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RESOLUTION NO. ._ Faa 0 P 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE .MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
APPROVING THE FINDINGS OF THE COMPETITIVE
SELECTION COMMITTEE THAT THE MOST QUALIFIED
FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL
SERVICES FOR A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
STUDY FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION, POLICE AND FIRE -RESCUE, ARE
IN RANK ORDER: (1) RCC CONSULTANTS/OMNICOM,
INC., (2) HSMN/CTA COMMUNICATIONS, AND
(3) L. ROBERT KIMBALL & ASSOCIATES;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, IN
A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH
RCC CONSULTANTS/OMNICOM, INC., THE FIRST
RANKED FIRM; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH HSMN/CTA COMMUNICATIONS, THE SECOND
RANKED FIRM, AND THEN L. ROBERT KIMBALL &
ASSOCIATES, THE THIRD RANKED FIRM, IN THE
EVENT A FAIR, COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE
AGREEMENT CANNOT BE NEGOTIATED AND EXECUTED
WITH THE FIRST RANKED FIRM, OR SECOND RANKED
FIRM, AS APPROPRIATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 997549, adopted July 27,
1999, the City Commission authorized the City Manager to issue a
Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit professional technical
consulting services to inspect, evaluate, and assess the existing
City-wide 800 MHZ trunked communications radio system and current
market technology and develop an immediate and five-year plan to
repair, modify and modernize the existing system for the
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Departments of General Services Administration, Police and
Fire -Rescue; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 00-603, adopted July 10,
2000, the City Commission appointed A. Aurora Badia, P.E., a
representative from the Department of Public Works, as
Chairperson of the Competitive Selection Committee, to evaluate
the submittals received in response to a Request for Proposals;
and
WHEREAS, the Competitive Selection Committee evaluated the
proposals submitted and found three proposals to be responsive
and in accordance with the terms set by the Request for Proposals
in the following rank order: (1) RCC Consultants/Omnicom, Inc.,
(2) HSMNICTA Communications, and (3) L. Robert Kimball &
Associates; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Miami
("City") to negotiate professional services contracts with the
top ranked firm to implement the City's Radio Communications
Systems Study as soon as possible; and
WHEREAS, in the event a fair competitive and reasonable
agreement cannot be negotiated and executed with the first ranked
firm, then the City Manager shall negotiate and execute an
agreement with the second ranked firm, then the third ranked
firm, as appropriate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The findings of the Competitive Selection
Committee that the most qualified firms to provide professional
technical services for a Radio Communications System Study for
the Departments of General Services Administration, Police and
Fire -Rescue are hereby approved, in the following ranked order:
(1) RCC Consul tan ts/Omnicom, Inc., (2) HSMN/CTA Communications,
and (3) L. Robert Kimball & Associates.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized!/ to
negotiate and execute a professional services agreement, in a
form acceptable
to
the
City Attorney, with RCC
Consultants/Omnicom,
Inc.,
the
first ranked firm.
Section 4. Further, the City Manager is hereby
authorized2/ to negotiate and execute an agreement with HSMN/CTA
Communications, the second ranked firm, and L. Robert Kimball &
Associates, and then the third ranked firm, in the event a fair,
The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all
requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not
limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
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competitive and reasonable agreement cannot be negotiated and
executed with the first ranked firm, as appropriate.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.31
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of December 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
tn =mdance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
is fag station by signing it in the designated place provided, said legisiat': now
We=es effective with the elapse of ten (10) ays om the date f Ccm -n action
regarding same, without the Mayor a cisi to.
ATTEST: !Na er �lr m ity Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ALEJANDR ILARELLO
CITY ATTORNEY
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3/ If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.
If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA A=1 5
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
OCT 302
DATE: FILE:
SUBJECT: RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS STUDY
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission accept the recommendations ,of the
Competitive Selection Committee by adopting the attached resolution approving the selection of
the most qualified firm to provide Radio Communications Systems Study for the City; and
authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Professional Service Agreement with the
selected firm.
BACKGROUND:
The City is proposing to contract consulting services to inspect, evaluate, and assess the existing
City-wide 800 MHZ trunked communications radio system and current market technology and
develop an immediate and five-year plan to repair, modify and modernize the existing system for
the Departments of General Services Administration, Police and Fire -Rescue.
In accordance with City of Miami Ordinance No. 9572, and as authorized by Resolution No. 00-
603, passed and adopted on July 10, 2000, a Competitive Selection Committee was appointed in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the Miami City Code.
The Committee members were as follows:
A. Aurora Badia , PE, Public Works Department- Chairperson
Luis Selema , GSA Department
Alfred Reyes, GSA Department
Major Joseph Longueira, Police Department
Marva Wiley, City Manager's Office
Chief Tracy Jackson, Fire Department
Doreen Williamson Grace, Finance
Bill Carrillo, Miami -Dade County, Information Technology Department.
After initial evaluation, the Selection Committee interviewed firms in accordance with the
requirements and selection process outlined in the Request for Proposals (RFP). In accordance
with the requirements in the RFP and the City Code, the following firms were selected as the three
top ranked firms to provide professional services:
1) RCC CONSULTANTS, INC. / OMNICOM INC.
2) HSMN / CTA COMMUNICATIONS
3) L. ROBERT KIMBALL & ASSOCIATES
The resolution provides for the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with one of
the top rated firms for the professional services.
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TO: Carlos A. Gimenez
City Manager
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: 25 October, 2000 FILE:
SUBJECT: RADIO COMMUNICATONS SYSTEMS
STUDY
FROM: %oh;n�JacPon REFERENCES:
Director ENCLOSURES: Memorandum & Resolution .
Public Works Department
The Consultant Competitive Selection Committee for the Radio Communications Systems Study has
been completed in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 287.55 and City Code. The following firms
were selected as the three top ranked firms to provide the professional services requested:
1) RCC CONSULTANTS, INC. / OMNICOM INC.
2) HSMN / CTA COMMUNICATIONS
3) L. ROBERT KIMBALL & ASSOCIATES
Attached is the memorandum and draft resolution prepared for presentation to the City Commission for
approval. The resolution authorizes the, City Manager to negotiate and execute the Professional Services
Agreement. Appreciation letters were sent to the Committee Members for their participation in the
selection process.
This item will be placed on the next available Commission Agenda.
Please indicate by signing below if this meets with your approval.
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cc. Selection Committee Members