2004-25745 Reso
RESOLUTION NO.
2004-25745
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 RANKING OF FIRMS PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 39-03/04, FOR ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION DESIGN, AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH POINTE PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT;
AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
TOP-RANKED FIRM OF HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES; AND SHOULD THE
ADMINISTRATION NOT BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TOP-
RANKED FIRM, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
SECOND-RANKED FIRM OF THE RMPK GROUP; AND SHOULD THE
ADMINISTRATION NOT BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
SECOND-RANKED FIRM; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE THIRD-RANKED FIRM OF CALVIN, GIORDANO &
ASSOCIATES.
WHEREAS, the South Pointe Park (Park) Project (the "Park Project") will be divided in
phases, with Phase I to include but not be limited to the initial planning, preliminary design
and landscape architectural services in an effort to be able to submit a Basis of Design
Report (BOOR) on or about July 28, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the successful consultant will also undertake original planning and design
analysis and hold additional community workshops to identify all potential improvements
and determine those to be implemented; and
WHEREAS, in identifying Park Project improvements, the selected consultant will
consider improvements described in the 1995 "City of Miami Beach Parks Master Plan",
and those identified in community workshops previously held by the City on the Park; and
WHEREAS, an optimal master plan of improvements shall be identified in a BOOR;
corresponding construction designs will then be developed and implemented; and a
preliminary master plan of desired improvements may also be required; and
WHEREAS, the Park Project boundary shall include any or all of a substantial portion of
the adjacent "Alaska Parcel" property, consisting of approximately 2 + acres of marine
recreational land and the unifying the Washington Avenue Extension that connects the
Park to the Alaska Parcel; and
WHEREAS, required professional services will include any urban design services
needed to successfully integrate this additional area into the existing Park, to establish
optimal pedestrian connections both within the Park and between the Park and the
surrounding area, and to design Park and marine recreational improvements in a manner
that creates an optimal relationship between said improvements and the surrounding urban
fabric including built structures, open space, view corridors, roadways, and pedestrian
ways; and
WHEREAS, the final design shall create consistent design connections to the variety of
amenities in the neighborhood and create logical interaction for the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Park Project's estimated budget is $10 million, as a result of the recent
passage of the Miami-Dade County General Obligation (G,O) Bond Program, which
included $5 million from said G,O. Bond Program, in addition to the $5 million available
from the City's budget; and
WHEREAS, Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No, 39-03/04 for Architecture, Landscape
Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Administration Services Needed to Complete
the Planning, Construction Design, and Construction of the South Pointe Park
Improvement Project, was issued on September 20,2004, with an opening date of October
14,2004; and
WHEREAS, Bid Net issued notices to 30 prospective proposers, resulting in 25
proposers requesting RFQ packages, which resulted in the receipt of the following six (6)
proposals:
· Calvin, Giordano & Associates
In association with:
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd and
OPPENheim architecture+design;
. The RMPK Group
Comprised of:
The RMPK Group;
ConsulTech Engineering;
Margie Ruddick Landscape;
Michael Singer; and
Glavovic Studios;
· Pressley Associates, Inc,
Landscape architects with:
Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. and
Leiter, Perez & Associates, Inc;
· Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
In association with:
Arquitectonica;
Curtis and Rogers Design Studio, Inc.;
Milian & Swain Associates;
TLC Engineering for Architecture; and
San Martin Associates;
· EDAW INC
In association with:
Michael Graves & Associates;
Milian Swain & Associates, Inc.; and
Coastal Systems Internationallnc;
· HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES
In association with:
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam;
Savino Miller;
Langan Engineering;
Principle Design & Development;
Margueritte Ramos;
Joseph R. Abel;
Scheda Ecological Associates;
David Plummer & Associates;
ESI Design;
D.E.W.; and
LAM; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, via Letter to Commission (LTC) No, 125-2004,
appointed an Evaluation Committee ("the Committee") consisting of the following
individuals:
· Jerry Blair, Committee Chairman;
· Arthur Forgette, Manager, Smith and Wollensky Restaurant;
· Ruth Remington, South Pointe Property Owner, and President of Murano at
Portofino;
· Thomas Mooney, Preservation and Design Manager, Planning Department;
· Donald Shockey, Senior Capital Project Planner, Capital Improvements Program;
· Julio Magrisso, Assistant Director-Parks, Parks and Recreation;
· Erika Brigham, Miami Beach Housing Authority Chairperson;
· Juan Covian, South Pointe Property Owner;
· Betty Guttierrez, Miami Beach Housing Authority Chairperson; and
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2004, the Committee convened and was provided with a
Project overview by Jorge Gomez, Planning Director; and
WHEREAS, additionally, the Committee reviewed references secured by the
Procurement staff, and discussed the following RFQ evaluation criteria and weighted
score, which was used to evaluate and rank the respondents:
· The experience, qualifications and (portfolio) of the Principal (15 points);
· The experience, qualifications and (portfolio) of the Project Manager (20 points);
