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A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO A REVIEW
COMMITTEE AND SELECTING THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING (CPA) TEAM COMPRISED OF THE HISPANIC
OWNED FIRM OF SANSON KLINE JACO1ViIN0 AND COMPANY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE FIRM OF WATSON RICE HADNOTT
THOMPKINS & CRUZ, P.A., TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS
RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
(RFP) FOR THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF A BOTANICAL
GARDEN ATTRACTION, ON WATSON ISLAND, MIAMI, ISSUED
ON MAY 30, 1995; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE SELECTED CPA TEAM, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE EVALUATION OF SAID
PROPOSALS.
WHEREAS, the City Commission, through Resolution No. 95-415, authorized the
issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on May 30, 1995 for the Unified Development of a
Botanical Garden Attraction and related entertainment based and ancillary uses on Watson Island;
Miami; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter requires that Unified Development Project (UDP) proposals
be evaluated by a review. committee consisting of an appropriate number of City officials or
employees and an equal number plus one of members of the public, whose names shall be
submitted by the City Manager; and
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WHEREAS, the City Charter also requires that UDP proposals be evaluated by an
independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm, which shall include at least one member
with previous experience in the type of development in question; and
WHEREAS, a review committee membership has been recommended by the City
Manager for appointment by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with City Commission directives, a solicitation of
qualifications from City of Miami Certified Minority/Women CPA firms and a competitive
selection process has been performed by City staff to arrive at the CPA team recommended
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings set forth 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 CPA team comprised of the hispanic -owned firm of Sanson Kline
Jacomino & Company in association with the firm of Watson Rice Hadnott Thompkins & Cruz,
P.A. are hereby selected to evaluate development proposals received in connection with the RFP
for the Botanical Garden Attraction, on Watson Island, Miami, Florida.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement
with the selected CPA team, provided that said agreement is in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney and shall be in compliance with all applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
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Section 4. The following individuals are hereby appointed as members of the review
committee which is to evaluate each proposal and render a written report of its findings to the
City Manager, including any minority opinions:
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
William Talbo (nominat,Qd_by Mayor Clark)
David Hill (nominated by Vice Mayor Plummer)
Phillip Blumberg (nominated by Commissioner Gort)
Matthew Cicero (nominated by Commissioner De Yurre)
James Taylor (nominated by Commissioner Dawkins)
CITY EMPLOYEES
Enrique Nunez
Karen Coplin Cooper
Alberto Ruder
Charlene Adelman, Diane Johnson (alternate)
become
Section 5. This Resolution shall 4: effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of ,11111995.
STEAMN P. CLARIk, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
i •� INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : FILE
of the City Commission Resolution appointing members to a
SUBJECT :review committee and selecting a CPA
team to evaluate proposals on
the Botanical Garden Attraction RFP
FROM :Ces i REFERENCMt City Commission
City er Meetin of 7/13/95
ENCLOSU E g
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution appointing
members to a review committee and selecting the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) team comprised of the
hispanic owned firm of Sanson Kline Jacomino & Co. in association with the firm of Watson Rice Hadnott
Thompkins & Cruz, P.A., to evaluate proposals received in connection with the Request For Proposals
(RFP) for the development of a Botanical Garden Attraction on Watson Island, Miami. This Resolution
further authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with the selected CPA team, in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the evaluation of said proposals.
BACKGROUNID:
Pursuant to Resolution No. 95-414, adopted by the City of Miami Commission, a Request for Proposals for
the Unified Development (UDP) of a Botanical Garden Attraction on Watson Island, Miami, was issued
May 30, 1995. Proposals in response to the RFP are due to the City on August 29, 1995.
City Charter and Code sections governing the UDP process, require that both a selection review committee
and an independent CPA firm evaluate proposals received in response to the RFP.
A competitive selection procedure was performed by the Office of Development which solicited
qualifications from minority/women CPA's certified by the City of Miami. Five (5) proposals were received
and evaluated, according to an established criteria and value point system by City staff. These proposals
were ranked according to a compilation of all of the individual evaluations. The top ranked CPA firm for
this UDP was also recommended as the top ranked for another UDP. Consequently due to the work load
that the evaluation of one UDP represents and the limited period the CPA firm has to complete its work, the
recommendation is here made in favor of third ranked team. Please refer to the attached table for additional
information.
It is imperative that on the July 13, 1995 Commission meeting the City Commission appoint
members to a review committee and select a CPA firm so that the evaluation process may commence
on August 29, the date proposals are due to the City for this UIDP.
Attachment: CPA Evaluation Summary
Proposed Resolution
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CPA FIRM
MEGAYACHT
CAMPGROUND
MARINE
BOATYARD
BOTANICAL
MARINA UDP
UDP
STADIUM UDP
UDP
GARDEN UDP
RANK
RANK
RANK
RANK
RANK
'Verdeja Gravier/
2
1
1
2
1
Peat Marwick
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Sharpton Brunson
1
2
2
1
2
Watson & Co.
5
4
4
4
4
Sanson Kline
3
3
3
3
3
Jacomino/Watson
Rice Hadnott
Thompkins &
Cruz
Freeman Dawson
5
5
5
5
5
Goldstein Pastroff
4
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Boa/Horwath
Hospitality
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