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Home My WebLink AboutR-81-0731A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SELECTION OF RUSSELL, MARTINEZ AND HOLT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ARCHI- TECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR AND FEASI- BILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A MULTI -LEVEL PUBLIC PARKING STRUCTURE IN THE MAIMI DESIGN PLAZA AREA (AREA BOUNDED BY NE 41ST STREET, NE 36TH STREET, BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND NORTH MIAMT AVENUE); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH SAID FIRM TO ARRIVE AT A CONTRACT WHICH IS FAIR, COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE; ALLOCATING $30,000 FROM THE PARKING CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF SAID CONTRACT AND ANY NECESSARY ANCILLARY SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR THE ABOVE AREA; AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE EARLIEST SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AFTER NEGOTIATION OF SAID CONTRACT FOR APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO EXECUTION THEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Commission, by Resolution No. 80-49, adop- ted January 24, 1980, temporarily designated parking structure projects as Category B projects with respect to the planning and design thereof, in accordance with Sections 18-76 to 18-77.6 of the City Code, which sections established procedures in contracting for said professional services and also established competitive nego- tiation requirements with regard to the furnishing of such services in accordance with state law; and WHEREAS, in the implementation of the said construction program, the City Manager solicited expressions of interest from qualified consultants and evaluated the qualifications of those firms which responded to his inquiry; then a duly appointed competitive selection committee selected the most qualified firms for providing professional architectural/engineering services for the design and construction of parking projects, all in accordance with the City Code and state law; and WHEREAS, the City Commission, by Resolution No. 80-303, adopted April 24, 1980, approved the selection of the most qualified firms to provide professional architectural/engineering services for the pro- posed parking projects and also authorized the City Manager to nego- tiate an Agreement for said services; and MING O' JUL 2 31981 0'" NO�.$1, Ad 5 f ' WHIREAS, a number of factors have indicated the possible need for the tonatruction of a multi -level, public parking structure in the Miami Design Plaza Area including heavy redevelopment underway or planned; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Miami to begin development of such project as soon as possible to reduce costa; and WHEREAS, funding for the cost of contracting for professional architectural/engineering services to begin the development of park- ing projects is available in the Parking Capital Projects Fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Commission hereby approves the selection of Russell, Martinez and Holt to provide professional architectural/ engineering services in the specialized field of easibility studies required in the development process for the design and construction of the proposed parking projectl/ in the Miami Design Plaza Area. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to present the negotiated contract to the City Commission at its earliest scheduled meeting immediately following the negotiation of the said contract?/ for approval by the City Commission prior to the execution thereof. Section 3. The amount of $30,000 is hereby allocated from the account entitled: "Parking Capital Projects Fund", to cover the cost of said contract and any necessary ancillary service contracts for the Miami Design Plaza Area. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of E R PH G. ONGIE, CITY CLER July , 1981. Maurice A. Ferre M A Y O R l/ The herein proposed project is a multi -level public parking struc- ture in the Miami Design Plaza Area (area bounded by NE 41st Street, NE 36th Street, Biscayne Blvd. and North Miami Avenue). 2/ The contract for Miami Design Plaza Area is to be performed under the supervision of the Off -Street Parking Authority. -2- 81-731 i PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 4;m 40 GEORGE F. KNOX, JR. CITY ATTORNEY -3- 81 •731 -OrFICc MEMORANDUM s ° Howard V. Gary DATE- July 10, 1981 City Manager suaJEcr FROM Joseph '. McManus fiEfERENCES Acting Director Planning Department ENCLOSURES Feasibility Study for a L Parking Garage in the MDPA Agenda Item 12c - City Commissio Meeting on Planning and Zoning June 23, 1981 It is recommended that the Commission approve the selec- tion df Russell,_ Martinez and Ho` It td Jravide professional archft6cfuraI4engineering servJcer for feasibility and dew ttudies to construct a multi -level, parking structurd withfn the Design Plaza area per the attached resolution based on procedures established by City Commission Resolution 80-303 which authorizes the City Manager to undertake con- tract negotiations on a rotating non -contingent basis for profes- sional architectural/engineer- ing services for traffic studies, feasibility studies and design and construction phases of pro- posed parking