· The experience and qualifications of the professional personnel assigned to the
Project Team (10 points);
· Willingness to meet time and budget requirements as demonstrated by past
performance (5 points);
· Certified minority business enterprise participation. Either the Prime Consultant or
the sub-Consultant team may qualify for proof of certification for minority business
enterprise participation, Accepted minority business enterprise certifications include
the Small Business Administration (SBA), State of Florida, or Miami-Dade County
(5points);
· Location (5 points);
· Recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms (5 points);
· The volume of work previously awarded to each firm by the City (5 points);
· Project Implementation Strategy to comply/meet with the expedited timeframe
described in this RFQ and demonstrated successful similar projects (15 points);
· Demonstrated success in leading active collaborative stakeholder processes to
achieve consensus on program and design in similar size and scope projects based
on budget and size (15 points); and
WHEREAS, after the firms' presentations, the Committee deliberated and articulated its
individual ranking of firms based on the criteria set forth in the RFQ; the top three
proposers were ranked as follows:
1, Hargreaves Associates;
2, RMPK Group; and
3. Calvin, Giordano & Associates; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed the proposals submitted by Hargreaves
Associates; the RMPK Group; and Calvin, Giordano & Associates, as well as copies of
their respective presentations, and the videotape recording of their respective
presentations to the Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, following his review, finds that the top two firms of
Hargreaves Associates and the RMPK Group are equally competent and qualified to
perform the services required for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recognizing the importance of this project to the citizens
of Miami Beach, invited Hargreaves Associates and the RMPK Group to provide the City
Commission with a 1 Q-minute presentation, so that the City Commission may have the
opportunity to decide which firm is the most qualified for this project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby
accepts the recommendation of the City Manager pertaining to the ranking of firms
pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No, 39-03/04, for Architecture, Landscape
Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Administration Services needed to complete
the planning, construction design, and construction of the South Pointe Park Improvement
Project; authorize the Administration to enter into negotiations with the top-ranked firm of
Hargreaves Associates; and should the Administration not be able to negotiate an
Agreement with the top-ranked firm, authorize the Administration to negotiate with the
second-ranked firm of the RMPK Group; and should the Administration not be able to
negotiate an Agreement with the second-ranked firm, authorize the Administration to
negotiate an Agreement with the third-ranked firm of Calvin, Giordano & Associates.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
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Condensed Title:
A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager Pertaining To The Ranking Of Firms
Pursuant To Request For Qualifications (RFQ) No. 39-03/04, The South Pointe Park Improvement Project;
Authorizing The Administration To Enter Into Negotiations With The Top-Ranked Firm Of Hargreaves
Associates, And Should The Administration Not Be Able To Negotiate An Agreement With The Top-
Ranked Firm; Authorizing The Administration To Negotiate With The Second-Ranked Firm OfThe RMPK
Group, And Should The Administration Not Be Able To Negotiate An Agreement With The Second-Ranked
Firm; Authorizing The Administration To Negotiate An Agreement With The Third-Ranked Firm Of Calvin,
Giordano & Associates.
Issue:
I Shall the City Commission adopt the resolution?
Item Summary/Recommendation:
The South Pointe Park Project will be divided in phases with Phase I to include but not be limited to the initial
planning, preliminary design and landscape architectural services in an effort to be able to submit a Basis of
Design Report (BODR) within the 12 month timeframe set forth in the City's settlement agreement with the
Developer, which would be due by July 28, 2005. The successful Consultant will also undertake original
planning and design analysis and hold additional community workshops to identify all potential improvements
and determine those to be implemented. The project's estimated budget is $10 million. As a result of the
recent passage of the official Miami-Dade County G.O. Bond, the confirmed budget is $10 million, including
$5 million from said G.O. Bond Program.
On October 29, 2004, an Evaluation Committee (the "Committee") appointed by the City Manager
convened and listened to presentations from six (6) firms and participated in question and answer sessions
with each firm. The Committee deliberated and articulated their individual ranking of firms based on the
criteria set forth in the RFQ. The results were recorded as follows:
Hargreaves Associates - Ranked 1st
The RMPK Group - Ranked 2nd
Calvin, Giordano & Associates - Ranked ard
The City Manager exercised his due diligence and reviewed the proposals submitted by Hargreaves
Associates and the RMPK Group, as well as copies of their respective presentations, and the videotape
recording of their respective presentations to the Committee. It was evident from the documentation
reviewed that both firms are equally competent and qualified to perform the services required for this project.
Recognizing that both firms are very capable of providing the needed services and the importance of this
project to the citizens of Miami Beach, the City Manager has invited both firms to provide the City
Commission with a 1 O-minute presentation, so that the City Commission may have the opportunity to decide
which firm is the most qualified for this project.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
IN/A
Financial Information:
Source of
Funds:
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Finance Dept.
