to accommodate necessary changes to roads, walkways, and ponds while ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards. Given the proximity to the ocean, a coastal landscape palette was essential. Native Sabal Palms, Live Oaks, Pink Muhly grass, and Dwarf Yaupon holly were strategically incorporated into the design to provide shade, traffic calming, an inviting entry effect, foundation plantings, and screening. These Florida-sourced plants were chosen for their adaptability to the coastal environment, which will reduce long-term maintenance and watering requirements once established. Irrigation design featured a low-volume drip irrigation system to optimize water efficiency and minimize waste. Additionally, tree mitigation efforts ensured compliance with local requirements by replacing removed Live Oaks and Sabal Palms with an equal number of new trees of the same species, further enhancing the sustainable and native landscape.

Vilano Beachfront Park Design

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Vilano Beachfront Park Design Vilano Beach, Florida Matthews | DCCM provided comprehensive concept planning, master planning, engineering, and landscape architectural services for Vilano Beachfront Park on Vilano Road in St. Johns County, Florida. The project aimed to seamlessly integrate the preservation of the natural coastal environment with the historic character of the area, creating a unique space for civic engagement and social recreation. Key features of Vilano Beachfront Park include a 1,300-square-foot pavilion that seats up to 190 people, designed to host concerts, educational events, and community gatherings. The pavilion incorporates rotating panels, which can be opened to provide ocean views or closed for events, and is equipped with performance lighting that is directed away from the Vilano Town Center, also considering turtle nesting season regulations. Additional upgrades to Vilano Beachfront Park focus on enhancing accessibility and visitor experience. These include new changing stations, a recreational area featuring a climbing play structure, new outdoor showers, renovated restrooms, and improved parking with restriping for ADA compliance. A mobimat provides accessible beach entry along the northern boundary, while updated dune walkovers, including an ADA-compliant viewing turnaround, allow easy access for all. Vilano Beachfront Park provides the only disability-accessible beach in St. Johns County, with a wheelchair-accessible path to the sandy beach and a wooden ocean-viewing ramp. These enhancements ensure an inclusive coastal experience for all visitors.

Veterans Parkway

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Veterans Parkway Extension and Widening St. Johns, Florida Matthews | DCCM provided professional engineering services associated with the widening and extension of Veterans Parkway. The initial stage of this project involved the widening of an existing portion of Veterans Parkway, from North Durbin Parkway to Longleaf Pine Parkway, a distance of approximately 1.3 miles. Widening was from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided highway and included associated drainage improvements and pedestrian/bicycle facility improvements. Our team also provided services for the extension of the roadway. This new roadway extension required setting horizontal alignments and vertical profile geometry controls, which was based on FDOT design manual section 210 Arterials and Collectors. Additionally, the seasonal high ground water level was considered when designing the roadway profile geometry. We engineered the extension of Veterans Parkway from Longleaf Pine Parkway to Stillwater Blvd, approximately 1.1 miles, and provided the County standard typical section for a four-lane divided Major Collector. This phase of the project also included major utility extensions for water, sewer, and reuse, which ultimately provided utility services for the Stillwater community. Currently under construction is the extension from Stillwater Blvd to County Road 210. This portion of the extension is approximately 2 miles and is also a four-lane divided Major Collector. Throughout all phases of this project, proper stormwater conveyance, attenuation, and treatment were provided via a closed pipe system and stormwater management facilities. Placement of proposed utility lines became a challenge to overcome since there was existing utilities/storm infrastructure in the area. Each proposed utility line needed to be carefully checked horizontally and vertically for conflicts and spacing requirements prior to construction.

Colbert Lane Resurfacing and Improvements

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Colbert Lane Resurfacing and Improvements Palm Coast, Florida Matthews | DCCM worked with Flagler County to complete the design of 7.1 miles of resurfacing for Colbert Lane and 1.2 miles of resurfacing and shoulder improvements for Grady Prather Jr. Cove in Palm Coast. This project included improvements to signage and striping throughout to improve the safety and awareness for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.  All signage was brought up to current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards included replacing outdated warning signs and adding intersection warning signs with specific street name plaques. Additional pavement markings were proposed at specific intersections to improve traffic flow and motorist awareness. It was observed during the design of the project that Grady Prather Jr. Cove had severe shoulder deterioration and sidewalk failure. Our team established the limits needed repair during a site visit and proposed concrete replacement and stability improvements to both the sidewalk and existing shoulder. We also provided the design of a full access driveway connection to the Graham Swamp parking lot. 

Amazon Distribution Center Roadway Improvements

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Amazon Distribution Center Roadway Improvements Jacksonville, Florida Matthews | DCCM served as the offsite improvements subconsultant providing engineering services to improve Pecan Park Road, Duval Road (SR 243), and the offramp onto Duval Road from I-295 in Jacksonville, Florida. Numerous improvements to Pecan Park Road required a complete vertical and horizontal realignment of 0.5 miles of roadway, intersection improvements, widening of multiple turn lanes, signal modification, full access driveway connections, utility relocation, drainage design, superelevation analysis, and pedestrian access design. Improvements also included a half-mile-long, 12-foot- wide multiuse path providing a safe and functional connection. Design elements for Duval Road included widening for multiple turn lanes, signal modifications, intersection improvements at Pecan Park Road, median conversion from full access to directional access, and driveway connection design. Challenges during construction included addressing utility conflicts and swale grading. As part of its scope of work, Matthews | DCCM prepared construction plans which included demolition, grading and earthwork, paving, erosion control, S&PM, and MOT. A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) was also prepared.

Stillwater

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Stillwater Residential Development St. Augustine, Florida Matthews | DCCM is providing professional engineering services for the Stillwater development, an age restricted community with 550 single family and multifamily duplex units and an 18-hole golf course with associated amenities and infrastructure. The amenities include an 18,828 SF clubhouse building, a 2,109 SF aquatics building with associated pool, a 600 SF driving range concession and restroom building with associated driving range bays, and a 9,098 SF maintenance facility. Additional recreational amenities include a 2.5 acre driving range, two full size tennis courts, two full size pickle ball courts, a bocce ball court and special event lawn space. Our team coordinated the design and permitting with SJC, WMD, JEA, FDEP and ACOE. Our team  is also responsible for certifications of the completed construction which requires routine site visits throughout construction and conducting an as-built review along with review of all testing documents.

Tocoi Creek High School

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Tocoi Creek High School St. Augustine, Florida Matthews | DCCM provided professional engineering associated with the design and permitting services to the Architect-of-Record for the new high school located along International Golf Parkway, northeast of the Mill Creek Academy in St. Augustine, Florida.  This school is situated on a 69-acre site and consists of five buildings comprising of classrooms, a gym, a cafeteria, an auditorium, and an administrative office. The campus includes student, teacher, and visitor parking, a football field, a baseball field, a softball field, basketball courts, and a bus drop-off area.  Scope of work included conceptual site plan depicting the location of buildings, parking, and stormwater management areas; engineering designs and construction plan preparation showing land clearing and tree removal limits, demolition, site grading and earthwork, stormwater drainage systems, paving and water and sewer utilities. Offsite improvements associated with the high school included the addition of turn lanes, driveway design and modifications, maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans, and signing and pavement marking (S&PM) plans. Additionally, our team conducted a topographic survey of the baseball field to address the ponding and drainage challenges that arose from the installation of clay, hindering proper stormwater drainage. By meticulously analyzing the site’s contours and identifying areas of concern, we developed an engineered design to rectify the drainage issues.

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