The Palm Beach ASCE Bowl-a-thon was held July 30 at Penny Lanes in Delray Beach. CMA served a Tier 3 level sponsor. Representing our firm were Diego Li, E.I., Sara Hollenbeck, E.I., Nick Musick, E.I., Brandon Sullivan, E.I., and Justin Tagle, P.E. The event is held annually to raise money for FAU’s Concrete Canoe Team and to sponsor other community events. http://branches.asce.org/palmbeach/home

CMA attended the National ASCE UESI Pipelines 2022 Conference from July 31-August 3. CMA Director of Water and Sewer Daniel Davila, P.E. presented on our project “Horizontal Directional Drilling of 7 miles of 54″ & 48″ Redundant Sewer Forcemain through Downtown Fort Lauderdale” one of the largest trenchless technologies projects in the State.  The event was held at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis and CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC and Senior Engineer Nicholas Karpathy, P.E., ENV SP also attended. https://www.pipelinesconference.org/

CMA staff Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE and Shahin Hekmat, P.E., F. FES attended the ACEC Florida Delegation event in Washington. Members of Florida’s Congressional delegation were invited to meet with ACEC Florida members at the ACEC Townhome for an afternoon reception on July 28 and a breakfast on July 29. Meetings were held with Congressional members Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL). This new annual event is an ACEC/PAC donor benefit. Additionally, they attended a fundraiser for Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) and met with members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff Drew Feeley and Mark Ratto who represented the subcommittee on railroad, pipelines, and hazardous materials to discuss available project funding for the Brightline Train and other high-speed rail projects. https://info.fleng.org/

CMA attended the FES and ACEC Florida Annual Conference from July 20-23, 2022 in Orlando. The agenda included educational presentations on topics ranging from technical innovations and project case studies to professional development and leadership.

David Cowan , Jr., P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP was installed as director of Treasure Coast Branch of FES.

Shahin Hekmat, P.E. received the ACEC President’s award, which is awarded by the Board of Directors to an individual employed by an ACEC member firm who has made a significant contribution to the association and has been a valuable asset to the consulting engineering profession over the past year. He was also installed as the national director for ACEC—FL and became an FES Fellow.

William Wilson, P.E., Shahin Hekmat, P.E. and Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC were recognized with Past-President pins from ACEC. Peter Moore also attended the inaugural FEPAC Defender Dinner, with other major ACEC-FL donors and State Senators Mayfield and Bradley at the FES/ACEC Annual Meeting.

Mike Albert, P.E., Laura Vogel, PhD, P.E., ENV SP and David Cowan , Jr., P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP graduated from FELI,  the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute, which enhances the leadership skills of its participants and sets out a clear pathway to put these skills into practice serving our profession and our communities.

FES’ Miami Chapter was named the top chapter. Jose L. Acosta, P.E. and Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP also attended the annual conference. Congratulations to all!

The Transportation & Development Institute of the Miami-Dade ASCE branch hosted the 4th Annual Networking Event at the Aloft Miami Doral on July 19. They keynote speaker was Darlene Fernandez, P.E., Executive Director of MDX. CMA was a platinum sponsor and CMA Principal Engineer Yulet Miguel organized the event.  CMA Sr. Engineer Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Principal Engineer Gregory Mendez, P.E. also attended the event. https://www.miamidade-asce.org/

Congratulations to our CMA staff who were recognized at the ASCE Florida Section Annual Conference held July 15-16 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando! The ASCE Miami Branch was awarded the Branch of the Year award and CMA staff who represent the branch include Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., past president, Nicholas Karpathy, P.E., Gregory Mendez, P.E. and Yulet Miguel, P.E. In addition, Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., was installed as Treasurer statewide for the Florida section. Daniel Davila, P.E., presented on the City of Fort Lauderdale Redundant Forcemain project that was awarded the Project of the Year award. CMA served as the prime consultant for civil engineering and Daniel Davila, P.E. served as project manager. Furthermore, a big shout out to Robert Best, P.E. who served as conference chair for the entire event and Madeline Batey, E.I. who assisted him in the planning efforts. CMA served as a title sponsor for the event.

CMA’s Currie Park project was featured on CBS12 news! We are the prime consultant for landscape architecture and planning services leading the redevelopment of the $33 million project for the City of West Palm Beach. The project aims to enhance a public asset by increasing the health, welfare and economic vitality of the community. The 13.6-acre waterfront park currently consists of public open space including boat ramps with trailer parking, tennis courts, fishing pier, playground, a landmark memorial to commemorate the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., covered pavilions and restroom facilities.  The project is slated for completion in 2024.https://cbs12.com/news/local/new-design-plan-for-currie-park-gets-approval-florida-west-palm-beach-mayor-george-graham-chen-moore-and-associates-parks-and-recreation