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
I Gus Lopez
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To:
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Subject:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Date: November 10, 2004
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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 RANKING OF FIRMS
PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 39-03/04,
FOR ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING,
AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES NEEDED TO
COMPLETE THE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION DESIGN, AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH POINTE PARK IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP-RANKED FIRM OF HARGREAVES
ASSOCIATES, AND SHOULD THE ADMINISTRATION NOT BE ABLE TO
NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TOP-RANKED FIRM;
AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
SECOND-RANKED FIRM OF THE RMPK GROUP, AND SHOULD THE
ADMINISTRATION NOT BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE SECOND-RANKED FIRM; AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE THIRD-
RANKED FIRM OF CALVIN, GIORDANO & ASSOCIATES.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The South Pointe Park Project will be divided in phases with Phase I to include but not be
limited to the initial planning, preliminary design and landscape architectural services in an
effort to be able to submit a Basis of Design Report (BOOR) within the 12 month timeframe
set forth in the City's settlement agreement with the Developer, which would be due by July
28, 2005. The successful Consultant will also undertake original planning and design
analysis and hold additional community workshops to identify all potential improvements
and determine those to be implemented,
Commission Memo
RFQ 39-03/04 - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, And Construction Administration
Services Needed To Complete The Planning, Constrliction Design, And Construction Of The South Pointe
Park Improvement Project
November 10, 2004
Page 2 of 6
The additional phases may include the following:
Planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering services
required to identify, design, and construct comprehensive improvements to the City of
Miami Beach's South Pointe Park. Anticipated improvements include landscaping,
irrigation, recreational areas, public art, walkways, rest rooms, signage, support structures,
parking, lighting, seawall improvements, bay walk, water features, natural/historic/maritime
information interpretive features, and concession areas and appropriate accessory park
commercial uses and any other Park elements or public facilities determined to be required
or desired by the City during the planning process,
It is envisioned that the selected Consultant will collaborate with an artist to be reflected in
an effort to identify artistic improvements that are interactive and a significant component of
this project. The Consultant's design concepts shall respond to and include natural beauty
of South Pointe Park's setting.
In identifying Park improvements, the selected Consultant will consider improvements
described in the 1995 "City of Miami Beach Parks Master Plan" and those identified in
community workshops previously held by the City on the Project. An optimal master plan
of improvements shall be identified in a Basis of Design Report, Corresponding
construction designs will then be developed and implemented, A preliminary master plan
of desired improvements may also be required,
The Park boundary shall include any or all of a substantial portion of the adjacent "Alaska
parcel" property, consisting of approximately 2 + acres of marine recreational land and the
unifying Washington Avenue Extension that connects the park to the Alaska Parcel. The
scope of the Park and marine recreational improvements may include any of the above-
identified improvements on this additional area, Required professional services will include
any urban design services needed to successfully integrate this additional park area into
the existing Park, to establish optimal pedestrian connections both within the Park and
between the Park and the surrounding area, and to design Park and marine recreational
improvements in a manner that creates an optimal relationship between said improvements
and the surrounding urban fabric including built structures, open space, view corridors,
roadways, and pedestrian ways,
The final design shall create consistent design connections to the variety of amenities in
the neighborhood and create logical interaction for the neighborhood,
The project's estimated budget is $10 million, As a result of the recent passage of the
official Miami-Dade County G,Q, Bond, the confirmed budget is $10 million, including $5
million from said G,Q, Bond Program,
Commission Memo
RFQ 39-03/04 - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, And Construction Administration
Services Needed To Complete The Planning, Construction Design, And Construction Of The South Pointe
Park Improvement Project
November 10, 2004
Page 3 of 6
RFQ No, 39-03/04 was issued on September 20,2004 with an opening date of October 14,
2004, A pre-proposal conference to provide information to firms considering submitting a
response was held on October 1, 2004, BidNet issued bid notices to 30 prospective
proposers, resulting in 25 proposers requesting RFQ packages, which resulted in the
receipt of the following six (6) proposals:
· Calvin, Giordano & Associates
In association with:
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol LId and
OPPENheim architecture+design
. EDAW INC
In association with:
Michael Graves & Associates;
Milian Swain & Associates, Inc.; and
Coastal Systems Internationallnc,
· HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES
In association with:
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam;
Savino Miller;
Langan Engineering;
Principle Design & Development;
Margueritte Ramos;
Joseph R. Abel;
Scheda Ecological Associates;
David Plummer & Associates;
ESI Design;
D.E.W,; and
LAM
· Pressley Associates, Inc.
Landscape architects with:
Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. and
Leiter, Perez & Associates, Inc.
. The RMPK Group
Comprised of:
The RMPK Group;
ConsulTech Engineering;
Margie Ruddick Landscape;
Michael Singer; and
Glavovic Studios.
· Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
In association with:
Arquitectonica;
Curtis and Rogers Design Studio, Inc.;
Milian & Swain Associates;
TLC Engineering for Architecture; and
San Martin Associates.
