Aquarius Central Air Conditioning Contract – not all is clear

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

LOGO WATERAquarius Central Air Conditioning Contract – not all is clear

The official site of the Aquarius Condo. Association posts a contract celebrated for the replacement of aging Central Air Conditioning. You can see this contract in the aquariuscondo.net and as an attachment to this post.

The contract was signed by the President of the Aquarius Condo. Ass. and one of its Directors January 7, 2016. The consideration is of less that $ 400.000 (four hundred thousand) and should be completed  in 16 (sixteen) weeks after signature, that is January 7, 2016. After that a fine of $ 500 per day should be imposed excluded the conditions of the contract.

The contract was signed after six months the initial bid had been completed. A & P  have recommended the contract celebration with the firm awarded:  Vmech of Miramar, Florida.

A few owners have expressed a few doubts about this contract. Here a sample of messages that were exchanged:

 

  • Arkady Chase, PH 05N, January 6th, 2016

Bill, [Bill Coleman, Regional Manager, Atlantic Pacific Management, Management firm for Aquarius Condo. Association]

A couple of weeks ago I discussed with you the status of our air conditioning system for the hallways, and even provided you with a report that was presented to our Association in 2010.  The report specified that this system needed to be balanced with other building systems.  Based on prior years experience, the hallway air conditioning system was a subject of seemingly endless repairs.

I believe that I am expressing not only my personal concern but also concern of many other residents who were constantly paying for these repairs, and replacement of compressors.  Although I am not an expert in this field, but by talking to some HVAC specialists, I came to the understanding that the hallway system must be tightly integrated with other HVAC systems in the building.  This is a process that apparently requires high level of skills  and substantial experience.

I overheard that your management recommended signing the contract with a company that apparently is doing work in our lobby, and so far has not completed the work to the satisfaction of the city of Hollywood (the work did not pass either of the two inspections).  What was the selection criteria for this company for this project?  Was it based specifically on the lowest price, or are there some other merits involved?  We will be living with this system for many years, and I, and I suspect other residents as well, would like to make sure that we are getting the highest level of equipment and service for our money.

Respectfully yours,

Arkady G. Chase, PH5N

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Cecilio-Augusto Berndsen, January 6th., 2016, 1005 N

Back in July 2015 we had 3 firm proposals from reputable HVAC firms.

At that time we already had the funds and the specifications.

Now, several months later, we are still debating the issue. We came to (1)  custom HVAC system (original competitive bid – RFP)  to   (2)  off the shelf approach and (3) back to custom, the original RFP.

I have two questions:

1) Could we see references of VTECH? Evaluations, Dun Bradstreet reports, jobs evaluation  ratings, credit rates etc would be of great value to assure the Aquarius Owners that we are hiring a company that will delivery the object of the contract on time and within budget.

2) If the original scope for HVAC was incomplete or wrong shouldn’t start a new RFP? Wouldn’t this be only fair, sound and proper?

On the theme of scope. VTECH was not to able detect problems in the duct-work of the Lobby how could they correct the scope of the Central System? The City of Hollywood refused their permit application and refused to close the partial permit more than one time.

Cecilio A. Berndsen, via email mail    ceciliob@gmail.com

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Pam Ippolito, January 6, 2016.  1104 N

For any of you interested we have an owner running for the Board,  who just happens to be a mechanical contractor that is:  handles AC, HVAC etc, his name is Sal Marmolino,1505N. His info was given to Sophia F. Vice President by Teresa Marmolino.

Did Sophia ever call for his assistance? “NO”.

Sal has his license renewed every year as required, should he be needed. He has a wealth of knowledge that Aquarius could be using, but does it sadly not.

People let’s unite and help with each others abilities. We are a wealth of untapped fortune.

P.S.:  A number of years ago Sal was on the board when an AC job was being done. Sal went to check on it. He found it to be in the process of being done wrong. Sal had it stopped and done over the right way. This was just one of the many examples where we all can bring our expertise into play.

Don’t be jealous of someone because of their knowledge. Let Aquarius benefit! Let Aquarius shine. Smile Don’t frown. Turn that frown upside down. Smile. We live in a paradise.

