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Reinforced Concrete Design
Foundations, columns, beams, slabs and shear walls designed as one load path — detailed for the field and issued permit-ready.
- Foundations
- Columns & beams
- Slabs
- Shear walls
- Reinforcement detailing
Structural Engineering · South Florida
Engineering structures that endure
Reinforced-concrete design, building recertification, safety inspections and BIM coordination for projects across South Florida.
- Reinforced concrete
- Building recertification
- Safety inspections
- BIM coordination
01Positioning
We design new structures. We protect existing ones.
Tercero Tablada Civil & Structural Engineering Inc. provides structural engineering, building evaluation and BIM coordination for new and existing buildings throughout South Florida — one practice covering design, assessment, coordination and compliance.
New structuresDesign, analysis, detailingExisting buildingsRecertification, inspection, assessmentCoordinationBIM, peer review, compliance
02Two disciplines, one practice
Two disciplines, one practice
01
Design new structures
From the first load path to the sealed drawing set — reinforced concrete engineered as one continuous system and detailed for the people who have to build it.
- Reinforced Concrete Design
- Structural Analysis
- Foundations
- Wind & Lateral Systems
- Structural Detailing
- BIM Coordination
- Peer Review
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Evaluate existing buildings
Recertification, inspection and assessment for buildings already standing — documented condition, engineered repairs, and a clear route through compliance.
- Building Recertification
- Building Safety Inspections
- Structural Condition Assessments
- Milestone Inspections
- Repair Recommendations
- Reinspections
- Compliance Documentation
03What we design
From a single house to a mid-rise concrete frame.
The same practice, the same load path, the same detailing standard — scaled to the building in front of us. If your project is not on this list, it is worth a conversation rather than an assumption.
01Single-family residencesNew houses engineered from the footing up — foundations sized to the soil report, a frame that carries wind, and drawings a local builder can price and build.Foundation designFraming & load pathWind & upliftPermit drawing setSee how we run it→
02Townhouses & duplexesParty walls, shared foundations and repeated bays — the structure resolved once and detailed so the repetition stays a saving instead of a risk.Party-wall structureRepeated bay detailingLateral systemUnit-to-unit separationSee how we run it→
03Mid-rise reinforced concreteFlat plates, shear-wall cores and cantilevered balconies — the system South Florida is built from, engineered as one continuous load path.Flat-plate & beam framingShear-wall coreBalcony cantileversReinforcement detailingSee how we run it→
04Mixed-use & commercial framesLong spans over ground-floor retail, transfer structure where the grid changes, and coordination with everyone whose services run through it.Transfer structureLong-span framingBIM coordinationModel-derived drawingsSee how we run it→
05Foundations on difficult sitesTight lots, poor bearing, high water table and neighbours close enough to matter — the substructure engineered against the geotechnical report, not around it.Mat & spread footingsDeep foundationsSettlement & uplift checksReactions scheduleSee how we run it→
06Repairs to existing structuresBalconies, facades, slabs and columns that have been in service for decades — condition documented, repairs engineered, and the paperwork the county asks for.Condition assessmentRepair scope & detailsRecertification reportReinspectionSee how we run it→
Photographs illustrate the kind of structure described. They are not Tercero Tablada projects — published case studies appear on Work, with client permission.
04Core expertise
Core expertise
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Building Recertification
A clear path from the county notice to a submitted structural recertification report — inspection, findings, repairs, reinspection.
- Notice review
- Site inspection
- Findings report
- Repair scope
- Reinspection
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Building Safety Inspections
Milestone and structural safety inspections that document real condition — with findings written to be acted on, not filed.
- Structural inspection
- Balcony & railing review
- Distress mapping
- Prioritized findings
04
BIM Modeling & Coordination
Coordinated digital models that resolve conflicts before they reach the field and produce clearer structural deliverables.
