Allen L. Leavell Project Manager

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Professional Profile:

As a “Seasoned Veteran ” in the construction industry, either acting in the capacity as a project superintendent,

estimator, assistant project manager or project manager, I have attained a vast management knowledge base for

both the commercial building and marine construction industries. My professional experience, has been in

large local private sector or government related projects, throughout the State of Florida and the Caribbean basin

with a career emphasis in “Project Management” for multi-family housing projects (HUD), airport and cruise terminal

buildings, port marine facilities, mid-rise commercial buildings, support utilities, infrastructure development,

regulatory compliance, safety, building code, Engineer design coordination and reviews, contracts, construction

and facilities maintenance.

Professional Experience:

Kraus-Manning Construction Management and Development, Inc. Orlando, Florida

Project Manager September 2011-November 2011

• Performed onsite project management duties and supervision for the installation of new parking lot lighting and roof repairs and enhancements at Marriott Crystal Shores Vacation Club, Marco Island, Florida.

• Coordinated with facilities management team all construction work and related activities to ensure minimal

disruption of guest and facility operations.

T & M Construction, LTD Anguilla, BVI

Project Manager August 2010-December 2010

• Selected and secured dredging contractor, negotiated, initiated and administered dredging contract for 2000 LF of pristine beach refurbishment project.

• Coordinated and managed construction contractor for emergency backland repairs behind existing king pile retaining wall ocean side.

• Managed and directed surveyor for payment calculations of dredged materials.

• Coordinated and interacted with design engineering firm beach profiles and emergency construction repairs.

• Developed coordination plan with hotel management/staff and guest a construction plan and schedule for the repairs.

• Generated and completed project close out and contract administration.

Chase CM, Inc. Miami, FL

Superintendent /Asst. Superintendent April 2008-March 2009

• Reviewed tender bid documents and prepared conceptual estimates for RCCL new port facility in Falmouth, Jamaica.

• Coordinated with project design teams, local government authorities and developed contractor’s scope of work

• Administered construction contracts for demolition and new construction facilities for relocation of local businesses, etc. in the project footprint.

• Coordinated construction plans and resolved permitting issues for new construction with local governmental authorities.

• Developed field data, research and offered suggestions for design team from the site locations for design and valued engineering adjustments.

• Coordinated with NEPA and local environmental permitting agencies and developed scope of work and contract changes with contractors.

• Negotiated, contracted and administered construction contracts for maintenance dredging and operational facilities relocation of RCCL cruise operations at Bayonne, NJ.

• Developed and coordinated construction schedule with contractors in order to minimize impact of construction efforts on cruise and port operations.

• Estimating for various other construction projects in Miami and other locations.

Bermello, Ajamial & Partners, Inc. and CH2MHill, Inc. Miami, FL

Project Manager/Project Oversight (Port of Miami 2020 Re-Development Program) September 2002-June 2007

• Coordinated, managed and administered construction contracts for two new cruise terminals.

• Coordinated and managed construction contracts for new Homeland Security requirements.

• Coordinated and managed construction contract for new port maintenance facility.

• Coordinated with port design teams valued engineering efforts and cost savings scenarios.

• Performed project closeouts and documentation on all projects I administered.

• Worked and coordinated with local and state officials on permitting issues and compliance.

Tampa Port Authority Tampa, FL

Project Manager September 1992-September 2002

• Coordinated and managed ports capital projects programs for expansion and maintenance of port facilities and infrastructure.

• Managed port inspector personnel and consultant inspectors for various capital projects.

• Coordinated and reviewed port capital projects design documents with design engineer teams.

• Coordinated and managed Port joint projects with City of Tampa and other Government agencies.

• Coordinated and managed CSX RR Port intermodal improvements and repairs.

• Coordinated and managed ACOE projects within the ports infrastructure.

• Coordinated and managed port tenant improvements on port properties.

City of Tampa Building Department Tampa, FL

Professional Building Inspector March 1988-1992

• Performed building inspections on both commercial and residential construction projects for State building code compliance.

• Wrote building code manuals for “Safety Glazing” and “Concrete Inspections” for publication and training

Building Inspectors.

C. A. Fielland, Inc. /CAFCO Engineers, Inc. Tampa, FL

Project Manager/Superintendent/Estimator February 1968-1988

• Performed construction project manager duties for various commercial construction projects throughout the State of Florida, including Tampa International Airport, DeBartello Malls, VA Hospitals, Tampa Electric Co., General Telephone Co. (Verizon), Bell South Telephone Co. and HUD Section 8 Housing.

