Experienced Engineer Needed for Steel Building Structural, CMU, and Foundation Design

Structural Engineer (Florida PE) – Engineer of Record for Large Industrial Steel Building
Project Overview

We are seeking an experienced Florida-licensed Structural Engineer (PE) or structural engineering firm to serve as the Engineer of Record for a large industrial steel building that will be fabricated overseas.

The selected engineer will develop the complete structural design and sealed construction documents in accordance with the Florida Building Code and applicable standards.

After completion of the initial structural design, the selected overseas steel manufacturer will review the design and may propose revisions to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce cost, simplify fabrication, or substitute equivalent structural materials commonly used in international steel fabrication.

The Florida Engineer of Record will review all proposed revisions and determine whether they comply with the project requirements and Florida code before incorporating any accepted changes into the final sealed documents.

The intent is to optimize manufacturing costs while maintaining full Florida code compliance.

The Structural Engineer will own the Steel building engineering through the foundation.

The Civil Engineering is complete and a Site Development Permit has already been issued.
The Architectural and MEP drawings are completed also.

Project Description

Approximately:

40,000 SF enclosed steel industrial building
Approximate dimensions: 100' × 400'
Approximately 70-foot overall height
Attached 10,000 SF open steel storage structure
Attached 3,000 SF reinforced CMU office
One integrated building

Building includes:

One 30-ton overhead bridge crane
One 10-ton overhead bridge crane
Approximately 80-foot crane spans
Integrated crane runway system
Large industrial overhead doors
Heavy equipment loading
Engineering Scope

The selected engineer will provide the complete structural engineering including:

Structural design
Structural calculations
Steel member sizing
Connection design
Crane runway design
Crane loading analysis
Lateral and longitudinal crane forces
Column reactions and load transfer through foundation
Foundation design (or review of manufacturer foundation design using calculated reactions)
Anchor bolt design
Roof framing
Wall framing
Bracing
CMU office structural design
Wind design
Sealed structural drawings
Permit support
Plan review responses
Design Criteria

The building will be designed in accordance with:

Current Florida Building Code
ASCE 7
AISC
AWS
MBMA (where applicable)
ACI
Applicable Florida Product Approval requirements

The Owner desires a slightly over-engineered structure capable of approximately 190 MPH Ultimate Wind Speed (subject to engineer review and governing code requirements).

Collaboration with Overseas Manufacturer

After the initial structural design is completed, the selected steel manufacturer will review the design and may recommend:

More economical framing layouts
Alternate member sizes
Equivalent steel grades
Different connection details
Fabrication improvements
Material substitutions
Manufacturing efficiencies
Shipping efficiencies
Assembly improvements

The Engineer of Record will evaluate all proposed revisions and approve only those that satisfy Florida code requirements and project performance criteria.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience with:

Large industrial steel buildings
Overhead crane buildings
Heavy industrial facilities
Pre-engineered metal buildings
Buildings over 25,000 SF
High-wind structural design
Florida permitting
Structural peer review
International fabrication coordination
Please Include
Florida PE license
Resume or company qualifications
Similar completed projects
Crane building experience
Industrial project examples
Florida permitted projects
References
Proposal

Please submit:

Fixed-price proposal or
Hourly rate with estimated hours or
Hourly rate with a not-to-exceed amount
Long-Term Opportunity

This project is expected to be the first of several industrial facilities over the coming years. We are seeking a long-term engineering relationship for future projects.

Additional qualifications below are a plus but not completely necessary:
AISC Certified Fabricators
Crane runway design per CMAA (Crane Manufacturers Association of America)
Delegated connection design
Shop drawing review
Factory inspections (or coordination with third-party inspectors)
Special inspections required by Florida

Thank you in advance for your consideration! We look forward to working with you!