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File ID: 04-01321
Enactment #: R-04-0786
Version: 2
Type: Resolution
Introduced: 11/16/04
Status: Passed
Enactment Date: 12/9/04
Controlling Body: Office of the City
Clerk
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING
THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF AN EMERGENCY THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED
BIDDING PROCEDURES, PROVIDED IN THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, SECTIONS 18-86 AND 18-87 AND UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES 255.20 AND
287.055, APPROVING THE SELECTION OF THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER AND/OR
CONTRACTOR AS STATED HEREIN, RELATING TO CERTAIN PROJECTS FUNDED FROM THE
HOMELAND DEFENSE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT BOND PROCEEDS, SPECIFICALLY,
GRAPELAND HEIGHTS PARK WATER THEME PARK (B-35828), GRAPELAND HEIGHTS PARK
COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITY AND PARKING (B-30105), GRAPELAND HEIGHTS
PARK FIELDS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT (B-60496), JOSE MARTI PARK GYMNASIUM
(B-35857), LITTLE HAITI PARK CULTURAL CAMPUS (B-30295) AND LITTLE HAITI PARK
SOCCER AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES (B-38500); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FIRMS NAMED HEREIN TO
PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DESIGN (ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING), DESIGN -BUILD,
AND/OR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT -AT -RISK SERVICES, FOR THE PROJECTS
DEFINED HEREIN, AS APPLICABLE PER PROJECT, AND PRESENT SAID AGREEMENTS TO
THE CITY COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT A FUTURE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2002, the City of Miami ("City"), with the prior approval of the voters, issued Limited Ad
Valorem Tax Bonds, Series 2002, known as the Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bonds ("Bonds"), in the
aggregate principle amount of $153,186,405.85 as tax-exempt bonds, for the purpose of funding capital improvement projects
identified pursuant to Ordinance No. 12137 adopted October 11, 2001; and
WHEREAS, projects to be implemented with the included several sizeable projects for improvements at Grapeland
Heights Park and Jose Marti Park, and the creation of a new, state-of-the-art park within the Little Haiti community; and
WHEREAS, these projects have been further refined, scoped and subsequently programmed into the City's Capital
Improvement Program and Multi -Year Plan as: Grapeland Heights Park Water Theme Park (B-35828), Grapeland Heights Park
Community Recreation Facility and Parking (B-30105), Grapeland Heights Park Fields & Site Development
(B-60496), Jose Marti Park Gymnasium (B-35857), Little Haiti Park Cultural Campus (B-30295), and Little Haiti Park
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and Section 287.055 of Florida Statutes, known as the Consultants Competitive Negotiations Act ("CCNA"), or as
Construction Management -at -Risk projects, governed by Section 18-86 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, these delivery methods combine design and construction teams to compress project schedules over
traditional design -bid -build scenarios to a one to three-year time frame, improve project integrity, and reduce costs,
particularly addressing or eliminating change orders and cost overruns; and
WHEREAS, procurement procedures normally utilized to secure these methods also require significant time, from six (6)
months to one (1) year, to complete, thereby compounding the delay, further hampering the City's bonding capacity and the
delivery of these projects for the benefit of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Administration has determined that the most expeditious method of implementing the Grapeland
Heights Park projects (B-35828, B-30105 and B-60496), and the Little Haiti Park Soccer and Recreational Facilities project
(B-38500) is to use the Design -Build method; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that Recreation Design Consultants serve as the prime
consultant/contractor for the Grapeland Heights Park projects (B-35828, B-30105, and B-60496) with the design firm of Carzo
Castella Caballo Thompson Salman (C3TS) as the subconsultant/engineer; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that Recreation Design Consultants serve as the prime
consultant/contractor for the Little Haiti Park Soccer and Recreational Facilities (B-38500) with the design firm of Zyscovich
Architects as the subconsultant/architect; and
WHEREAS, the Administration has determined that the most expeditious method of implementing the Jose Marti Park
Gymnasium (B-35857) and Little Haiti Park Cultural Campus (B-30295) projects is to use the Construction
Management -at -Risk method, and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that Pirtle Construction Company, Inc. serve as the contractor,
Construction Manager at Risk, for the Jose Marti Park Gymnasium project (B-35857) and that the design firm of Zyscovich
Architects serve as the architect for the project under a previously existing agreement dated June 24, 2002 subject to the
additional approval of the City Commission requested herein; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that Pirtle Construction Company, Inc. serve as the contractor,
Construction Manager at Risk, for the Little Haiti Park Cultural Campus (B-30295) project and that the design firm of
Zyscovich Architects continue as the architect for the project as approved by Resolution No. 04-0151 adopted March 11,
2004, under its previously existing agreement dated June 24, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the Administration has investigated and identified the aforementioned firms as having excellent
qualifications uniquely geared to the projects for which they are recommended, substantial records of experience in projects
of like size and complexity, and are appropriately licensed; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests authorization to negotiate appropriate contract terms, conditions and
compensation with each Design -Build and Construction Management -at -Risk service provider and return to the City
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