2014-28832 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28832
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER
PERTAINING TO THE RANKINGS OF PROPOSALS, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 2014-325-JR, FOR GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND CONSULTING FOR THE CITY'S HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO
NEGOTIATE WITH THE TOP-RANKED PROPOSER, GECKO GROUP INC.; AND SHOULD
THE ADMINISTRATION NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE TOP-RANKED PROPOSER, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE SECOND-RANKED PROPOSER, CAST DEVELOPMENT, LLC; AND SHOULD
THE ADMINISTRATION NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE SECOND-RANKED PROPOSER, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ISSUE A
NEW RFP; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT UPON SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
WHEREAS, Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 2014-325-JR (the RFP) for General
Building Contractor Rehabilitation Services was issued on July 31, 2014, with an opening date
of August 20, 2014; and
WHEREAS, a voluntary pre-proposal meeting was held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 for
the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the City received two (2) proposals for the RFP; and
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2014, the City Manager via Letter to Commission (LTC)
No. 314-2014, appointed an Evaluation Committee (the "Committee"), consisting of the following
individuals:
• Richard Bowman, Housing Specialist, Department of Housing and Community
Services, City of Miami Beach
• Maria Cerna, Division Director, CIP Department, City of Miami Beach
• Mariano Fernandez, Director, Building Department, City of Miami Beach
The following member was considered as an alternate; Antonio Gonzalez, Building Operations
Manager, Building Department, City of Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Committee convened on October 8 2014 to consider the proposals
received pursuant to the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the Committee was provided an overview of the project; information relative
to the City's Cone of Silence Ordinance and the Sunshine Law; general information on the
scope of services, references, and a copy of each proposal; and engaged in a question and
answer session after the presentation of each proposer; and
WHEREAS, the Committee was instructed to score and rank each proposal pursuant to
the evaluation criteria established in the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the Committee's ranking for the RFP was as follows: Gecko Group Inc., top
ranked; Cast Development, LLC, second highest ranked; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing all the submissions and the Evaluation Committee's
rankings, the City Manager exercised his due diligence and is recommending that the
Administration be authorized to negotiate with the top-ranked proposer, Gecko Group Inc.; and
should the Administration not be successful in negotiating an agreement with the top-ranked
proposer, the City Manager recommends that the Administration be authorized to negotiate with
the second ranked proposer, Cast Development, LLC; and should the Administration not be
successful in negotiating an agreement with the second-ranked proposer, the City Manager
recommends that the Administration be authorized to issue a new RFP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the City Manager pertaining to the ranking
of proposals, pursuant to Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 2014-325-JR, for General Building
Contractor Rehabilitation Services and Consulting for the City's Housing and Community
Services Department; authorize the Administration to negotiate with the top ranked proposer,
Gecko Group Inc.; and should the Administration not be successful in negotiating an agreement
with the top-ranked proposer, authorize the Administration to negotiate with the second-ranked
proposer, Cast Development, LLC; and should the Administration not be successful in
negotiating an agreement with the second-ranked proposer, authorize the Administration to
issue a new RFP; and further authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement upon
successful negotiations by the Administration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this If day of 014.
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