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11/25/87
RESOLUTION NO. N 7-1084
A RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
CONTRACT WITH LEGGATT MCCALL ADVISORS, INC., FOR THE
MIAMI INDUSTRIAL LAND USE NEEDS STUDY; AND DIRECTING
SERGIO RODRIGUEZ, PLANNING DIRECTOR, TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT WITH THE REMAINING FUNDING.
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WHEREAS, by Contract No. 86-050, dated July 24, 1986, the City of Miami
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entered into a professional services contract with Leggatt McCall Advisors,
Inc., for the preparation of an Industrial Land Use Needs Study; and
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WHEREAS, this contract specified that the study was to have been completed
within 120 days; and
WHEREAS, the consultant has satisfactorily completed only one of three
phases of the study; and
WHEREAS, Leggatt McCall Advisors, Inc., has been twice notified of the
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tardiness of the project without completing the remaining work in a
satisfactory manner; and
WHEREAS, the contract provides for termination of the agreement when the
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consultant is found to be in default by the City; and
WHEREAS, the timely and accurate completion of the Industrial Land Use
Needs study is important to the City of Miami for economic development and
regulatory purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department has the expertise to coordinate final
completion of the project in a timely manner;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The contract with Leggatt McCall Advisors dated July 24, 1986,
is hereby terminated.
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Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to negotiate partial
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payment of the remaining funds appropriated to the project to assure proper
compensation of the subcontractors.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
DEC 10 1987
RESOLUTION No. Si Ii
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Section 3. The Planning Department is directed to complete this project
in a prompt manner with the funds remaining after any payments made under the
provisions of Section 2 above.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of December , 1987.
ATTEST:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED/% TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members DATE: NOV � - a,., FILE:
of the City Commission � .0 o..f
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TERMINATING
CONTRACT WITH LEGGATT MCCALL
ADVISORS, INC.
FROM: +t REFERENCESC ITY COMMISSION MEETING OF
Cesar H. Odi o cj ENCLosuREsDECEMBER -10, 1987
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached
resolution terminating the professional services contract with Leggatt McCall
Advisors, Inc., for the preparation of the Miami Industrial Land Use Needs Study,
authorizing the City Manager to negotiate partial payment to assure that the
subcontractors are properly compensated, and directing the Planning Department to
use the remaining funds to complete the study.
BACKGROUND
The City Commission appropriated $60,000 for a study of the City of Miami's needs
for industrial land. The study, to be directed by the Planning Department, was to
investigate the potential for industrial growth in Miami, determine the extent to
which the industrially zoned supply of land is adequate to accommodate expected
growth, and recommend a course of action for encouraging development or
redevelopment of the C i ty' s industrial neighborhoods.
Based on their response to the request for proposals, Leggatt McCall Advisors,
Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts, was selected by the Commission to execute the
study. The resulting contract was signed on July 24, 1986; for a project to be
completed within 120 days, consisting of a physical assessment of the City of
Miami's industrial neighborhoods (Phase I), a market analysis of these
neighborhoods to review their potential for future development (Phase II), and a
specific program of action for the improvement of these areas (Phase III). In
January 1987, the consultants were notified of the tardiness of the study by
letter from the Planning Department. They completed the market analysis (Phase
III) and were paid $20,000. In conjunction with several local subcontractors,
the consultant conducted the majority of the field research necessary to complete
Phase I. However, because the draft document submitted ignored important factors
such as the required review of the effect of zoning restrictions on the
redevelopment of these industrial areas, this Phase was determined to be
incomplete and no payments were made. After a second letter from the City in July
1987, noting the excessive tardiness of the study, the consultants submitted an
outline of proposed recommendations as part of Phase III, but have not completed
this phase either. The Planning Department is ready to use 'the $15,000 designated
for Phase III to complete the project, hiring contractors to evaluate the zoning
issues not addressed in Fnase I and to produce the final document required in
Phase III.
Attachment
87-1084