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Resolution: R-06-0458
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-01221
Final Action Date: 7/27/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS OF
THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS NO. 05-06-077, THAT THE FIRMS MOST QUALIFIED TO
PROVIDE GEOTECHNICAL AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING
SERVICES CITYWIDE, ON AN AS -NEEDED BASIS, IN RANK ORDER, ARE: 1)
MACTEC ENGINEERING & CONSULTING, INC., 2) ARDAMAN AND
ASSOCIATES, INC., AND 3) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES, INC;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS WITH ALL
OF THE RECOMMENDED FIRMS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO PRESENT THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS TO THE CITY COMMISSION
FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City's") Multi -Year Capital Plan includes various projects Citywide
that require geotechnical and construction material testing services ("Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Capital Improvements and Transportation ("Department")
conducted a competitive selection process, and issued a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") No. 05-06
-077, in accordance with Florida Statute Section 287.055 and the Section 18-87 of the Code of the City
of Miami, Florida, as amended, to secure qualified outside consultants; and
WHEREAS, five proposals were received in response to the RFQ: Ardaman and Associates, Inc.,
Geosol, Inc., Intercounty Laboratories-USL, Inc., MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc., and
Professional Services Industries, Inc., and were reviewed and ranked by the appointed Evaluation
Committee; and
WHEREAS, a determination was made by the Department, in consultation with the City Attorney
that the submittal from Intercounty Laboratories-USL, Inc., was non responsive; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee ranked the responsive firms in the following order: Mactec
Engineering & Consulting, Inc., Ardaman & Associates, Inc., Professional Services Industries, Inc.,
and Geosol, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee recommended and the City Manager approved the
recommendation to select the top three ranked firms to provide the Services as : MACTEC
Engineering & Consulting, Inc., Ardaman & Associates, Inc., and Professional Services Industries,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, with the City Commission's authorization, the Department shall negotiate Agreements
with the selected firms and utilize their services as needed; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of negotiations, the City Manager will request the City Commission's
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approval to execute the Agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager's recommendation to approve the findings of the Evaluation
Committee, pursuant to RFQ No. 05-06-077, that the firms most qualified to provide the Services
Citywide on an as -needed basis, in rank order, are: 1) MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc., 2)
Ardaman & Associates, Inc., and 3) Professional Services Industries, Inc., is accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to negotiate Agreements with all of the
recommended firms, for said purpose.
Section 4. The City Manager is further directed to present the negotiated Agreements to the City
Commission for its consideration and approval.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
Footnotes:
{1 } The authorization herein is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
{2) If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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