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10/6/98
RESOLUTION NO. 9 8 - 10 6 `t
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF
APPRAISAL AND REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS
ASSOCIATES, INC. ("AREEA") TO PROVIDE
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT AND APPRAISAL
SERVICES TO ASSIST THE CITY IN ENSURING
COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY
OF MIAMI IS BEING ASSESSED AT "JUST VALUE";
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH AREEA FOR SAID
SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM ACCOUNT
NO. 921002-270.
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Commission directives,
Qualification Statements and Proposals were requested from
experienced individuals, groups or companies to assist the City
in ensuring that Miami -Dade County is accurately assessing
commercial real property situated in the City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, an advertisement was placed in the Daily Business
Review and solicitation letters were mailed to eighty-eight (88)
consultants; and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 1998, the City received five (5)
proposals in response to said request for Qualification
Statements and Proposals, one of which was later withdrawn; and
WHEREAS, four (4) firms were interviewed in response to said
CITY COMMSION
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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 proposal of Appraisal and Real Estate
Economics Associates, Inc. ("AREEA11) to provide professional
consultant and appraisal services to assist the City in ensuring
commercial real property situated in the City of Miami is being
assessed at "just value" is hereby accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorizedl/ to
negotiate and execute an agreement, in a form acceptable to the
City Attorney, with AREEA at a cost not to exceed $75, 000, with
funds therefor hereby allocated from Account No. 921002-270, for
said services.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
1� 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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immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.z/
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of
October 1998.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated place provided, said iegislatior,
becomes effective with the elapse of ten (1 day om the ate or Com
regarding same, without the Ma or xe ` ing o.
ATTEST:
Wa r . , n, City Cleric
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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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 10
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members DATE: OCT - 6 !'ZI�'S FILE:
of the City Commission .
SUBJECT: professional Consultant
and Appraisal Services
FROM: REFERENCES:
6n4a &1d H. Warshaw City Commission Meeting
City Manager ENCLOSURES: October 13, 1998
RECOMMENDATION:
The administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the attached
Resolution accepting the proposal of Appraisal and Real Estate Economics
Associates, Inc. (ARREA) to provide professional consultant and appraisal services
to assist the City in ensuring commercial real property situated in the City of
Miami is being assessed at `just value". This Resolution further authorizes the City
Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, with AREEA for these services in an amount not to exceed $75,000, with
funds therefor hereby allocated from Account No. 921002-270.
BACKGROUND:
In accordance with the direction of the City Commission, the City requested
Qualification Statements and Proposals from experienced individuals, groups or
companies to assist the City in ensuring that Miami -Dade County is accurately
assessing commercial real property situated in the City of Miami. An
advertisement was placed in the Daily Business Review and a solicitation letter
was mailed to 88 consultants. On August 26, 1998 the City received proposals from
the following five firms:
1) Appraisal and Real Estate Economics Associates, Inc. (AREEA)
2) Delahanty and Associates, Inc. and Carlton Cole, MAI
3) Florida Appraisal Service Team, Inc.
4) Municipal Tax Bureau (MTB)
5) Waronker and Associates, Inc.
Following receipt of the proposals, Florida Appraisal Service Team, Inc. withdrew
its proposal. The Office of Asset Management invited the members of the Property
and Asset Review Committee to participate in the interviews of the four remaining
proposers. On September 4, 1998, the interviews were conducted. Individuals in
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The Honorable Mayor ai,u Members
of the City Commission
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attendance included Laura Billberry and Madeline Valdes of the Office of Asset
Management, and Jorge Calil, Moreno Habif and Ruben Oliva, members of the
Property and Asset Management Review Committee.
After considering the experience, resources, familiarity with the local market and
approach to work, the Office of Asset Management is recommending AREEA as the
proposed consultant for these services.
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