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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Pedro G. Hernandez
City Manager
FROM: Ola O. Aluk,
Director
Department of Capital Improvements
DATE: April 20, 2009 FILE:
SUBJECT: Waiver of Bidding Procedures
Larqcon Group, Inc.
REFERENCES: Simpson Park, B -39910G
ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATION
The Department of Capital Improvements Program recommends that it is in the best interest of
the City to waive competitive bids and secure the services of Larqcon Group, Inc. to provide the
required construction services, for the new entryway into Simpson park.
We recommend that the City Manager concur to waive the formal bid requirements set forth in
section 18-85 of the Code of the City of Miami and affirm and adopt these findings and forward
the matter to the City Commission of its approval.
BACKGROUND
City -owned Simpson Park comprises 5.5 acres of native hardwood hammock between 15th
Road and South Miami Avenue. The City has recently renewed efforts to restore the park's
natural beauty, and enhance its role as an educational tool for the surrounding community. The
project is part of the Mayor's broader "Green Project."
A public-private partnership between Audi, Enzo Enea (Enea Garden Design), Chad
Oppenheim (Oppenheim Architecture) and the City of Miami aims to revitalize the park. The
partnership has since donated a new entrance to Simpson Park, representing Phase I of
construction consisting of a wood deck, benches, and landscaping. Phase II will consist of a
similar wood deck, a wood house structure, ground cover on pathways and a garden with
benches. In addition, Enea has developed conceptual plans to further enhance the park and
develop its educational features in the future. In all, approximately $750,000 in donated goods
and services have been or plan to be donated to the City. Donating groups include Audi
($290,000 in cash, vehicles, volunteers, and services), Enea Garden Design (project
management, design, construction administration), Larqcon Group, Inc. (at -cost construction),
Oppenheim Architecture (structure design), Steve Burzynski (benches), and Siinc (marketing
and coordination).
The total estimate for Phase II is $250,000. Enea and their contractor (Larqcon Group, Inc.)
have offered to donate much of their time and discount their costs to perform the work within the
available funds. The Commissioner for District 2 wishes to provide $200,000 from a future
District 2 Neighborhood Quality of Life allocation. The funds are to be provided to Larqcon in
order to implement Phase II construction. The group is currently fundraising for the remaining
$50,000. A four-fifths (4/5ths) waiver is necessary to waive competitive bidding and award the
contract to Larqcon Group., Inc.
Your signature below will signify your concurrence with the above recommendation and your
assimilation of these findings as your own justification for the waiver of competitive bids and the
selection of the specified firm.
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Approved
en,e(Vz, City Manager
C: Gary Fabrikant, CIP Assistant Director