Pam Ippolito

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BHAGWAN (BUCK) GUPTA         Apt. S 804 Cell: 786-402-4269      bgupta1@yahoo.com          January 10,2016

I want to raise the following questions just for clarification:

Who is the Engineer of record for this project?
Have the plans been reviewed and approved by appropriate Agency ?
Did the Engineer approve an initial deposit of 50 percent of the contract?
Does the deposit represent acquisition of all equipment to complete this job ?
Has the contractor qualified and pulled a permit for his scope of work?
Are we going to have separate contracts for electrical, sheet metal, etc.?
Once the permit has been pulled, a notice of commencement needs to be filed to protect Association’s  interest that stub Contractor’s and suppliers are paid to avoid any lien being filed for non payment by our contractor.I
Who is going to monitor this project ?

Bhagwan  (Buck) Gupta     via email     bgupta1@yahoo.com

 

Bill Coleman offered several justification in two email messages and promised a meeting to better clarify the doubts.

A sinopse of this meeting will be posted. The meeting date has not been established.

Click HERE for the Vmech contract or click here     2016 01 06 Air Vmechac primeconstructioncontract

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Aquarius Board of Directors Meeting of January 5th. 2016 – Budget

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Aquarius logoMeeting of the Board of Directors of Aquarius Condominium

 

Date: January 5, 2016

Location:  2751 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 3019 at the Multipurpose Room of Aquarius

complete proposal available here  →    2016 BUDGET AND RESERVES

Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting for 2016 Regular Assessment and Reserves Funding.

 

  1. Meeting called to order 7:10 pm.
  2. Proof of Notice of meeting: certified by the BOD Secretary Linda Satz.
  3. Quorum of the Board of Directors certified by BOD Secretary Linda Satz. Present: Ilya Gonorovsky, Linda Satz, Sofia Feremburg, Boris Eydelnant and Eugenia Volcheck. Quorum of owners required by Law to decide on the approval of Reserves not obtained. Proposal to start with the Budget discussion and conduct second quorum verification at later time.
  4. Bill Colleman, Regional Manager of Atlantic Pacific Management, Aquarius Condo. Management firm presented the 2016 budget. The 2016 Budget has the same grand total of the 2015 budget. Regular Assessment (Maintenance quotas) will not change if budget proposal is approved. Budget proposal was prepared with a zero base approach. Some additions on hours of Security Personnel, Pool  Services,  Management fee, improved health insurance and a few merit pay increases on regular staff are possible thanks to some reduction on insurance premiums. Mr. Colleman assures owners that all staff will have their payments maintained or improved under 2016 budget. Some owners express concern about the way the BOD handles personnel matters with frequent layoffs. Mr. Colleman assures the total correctness of A&P handling the legal aspects of the payroll. Owners raised questions regarding costs incurred in 2015 such as fine for the dismissal of the Andrew Surdovel. Mr. Colleman informed that fine would be paid up by A & P Management without onus for the Aquarius.  Elevated legal counsel fees: The President of the BOD informed that the legal fees were already brought into acceptable level and no increases are foreseen.
  5. General aspects presented by Mr. Colleman: He believes this budget without any increase will be able to support the regular maintenance of the building even considering the pressing needs of an aging building. In Mr. Colleman experience well maintained buildings that avoid surprise large special assessments have reserves. He recommends a long range plan where the “life expectancy” of al facilities and installations such as elevators, air conditioning, concrete, other appliances, paint, floors are established and regular replacements and repairs are timely done.
  6. The proposed US $ 4,333,872.80 proposed budget for Reserves, is in Mr. Colleman assessment adequate for the most immediate needs of the building. A more complete evaluation would require specialized personnel to evaluate the needs and preparation of a solid propose a long range master plan.
  7. The Board votes on the Regular Assessment 2016 Budget for maintenance and approves the US $ 2,288,828.03. The motion carried with 4 votes to 1. Linda Satz, former Treasurer and present Board Secretary, votes against the proposed budget in the grounds it is not sufficient to cover the real needs of the Condominium Association. She also pointed out current deficit in the 2015 budget has not been addressed by the BOD.
  8. David Slavin, Resident Manager of the Condo. Association reports that the quorum to consider the funding of Reserves was not met. Colleman informs that the owners have 90 days to reconvene and, if so desired, reject to proposed Reserves. If there is no formal rejection of the reserves they, according to Florida Law, should be imposed.
  9. Meeting adjourned.

