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12/30/97
RESOLUTION NO. 9 _ 20
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINDINGS OF THE
SELECTION COMMITTEE AS TO THE MOST QUALIFIED
TEAMS, IN RANK ORDER, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE
CITY OF MIAMI BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE WITH THE MOST QUALIFIED TEAMS, IN
RANK ORDER, UNTIL HE ARRIVES AT AN AGREEMENT
WHICH IS FAIR, COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE;
FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
PRESENT THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT TO THE CITY
COMMISSION FOR RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami, pursuant to Resolution
No. 97-536 adopted July 24, 1997, designated as a Category "B"
Project, the acquisition of environmental engineering services,
for the City of Miami Brownfields Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 97=536, as amended, on September 16,
1997, also appointed the Director of Planning and Development or
his designee, as the Chairperson of the Selection Committee and
appointed a Certification Committee of three licensed engineers
or their designees, to review the qualifications and related
information provided by those responding to the City's Request
for Qualifications for professional services; and
mkWHEREAS, the City of Miami issued a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) for professional environmental engineering
services on August 18, 1997; and
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WHEREAS, the Certification Committee considered eleven (11)
proposals received on the due date of September 2, 1997 and
certified nine (9) in accordance with established procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Selection Committee evaluated the eight (8)
certified proposals, and recommended proposals in rank order as
most qualified to provide the required professional services for
this project; and
WHEREAS, the selection procedures were performed in
accordance with the Competitive Negotiation Act as defined in
F.S. Section 287.055 and City of Miami Ordinance No. 9572,
codified as Section 18.81 of the Code of the City of Miami;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby approves the
findings of the Selection Committee of the following, in rank
order, as the most qualified to provide professional
environmental engineering services for the City of Miami
Brownfields Redevelopment Project:
1. Evans Environmental and Geosciences
2. Metcalf & Eddy
3. Law Engineering and Environmental Services
4. CH2M HILL
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Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
negotiate an agreement on behalf of the City of Miami with the
Team ranked first as set forth in Section 2 herein. In the event
that the City Manager cannot negotiate an agreement which, in his
opinion, is fair, competitive and reasonable with the Team ranked
first, then he is hereby authorized to terminate such negotiation
and to proceed to negotiate with the second most qualified Team.
In the event that he fails to negotiate a satisfactory agreement
with the second Team, then he is authorized to undertake
negotiations with the third most qualified Team.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby directed to
present the negotiated agreement to the City Commission for its
ratification and approval.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of J ua 1998.
ACAVIER L. SUAREZ, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY ATT� Y
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA CA=23
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and DATE : JAN FILE:
Members of the City Commission
SUBJECT: Professional Services
Category B Project Selection
FROM: Frank Rollason REFERENCES For the Commission Meeting
City Manager of January 13, 1998
ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached
Resolution approving the findings of the Selection Committee as to the most qualified
teams, in rank order, to provide professional environmental engineering services for
the City of Miami Brownfields Redevelopment Project; authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate with the most qualified teams, in rank order, until he arrives at an
agreement which is fair, competitive and reasonable, and directing the City Manager
to present the negotiated agreement to the City Commission for ratification and
approval.
The Department of Development, Building & Zoning, Development Division,
administered the consultant selection process and has prepared the attached
documentation. The City Commission pursuant to Resolution No. 97-536, adopted
July 24, 1997, designated as a Category B Project, the acquisition of environmental
engineering services for the City of Miami Brownfields Redevelopment Project.
Resolution No. 97-536, as amended on September 9, 1997 appointed the Director of
Planning and Development or designee, as the Chairperson of the Competitive
Selection Committee and appointed a Certification Committee of three licensed
engineers or their designees to review the qualifications and related information
provided by those responding to the City's Request for Qualifications for professional
services.
The City of Miami issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for professional
environmental engineering services on August 18, 1997. The Certification Committee
considered eleven (11) proposal submissions received on the due date of September 2,
1997 and certified nine (9) in accordance with established procedures. The Selection
Committee evaluated the nine (9) certified proposals and recommended proposals in
rank order as most qualified to provide the required professional services for this
project. The selection procedures were performed in accordance with the Competitive
Negotiation Act as defined in F.S. Section 287.055 and City of Miami Ordinance 9572,
codified as Section 18.81 of the Code of the City of Miami.
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