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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-95-0387CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 51 TO : Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : MAY - 3 1995 FILE of the City Commission FROM : Cesar SUBJECT : Resolution appointing Review Committee and Selecting a CPA firm for Marine Stadium RFP REFERENCES. Commission Meeting of 5/11/95 ENCLOSURES: Resolution RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution which selects a Certified Public Accounting ("CPA") firm and appoints members to a review committee to evaluate all proposals received in connection with the Request For Proposals for the redevelopment of the Marine Stadium and ancillary facilities on Virginia Key. BACKGROUND: On April 27, 1995 the City Commission authorized the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Unified Development Project (UDP) for the redevelopment of Marine Stadium, with ancillary marine -related retail and recreational facilities, on Virginia Key. The City Charter requires, as part of the UDP process, that both a review committee and an independent CPA firm be selected to evaluate proposals received in response to the RFP. A competitive selection procedure was initiated by the Department of Development which solicited proposals for evaluation services from minority CPA firms certified by the City of Miami Office of Minority and Women Business Affairs. One proposal was received and evaluated by a committee made up of City staff, according to established criteria and a value point system. The committee recommended the proposal received from Freeman, Dawson and Associates, P.A., a female owned business entity fully certified with the City's Office of Minority and Women Business Affairs, and located within the City of Miami at 3250 Mary Street, Miami. Furthermore, the following individuals are recommended for appointment to the review committee for this UDP project: Members of thy. Public 95- 387 • Tad Templeton (nominated by Mayor Clark) • Teresa Benach (nominated by Vice Mayor Plummer) .r/.1 N_ Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission page 2 • Joseph Corral • (nominated by Commissioner DeYurre) (nominated by Commissioner Gort) (nominated by Commissioner Dawkins) City Employees • Phil Luney, Assistant Director, Budget and Finance Department • Terry Buice, Assistant Director, Conferences, Conventions and Public Facilities Department • Charlene Adelman, Office of Asset Management and Capital Projects • Maria Perez, Department of Development and Housing Conservation It is recommended that the Commission take action at this time in order to assure adequate time for staff to negotiate an agreement with the CPA firm and return to the Commission for authorization to execute the contract prior to the August 3,1995 receipt of proposals. 95- 387