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Resolution R-18-0127
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 3697 Final Action Date: 3/22/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED JULY 18, 2017, PURSUANT TO
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ("RFQ") NO. 16-17-041 FROM CDM SMITH
INC. ("CDM"), THE HIGHEST RANKED RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE
FIRM, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER
MASTER PLAN ("PLAN") FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ON A PHASED
BASIS, ACCEPTING THE NEGOTIATED HOURLY STAFF RATES AND THE
FULL PRICE PROPOSAL FOR COMPLETION OF PLAN, IN AN AMOUNT OF
$4,299,588.68; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES OF
FUNDING UNDER OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ("OCI") PROJECT
NO. B-30632A, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING TO BE
DETERMINED; 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 AMENDMENTS TO THE PSA, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANY
SUBSEQUENT PROJECT PHASES; FURTHER 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 APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY
ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES ALL AS SET FORTH IN
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, AS
MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Procurement Department ("Procurement") on behalf of the Office of
Capital Improvements ("OCI") issued Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") No. 16-17-041 for the
Development of a Comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan ("Plan") for Project No. B-30632A;
and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2017, five (5) proposals were received by the Office of the City
Clerk; and
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WHEREAS, the duly appointed Evaluation Committee convened on August 25, 2017 to
evaluate and rank the respondent firms, and determined that CDM Smith, Inc., a foreign profit
corporation ("CDM"), is the highest ranked and most qualified firm to complete the services
required by RFQ No. 16-17-041; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager authorized Procurement and OCI to negotiate with CDM
the hourly staff billing rates and price proposal for completion of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests authorization to execute the Professional
Services Agreement ("PSA"), in substantially the attached form, with CDM in the amount of
$4,299,588.68 for the completion of the Plan on a phased basis; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests further authorization to negotiate the cost of and
execute all other documents including any work orders, amendments, extensions, and
modifications to the PSA, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to compliance with
applicable regulations, required to complete any subsequent project phases; and
WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $2,181,126.45 are to be allocated from OCI Project
No. B-30632A in the following amounts: $997,170.09 in Contributions from General Fund 2008;
$58,956.36 from the Stormwater 2008 Trust Fund, and $1,125,000.00 from the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, Stormwater Management Plan; with the remaining
funds coming from various sources of funding to be determined;
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 July 18, 2017, pursuant to RFQ No. 16-17-041 from
CDM, the highest ranked responsive and responsible firm, for the development of the Plan, on a
phased basis, the negotiated staff billing rates, and price proposal for completion of the Plan, in
the amount of $4,299,588.68, are accepted.
Section 3. Funds to be allocated from various sources of funding as stated herein under
OCI Project No. B-30632A and including additional sources of funding to be determined.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to execute a Professional Services
Agreement with CDM, in substantially the attached form.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate the cost of and execute
any amendments to the PSA, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, required to complete
any subsequent Plan phases, and all other documents, including work orders, amendments,
extensions, and modifications to said agreement, 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 applicable provisions of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), including, without limitation, the City's Procurement
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.
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Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles all as set forth in Chapter 18 of
the City Code, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and in compliance with applicable
regulations, as may be necessary for said purpose.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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