 

Minutes recorded and submitted by Linda Satz, Board of Directors Secretary for the Aquarius Condominium Association.

 

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An Assessment of Current Projects Undertaken by the Aquarius Condo. Association

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

LOGO WATERAn Assessment of Current Projects Undertaken by the Aquarius Condo. Association

by  Bhagwan (Buck) Gupta   with contributions of Victor Rocha. Both are candidates for the Board of 2016.  Their electoral information sheets can be seen by clicking their names. New TABS will open.

Valet Deck

The valet area, driveway, parking areas, soffits, water wall feature, lighting and painting of columns and other exterior surfaces, are all scheduled for final inspection on Monday January 4th. Based on a casual walk-through of that area, it looks like the majority of these items are going to pass the inspection.
I am concerned that the plaster on the soffits was not given enough time to dry out prior to being painted to meet the deadline date for completion of project.The downside to that is if any moisture is trapped underneath the paint, sometime in the future, the paint will start peeling off.

The other concern is that while the valet area is ready for opening, subsequent to passing the inspection, the Lobby area is nowhere close to being completed for several weeks or months for repeatedly failing to comply with inspectors’ comments.

Lobby

Based on the face value of the inspection report, it is clear that there is a total lack of coordination among the sub-contractors responsible for finishing the project in compliance with County Code requirements. The following items demonstrate this pattern:

Obviously the person drawing the plans for the county’s review and approval, failed to specify the areas designated to have firewall protection. If in fact the County Code requires the separation of these areas in case of fire, the configuration for A/C system, including the duct work and any penetrations through the Firewall must be sealed to meet those requirements.

Contractors or subcontractors submitting plans for pulling the appropriate permits should have known The County Code requirements from day one. According to the comments in the inspection report, inspections were not being undertaken by the subcontractors on an ongoing basis to avoid these last-minute surprises at final County inspection. Now, the question is for the Association and the Board to determine the malfeasance and misfeasance on the part of any and all parties involved in this process, while it tries to implement corrective actions and /or redo the work to meet the requirements. Again, who bears the costs associated with these mistakes in terms of time and money? This project clearly reflects too many cooks in the kitchen but no one is responsible for the outcome. Construction projects of this magnitude cannot run without adequate supervision and controls in place.

Elevators

On another note, the inspection certificates posted in all elevators expired in August 2015. If an accident were to occur, the Association and its Board would be held responsible for not addressing safety to life issues.

40 Year Re-certification

Finally, we need to hire an Architectural firm which can coordinate the work of other engineers, i.e., structural, electrical, mechanical, and any other specialty required for the 40 year certification. It is not a question of if we have to meet these requirements, we must meet these requirements or we will be fined excessive amounts on a daily basis until we comply. The board must file a formal plan with the County as to how it plans to meet those requirements.

 

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Five Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Serving on Your Association’s Board

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

LOGO LADYFive Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Serving on Your Association’s Board

 

By Donna DiMaggio Berger

2015   Posted in Board Eligibility,     Elections     Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

Before agreeing to serve on your community association’s Board of Directors, please do yourself and everyone else a favor and run through these five questions first.

1. Do I have time to serve on the Board?

Running and being elected to your community’s board of directors can be an exciting experience as it is an affirmation of sorts. However, once the election is over there is that little matter of actually attending meetings and handling the work that may be delegated to directors. In self-managed communities, your successful service on the Board is likely to be even more dependent upon your ability to carry your share of the workload. If you have certain circumstances in your life which would prevent you from being an active and responsible director, you should reconsider your decision to serve.


vote counts2. Can I make unpopular decisions?

Being a community association director should not be a popularity contest. As a director, you will be asked to make decisions which can upset your neighbors. These decisions can range from having to lien and foreclose on the nicest guy in the community as well as passing a costly special assessment to make necessary roof repairs. You cannot play favorites and you should not abstain from casting your vote because you want to be liked. Also, trying to “fly under the radar” by allowing a dominant director or directors to make all the decisions or abdicating control entirely to a manager is a choice that will likely come back to haunt you.

If you cannot bear the thought of making someone unhappy (including yourself), then serving on the Board might not be for you.

