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2002-24848 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24848 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 255.20(1)(a)(9), FLORIDA STATUTES, TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT IS IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST TO UNDERTAKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, RELATIVE TO THE LINCOLN ROAD LIGHTING AND FOUNTAIN RENOVATION PROJECT, SAID PROJECT HAVING AN ESTIMATED COST OF $900,000.00, USING THE CITY'S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT AND WHO, AS THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE, SHALL SELECT, NEGOTIATE, AND AWARD ALL CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, PURCHASE ORDERS, AND CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL NECESSARY GOODS AND SERVICES RELATIVE TO SAID PROJECT. WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission, at its July 26, 2000 meeting, adopted Resolution Number 2000-24029, which appropriated funds, in the amount of $50,000, to Corzo, Castella, Carballo, Thompson, and Salman (C3TS) for architectural and engineering services for surveys of the existing lighting and the development of construction documents for general lighting and fountain enhancements on Lincoln Road (the Project); and WHEREAS, based on the finding of the surveys, the Mayor and City Commission, at its June 6, 2001 meeting, adopted Resolution Number 2001-24461, which appropriated additional funds, in the amount of $62,000, to C3TS for the completion of architectural and engineering services and to complete all construction documents required to obtain the required building permits for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Project architectural/engineering plans have been completed and approved by the Historic Preservation Board and the City's Building Department for the required building permits; and WHEREAS, it is the Administration's intent to secure the construction work relative to the aforestated Project utilizing the services of the City's Property Management Director, who is a licensed General Contractor; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 255.20(1 )(a)(9), Florida Statutes, when the governing board of a local government (in this case, the City of Miami Beach) seeks to prosecute a public construction project using its own services, employees, and equipment, finding that it is in the public's best interest to do so, the Mayor and City Commission must first hold a public hearing, advertised at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of same. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that a public hearing, pursuant to Section 255.20(1 )(a)(9), Florida Statutes, to consider whether it is in the public's best interest to undertake construction services, relative to the Lincoln Road Lighting and Fountain Renovation Project, said Project having an estimated cost of $900,000.00, using the City's Property Management Director, a licensed General Contractor, as the General Contractor for the Project and who, as the City Manager's designee, shall select, negotiate, and award all contracts, agreements, purchase orders, and change orders for the purchase of all necessary goods and services relative to said Project, is hereby called to be held before the Mayor and City Commission in their Chambers on the Third Floor of City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida on May 29, 2002, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish appropriate Public Notice of the said Public Hearing in a newspaper of Miami Beach, at which time and place all interested parties will be heard. PASSED and ADOPTED this 8th day of May ,2002. Attest: ~~~tk~ CITY CLERK RJAlkw F:IATTOIAG UR\RESOSILRLlGHT -FOUNT AIN.RESO.DOC APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION 111 j~~Lf~);t~a-v ~Dat8 2 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY m Condensed Title: A Resolution setting a public hearing to consider whether to undertake lighting and fountain renovations on Lincoln Road using the City's Property Management Director as the General Contractor and authorizing him to award all contracts relative to the project. Issue: Shall the Mayor and the City Commission set a Public Hearing for the above? Item Summary/Recommendation: It is in the best interest of the City to utilize the Property Management Director as the General Contractor, who is able to select, negotiate and award all contracts necessary (construction and professional) connected with the Lincoln Road Lighting and Fountain Enhancement Project. The following are reasons why the waiver of competitive bidding is in the best interest of the City: 1) Cost Reduction of Project Materials; 2) Savings of General Contractor and Subcontractor's Overhead and Profit; 3) Project Scheduling to Accommodate Merchants and Special Event Needs, 4) Proven Track Record, Advisory Board Recommendation: I N/A Financial Information: Amount to be expended: Finance Dept. Source of Funds: c Sign-Ofts: Department Director AGENDA ITEM DATE C7T 5'-~ -OJ- CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 www.ci.miami-beach.fi.us To: From: Subject: COMMISSION MEMORANDUM Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission Date: May 8, 2002 Jorge M, Gonzalez \ ~ City Manager 0 .