HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW-CRA-R-99-0004RESOLUTION NO. SEOPW/CRA R-99-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") I) APPROVING IN CONCEPT THE CREATION
OF A $1,000,000 OVERTOWN INNOVATIVE BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO BE PREPARED BY
MIAMI CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.
(THE "BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM"), AND
II) DIRECTING THE CRA TO FORWARD THE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO THE
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY
COMMISSION') FOR REVIEW AND FINAL ACTION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami approved and adopted the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan pursuant to
Resolution Nos. 82-755 and 85-1247 (the "Redevelopment Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA is responsible for carrying out community
redevelopment activities and projects in the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Redevelopment Area (the "Redevelopment Area") established pursuant to the
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the CRA desires i) to approve the Resolution and ii) to
forward the Resolution to the City Commission for review and final action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to
this Resolution are incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Directors of CRA hereby i) approves in
concept the development of the Business Development Program to be
prepared by Miami Capital Development Corporation, Inc., and ii) directs the
CRA to forward the Business Development Program to the City Commission
for review and final action.
Section 3. The resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 8th day of March, 1999.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
Holl d & Knight LLP
CRA Legal Counsel
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Arthur E. Teele, Jr., Chairman
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businesses within certain Target areas in the
City of Miami. This program is designed to
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economic growth and create and retain job
opportunities within the most deprived Target
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PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ #98-1
The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami is accepting statements of
qualifications for the following:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
All statements of qualifications must be received not later than , 1998, at 4
p.m., at which time all statements of qualifications will be received and logged.
Interested firms may acquire a copy of the Request for Qualifications by contacting the
Community Redevelopment Agency's office at (305) 579-3324.
All statements of qualifications must be delivered or mailed to:
ENVELOPE MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS "STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT MANAGER".
MIA4-681207
Arthur E. Teele, Jr., Chairman
Community Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Miami
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
TO CITY OF MIAMI CRA
1. INTRODUCTION
The City of Miami(the "City") and Miami -Dade County (the "County"), pursuant to Chapter
163, Florida Statutes, created the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency and the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency (the "City of Miami CRA"). The
City of Miami CRA is responsible for carrying out community development projects and
activities within the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Area Redevelopment Areas.
The City Commission of the City of Miami sits as the Board of Directors of the City of Miami
CRA.
In 1982, the City and County approved the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Plan (the "SEOPW Redevelopment Plan"). See Attachment "A". The SEOPW
Plan consists of the redevelopment of nearly 200 acres of prime land in the Miami Central
Business District for residential and commercial activities. The Master Development Order for
the area provides for approximately 1,003,500 sq. ft. of office, 194,000 sq.ft. of retail/service,
1,100 hotel rooms, 9,000 residential units and 600,000 sq. ft. of convention space.
The Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Area encompass the area generally bounded
by Biscayne Boulevard on the East, I-95 on the West, 1-395 on the North and Northwest 5th
Street on the South.
The Omni Area Redevelopment Plan was approved by the City and County, in 1986 and 1987
respectively, creating the Omni Redevelopment Area. See Attachment "B" . The Omni
Redevelopment Area is located in the northern most section of Downtown Miami adjacent to the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment District. The area is bounded by I-
395 on the south, Biscayne Bay on the east, NW 20th Street on the north, and FEC Railway on
the west. Boundaries and the geographical location of the area are illustrated in Attachment B.
II. PURPOSE
The City of Miami CRA is requesting firms to submit qualifications to serve as community
development manager as described herein. As used herein, "firm" means an individual,
corporation or partnership.
The community development manager will have the responsibility for the planning and
administrative services of the City of Miami CRA, including but not limited to providing
technical assistance for implementing the City of Miami CRA's Redevelopment Plans;
implementing and completing redevelopment of the NW 3rd Avenue Folklife Village Business
Corridor in the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Area; assisting the
with identifying and obtaining community developmental funds from governmental, foundation
and corporate sources; insuring compliance with any local, state or federal laws or regulations
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relating to such local, state or federal funds associated with any development or project
activities; and providing any such oral or written reports as requested by the Board of Directors
of the City of Miami CRA.
III. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. FIRM QUALIFICATIONS
The firm must possess demonstrated ability, knowledge and expertise to provide community
redevelopment services to the City of Miami CRA. It is important that the firm have sufficient
depth of talent and be able to allot a sufficient amount of time to meet the sometimes great
demand that the City of Miami CRA will place upon the firm selected as community
development manager. The selected firm must be in position to attend meetings of the Board
of Directors of the City of Miami CRA and respond quickly and efficiently to the Board of
Directors' concerns and demands related to any development or project activities.
B. GENERAL REQUEST INFORMATION
Firms must submit copies of the completed Statement of Qualifications by mail
or hand delivery to the Executive Director of the City of Miami CRA, 300 Biscayne Boulevard
Way, Suite 430, Miami, Florida 33131, on or before , 1999 at 4
p.m. The outside of the envelope should be clearly labeled "Statement of Qualifications for
Community Development Manager". No Statements of Qualifications or parts thereof received
after this time will be given consideration.
The responsibility for the timely delivery of the qualifications to the City of Miami CRA is
solely and strictly the responsibility of the firm. Offers by telephone, telegram or facsimile will
not be accepted.