Commission Memo
RFQ 39-03/04 - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, And Construction Administration
Services Needed To Complete The Planning, Constructio" Design, And Construction Of The South Pointe
Park Improvement Project
November 10, 2004
Page 4 of 6
The City Manager via Letter to Commission (LTC) No, 125-2004, appointed an Evaluation
Committee (lithe Committee") consisting of the following individuals:
· Blair, Jerry - Committee Chairman
· Brigham, Erika - Miami Beach Housing Authority Chairperson
· Covian, Juan - South Pointe Property Owner
· Forgette, Arthur - Manager, Smith and Wollensky Restaurant
· Guttierrez, Betty - Miami Beach Housing Authority Chairperson
· Magrisso, Julio - Assistant Director-Parks, Parks and Recreation
· Mooney, Thomas - Preservation and Design Manager, Planning Department
· Remington, Ruth - South Pointe Property Owner, and President of Murano at
Portofino
· Shockey, Donald - Senior Capital Project Planner, Capital Improvements Program
On October 29,2004, the Committee convened, Committee member Juan Covian was not
able to be present at this meeting due to prior scheduled commitment. The Committee was
provided with a project overview by Jorge Gomez, Planning Director. Additionally, the
Committee reviewed references secured by the Procurement staff, and discussed the
following RFQ evaluation criteria and weighted score, which was used to evaluate and rank
the respondents:
· The experience, qualifications and (portfolio) of the Principal (15 points)
· The experience, qualifications and (portfolio) of the Project Manager (20 points)
· The experience and qualifications of the professional personnel assigned to the
Project Team (10 points)
· Willingness to meet time and budget requirements as demonstrated by past
performance (5 points)
· Certified minority business enterprise participation, Either the Prime Consultant or
the sub-Consultant team may qualify for proof of certification for minority business
enterprise participation, Accepted minority business enterprise certifications include
the Small Business Administration (SBA), State of Florida, or Miami-Dade County
(5points).
. Location (5 points)
· Recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms (5 points).
· The volume of work previously awarded to each firm by the City (5 points),
· Project Implementation Strategy to comply/meet with the expedited timeframe
described in this RFQ and demonstrated successful similar projects (15 points)
· Demonstrated success in leading active collaborative stakeholder processes to
achieve consensus on program and design in similar size and scope projects based
on budget and size (15 points)
Commission Memo
RFQ 39-03/04 - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, And Construction Administration
Services Needed To Complete The Planning, Construction Design, And Construction Of The South Pointe
Park Improvement Project
November 10, 2004
Page 5 of 6
After the firms' presentations, the Committee members deliberated and articulated their
individual ranking of firm based on the criteria set forth in the RFQ, The results were
recorded as follows:
NAMES FIRMS
Calvin. EDAW.
Giordano Inc Harareaves Presslev RMPK Wallace
BLAIR 92(4) 95(2) 92(4) 90(6) 98(1) 93(3)
BRIGHAM 89(3) 86(4) 1 OO( 1 ) 75(6) 94(2) 77(5)
FORGETTE 82(4) 79(6) 87(1) 85(2) 85(2) 81 (5)
GUTTIERREZ 98(2) 94(4) 100(1 ) 94(4) 97(3) 94(4)
MAGRISSO 87(6) 92(3) 95(2) 88(5) 92(3) 96(1 )
MOONEY 66(5) 84(2) 96(1) 57(6) 82(3 ) 78(4)
REMINGTON 93(1) 77(4) 88(2) 75(5) 82(3) 71 (6)
SHOCKEY 90(3) 85(5) 95(1) 93(2) 90(3) 85(5)
As per Section 287,055, Florida Statutes, known as the Consultants' Competitive
Negotiation Act (CCNA), the Committee ranked the top three firms as follows:
Hargreaves Associates
5_151 place votes =
2- 2nd place votes =
1- 4th place votes =
5x1 = 5
2x2= 4
1x4= 4
TOTAL =
13 = Ranked 15t
The RMPK Group
1_15t place votes =
2_2nd place votes =
6_3rd place votes =
1x1=1
2x2=4
6x3=18
TOTAL =
23 = Ranked 2nd
Calvin, Giordano & Associates 1_151 place votes = 1 x1 =1
1_2nd place votes = 1x2=2
2_3rd place votes = 2x3=6
2-4th place votes = 2x4=8
1_5th place votes = 1x5=5
1_6th place votes = 1x6=6
TOTAL =
28 = Ranked 3rd
Commission Memo
RFQ 39-03/04 - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, And Construction Administration
Services Needed To Complete The Planning, Construction Design, And Construction Of The South Pointe
Park Improvement Project
November 10, 2004
Page 6 of 6
Relevant information regarding Hargreaves and RMPK is attached as Attachment "A" and
"B" respectively,
CITY MANAGER REVIEW
The City Manager exercised his due diligence and reviewed the proposals submitted by
Hargreaves Associates and the RMPK Group, as well as copies of their respective
presentations, and the videotape recording of their respective presentations to the
Committee, It was evident from the documentation reviewed that both firms are equally
competent and qualified to perform the services required for this project. As we have done
in the past, while the City Manager's recommends Hargreaves Associates as the top
ranked firm, the City Manager also recognizes that both firms are very capable of providing
the needed services and the importance of this project to the citizens of Miami Beach,
Therefore, we have invited both firms to provide the City Commission with a 10-minute
presentation, so that the City Commission may have the opportunity to draw its own
conclusion,
Upon selection of the top ranked firm by the City Commission, the Administration will
initiate negotiations with the selected consulting firm and concurrently engage in
discussions with the Developer, the Related Group, to determine the feasibility of
capitalizing on the Developer's prior offer to fund the preliminary design effort, at no cost to
the City, The selected consultant, while hired by the Developer, would work at the direction
of the City, and would develop design schematics, perform the necessary Community
