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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice of Public HearingCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Priscilla A. Thompson DATE: March 23, 2011 City Clerk FROM: Lillian Blondet, Director Office of Grants Administration n SUBJECT: Waiver of Competitive Bidding for Cleanup of Contamination at 6200 NW 17 Avenue Brownfield property REFERENCES: Environmental Review Subject to Site -Specific Clearance for Individual Addresses ENCLOSURES: Enclosed you will find an ad for notice of a public hearing to be held by the City Commission on April 28, 2011 for the purpose of waiving competitive biddi and authorizing execution of an amendment to the agreement with Cherokee Enterprises Incorporated for environmental consulting, assessment, and contamination cleanup services at a City of Miami owned Brownfield property located at 6200 NW 17 Avenue. Please place the ad in accordance with public hearing requirements of the City Commission. Thank you f• our assistance in this matter. Dater -3o-if egui, Agenda Coordinator g CITY OF MIAMI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on April 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of considering the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WAIVING COMPETITIVE SELECTION (COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING) FOR ALLOCATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 VIA THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BROWNFIELD CLEANUP GRANT, TO CHEROKEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, ASSESMENT, AND CONTAMINATION CLEANUP SERVICES AT 6200 NW 17 AVENUE, WHICH IS A CITY OF MIAMI OWNED BROWNFIELD PROPERTY IN THE LIBERTY CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FL, AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI. As required by Section 255.20, Florida Statutes, and in accordance with Section 18-85 (a) of the City Code of the City of Miami, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida, will conduct a public hearing to consider whether it is practical or advantageous and in the public's best interest to waive competitive sealed bids in connection with environmental consulting, assessment, and contamination cleanup services at a City of Miami owned property located at 6200 NW 17 Avenue in the City of Miami, FI. The recommended contractor Cherokee Enterprises Incorporated is uniquely qualified to continue environmental investigation services and recommend and implement a method of contamination cleanup services. Funding to cleanup the contamination at 6200 NW 17 Ave is a combination of State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Funding and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funding. A competitive bid process will jeopardize the ability to cleanup 6200 NW 17 Ave within the EPA three (3) year Grant Funding Period. The EPA as the funding agency has authorized Cherokee Enterprise Incorporated to complete the cleanup of 6200 NW 17 Ave as required for non-competitive procurement on Federal grant funded projects via 40 CFR 31.36d4(i)(c). The City Manager will present written findings to the City Commission which shall contain reasons supporting the conclusion that competitive sealed bidding is not practicable or advantageous to the City, _in -.which ndings_rnust_be_ra6fied_and_.the_contract_award_approved-by-an-affirmative-vote- of -four -fifths 4/5th of the City Commission. All interested parties are invited to appear and may be heard concerning this item. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. (City Seal) (#14886) Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC City Clerk