projects. Following the adoption of Resolution No. 80-49, dated January 249 1980, whereby parking structure projects were designated as Category B projects, a Competitive Selection Committee, ap- pointed by the City Manager in his memorandum dated January 28, 1980, proceeded with the selection of the six most qualified firms to provide architectural/engineering services in each of three fields, with regard to the development and construction of such projects. The Competitive Selection Committee followed the procedures as provided for in Section 16-17 of the City Code. All firms selected by the Committee have national recognition in this field and are listed below: 1. Wilbur Smith and Associates 2. Barton-Aschman Associates 3. Greenleaf-Telesca Planners and Architects 4. Simpson and Curtin 5. Russell, Martinez and Holt 6. Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Auade and Douglas ��M'� •� �`'"�` b m ��Y � �'�'S 4a{ 61j �� i��z 'ks`§i4 � � f k��` {� i'� .3 �.� 1��, s ��, : '��'�ft ,� r � ,- C � 1 the e6t0j" h+�d procedure aa set Earth i Lei 1' � mission Ae001ution 30-303 the firm of Russell j Martini, IndHolt has been eeleoted to undertake the fea`eit�iiity a1�d preliminary design studies for a multi-levL harking struo�; .tune for the Design plaza area. The need for this struetur+� is identified in the Design Plaza parting Study. Mt*;. ...+.,,.wed rsdc..i,�+i.,., ann"nvcae tho -c Pestinn of Russell. a;. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING RUSSELL MARTINEZ AND HOLT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL/ ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR AND FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A TIULTI- LEVEL, PUBLIC PARKING STRUCTURE IN THE MIAMI DESIGN PLAZA AREA (AREA BOUNDED BY NE 41ST STREET, NE 36TH STREET, BISCAYNE BOULEVARD . AND NORTH MIAMI AVENUE); TO ARRIVE AT CON- TRACT IMICH IS FAIR, COTIPETITIVE AND REA- SONABLE; ALLOCATING $30,000 FROM THE PARK- ING CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF SAID CONTRACT AND ANY NECESSARY ANCILLARY SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR THE ABOVE AREA; AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE EARLIEST SCHEDULED MEET- ING OF THE COMMISSION AFTER NEGOTIATION OF SAID CONTRACT; FOR APPROVAL OF THE COMMIS- SION PRIOR TO EXECUTION THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami, by Resolution No. 80-49 dated January 24, 1980, temporarily designated parking structure projects as Category B pro- jects with respect to the planning and design thereof, in accordance with Ordinance No. 8965, dated May 22, 1979, of the City Code, which section established procedures in con- tracting for said professional services and also estab- lished competitive negotiation requirements with regard to the furnishing of such services; and WHEREAS, in the implementation of the said construc- tion program, the City Manager solicited expressions of in- terest from qualified consultants and evaluated the qualifi- cations of those firms.which responded to his inquiry, then selected the most qualified firms for providing professional architectural/engineering services for the design and con- struction of parking projects, all in accordance with the State of Florida Consultants' Competitive Negotiations•Act, enacted by the Florida Legislature, July 1, 1973; and a WHEREAS, the City Commission by resolution No. " 80-303, dated April 24, 1980, approved the selection by the City. F by Manager of the most qualified firms to provide professional f architectural/engineering services and also authorized the City Manager to negotiate an Agreement for said services; and WHEREAS, a number of factors have indicated the pos- sible need for the construction of a multi -level, public parking structure in the Miami Design Plaza Area including heavy redevelopment underway or planned; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Miami to begin the development of sugh project as soon as possible to reduce costs; and WHEREAS, funding for the cost of contracting for professional arthitectural/engineering services to begin the development of parking projects is available in the' Parking Capital Projects Fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIDN OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Commission hereby approves the' selection by the City Manager of Russell, Martinez and Holt to provide professional architectural/engineering services• in the specialized field of feasibility studies required in the development process for the design and construction of proposed parking project. Section 2. The City Manager is directed to present to the City Commission the negotiated contract at the ear— liest scheduled meeting of the City Commission immediately, Ak following the negotiation of the said contract, for approval by the City Commission prior to execution. Section 3. The amount of $30,000 is hereby allocated from the account entitled,. "Parking Capital Projects Fund," to cover the cost of said contract and any necessary an- cillary service contracts for the Miami Design Plaza Area. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1981. ATTEST: Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: Robert F. Clark Assistant City Attorney APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: George F. Knox, Jr. City Attorney r . Maurice A. Ferre Mayor