Design Workshops and complete Phase I of the planning process within the specified
expedited timeframe, culminating in a BODR to be submitted for City Commission approval
prior to July 28, 2005,
CONCLUSION
The Administration's recommendation is that the City Commission adopt the attached
Resolution, which accepts the recommendation of the City Manager pertaining to the
ranking of proposals received pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No, 39-03/04,
for architectural, engineering, design and construction of the South Pointe Park
Improvement Project; authorizes the Administration to enter into negotiations with the top
ranked firm of Hargreaves Associates, and should the Administration not be able to
successfully negotiate an agreement with Hargreaves Associates; authorizes the
Administration to enter into negotiations with the second ranked firm ofThe RMPK Group,
and should the Administration not be able to successfully negotiate an agreement with The
RMPK Group, authorizes the Administration to enter into negotiations with the third ranked
firm of Calvin, Giordano & Associates,
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Mr. Gus Lopez
City of Miami Beach, City Hall
Procurement Division - Third floor
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Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Re: Respone to Request for Qualifications for
Planning, design and construction ofthe South Pointe Park improvement project
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Hargreaves Associates is pleased to submit our qualifications for the planning and construction of
South Pointe Park project. We have assembled a strong team that capitalizes on the experience and
expertise that Hargreaves Associates brings to this process. This project represents a significant
opportunity to be part of a highly important developing district and to create a vibrant and successful
urban space for the City of Miami Beach and the adjacent neighborhoods. We are excited by the
prospect of being involved in this transformation.
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While Hargreaves Associates' work spans the full spectrum of the profession, we have forged a
particular niche as the lead designer in the planning & design of urban parks and waterfronts. Our
extensive project experience has addressed many issues similar to those of South Pointe Park and the
surrounding areas face -reconnection of the people to the water edge, creation of an inviting
recreation space, working with natural resources amidst urban centers, and fostering real economic
development opportunities. We have found this juncture to be fertile ground for the creation of
compelling and successful places beyond simply "connecting the dots" of existing fragments.
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We have carefully composed our team to reflect the needs of the project and to take advantage ofthe
strong existing working relationships between team members. We are pleased to be teaming with
Scogin Elam Architects, the renowned Atlanta based architectural firm, whose design expertise has
gained recognition and has won them many awards. We are also pleased to be joining with Savino
Miller whose local expertise will prove invaluable to the project. We are particularly pleased to be
working again with Langan Engineering. Our team is confident that we bring the necessary strengths of
vision, practicality, local understanding and technical know-how to your project.
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As you will see in our submittal, Hargreaves Associates and our team has successfully completed
numerous large scale and complex riverfront, waterfront and museum projects throughout the nation,
ranging from $10 million to well over $125 million in cost. Most notably, our waterfront park Crissy
Field in San Francisco, was recently awarded an Honor Award by the American Society of Landscape
Architects. The Golden Gate National Park's Superintendent stated: "Crissy Field's restoration is the
largest waterfront project the National Park Service has ever undertaken. We take immense pride in
this wonderful transformation. It will be one of the most marvelous waterfront areas in the world."
Our experience on the Louisville Waterfront Park, recently profiled in Landscape Architecture
Magazine, prompted the author to write: "Hargreaves Associates has redefined the American park to
heal an urban waterfront and help the people of Louisville regain their river."
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THE FIRM
Hargreaves Associates is a professional consulting firm comprised
oflandscape architects and planners with offices in San Francisco.
California, Cambridge. Massachusetts, and New York City. The
firm is a California corporation employing seven principals. four
senior associates. eight associates, and thirty five other full.time
professionals. The work includes a wide range of urban design.
waterfronts. public parks, academic. corporate, institutional, and
residential planning and design projects.
Since its founding in 1983, the firm has developed particular
expertise in two areas: reclamation of neglected or abandoned sites
for public occupation, often on waterfronts or in urban cores; and
campus master planning and open space design. In all projects the
firm's work centers on planning and design that is specific to a site
including its historical context. its natural processes and the uses
aspired to for that site, The firm's work embodies a commitment
to 'civic' vitality and creative solutions that meld cultural desires.
functional needs and site.
The firm's organization centers on projects. The principals and
associates assigned to a project remain committed throughout
that project's life. Hargreaves Associates' projects encompass a
wide range of scales and locations. both national and international.