Additional Skills:

• Proficient in RS Means Cost Data

• Proficient in Construction Estimating 2011 software

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

• Microsoft Project 2002

• Xactimate Estimating Software

Continuing Education:

• Associated General Contractors of America 1968-present

• Skyline Steel Sheet Pile and H Piles 2010-present

• CAM Tech Construction School 2008

• State Professional Building Inspector 1994

• State Professional Costal Building Inspector 1994

• Certified SBCCI Building Inspector 1988

• State of Florida Building Inspector 1989

• Registered Class A General Contractors Exam (Passed) 1985

Allen L. Leavell Project List

Airport and Terminal Construction:

Tampa International Airport Assistant Project Manager Performed Project Management duties for airside terminal building. Project was a three story building consisting of structural steel, frame, heavy PPG glazed curtain wall exterior, cast in place concrete beams, precast panels, with slab on grade and metal deck. I managed the shop drawings, RFI's, schedule, payroll punch list and closeout.

C. A. Fielland/Cafco Engineers, Inc. $10MM Tampa, Florida

Tampa International Airport Assistant Project Manager Performed Project Management duties for several tenants build out for Host International, Inc. shops and stores in the main terminal building. I managed the shop drawings, RFI's, schedule, payroll punch list and closeout.

C. A. Fielland/Cafco Engineers, Inc. $1.5MM Tampa, Florida

Tampa International Airport Assistant Project Manager Performed Project Management and estimating for the Delta Fueling system tank foundations and retaining wall at the airport tank farm.

C. A. Fielland, Inc. /Cafco Engineers, Inc. $.75MM Tampa, Florida

General Building and Marine Terminal Construction:

Parking Garage Port of Miami Assistant Superintendent Worked with the estimating staff at Chase CM, Inc. produce the quantity take off for a new 5 story parking garage at the port of Miami. I provided cost estimates for the excavation, backfill, site fill, pavement and base, pavement stripping, parking immunities, piles and pile caps, concrete foundations, concrete slabs on and above grade, landscaping and fencing.

Chase CM, Inc. $12MM Miami, Florida

Cruise Terminals Port of Miami Project Manager Performed the project manager duties for the Port of Miami as an owner representative for Miami-Dade County for two new cruise terminals. I handled all the RFI’s Schedules, Shop Drawings, Meetings, Daily Reports, Pay Applications, Change Orders, and coordination between the Design Engineers and Contractor as this was a CM at Risk contract with a Maximum GMP. The project included a shared cost savings for both the Owner and the Contractor for valued engineering efforts throughout the construction process and was portion of the Port of

Miami 2020 Re-Development Program valued at $280MM.

Port of Miami Representative under CH2MHill and Bermello, Ajamil and Partners, Inc.

Port Contracts $70MM Miami, Florida

General Telephone, Inc. Project Manager Worked with our estimating department perform the initial bid package for the project. I later performed the project manager duties on site for the construction of the 8 story commercial telephone switching. The superintendent and I prepared the construction schedule and I checked all shop drawings, prepared the purchase orders, scheduled the material deliveries, prepared and approved all the payment applications, and material invoices, prepared the payroll time sheets, scheduled the testing laboratories and helped scheduled the subcontractors. This project was a two way column and 8"slab construction with each floor consisting of approximately 800 CYD. of concrete. The exterior of the building consisted of 6" precast panels with a spandrel band.

C. A. Fielland, Inc. $6MM Sarasota, FL

Southern Bell Telephone, Inc. Project Manager Worked with our estimating department perform the initial bid package for the project. I later performed the project manager duties on site for the construction of the 2 story commercial telephone switching. The superintendent and I prepared the construction schedule and I checked all shop drawings, prepared the purchase orders, scheduled the material deliveries, prepared and approved all the payment applications, and material invoices, prepared the payroll time sheets, scheduled the testing laboratories and helped scheduled the subcontractors. This project was a two way column and 8"slab construction. The exterior of the building consisted of 4" brick veneer with a spandrel band and consisted of a deep excavation into the hillside and adjacent building for the foundations and first floor.

C. A. Fielland, Inc. $5MM Brooksville, FL

Tampa Port Authority Project Manager Coordinated with the Port Engineer and the design consultants for the budget estimates and design of the warehouse and design bid package. The Port Engineer and I reviewed the design and bid package in three phases (50%, 75% and 90%) prior to going out for public bid. The warehouse was a pre-engineered metal building with an 8" Post-Tensioned slab, office area, loading dock for rail and trucking and a solid 8" masonry wall perimeter 5'-0" above finish floor. The warehouse was a portion of a new 8 acre backland development and new 1000 LF wharf with crane and RR access.

Tampa Port Authority $6MM Tampa, FL

Kraus-Manning Construction Management and Development, Inc.

