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Resolution R-18-0113
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 3633 Final Action Date: 3/8/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED AUGUST 2, 2017 PURSUANT TO
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ("RFQ") NO. 16-17-049 FROM LOCAL
OFFICE LANDSCAPE AND URBAN DESIGN, LLC, A FOREIGN LIMITED
LIABILITY CORPORATION ("LOCAL OFFICE"), THE HIGHEST RANKED
RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE FIRM FOR THE URBAN DESIGN AND
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE WYNWWOD NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE
WOONERF ("PROJECT"), ACCEPTING THE NEGOTIATED HOURLY STAFF
RATES AND THE FULL PRICE PROPOSAL FOR COMPLETION OF THE
PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT OF $392,900.00, WHICH SHALL SERVE AS A
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE
WYNWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$50,000.00 AND FROM THE FLORIDA EAST COAST CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND ACCOUNT NO. 32-110145 IN THE AMOUNT
OF $342,900.00; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("PSA"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
THE COST OF AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE PSA,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE ANY SUBSEQUENT PROJECT TASKS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING WORK ORDERS, AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS,
AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE PSA, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
INCREASES IN CAPACITY AND INCREASES TO THE CONTRACT FUNDING,
WHICH MAY BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND BUDGETARY
APPROVAL HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH
ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS,
AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Procurement Department ("Procurement"), on behalf of the Department
of Planning ("Planning"), issued Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") No. 16-17-049 for Urban
Design and Landscape Architect/Engineering Services for the Wynwood 3rd Avenue Woonerf
("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project includes design documents for the implementation of a Woonerf,
which has been officially defined as a living street as originally implemented in the Netherlands
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and in Flanders and which includes shared space inclusive of bicycles, traffic calming devices,
and low speed limits; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2017, eight (8) proposals were received by the Office of the
City Clerk in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, the duly appointed Evaluation Committee convened on September 29,
2017, to evaluate and rank the respondent firms and determined that Local Office Landscape
and Urban Design, LLC, a foreign limited liability corporation ("Local Office"), is the highest
ranked and most qualified firm to complete the services required by RFQ No. 16-17-049; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager authorized Procurement and Planning to negotiate with
Local Office the hourly staff billing rates and price proposal for completion of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests authorization to execute the Professional
Service Agreement ("PSA") with Local Office in the amount of $392,900.00, which shall serve as
the Guaranteed Maximum Price for all fees charged under the PSA for completion of the
Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests further authorization to negotiate the cost of and
execute any and all other documents including any work orders, amendments, extensions, and
modifications to the PSA required to complete any subsequent Project tasks after consultation
with the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, funds in the total amount of $392,900.00 for the completion of the Project
are to be allocated from the Wynwood Business Improvement District in the amount of
$50,000.00 and from the Florida East Coast ("FEC") Corridor Improvement Trust Fund Account
No. 32-110145 in the amount of $342,900.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 62-324 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), all disbursals of the FEC Corridor Improvement Trust Fund shall be
made by the City Commission after due consideration is given to the written recommendations
of the City Manager and the Directors of Zoning, Building, Public Works, Capital Improvement
Program ("CIP"), Transportation, and Planning; and
WHEREAS, the overall goal of the Project is to develop a blueprint for a Woonerf (i.e. a
Dutch version of a pedestrian -primary, bicycle friendly "shared" street) consisting of street trees,
landscaping, street furniture, sculptures, artistic wayfinding, and other streetscape
enhancements; and
WHEREAS, the Project will encompass the entire publicly owned right-of-way along
Northwest 3rd Avenue from Northwest 25th Street to Northwest 29th Street, Miami, Florida;
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 proposal received August 2, 2017, pursuant to RFQ No. 16-17-049 from
Local Office, the highest ranked responsive and responsible firm, for the Project and the
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negotiated staff billing rates and price proposal for completion of the Project in the amount of
$392,900.00 are accepted.
Section 3. Funds in the total amount of $392,900.00 are to be allocated from the
Wynwood Business Improvement District in the amount of $50,000.00 and from the FEC
Corridor Improvement Trust Fund in the amount of $342,900.00.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized to execute a PSA with Local Office, in
substantially the attached form.
Section 5. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate the cost of and execute any and
all amendments to the PSA, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, required to complete any
subsequent project tasks.
Section 6. The City Manager is further authorized to negotiate and execute any and all
other documents, including work orders, amendments, extensions, and modifications to the
PSA, including without limitation, increases in capacity and increases to the contract funding
which may be administratively approved by the City Manager subject to allocations,
appropriations, and budgetary approval having been previously made and in compliance with all
applicable provisions of the City Code, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and in
compliance with all applicable regulations as may be necessary for said purpose.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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 City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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