Several significant projects include: participation on the winning
team for the World Trade Center Site Competition in New York
City; the Olympics 2000 in Sydney. Australia; the Native American
Museum in Oklahoma City; the Louisville Waterfront Park in
Louisville, Kentucky; University Commons and Campus Green at
the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio; Guadalupe River
Park in San Jose. California; Crissy Field in San Francisco; Grant Park
Framework Plan in Chicago. Illinois; and currently in construction
the William I. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas;
General Motors Global Headquarters Riverfront Promenade and
Plaza in Detroit. Michigan; and Chattanooga 21st Century Waterfront
Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
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Recent commissions include South Lake Union Park and Brightwater
Wastewater Treatment Facility, both in Seattle, Washington; Trinity
River Park and a Downtown Parks Plan in Dallas. Texas; County
Administration Center Waterfront Park in San Diego, California;
the American University, Charles Hostler Student Recreation
Center in Beirut, Lebanon; Drexel University Master Plan and
Open Spaces in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Davenport and Rock
Island Rivervision Plan in Illinois and Iowa; Duke University Student
Plaza in Durham, North Carolina; Pena Boulevard Master Plan at
the Denver International Airport in Colorado; Millennium Point in
New York City; 2200 M Street in Washington, DC; and Arts Block
in Baton Rouge. Louisiana. The implementation of work in such
diverse locations is enabled both by travel and by digital transfer
of drawing and image files, which is a routine component of the
firm's practice.
The firm's 15 years of work on the University of Cincinnati Master
Plan continues with the publication of its third edition, and the
construction of a new central space: Main Street.
Hargreaves Associates combines the skills of landscape
architecture, planning, and urban design with related disciplines
to create memorable environments. The work is characterized by
a philosophy of strong, simple design that responds in innovative
ways to the unique set of forces exerted upon each site from both
cultural and environmental processes. This design philosophy is
integrated with a clear understanding of costs, current construction
techniques, and scheduling, with an all.important emphasis on the
clients' needs and goals.
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Hargreaves Associates has at its core a single overriding concern:
conneclion- connection between culture and the environment,
connection between the land and its people. Civilizations have
long sought dominance over the landscape, pursuing agrarian and
industrial wealth. I n reaction, the last twenty.five years have brought
about the emergence of an ecological approach to planning. the
preservation and restoration of natural systems, and the notion
of sustainable landscape. Our own built landscapes eschew these
polarized approaches to the land - one potentially damaging
to the balance of natural systems. the other blind to culture and
remote from people's lives - seeking the in.between. Our work
acknowledges the simple truth that "made" landscapes can never
be natural. With increasing frequency our work deals with land
which has been made and ,e.made.
These projects reach toward real, visceral connections in an
everyday environment. The scales of projects vary. from miles of
urban riverway and hundreds of acres of waterfront or converted
landfill at one end of the spectrum, to a single city block or small
courtyard at the other. Through manipulation and amplification
of environmental phenomena such as light, shadow, water, wind;
residual environmental and industrial remnants; and topography
and habitat. we strive to foster an awareness and understanding of
the structural components of natural systems by direct interaction.
This direct interaction is in contrast to the insular experience of a
replication or restoration of "nature." In this way the experience of
these built landscapes may indeed be more real in their impact on
people than landscapes of preservation or re.creation,
In other instances, these landscapes may accentuate past. present
and future fusions of culture and environment. At many different
scales. an abstract archaeology surfaces to embrace fragments of
previous human use such as those unearthed on an abandoned
industrial or agrarian site now converted to public use. This
archaeology may also reveal elements of wilderness or pre.cultural
dominance, or even the very forces which shape the earth. Without
erasure, beyond recall, and outside the walls of the museum our
connection with the land and landscape is exposed as the knotted
bond it has been and will always be, Whether reductive or rich, highly
programmed or passive. culturally interpretive or teeming with the
phenomena of nature's own systems, these built landscapes seek
the power of connection to our day.to.day lives,
Firm Profile and Philosophy
Firm Profile
Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam, the two principals of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Inc, have worked together
in architecture for over thirty years, The firm, founded in 1984 as Parker and Scogin, later as Scogin Elam and Bray.
was formed in order to take full advantage of the complimentary skills and talents of the two principals, Mack Scogin
and Merrill Elam have made the commitment to organize all of the work in a manner that ensures their involvement in
the day-to-day development of each project. This keeps the work personal and directed, and brings the best of the
firm's collective knowledge and experience to each client.
The firm's present staff totals twenty-five, All technical staff members are architects or intern architects and work in a
full collaboration with the princip"ls,
Projects realized by the firm are diverse in size, type and location, The principals have extensive experience in the
formation and leadership of multi-disciplined project teams, They bring the understanding of large projects and
organizations to their personal practice in architecture, Prior to founding Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, the
principals worked together initially at Heery and Heery Architects, in Atlanta, a large, multi-disciplinary architectural
and construction management firm, While executing design and management work for project types ranging from
airports and hospitals to corporate and industrial campuses, the principals gained extensive experience in the
techniques of controlling the time, cost and project delivery processes for complex and demanding projects,
It is this experience combined with an unyielding commitment to meeting the needs of clients with an architecture that
is of the present-day that most distinguishes the firm's work,
The firm's clients expect innovative design with a mature approach to the practical constraints of architecture. They
have an innate desire for architecture that goes beyond mere problem solving to architecture that addresses their
curiosity surrounding the role of architecture in society,
In addition to architecture, services offered by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects include graphic design, exhibit
design, interior design, planning, programming, and research,
Philosophy
There are a few important things we are certain we have learned in our experiences in architecture.
