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File Number: 10-01378 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TY LIN INTERNATIONAL/H.J.
ROSS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE PROVISION OF
MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $500,000, THEREBY INCREASING THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT
FROM $1,000,000, TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000; ALLOCATING
FUNDS FROM THE APPROPRIATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2008, pursuant to Request for Qualifications No. 06-07-019, the City of
Miami ("City") executed a Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") with TY Lin
International/H.J. Ross ("TY Lin"), for the provision of Miscellaneous Civil Engineering Services in an
amount not to exceed $500,000; and
WHEREAS, on December 11, 2008, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 08-0696,
authorizing Amendment No. 1, which increased the agreement expenditure limit by a not to exceed
amount of $500,000, from an original $500,000 to a total not to exceed amount of $1,000,000; and
WHEREAS, TY Lin was tasked with completing the design for Phase I of the Overtown Greenway
Project, B-30624 ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, in the interest of continuity of work, and in consideration of the quality of work
performed, the Department of Capital Improvements Program recommends increasing the current
capacity of the firm in order to complete Phase II of the Project; and
WHEREAS, TY Lin will be tasked with completing a Florida East Coast ("FEC") Quiet Zone Study
along the existing FEC Railway corridor within the City between Northeast 71 st Street (Little River
connection to the main FEC rail line), Miami, Florida, and the Port of Miami; and
WHEREAS, the study will address the requirements pursuant to the Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration as it pertains to Quiet Zone designation; and
WHEREAS, the current remaining contract balance is not sufficient to cover the costs anticipated
for these projects; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary to enter into Amendment No. 2 with TY Lin, increasing the
agreement by a not to exceed amount of $500,000, from $1,000,000 to a final not to exceed amount of
$1,500,000; and
WHEREAS, funds are to be allocated from the appropriate Capital Improvement Projects;
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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 is authorized{1} to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with
TY Lin, in substantially the attached form, for the provision of Miscellaneous Civil Engineering
Services, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, thereby increasing the total contract amount from
$1,000,000, to an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, with funds allocated from the appropriate Capital
Improvement Projects.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTOR
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization 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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