 

3. Do I have an ax to grind with anyone?

Do you see serving on the Board as an opportunity to help your community or is it a chance to use the position with a less than noble goal in mind?  While there is nothing wrong with new Board members joining with a goal towards correcting a former board’s mistakes, there should be concern if the battle is a more personal one with a neighbor or vendor. Board service requires a neutral stance where you are making decisions based on the overall good of the membership and not for personal gain.

Be honest with yourself about your intentions for serving on the board because if they aren’t good, you won’t fool anyone for long.

 

4. Am I willing to read and comply with the governing documents?

I have been reading governing documents for two decades and I have yet to come across a set which would qualify as a thriller. When you include amendments passed over many years, some governing documents can be comprised of hundreds of pages of legalese so reading them is not on most people’s “Wish List”. Still, if you agree to serve on your community’s Board, you have an obligation to read those documents. No, you do not have to perfectly understand them-that is what your association attorney is there to explain. You do, however, have to be prepared to comply with them along with everyone else. Also, attending a class each year will not only make you a better director, it might make you happier serving on the board.

5. Do I have skills that would assist the community?

Despite what some owners might think, association directors are not tied to a standard of perfection. These volunteers are human and they will make mistakes. Community association directors are tied to a reasonableness standard so one of the greatest skills you can bring to your Board of Directors is that of being a reasonable person willing to listen with an open mind, eager to seek assistance from experts when an issue is beyond your skill set and mindful of the tone and content you use when communicating with members, fellow directors and vendors.

I served on my HOA Board for a two-year term and during that time we undertook some major community projects, we made a few mistakes and I found myself on the losing end of more than one vote. I applaud everyone who volunteers and serves on a community association board with the right intentions. It is not an easy job but it does give you a different perspective from that point forward!

This material was suggested by Eugenia Volchek. Additional articles on Condominium Association legal aspects may be found by clicking HERE where this paper was originally posted

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Aquarius Lobby was going to be ready by Christmas – it is NOT

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

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Aquarius Lobby was going to be ready by Christmas – it is NOT

 

Since the BOD of Ilya G., Sofia F., Boris E. and Eugenia V. replaced John Y. and Joel C. in late July 2015, a curtain of secrecy has been drawn across our beloved Aquarius.

We were promised that our Lobby would be completed by Christmas which with the on time completion of the valet deck and stunning water feature would make our dream of a partially restored Aquarius a reality.

But Ilya, Sofia and Boris have repeated the project mismanagement of earlier boards. The trio has made the cardinal error in running a construction project themselves:  they failed to have a general contractor in charge of the entire project, but rather have subjected us to a profusion of conflicting contractors without coordination and without a competent project supervisor, especially since the trio removed Andy Surdovel as manager – the only really good manager we have had in so many years – before the ongoing construction was completed.  Remember the old adage:  never change horses in midstream.

A relatively simple project to restore the lobby (some drywall, a ceiling, ductwork etc.) is stalled by problems with the City of Hollywood, contractors evading responsibility and invoice payments delayed. Contractors do not work if their progress payments are withheld repeatedly.

What have we profited from illusory savings of dividing up tasks among a number of contractors just to have the frustration and increased expense of project mismanagement and repeated delays that very often result in poorer quality.

Now the opening of the Lobby has no date of completion in sight.

Just compare what has happened with the Valet Deck PROJECT that had one contractor CSI and has been completed on time and under budget.

All we are left with is an illusion promulgated by the trio of saving money while our beloved Aquarius further falls into disrepair.

Talking about results: has any one seen the contract for the Central Air Conditioning of the South and North towers?  The plans, RFP with the bids and firm proposals from reputable firms were ready by July 2015. Andy Surdovel and the previous Board worked hard for it.

Where is the contract for Air Conditioning? Where is the time line? What is the price we are going to pay? Are the funds ($375.000) provisioned by the Special Assessment enough? The last known estimate was of about $420.000. This new Board refused to work going after imaginary alternatives to save money.

Money was not saved. Time wasted and the building under the threat of mold and mildew and legionnaire’s disease caused by poor ventilation and insufficient climate control.

Why this “savings” behavior imagines that procrastination results are real saving?

Does anyone value the time we waste in a building with growing problems? Secrecy, hesitation is what we have. It is time to change.

No end on sight!