- Structural modelling
- Model federation
- Clash detection
- Issue tracking
- Model-derived drawings
05 · New structures
Engineered before it is poured
Every load path is resolved, checked and detailed on paper first — because a column that cannot be reinforced, or a transfer beam discovered in the field, is the most expensive kind of late.
- Governing codes
- ACI 318 · ASCE 7 · FBC
- Issued as
- Permit-ready drawing set
06BIM / Digital coordination
Structural clarity from concept to coordination.
We use coordinated digital models to improve communication, reduce conflicts and produce clearer structural deliverables.
- One model as the design source, not a drafting by-product.
- Conflicts found and resolved in coordination, not in the field.
- Drawings, schedules and quantities derived from the same model.
07Software & open standards
Software & open standards
The model has to survive the hand-off.
We work in the tools the rest of the project team already uses, and exchange through open formats so the model does not become a dead end when it leaves our office.
RevitStructural modelling
NavisworksClash detection
AutodeskPlatform
CYPEStructural analysis
BCFIssue exchange
buildingSMARTIFC / openBIM
Product names and logos are the property of their respective owners and are shown to identify the software used in our workflow.
08 · Existing buildings
Thousands of buildings. One deadline each.
South Florida's recertification requirements reach most buildings at 30 years — 25 on the coast — and then return every ten years, for the life of the structure. We run it end to end — inspection, findings, repair scope, reinspection, submission.
- First due at
- 30 years · 25 coastal
- Then
- Every 10 years
09Representative capabilities
Representative capabilities
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Mid-rise residential frame
- Project type
- Residential — new construction
- Location
- Miami-Dade County, FL
- Scope
- Full structural design: gravity and lateral systems, foundations, detailing
- Structural system
- Reinforced concrete flat plate with shear-wall core
- Deliverables
- Structural drawing set · Calculations · General notes
- Codes
- ACI 318 · ASCE 7 · Florida Building Code
- Status
- Representative scope
02
Coastal condominium recertification
- Project type
- Existing building — recertification
- Location
- Broward County, FL
- Scope
- Notice review, structural inspection, findings, repair recommendations, reinspection
- Structural system
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered balconies
- Deliverables
- Recertification report · Photographic record · Repair scope
- Codes
- Florida Building Code · County recertification requirements
- Status
- Representative scope
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Milestone structural inspection
- Project type
- Existing building — safety inspection
- Location
- South Florida
- Scope
- Visual structural inspection, concrete distress mapping, prioritized findings
- Structural system
- Reinforced concrete frame, post-tensioned slabs
- Deliverables
- Inspection report · Distress mapping · Follow-up scope
- Codes
- Florida Building Code · Milestone inspection requirements
- Status
- Representative scope
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Foundation system for a constrained site
- Project type
- New construction — foundations
- Location
- Miami-Dade County, FL
- Scope
- Foundation design against geotechnical report, settlement and uplift verification
- Structural system
- Mat foundation with grade beams; deep foundations at transfer zones
- Deliverables
- Foundation drawings · Reactions schedule · Calculations
- Codes
- ACI 318 · ASCE 7 · Florida Building Code
- Status
- Representative scope
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Multi-discipline BIM coordination
- Project type
- New construction — coordination
- Location
- South Florida
- Scope
- Structural modelling, model federation, interference checking, issue tracking
- Structural system
- Reinforced concrete frame with long-span transfer beams
- Deliverables
- Structural model · Clash & issue reports · Model-derived drawings
- Codes
- ISO 19650 information management
- Status
- Representative scope
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Independent structural peer review
- Project type
- Design review — third party
- Location
- South Florida
- Scope
- Independent review of drawings and calculations, comment log, close-out tracking
- Structural system
- Reinforced concrete and structural steel, mixed system
- Deliverables
- Review report · Prioritized comment log · Resolution record
- Codes
- ACI 318 · ASCE 7 · AISC 360 · Florida Building Code
- Status
- Representative scope
Representative engagement profiles — anonymized scope, structural systems and deliverables. Named project case studies are published only with client permission.
