LTC 71-2002
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. ~. ~OO 2-
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Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Date: March 11, 2002
From:
Jorge M. Gonzalez .d. . _~ _ _ . .J. . .
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STATUS REPORT - MARSEILLE DRIVE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
Subject:
. Marseille Drive, from Bay Drive to Rue Notre Dame
. Rue Versailles, from Marseille Drive to Normandy Drive, and
. Rue Notre Dame, from Marseille Drive to Normandy Drive.
Pursuant to the dissolution of the firm of Gambach and Sklar Architects, Inc.,
on January 9, 2002, the Mayor and City Commission adopted a Resolution
approving the assignment of the contract between the City and the
aforementioned firm to Gambach Architects Inc. for the development of design
and provision of construction administration services for the Marseille Drive
Streetscape improvements project. The scope of the project includes.
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. The provision of 5' wide sidewalks, with 6" deep valley gutter~ys~am.to catch
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. Paved angular parking, including handicap parking,
. Paving, re-grading and striping of roadways,
. Landscaping, including shade trees,
. Irrigation system, and
. Improvement of the drainage system.
The project's program generally includes:
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On January 9, 2002, the City Commission also approved an amendment to the
Agreement with Gambach Architects, Inc. to include the provision of bidding
coordination and construction administration services for the water lines
replacement and lighting improvements, previously designed by Public Works
Department staff.
In light of the new directives received from the City Commission, Capital
Improvement Projects (CIP) Office staff mobilized all parties involved in the
project and started with the final coordination and review of documents
necessary for issuance of the Marseille Drive project for bids. The pre-bid
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Letter to Commission
~ Marseille Drive - Status Report
March 5, 2002
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checklist is as follows:
1. Confirmation of the available project budget with Finance
Department staff.
2. Preparation of the Purchase Requisition for the project.
3. Coordination with Gambach Architects, Inc. and Procurement
Division staff of the project's Front End Document.
4. Final coordination of the Technical Specifications with Gambach
Architects Inc., and Public Works engineering staff.
5. Final review of the documents and appropriate permit pre-approval
by relevant Building Department, Public Works, and Planning
Departments staff.
6. Miami-Dade County DERM permit pre-approval.
7. HRS approval will be obtained during the bidding process.
The bid process is well underway. The project was issued for bids on March 6,
2002. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 21, 2001. Bid opening is
estimated for April 5, 2002.
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The Architect/Engineer's estimate of Probable Cost for the project indicates that
the City should receive bids within the funding allowance.
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C: Robert C. Middaugh, Assistant City Manager
Tim Hemstreet, Special Assistant to the City Manager/lnterim CIP Director
Michel Magloire, Senior Capital Projects Coordinator
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