Bellow a fraction of the dismal PERMIT REPORTS prepared by the City of Hollywood Department of Development Services.  This will result in additional delays. The department includes Building, Community Development, Engineering & Architectural Services, Parking and Planning. Complete details and Building Permits history can be found in the City site at this URL: http://apps.hollywoodfl.org/building/PermitStatus.aspx   or directly Aquarius Condo. Ass. related: http://apps.hollywoodfl.org/building/psInspectionResults.aspx?PermNum=M15-101262

You may register to receive automatic notices of updates from the City of Hollywood, Dept. of Development Services. The updates service is free of charge.

2015 12 29 Hollywood Permit Rep B15-102332

2015 12 29 Hollywood Permit Rep B15-102332A

 

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Why was a CSI proposal removed from the Aquarius site?

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

LOGO LOVEWhy was a CSI proposal removed from the Aquarius site?

Are we victims of a scary a conspiracy?

A proposal from CSI was removed hours after posted in the Aquarius.net. A number of owners wonder why. Also the explanation of the President of Board left many people scratching their heads.  Here some written reactions:

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From Cecilio-Augusto Berndsen, 1005 N       ceciliob@gmail.com

CSI proposal was removed from the Aquariuscondo.net a few hours after posted. BOD President Ilya Gonorovsky ordered the removal. Then he took the opportunity to campaign for re-election to the Board of Directors with a couple of supposedly official communiqués that are clearly political self promotional contraptions. The use of community resources such as bulletin boards, paper, website is not right if used to foster individual candidates political standing. A few questions without good answers:

  • Are the owners of Aquarius immature  that need protection from Mr. Gonorovsky from a commercial proposal? Can the owners judge a proposal by themselves?
  • Where the removal of documents fits in the pledge of transparency?
  • What does this proposal has to do with former BOD members Cohen and Yousef?
  • Why a proposal would bring  “a lot of unnecessary rumors, doubts, and accusations”?

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From: Victor Ort <justicevic@aol.com>     1605N

Two of your duly elected Board members President John Yousef and Vice President Joel Cohen were removed because the Board was one day late in rendering its decision rejecting the recall petition. Foremost among a number of reasons for the proposed rejection was that the number of signatures preferred was below the minimum number required-even assuming the remaining signatures all were valid   (which they were not). Not less than 44 original signers validly and timely revoked their support of the recall before it was submitted to the elected Board.

Why did so many of your fellow unit owners make the effort to rescind their signatures?

Because they were threatened, coerced and even lied to in order to get them to put their names on the recall petition to begin with.

  • Were you told that by anyone that John and Joel were stealing Aquarius monies?
  • Were you told by anyone that the Board was getting kickbacks from any of the condo’s contractors?
  • Were you told that you did not have to pay the enacted assessment and/or your maintenance?
  • Were you told that the elected Board was looking to spend as much money as they could on unneeded projects?
  • Were you told that there was no need to pay because homestead residence owner could not be evicted?

These and many other misrepresentations were made to many unit owners by many of the individuals who are now seeking to be elected to our Board of Directors. You know who made those misrepresentations to you. Make them answer for that dishonesty now.
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From Joel Cohen           1401 S        joelcohenlaw@gmail.com

A few weeks ago the President of CSI distributed a  proposal to do the east pool deck and the balconies with picket fences on both buildings at a cost of $15.5M payable over a period of 11 years at approx. $436.00 per unit per month .

It was just a proposal, nothing more. Our manager Mr. Slavin posted it on the website.

Ilya G., our President, ordered it removed from the website an hour later for reasons that are unclear.

All CSI was doing was telling us that, if we wanted CSI to do the work, that was the cost.  Ilya G. chose to interject intrigue into a simple, non-binding proposal.

CSI was trying to give us an idea of the costs of fixing the problem and Ilya G., who  professes to want transparency, pulled the proposal to hide the truth.

Then, Ilya G. said that the acceptance of four million dollar assessment in five payments without scope of work justification and proper bids, caused the recall of John Yousef and Joel Cohen.  Let’s see if Ilya’s statement is true.