10Building recertification
A clear path from notice to compliance.
The first notice lands at 30 years — 25 on the coast — and comes back every ten years after that. We run it end to end so the board knows what happens next at every stage.
01
Notice Review
We read the notice and the building record, confirm what the jurisdiction is asking for, and set the schedule against the stated deadline.
02
Site Inspection
Visual structural inspection of accessible elements — frame, slabs, balconies, roof structure and exposed foundations — documented in the field.
03
Findings
Observed conditions are classified and explained in language a board can act on, with photographs tied to locations.
04
Repairs
Where repairs are required we define what must be corrected and to what standard, so the work can be bid and executed fairly.
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Reinspection
Completed repairs are re-inspected and documented against the original findings before anything is certified.
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Submission
The report is finalized, submitted, and we respond to questions raised by the reviewing office.
Requirements vary by jurisdiction, building age, construction type and scope. This describes a typical sequence, not a guaranteed procedure or outcome.
11How the work runs
Six stages. No hand-offs into silence.
Assess
01Understand the building, the site and the constraint.
Scope, governing code and risk are fixed before design starts.
- Deliverable
- Scope definition & code basis
Analyze
02Model the structure and quantify the demand.
Gravity, wind and seismic demand established for the real site.
- Deliverable
- Analysis model & load documentation
Coordinate
03Resolve structure against architecture and MEP.
Conflicts are found in the model instead of in the field.
- Deliverable
- Federated model & issue log
Detail
04Draw it so it can be built.
Reinforcement, connections and interfaces resolved on paper.
- Deliverable
- Structural drawings & details
Review
05Check the work independently before it leaves.
Calculations, drawings and coordination verified as one set.
- Deliverable
- Internal review record
Deliver
06Issue, submit and stay on the project.
Comments, RFIs and submittals answered by the engineer who designed it.
- Deliverable
- Issued set & construction-phase support
12Standards & accountability
Standards and accountability
Design basisACI 318Reinforced concrete design and detailing
LoadsASCE 7Wind, seismic and load combinations
Governing codeFlorida Building CodeStructural provisions and existing-building requirements
Steel designAISC 360Applied where structural steel is in scope
CoordinationISO 19650Model-based information management
Service areaMiami-Dade & BrowardSouth Florida jurisdictions
Deliverables are signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed Professional Engineer where the scope of work requires it.
13Practice leadership
- Practice
- Tercero Tablada Civil & Structural Engineering Inc.
- Discipline
- Civil & Structural Engineering
- Service area
- Miami-Dade & Broward County, Florida
- Responsibility
- Engineer of record
- Review
- Internal check before issue
One engineer stays responsible for the work.
Tercero Tablada Civil & Structural Engineering Inc. is a structural practice built around direct engineering accountability. The engineer who sets the design basis is the engineer who reviews the drawings and answers the questions that come back from the field.
That is the whole operating model: no anonymous hand-offs between a proposal and a drawing set, and no work released that has not been read line by line.
- Direct responsibilityThe engineer who designs it reviews it and stands behind it.
- Documented reasoningEvery conclusion is traceable to an assumption, a load and a code provision.
- ContinuityThe same engineer carries the project from scope through construction-phase questions.
14South Florida presence
South Florida from the air. Coverage is defined by jurisdiction, not by the frame of a photograph.
Engineered for this coast.
Wind exposure, corrosive coastal environment, high water table and a code environment shaped by hurricanes. South Florida is not a generic design condition — it is the design condition we work in.
- MDCMiami-Dade CountyHigh-Velocity Hurricane Zone25.77° N · 80.19° W
- BRWBroward CountyHigh-Velocity Hurricane Zone26.12° N · 80.14° W
15Start
Bring us the structure. We’ll carry the responsibility.
Tell us about your project, building or compliance requirement. We will help define the appropriate engineering scope and next steps.