We travel well and find the discovering of new places invigorating, We have heavy overcoats and galoshes and we
are fond of tulips, Place has everything to do with the character and outcome of a project.
We enjoy genuine, ongoing, in-depth, mutually satisfying exchanges with our clients, There is nothing more rewarding
than a pat on the back from a client and agreement that we have all done well.
We work hard and long on every project and have the experience and maturity that leads to solid decision making,
Solving programmatic and functional requirements is fundamental to our thought process, Sound planning is basic,
Transcending the basics, touching on the extraordinary, allowing the idea of the artful to enter the process, weighing
the specific against the generic, pushing the edges, relishing the challenge of "now" conditions, recognizing cultural
forces and influences. and searching for the broader meanings in architecture are the phenomena of architecture that
continue to fascinate us, While our work reflects these interests and may appear extreme, the spaces of our projects
are paradoxically peaceful.
Finally, the common ground, the essential reason that a client and an architect should join forces is simply this: that
they share common values and respect each other, Authenticity and quality, originality, intelligence and the search,
fairness and a good debate, and excellence in architecture are among other things we value,
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SAVINO & MILLER DESIGN STUDIO provides professional consuhing services in the
fields of Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, and Planning. Our work is
based on our multi-disciplinary experience and collaborative approach to design of the
built/spatial environment Our professional design experience includes urban design,
slreetscape design, community planning, residential, commercial, site planning,
hotel/resort design, and park design,
Savino & Miller Design Studio was founded in 1990 by Adriana Savino and Barry Miner,
with offices in Miami Beach, Florida. Together they share over thirty years of project
management experience, working in both public and private development sectors,
Through our work, we enrich and enliven the user experience in the builtllp&tial
environment, Each project is a process of discovery: through understanding of sita and
exploring ways to meaningfully engage the design program and user with the epaoe and
its surrounds. Our design process hinges on the conversation with our clienls which
leads to a creative exploration of ideas, Through this conversation, our projects merge
function/program with the kinetic and potential essence of site. We bring to each design
a sense of ecological stewardship, a clear understanding of the pragmatic, and
imagination.
Landscape Architecture
Savino & Miler Design Studio integrated approach is responsive to the ecology of the
site, program needs, architectural features and budget aspects of the project. We believe
that good design considers and respects local context and use patterns, is ecologically
sound, brings people together, and fosters a greater awareness of place. Careful
attention to detail helps to engender a sense 01 place and create a unique experience.
We put special emphasis in the selection and design of paving treatments, site fumllunt,
lighting, water features and planting, that expresses the unique qualities of the siIB and
proposed use.
Urban Design
Creative urban interventions combining our professional experience, knowledge and
sensitivity toward the linkage of landscape, architecture and social use/patterns in order
to integrate and enhance the spatial infrastructure of a city, neighborhood or development
site,
Architecture
Our goal is to create an integrated balance of built and open space, to improve and
preserve the scale and character of each site. We provide our clients with creative
buildings and spatial solutions that respect and enhance the existing urban fabric and
relevant structure, while providing a contemporary response to the building's design
program.
LANGAN CORPORATE PROFILE
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (Langan) is a professional consulting
firm providing multi-discipline environmental, geotechnical and site/civil engineering
solutions for both public and private sector clients at sites located throughout the United
States and abroad from our offices in Miami, FL; Elmwood Park, NJ; Trenton, NJ;
Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; New Haven, CT; and Las Vegas, NV.
Langan, founded in 1970, is in its 34th year of professional practice,
Langan's 34-year history of providing integrated engineering and environmental services is
founded on unparalleled commitment to our clients, serving as a consultant, as an
advocate, and as an extension of our client's organization. Langan's corporate culture is
one of its best attributes. Our corporate culture allows project managers to provide the best
professional engineering and environmental services to our clients. Technical Excellence,
Practical Experience and Client Responsiveness are three attributes that serve as the
cornerstones of Langan's corporate culture.
Langan has been practicing geotechnical engineering in South Florida since 1974,
designing the foundations of some of the tallest buildings and most challenging projects in
the area. Projects within the vicinity of South Pointe Park include the Continuum on South
Beach, The Loews Miami Hotel & Convention Center, The Royal Palm Crowne Plaza,
Bentley Bay Towers and Bulkhead, The Grand Flamingo and Bentley Bay Beach
Condominiums. Our innovative foundation designs have saved our clients millions of
dollars in construction costs and earned us numerous awards from national engineering
organizations.
Langan has been involved in Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments in
Florida since 1987. Langan has undertaken many complex and extensive projects for both
private and public sectors, Public agencies for which Langan has performed
Environmental Assessment services include, South Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Orange County,
Alachua County, Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County. Projects in the private
sector include the American Airlines Arena, Ocean Colony, Rod & Reel Marina, One
Watermark Marina, and Fontainebleau II.