- c) A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 255.20(1)(A)(9), FLORIDA STATUTES, TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT IS IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST TO UNDERTAKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, RELATIVE TO THE LINCOLN ROAD LIGHTING AND FOUNTAIN RENOVATION PROJECT, SAID PROJECT HAVING AN ESTIMATED COST OF $900,000, USING THE CITY'S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT AND WHO, AS THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE, SHALL SELECT, NEGOTIATE, AND AWARD ALL CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, PURCHASE ORDERS, AND CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL NECESSARY GOODS AND SERVICES RELATIVE TO SAID PROJECT. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS Section 2-366 of the City Code, entitled Contract Procedures, states that all supplies and equipment, except as otherwise provided in this division, when the estimated cost thereof shall exceed $25,000.00, shall be purchased by formal, written contract and/or purchase order from the lowest and best responsible bidder, after due notice inviting proposals; however, the city commission shall have authority to waive execution of formal contract in cases where it deems it advisable to do so. (emphasis added) Inasmuch as the City's Property Management Division has been approved as the General Contractor for this project, at times there will be a need for the acquisition of goods and services that may exceed the $25,000 bidding threshold. Therefore, as a result of the time needed to complete formal bid processes (i.e. 90-120 days) each time that Property Management Division has a need to augment its existing resources for goods and services in excess of $25,000, this important project will be placed on hold or delayed significantly. Pursuantto Section 2-367(e) of the City Code entitled Rejection of bids; negotiation; waiver of competitive bidding, the City Commission, upon written recommendation of the City Manager, may by resolution adopt by a five-sevenths vote of the City Commission a waiver of competitive bidding when the City Commission finds such waiver to be in the best interest of the City. Commission Memorandum Lincoln Road Lighting and Fountain Renovation Project May 8, 2002 Page 2 of 3 The following are reasons why the waiver of competitive bidding is in the best interest of the City: . Cost Reduction of Project Materials. By utilizing in-house General Contractor services, the City will have the ability to purchase the majority of building materials needed for the project, directly from the manufacturer. External contractors would be required to purchase these materials from a supply house that would increase the costs of the purchase of supplies by adding stocking charges, plus overhead and profit on top of the manufacturer costs. This would provide a substantial saving to the City on material purchases for the project. . Savings of General Contractor and Subcontractor's Overhead and Profit. In outsourced projects, general contractors add a typical range of 15-20% on top of project cost for overhead expenses and profit. By using in-house services, this would be a direct cost savings to the City for these items. Additionally, as electrical, plumbing, painting, and carpentry would also be provided under in-house services, limited sub-contractors would be required for the project. This would also provide savings to the City on overhead and profit costs that would also be required to be paid to the subcontractors. . Project Scheduling to Accommodate Merchants and Special Event Needs. Under routine contractual agreements, the General contractor provides a workflow schedule that is inflexible in accommodating unforeseen circumstances or required change of workflow without the requirement of a project change order or additional costs. In-house construction would provide flexibility of schedules to work with unforeseen circumstances including special events, and special merchant's needs on Lincoln Road without the need for change orders or extra costs for the project. . Proven Track Record Property Management has provided General Contracting services for the City on many past projects. These include the construction of the Electrowave facility on Terminal Island, the design and renovations completed to date on the Byron Carlyle Theater, the Pinetree Park GO Bond project, the Fire Station #2 maintenance facility GO Bond project, the renovation of the VCA and 555 Building, ADA compliance projects Citywide, and multiple major renovations to the City Hall, 21 Street Community Center, and the Historic City Hall Buildings. Each of these projects was completed on or below the estimated budget for the projects. Commission Memorandum Lincoln Road Lighting and Fountain Renovation Project May 8, 2002 Page 3 of 3 Recommendation: That the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached Resolution which finds to be in the best interest of the City, undertaking construction services on Lincoln Road lighting and fountain renovations and authorizing the City Manager's designee, who shall be the Property Management Director, a Licensed General Contractor, to select, negotiate, and award all contracts, agreements, purchase orders, and change orders for the purchase of all necessary goods and services (construction and professional) relative to the project; providing that all documents be reviewed by the appropriate members of the Administration, City Attorney's Office, and contains minimum terms and conditions as set forth in this resolution; and further authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute any and all agreements relative to the aforestated projects. 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