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Home My WebLink AboutR-75-0914I,I `_3OLUi l,r4 Nu. 7 -914 A PI SOLUTION Al_l(l_ATI'v6 S3,r#?5.07;!? rPn`., TH SP= C EA[ 9SEIGATI '; f ,PIT ! Irl.,P0.; *Nr �) < li iii Flit) - I11Li.LOCAt7i ".r:<<<.'!'yi In THE CONVENTION c,.NtEG, rrn,rCTr TO r,lT P E.,rY AVAILABLE co iNt. BE IT P,L.SO1_VED BY THE CO•1" ISSIO."I OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The sicl of S3,025,000 is hereby allocated from the Special Obligation Capital Irproverent Bond Fund - Unallocated Account to the Convention Center Project to supplement available construction funds. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26 day of SEPTEMBER 1975. APPFO/ED AS TO FOR7'.1 AND CORRECTNESS: 0,,� r tlhn S. t I oyd City Attorney p t. ATTEST: H, D. SOUTHERN CITY CLERK MAURICE A, FERRE MAYOR fr elfY Of' !`:A+A,, fLOFilt)11 INttif•tP~FICE MLMORANDUM tttn Honorable Members of the City Commission P. W. Andrews City Manager t 1if SEP 2 b 1971 Consultant Recommendation: Miami Convention hall As directed by Commission Resolution # 7 5- i 12 of July 31, 1975, the administration has evaluated the pro- fessional qualification:: of design teams considered capable of providing, professional services for then design, preparation of contract documents, and con- struction supervision of the :Miami Convention Ball. Based on this evacuation, three design teams are recommended and ranked in order of preference, based on their qualifications to undertake this project. It is requested that the Commission authorize the administration to begin fee /scope of services nego- tiations with the first -ranked firm. BACKGROUND The Miami Convention Hall will be located on a 5-acre site on the banks of the Miami River at 5. E. 4 Street and S. E. 2 Avenue. The construction budget is $9, 5 million (including fees) and will require an additional $1 million for equipping the facility. It is visualized as a functional facility to serve the needs of regional conventions and will further the City's objectivies of fostering Downtown as the vital center of the City and region, of further enhancing our important tourist industry and of immediately bolstering local construction acti vity. CONSULTANT SELECTION PROCESS As directed by the City Commission, invitations to render professional services were sent to approximately 360 local architectural firms on August 12, 1975n A public notice was also advertised in local newspapers. The solicitation from the City asked potential respondents to form design teams, including a complete array of design professionals, capable of delivering a completed facility ready for occupancy in approximately two years Page 1 of 3 flonorable Members' the City Commission EP 2 1975 Thirty-two letters ,Pf interest were received from design teams and have been reviewed by the Selection Committee, which was appointed by the City Manager, in accordance with procedures and criteria set forth by the Florida Consultants' Competitive Negotiation on Act of 1973. The Selection Committee was impressed with the quality of the material presented and the professional competence represented by the design teams. All of the design teams emphasized a local lead architectural firm. Based on capability-; ability and adequacy of personnel; pest record and experience and location; nine design teams were judged to more closely meet the criteria to undertake this assignment. The Selection Cotntnitte•e personally interviewed all nittt' design teams on September 17, 1975. Criteria utilized in the interviews included the ability of professional personne'l;pastperf. rrean'e; willingness to meet time and budget requirement.,; location; recent, current