The City of Miami CRA will not responsible for any expenses incurred by any firm in preparing
and submitting a Statement of Qualifications.
Statements of Qualifications shall provide a straightforward delineation of the firm's capabilities
to satisfy the requirements of this R1RFQ. Emphasis should be on completeness and clarity of
contents.
After announcing its selection, the selected firm and the City of Miami CRA shall negotiate and
enter into a contractual agreement which shall set forth all terms and conditions for the
performance of the successful firm is prohibited from assigning, transferring, conveying,
subletting or otherwise disposing of the agreement to be entered into or its rights, title of interest
therein or its power to execute such agreement to any other person, company or corporation
without the prior consent and approval in writing of the Board of Directors of the City of Miami
CRA.
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For information concerning this RFQ, please contact:
C. ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION
The City of Miami CRA reserves the right to waive any minor irregularities and technicalities
and may, at its discretion, reject any or all Statements of Qualifications submitted and request
new qualifications or additional information.
When a firm is tentatively selected, a conference may be requested to formulate plans in greater
detail to clarify any items, and to otherwise complete negotiations prior to the formal award.
In the event the firm receiving the award does not execute a contract within days after the
award of this RFQ, the Board of Directors of the CRA may give notice to the firm of intent to
award the contract to the next responsible firm or to call for a new Request for Qualifications.
D. EVALUATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Selection of the successful firm will be based solely upon (1) materials submitted in
response to this RFQ in a timely manner; and (2) impressions resulting from an interview before
the Evaluation and Selection Committee. Evaluation of Statements of Qualifications will include,
but not be limited to:
1. Responsiveness of the Statement of Qualifications as to timeliness and in clearly
stating an understanding of the work to be performed.
2. The firm's experience with community redevelopment and work with local, state
and federal funds related to community redevelopment.
3. Perceived ability of the firm to perform the required services.
4. The background, qualifications, experience and services of the person(s) who
would actively work on the CRA's community redevelopment matters.
5. The firm's experience in preparing community redevelopment programs and
negotiating transactions for a range of blighted, distressed or urban developments including
commercial and mixed -use commercial endeavors.
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6. Prior experience identifying and obtaining innovative sources of funding or
financing for blighted, distressed or urban areas.
7. The respondent's ability to prepare pro forma financial analyses for all types of
real estate developments, as well as its ability to negotiate and administer transactions involving
public -private partnerships.
8. Demonstrated managerial and administrative experience of the firm to provide the
required services.
9. The firm's demonstrated ability to direct public participation and facilitation
programs, and the firm's ability to direct such efforts in ethnically and racially diverse
communities.
10. The firm's specific experience with bond, tax increment financing, and federally
funded issues.
11. Preference shall be given to firms with offices in the State of Florida.
12. A detailed, estimate of the fees required for the required services.
E. EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
An Evaluation and Selection Committee consisting of representative(s) from the Overtown
Advisory Board, representative(s) from the Bayfront Trust, and representative(s)
of the City of Miami shall evaluate the qualifications of firms submitting Statements of
Qualifications, rank the firms and may conduct interviews with the three top ranking firms. A
report of the evaluation and selection process shall be made by the Evaluation and Selection
Committee with its recommendations to the Board of Directors of the City of Miami CRA. The
final selection and award shall be made by the Board of Directors of the City of Miami CRA.
F. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
A firm shall make an affirmative statement in its Statement of Qualifications to the effect that,
to its knowledge, its retention would not result in a conflict of interest, as defined by Chapter
Florida Statutes, with the City of Miami CRA. Alternatively, should any potential
conflict exist, the firm's Statement of Qualifications should specify the party with which the
conflict exists or might arise, the nature of the potential conflict, and the means proposed to
resolve the conflict.
G. CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT
After announcing its selection, the selected firm and the City of Miami CRA shall negotiate and
enter into a contractual agreement which shall set forth the terms and conditions for performance
under this RFQ.
During the contract period, the Board of Directors of the City of Miami CRA reserves the right
to restate or renegotiate with the firm such additions, deletions, or changes to the contract as
may be necessitated by law or changed circumstances. In the event the firm and the City of
Miami CRA can not come to a mutual agreement and negotiation on any such addition, deletion
or change, either party may terminate the contract upon written notice to the other.
H. EEO STATEMENT
The successful firm agrees to comply with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
race, color, religion, disability, ancestry, national origin, age, and sex.
I• SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT
A. Organization
1. Title page showing the name of the firm, address, telephone number and name
of person authorized as the principal contact and to make representations for the firm to the City
of Miami CRA.
2. Describe your firm's qualifications for providing the required services. Include
a description of the firm's experiences or achievements to demonstrate the firm's ability to meet
the criteria set forth in Section D of this RFQ.
3. Provide a statement of the firm's local availability and degree of accessibility to
the City of Miami CRA. If the firm is not located in Miami -Dade County, give specifics as to
how the requisite accessibility will be provided.
4. Individual resume(s) of the key personnel that would be primarily responsible for
performing the tasks required for this possible multi -year assignment.
5. References: Provide the name, title, agency, address, telephone number and fax
number of the following:
(a) Three client representatives, for whom the firm has provided services in
an assignment, preferably an assignment described in the firm's qualifications under paragraph
2 of this section.
6. Statement of No Conflict of Interest.
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