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Resolution R-24-0228
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16008 Final Action Date: 6/18/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AUTHORIZING AN
INCREASE IN CONTRACT CAPACITY BY AN AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00), THEREBY INCREASING CURRENT
CONTRACT CAPACITY FROM AN AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($500,000.00) TO AN AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS
($1,000,000.00) FOR THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL WORK CONCERNING
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ("RFQ") NO. 19-20-012 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE AGREEMENTS ("AGREEMENTS") FOR MISCELLANEOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH AECOM TECHNICAL
SERVICES, INC., CHEROKEE ENTERPRISES, INC., GANNETT FLEMING,
INC., GHD SERVICES INC., LANGAN ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, LLC, RES FLORIDA CONSULTING, LLC D/B/A E SCIENCES, AND
STEARNS, CONRAD AND SCHMIDT, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. D/B/A
SCS ENGINEERS, RFQ NO. 19-20-020 AGREEMENTS FOR
MISCELLANEOUS MARINE AND COASTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH
COASTAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., CUMMINS CEDERBERG, INC.,
GHD SERVICES INC., HDR ENGINEERING, INC., MOFFATT & NICHOL, INC.
AND TETRA TECH, INC., AND RFQ NO. 20-21-011 AGREEMENTS FOR
MISCELLANEOUS ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH A.D.A. ENGINEERING,
INC., BCC ENGINEERING, LLC, CALVIN, GIORDANO &ASSOCIATES, INC.,
CES CONSULTANTS, INC., CHA CONSULTING, INC., CHEN MOORE AND
ASSOCIATES, INC., EAC CONSULTING, INC., EXP U.S. SERVICES, INC.,
GANNETT FLEMING, INC., HBC ENGINEERING COMPANY, HDR
ENGINEERING, INC., JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC., KEITH AND
ASSOCIATES, INC., MARLIN ENGINEERING, INC., METRIC ENGINEERING
INC., NOVA CONSULTING, INC., R.J. BEHAR & COMPANY, INC., STANTEC
CONSULTING SERVICES INC., WGI, INC., AND WSP USA INC., ALL
REGISTERED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY THE
"CONSULTANTS"); ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE APPROPRIATE
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY CONTRACT CAPACITY INCREASES,
AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS AND/OR REPLACEMENT
CONTRACTS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR
BUDGETARY APPROVALS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED
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NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") Procurement Department ("Procurement"), on
behalf of the City's Office of Capital Improvements ("OCI"), issued Request for Qualifications
("RFQ") No. 19-20-012 for the provision of Miscellaneous Environmental Engineering Services
on November 1, 2019, RFQ No. 19-20-020 for the provision of Miscellaneous Marine and
Coastal Engineering Services on August 7, 2020, and RFQ No. 20-21-011 for the provision of
Miscellaneous Engineering Services on May 7, 2021, all under full and open competition, for an
initial term of two (2) years, with an option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year periods;
and
WHEREAS, thereafter the December 14, 2020 Evaluation Committee Meeting for
evaluation of the proposals received for RFQ No. 19-20-012, that were deemed responsive and
responsible per the minimum submission requirements of the same, resultant Professional
Service Agreements ("Agreements") were executed with the following seven (7) firms: AECOM
Technical Services, Inc., Cherokee Enterprises, Inc., Gannett Fleming, Inc., GHD Services Inc.,
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC, RES Florida Consulting, LLC d/b/a E
Sciences, and Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt, Consulting Engineers, Inc. d/b/a SCS Engineers;
and
WHEREAS, after the February 12, 2021, Evaluation Committee Meeting for evaluation
of the proposals received for RFQ No. 19-20-020 that were deemed responsive and responsible
per the minimum submission requirements of the same, the resultant Agreements were
executed with the following six (6) firms: Coastal Systems International, Inc., Cummins
Cederberg, Inc., GHD Services Inc., HDR Engineering, Inc., Moffatt & Nichol, Inc., and Tetra
Tech, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, after the October 22, 2021, Evaluation Committee Meeting for evaluation of
the proposals received for RFQ No. 20-21-011 that were deemed responsive and responsible
per the minimum submission requirements of the same, the resultant Agreements were
executed with the following twenty (20) firms: A.D.A. Engineering, Inc., BCC Engineering, LLC,
Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc., CES Consultants, Inc., CHA Consulting, Inc., Chen Moore
and Associates, Inc., EAC Consulting, Inc., EXP U.S. Services, Inc., Gannett Fleming, Inc.,
HBC Engineering Company, HDR Engineering, Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Keith and
Associates, Inc., Marlin Engineering, Inc., Metric Engineering Inc., Nova Consulting, Inc., R.J.
Behar & Company, Inc., Stantec Consulting Services Inc., WGI, Inc., and WSP USA Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager executed Agreements for the provision of Miscellaneous
Environmental Engineering Services, Miscellaneous Marine and Coastal Engineering Services,
and Miscellaneous Engineering Services in an amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000.00) with each of the firms referenced herein, all registered to conduct business in
Florida (collectively the "Consultants"); and
WHEREAS, the current compensation limit is insufficient to address the costs associated
with the outstanding and foreseeable future services needed by the City; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to increase the existing capacities of the
Agreements to accommodate outstanding and foreseeable future assignments; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed increase to the capacity of the Agreements by an amount of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) per Agreement, would increase the current
capacity from Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) to an amount of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-87 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), any increase in the total compensation limit above Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) requires City Commission approval; and
WHEREAS, funds are to be allocated from the appropriate departmental budgets,
subject to the availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need;
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 increase in contract capacity by an amount of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00), thereby increasing current contract capacity from an amount of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) to an amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)
for the provision of additional work concerning the respective Agreements executed with each of
the corresponding Consultants pursuant to RFQ Nos. 19-20-012, 19-20-020, and 20-21-011, is
hereby authorized.'
Section 3. Funds shall be allocated from the appropriate departmental budgets, subject
to the availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
documents, including any contract capacity increases, amendments, renewals, and extensions
and/or replacement contracts, subject to all allocations, appropriations, prior budgetary
approvals, in compliance with all applicable provisions of the City Code, including the City's
Procurement Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in
Chapter 18 of the City Code, in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and in compliance with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 The authorization herein is further subject to compliance with legal regulations that may be imposed
including, but not limited to, those prescribed by the applicable City Charter and City Code provisions.
City of Miami
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