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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS)
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COMMISSION, AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC
..HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING
THFS 'CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF AN EMERGENCY,
WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE
SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND APPROVING THE
ACQUISITION OF SELECTIVE DEMOLITION SERVICES
FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED= "TOWER THEATER
SELECTIVE DEMOLITION, B-3253—A" FROM
DEMOLITION MASTERS, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $60,000; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR
FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 322061,
AS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED BY CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 11337, AS AMENDED;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR SAID SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the Tower Theater building, located at 1508
Southwest 8th Street, Miami, Florida, is an abandoned structure
acquired by the City of Miami to be rehabilitated into a twin -
cinema and regional center in the Latin Quarter District; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami received two grants to assist the
City in the rehabilitation of the Tower Theater from the
Department of State: one in the amount of $500,000 from the
Division of Cultural Affairs for the interior rehabilitation of
the Tower Theater, and the second from the Division of Historical
Resources, in the amount of $352,834; and
WHEREAS, said rehabilitation project, entitled "Tower
Theater Selective Demolition, B-3253-All, shall commence with the
;CITY CovausSIOI.
MEETING OF
J U N 0 9 1997
Resolution No.
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Selective Demolition Phase, consisting of selective demolition of
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the building interior, including but not limited to ground floor
concrete floor slab, and mezzanine structure, complete removal of
j all HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems and roofing
system/metal deck, to be followed by the Construction Phase; and
WHEREAS, the deadlines required by the grants are July 31,
1997 and September 30, 1997, respectively, and due to said
deadlines, the necessary contracts for required services must be
immediately awarded; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a written finding that an
emergency exists due to said deadlines, therefore necessitating
that the requirement for competitive formal sealed bidding
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procedures be waived for the acquisition of demolition services;
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WHEREAS, informal quotes were solicited and received on
May 16, 1997, and it was determined that the quote received from
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Demolition Masters, Inc. was the lowest and most responsible and
responsive quote; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Directors of the
Departments of Public Works and Planning and Development
recommend that the quote from Demolition Masters, Inc. be
accepted; and
WHEREAS, funds for said services are available from Capital
Improvement Project No. 322061, as previously appropriated by
r Capital Improvement Ordinance No. 11337, as amended;
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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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote of
the members of the City Commission, after a duly advertised
public hearing, the City Manager's finding of an emergency is
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hereby ratified, approved and confirmed, the requirement for
competitive sealed bidding procedures is hereby waived and the
acquisition of demolition services for the project entitled
"Tower Theater Selective Demolition, B-3253-A", from Demolition
Masters, Inc. is hereby approved, with funds therefor, in the
amount of $60,000, hereby allocated from Capital Improvement
Project No. 322061, as previously appropriated by Capital
Improvement Ordinance No. 11337, as amended.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized1/ to
execute an agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney,
for said services.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
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The herein authorization is further subject to compliance
j 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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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of June 1997.
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JOE CAROL MAYOR
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WALTER J. F
CITY CLERK
CAPITAL PROJECT REVIEW:
G7T SHEEHAN, COORDINATOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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JUN 2 ;,"'T
To : Honorable Mayor and Members of DATE : FILE
the City Commission Resolution for Ratification of
sua�Ecr : Emergency Procurement of
Selective Demolition Services
for Tower Theater
FROM: /J E w d Marquez REFERENCES
City Manager ENCLOSURES: Resolution
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached
resolution ratifying and confirming the City Manager's action for the emergency
procurement and accepting the low bid of Demolition Masters, Inc, whose principal is
Tom Melgaard, President/Secretary, a company located within Dade County and not
within the City of Miami, for the project entitled "Tower Theater Selective
Demolition, B-3253-A," received May 16, 1997, in the amount of $60,000 total bid, and
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract on behalf of the City. Funds to
be provided from Capital Improvement Ordinance No. 11337, as amended, Project
No. 322061.
Demolition Masters, Inc. has previously been awarded Bid No. 94-95-193 for the
furnishing of demolition services for the Department of Building and Zoning.
BACKGROUND
The Tower Theater building, located at 1508 S.W. 8 Street, is an abandoned structure
acquired by the City of Miami to be rehabilitated into a twin -cinema and regional
center in the Latin Quarter District. The Selective Demolition Phase of this project
will consist of stripping the building interior systems and leaving the shell of the
structure exposed, removing the unforseable conditions that will increase the cost of
the construction. The Construction Phase will follow the Demolition Phase.
Funds available for the entire project include $ 500,000 from the Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs for the interior rehabilitation and $352,834 from the
Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. These grants have deadlines :the
Cultural Affairs grant expires July 31, 1997 and the extended deadline for The
Historical Resources grant expires September 30, 1997.-Construction and award of the
contract must be done before the expiration dates of the grants.
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There were four Contractors that submitted bids on the project. The Department of
Public Works has evaluated the bids received on May 16, 1997, and determined that
the lowest responsible and responsive bid, in the amount of $ 60,000, is from
Demolition Masters, Inc., a non -minority corporation. Funds are available to cover
the contract cost, and for such incidental items as postage, blueprinting, advertising and
reproduction costs.
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