and projected work loads of the teams and the volume of work previously awarded to the team members. The recommendation of the Selection Committee was primarily based on three Considerations: a) the demonstrated experience of the team in designing convention or related facilities; b► the capability of the local lead architectural firm of the design team to design the convention facility: and c) the ability of the team to meet time and budget constraints. The Committee's recommenda- tion was submitted to the City Manager who conducted additional interviews on Wednesday, September 2.1, 1975, which were concluded at 6:00 P. M. that day. RECOMMEN DA TION The City Manager requests authorization to commence fee/scope of service negotiations with the architectural firm and associated members of his design team in the order listed: 1. Morris Lapidus, associated with Steward and Skinner Carr Smith and Associates (Engineers) Sasnett Engineering C. Basch (Construction Management) Harry Draper, Francis Vickers (Convention Management) Travel Consultants, Inc. Charles Boner (Acoustics) 2. Ferendino, Grafton, Spillist Candela Associates, with Ronald Frazier Associates Edward D. Stone, Jr. and Associates (Landscape) Kent Associates (Convention Management) Bolt, Berenak and Newman (Acoustics) 3. Connell/Metcalf & Eddy David Scully Associates (I.- dscape) Page 2 of Honorable Members of the Cite Commission Louis C. Owen (Conve.,, ►r n'Management) Ectinotnic Research Ass-r iatr.s Other c'c'yign trains jttdtiteerl to meet the criteria to undertake this+ assignmertt are listed in alphabetical order as followst Ch-irles Associates, Inc., associated with Welton Becket and Associates anrl t).avirl Cabarrocas 11. .t. itcfss AFseeiates 4%:►.gineersi Teri l'.tl:ter Group t(AtiriscapeI William I.. E'innin (Convention ;Management) Steven T. L.owelt (Food Service) George Thomas Howard Associates (Audio -Visual) Hatcher. 7eigler, Gunn_ & Associates. associated with Finch lleer Architects and Engineers and iiorroto and I.ee H. J. Ross (Engineers) Walter Taft Bradshaw and Associates (Landscape) Friis and Moltke (Interior Design) Pancoast Architects and ►iouterselBorrellilA1baisa Associates with ARCOH DeZarrage and Donnel, Inc. (Structural) David Volkert (Mechanical and Electrical) }tows, F ettlehut and Pirich I Landscape) J. A. Condon (Construction Management) Hammer, Slier and George (Economics) Warren Travers (Traffic) Jaffe (Acoustics) Evans and Hillman (Lighting) Rader and Associates, associated with Welton Becket and Associates Walter Taft Bradshaw (Landscaping) Smith. Vorach, Havet, Haynie Partnership. associated with Vincent Kting Partnership Stressau, Smith and Steward ( Landscape) Watson, Deutschman, Kruse, i..von Jonathan Seymour (Landscape) Page 3 of 3 1 il.CARR SMITH ASSO. lITRIptITURAL ENGIN€EfiG IVIL ENGINEERING 'TRAFFIC ENGINEERING • • 1 CASNETT ENGINEERtNO ELETRICAL ENGINEERiNG MECPANICAL ENGINEERING CITY COMMISSION AND CITY ADMINISTRATION E A M L S I1AOD D. STEwARD • Acitcpqit MOWN' LAPIDUS •ATICHITECT CT JAMES E. GARLAND ARCHITECT PROJECT DiRECTOR JERRY STEWARD COORDINATOR JOSEPH FARM'S ARCHITECT WARREN WUERTZ ARCHITECT E . ALEX MARTIN ARCHITECT WINSTON GARNER PE. LEONARD GLAZER • JOHN SASNETT PE. JAMES VOSS LANCSCAPE A. DAVID PLUMMER PE. - TRAFFIC ENG. CITY ST OWNER DESIGNATED SPECIAL ADVISORS • . • • *I if- / • ".-, 44•47:".. t :10 10R.CHAPLES BONER • frusTics v- MC. BASCH COST ANALYSIS CONST. MANAGEMENT FOR PRE•PuNCHAaNG • • . k • • .• ARRY DRAPER coNveNrioN HALL MANAGER ••• FRANCIS VICKERS CONVENTION MALL MANAGER t•I • •4.111111•••• I • • • TRAVEL CONSULTANTS, NC. USER 7 1:•it."11!"11.1."4% ti . /4460 '• • 4' 4i 9 1 ,, • * • • • •• • •