Ilya G. was Secretary of the Board previous to the recall.  As Secretary, he was responsible  for the records of the Condo.   He was personally familiar with every item in the  Assessment.  He has just suffered a memory loss.  He owes John and Joel a personal apology that he should immediately disseminate to every unit owner.
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From: Victor Ort         1605N

RIDICULOUS! There are serious CREDIBILITY issues here. CSI was retained by the Aquarius Board of Directors by contract dated November 2014  and signed by then BOD members Roman  Kisler and  Arkady Chase. Neither John Yousef nor Joel  Cohen had anything whatsoever to do with bringing CSI in on the West pool deck job. True, they happened to still be on the Board in July, 2015 but Ilya became a Board member in January, 2015. In spite of that he claims he first became aware of the balcony/window proposal in December. How can an elected individual have so little respect or regard for the unit owners that he would make such a false statement. What was he doing sitting on the Board if he wasn’t aware of what was going on? How could he possibly of been so out of touch? There are only five (5) Directors. They all knew what was going on at all times.
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From: Vic Rocha <vicrocha@comcast.net>     502 S
To: Aquarius Website Administrator <administrator@aquariuscondo.net>
Subject: Re: President about the withdrawn CSI proposal – Aquarius Condominium eMail Bulletin

Dear Mr Ilya. You just cannot make hollow, empty accusations as to Monsieurs Cohen and Yousseff without having or producing any proof as to what you are saying. This is pure “propaganda” that you are uttering. If you have proof of what you are saying please produce it now. It is very unbecoming for a President of the Board of Directors to circulate such unsubstantiated venom. You should withdraw your comments as a gentleman and apologize to the gentlemen you falsely accused.

Sent from my iPhone, Victor E. Rocha, Victor E Rocha PA, 990 Biscayne Blvd., Suite O-903, Miami, Florida, 33132  Telephone (305) 774-9111,  Cell (305) 479-7770Admitted to Practice Law in Florida, New York and the District of Columbia.

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You can read the letters from Mr. Gonorovsky in the official Aquarius Condo. Ass. site aquariuscondo.net

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Board of Directors Meeting – 2016 Budget and Reserves proposal January 5, 2016

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

LOGO WATERBoard of Directors Meeting  – 2016 Budget and Reserves proposal  January 5, 2016

 

1.    Membership Meeting to consider Reserves followed by

2.    Membership Meeting to consider the Proposed 2016 Operational Budget with or without Reserves

Full documentation for proposed Reserves and 2016 Operational Budget:

click here→         2016 BUDGET AND RESERVES       pdf format file will open in a new tab

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Aquarius Valet Deck Fountain: Test OK! December 2015

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

The-letter-AAquarius Valet Deck Fountain: preliminary water test OK!

December 16, 2015

John Brown, from CSI, shared the video clip he shot while water testing the Aquarius Valet Deck Water Fountain.

Apparently everything went as planed.

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It is time to come home! Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

aquarius51It’s time to come home.   Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Cecilio-Augusto Berndsen – Candidate for the Board of Directors of Aquarius

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

2015 Cecilio Berndsen

Cecilio-Augusto Berndsen

Candidate for the Board of Directors of Aquarius

 

I believe that a lot can be done to bring the building to its original splendor and heal the community to a harmonious, cooperative and collaborative climate.

My wife Yvana and I purchased our unit # 1005N in 2013. Since them we have hoped for a building well maintained and a congenial community. We live here full time

I am the owner of Condominium Units in Alexandria, VA and Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Previously I had Condominium property in Southern California and Brasília. In all these properties I had the opportunity to serve in a variety of positions. I have left many friends and accomplishments in all these places

To contribute to Aquarius I am ready, and I am sure many of our current problems can be solved.

If elected I promise to engage the BOD Advisory Committees and help them to reach their full potential, working closely with them and profiting from the experience and knowledge that seems abundant among Aquarius owners. This expertise has not been well appreciated before. I will work hard to increase participation and transparency.

In Brasil I earned a Law Degree. At the School of Public Administration and Public Policy and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles I received Doctoral and postdoctoral degrees.

My recent work was at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC. At this multilateral agency I had the opportunity to manage several multimillion dollars projects in the areas of Web Development, Disaster Preparedness, Business Continuity, Limitless email Arquiving, International Messaging among other. All this projects required complex multivendor procurement processes. This experience helped to get the best service and products providers at the best price. With full compliance to the Florida law and absolute transparency this will be useful at the Aquarius Condominium.

Let’s work together for an Aquarius all of us are proud of and live in peace and harmony enjoying our great surroundings.

 

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