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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE OF $85,045, IN THE AMOUNT OF THE
NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, AS PREVIOUSLY
AMENDED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AGREEMENT"),
WITH COOPER ROBERTSON AND PARTNERS LLP, FOR ADDITIONAL
SERVICES AND ADDITIONAL TIME REQUIRED FOR THE MASTER PLANNING
OF THE MUSEUM PARK PROJECT, INCREASING THE AGREEMENT TO A
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,485,000; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") recognizes the key role of parks in providing educational,
cultural, recreational, and other well-being programs to our citizens and visitors and is desirable
enhancing the quality of life of our citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission (i) by Resolution No. 04-0344, adopted May 27, 2004,
accepted the recommendations of the City Manager approving the findings of the Evaluation
Committee pursuant to Request for Qualifications No. 03-04-022 and all addenda thereto (collectively,
the "RFQ") which designated Cooper Robertson and Partners, LLP ("Provider") as the most qualified
to provide a Master Plan for the Museum of Science (B30169) and Miami Art Museum (B30170)
collectively known as Bicentennial Park "Museum Park" (the "Museum Park Project") and authorized
the City Manager to negotiate a Professional Services Agreement with Provider, and (ii) by Resolution
No. 05-0113, adopted February 24, 2005, as amended by Resolution No. 06-0082, adopted February
9, 2006, authorized the City Manager to enter into the Original Agreement and the First Amendment
with Provider under the terms and conditions set forth therein in an amount not to exceed $1,399,995,
(the "Original Approved Maximum Amount"); and
WHEREAS. the RFQ, Resolution No. 04-0344, Resolution No. 05-0113, Resolution No. 06-0082
and the Original Agreement and the First Amendment contemplate that due to the nature of the
Museum Park Project master plan processes, additional services and follow-up with the City and the
public may be necessary, and accordingly the Original Agreement and the First Amendment may be
further amended and extended beyond the original 12-month period, as extended by the First
Amendment, in order to complete services and that any increase in the Original Approved Maximum
Amount would need to be further amended by approval of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, additional services identified in the First Amendment which were optional at time of
negotiation, have become necessary to complete the Museum Park Project master planning
processes with a level of detail necessary for a concise and comprehensive plan and such additional
services require increasing the time needed until April 3, 2008 and increasing the previously.
negotiated fee by $35,045, from an amount not to exceed $1,399,995, to an amount not tc exceed
$1,485,000; and
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WHEREAS, the City and the Provider both desire to enter into a Second Amendment, in
substantially the attached form, to the Original Agreement as previously amended by the First
Amendment in order to further amend, continue, and extend the Original Agreement and the First
Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. An increase of $85,045, in the amount of the Agreement with Cooper Robertson and
Partners LLP, for additional services and additional time required for the master planning of the
Museum Park Project, increasing the Agreement to a total amount not to exceed to $1,485,000, is
authorized.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement,
in substantially the attached form, for said purpose.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGE L. FERNANDEZ QC
CITY ATTORNEY FF��
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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