Project Management for onsite parking lighting and roofing improvements at the Marriott Crystal Shores Vacation Club

$180,000.00 Marco Island, Florida

Rail Roads and Roads:

FDOT State of Florida Estimator Performed the quantity cost estimate for the FDOT Right-A-Way for hwy. 674 in Ruskin, Florida. The project included market value estimates for all the structures and business in the right-A-way alignment.

Cafco Engineers, Inc. $.25MM Tampa, FL

Tampa Port Authority Project Manager During my 11 year tenure at the Tampa Port Authority, I consistently co-worked with the Port Engineer and Asst. Port Engineer developing, scope, budget estimates, estimates and design packages for several road improvements throughout the Port. These projects included new access roads, repairs to existing roads, drainage, lighting, water, storm water retention and treatment and backland developments. The majority of the projects were congested as the Port was a 24/7 facility and the largest bulk Port in the State of Florida with RR and Bunkering facilities. Projects included new RR extensions and crossings as well as repairs throughout the Port.

Tampa Port Authority $20MM Tampa, FL

Heavy Construction and Marine:

Tampa Port Authority Project Manager During my 11 year tenure at the Tampa Port Authority, I consistently co-worked with the Port Engineer and Asst. Port Engineer developing, scope, budget estimates, estimates and design packages for several Docks, Breasting Dolphins and Wharf improvements throughout the Port. These projects consisted of heavy concrete structures with an average of 800 PSF loading, berthing and vessel loads, fendering and mooring bollards. The Port utilized basically three types of construction which consisted of heavy concrete pile supported structures, sheet pile and tie back construction and heavy concrete pile supported breasting structures. Many projects included RR access, dredging, repairs to existing roads, drainage, lighting, water, storm water retention treatment and backland developments as well as repairs to existing facilities.

Tampa Port Authority $95MM Tampa, FL

Dredging and Maintenance Dredging:

Tampa Port Authority Project Manager September 1992 thru October 2002

During my 11 year tenure at the Tampa Port Authority, I consistently co-worked with the Port Engineer and Asst. Port Engineer developing, scope, budget estimates, estimates, estimates and design packages for several maintenance dredging and dredging events. I worked closely with the Port surveying and environmental departments to insure the local, state, permitting agencies and the ACOE requirements were adhered to. The dredging events included first cut dredging and maintenance dredging by environmental clam bucket dredging and cutter head dredging for 98 active private and Port berthing facilities. The Port maintained two dredge disposal islands in the bay under the ACOE jurisdiction and required maintenance by the Tampa Port Authority and ACOE. The majorities of the dredging events were maintenance dredging of the Ports berthing facilities and were performed on an average every two year cycles, based on a priority listing. The bid packages were hard bid with quantities established by the Port surveying department and included provisions for rubbish disposal, contaminated spoils disposal etc... The permit requirements required turbidity testing and testing for metals which was performed by an independent certified testing lab. I managed dredge contracts with Great Lakes Dock and Dredge, Inc., Interbay Marine, Inc. and Misener Marine Construction, Inc.

Tampa Port Authority $30MM Tampa, FL

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Assistant Superintendent April 2008 thru September 2008

I recently performed the maintenance dredging and facilities relocation for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines at the Port of Bayonne, NJ. I issued a contract on Chase's behalf for the dredging of approximately 3000 CYD to Don John Marine, Inc. for the dredging and disposal of the dredge spoils at a class 2 facility. The project also consisted of relocating RCCL's existing debarking and embarking facilities to the Northern end of the Wharf.

Chase CM, Inc. $1.8 MM Bayonne, NJ

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Assistant Superintendent November 2008 thru March 2009

This was a design build project by RCCL and the Jamaica Port Authority in Falmouth, Jamaica. The project consisted of 2MM cyd of first cut dredging through the existing reef, a 2,500 LF of sheet pile tie back wall system, live coral, sea urgent, sea grasses and mangrove relocation, new infrastructure, backlands development, access road, utilities, shops, stores, parking and emergency support facilities. The project was permitted under the NEPA permit guidelines and monitored by the local authorities division. The project did not proceed under Chase CM, Inc. direction and was re-assigned to a development group by the Jamaican Government.

Chase CM, Inc. $180MM Falmouth, Jamaica

Cap Juluca Resort Project Manager August 2010 thru December 2010

Secured and administered dredging contractor for the emergency beach refurbishment project. Also performed remedial work behind king pile retaining wall due to fill erosion loss. The project was monitored by the local authorities under the NEPA guidelines.

T & M Construction, LTD $.75MM Anguilla, BVI

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