Langan provides comprehensive Land Development Engineering Services for major
developers and national retailers on projects throughout the United States, This includes
award-winning, fast-track site engineering projects and integrated CADD capabilities. As
an integral component of the design team, Langan works closely with the owner to develop
conceptual site plans and realistic cost estimates. Langan's service doesn't end after
issuing site plans and specifications, it continues throughout permitting, construction
inspection and overall project management.
Langan has a history of providing practical engineering services from concept to
construction, for sites with difficult subsurface conditions, and complex waterfront and
redevelopment projects. From the onset we have placed the interest of our clients first,
maintaining cost effectiveness on both large-scale and small project assignments.
LAN6AN
WELCOME TO PRINCIPLE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Like the shining beacon of a lighthouse, Principle Design & Development, LLC leads the design arena
for excellence, quality, innovative solutions, and customer service. We are an in depth professional
service organization with managing partners having over 75 years of combined experience in
engineering, architecture, and master plan community development. Our team of design professionals
has been involved in notable projects around the globe and can provide this experience to you at
competitive rates. We are committed to providing quality efficient service by offering our customers the
best possible solutions to satisfy their design needs.
The Principle team was established to manage the complete design and development process in a cost
effective manner, ensuring only the highest quality product demanded by the high-end facilities and
communities we are entrusted with. The integrated complimentary disciplines harbored at Principle
Design & Development provide our clients efficiencies and economic benefits in a comprehensive and
diversified manner required by today's multidisciplinary projects.
MARINA AND WATERFRONT RECREATION DESIGN
Principle Design & Development, LLC, offers a wide portfolio of professional marina and waterfront
recreation design and services for the waterfront industry. Among these services are marina
acquisition, financial analyses (market studies, business plan, capital costs, dockominium/yacht clubs,
potential profitability, typical income and cash flow projections, and development of a marina annual
budget), regulatory assistance, site evaluation and assessment (marina development goals, due
diligence, site assessment, environmental considerations, marina basin planning, dredging
requirements), marina and waterfront recreation engineering design (vessel considerations, facility
layout, selection of dock types, materials of construction, boardwalks, blueways, design and
construction), upland programming and conceptual planning, amenities), and professional
architectural design services (ships store, restaurants, clubhouses, dockmaster buildings, and dry rack
storage buildings).
The Principle Design & Development marina team provides expertise to the extent needed to
accomplish any set of project goals. Through our careful market analysis, appropriate engineering and
scientific investigation, thoughtful material selection, and responsive operation, Principle Design &
Development can be relied upon for successful development of the most complex marina projects.
PORT AND WATERFRONT ENGINEERING
The design professionals at Principle Design & Development, LLC offer a full range of unparalleled
experience to the port and marine waterfront industry. These professional services range from cargo
operations studies to berthing designs. Our diversified group of talented marine design professionals
has worked around the globe for port authorities, private industry and the military providing service.
Principle Design & Development's skills, capabilities and experience include port planning and
programming, port and cargo operations, terminal and harbor design, feasibility studies,
bulkhead/wharf design and berth layouts, due diligence, structure rehabilitation, upland facility design,
dredge material master plans, dredging designs, navigation issues, USACOE permitting, and
program/construction management.
We offer clients knowledgeable marine specialists with years of hands.on experience and active
involvement in industry associations, task forces, and research. It is this depth and diversity that
enables Principle Design & Development to complete all aspects of your next project planning, design
and development project.
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COASTAL ENGINEERING
Principle Design & Development, LLC, offers a full array of coastal engineering services. Our
professionals have worked around the globe on coastal projects that include inlet analysis and design,
coastal analysis, tidal and wave action studies, breakwater structures, shore protection, beach re-
nourishment programs, dredging studies and design, navigation issues, USACOE permitting
assistance, and hydrographic surveys.
Because the nature and complexity of most coastal problems vary widely with location, the proper
solution of any specific problem requires a systematic and thorough study. The highly experienced
coastal engineering team at Principle Design & Development understands these problems and
considers all advantageous and detrimental physical and environmental effects, while comparing the
overall cost and benefits to the project to determine the justification of protection methods.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Principle Design & Development, LLC, offers the full array of professional structural engineering and
design services. Whether serving our Marine, Port or Architectural projects, or providing consulting
directly to architects, owners or builders, our structural services team is backed by decades of
experience available to benefit our clients. Successful projects have been delivered by our team in every
building sector, including:
. Commercial: Corporate, Office, Retail, Mixed-use, Professional, Medical
. Institutional: Correctional, Libraries
. Educational: Private and Public, Primary & Secondary
. Industrial/Manufacturing/Warehousing & Food Service Cold-Storage
. Airports: Terminals, Hangars, Ground-Support, Fire-Rescue, Car Rental
. Seaports: Cruise-Terminals, Transit-Warehouses, Free-Trade Zones, Authority Offices
. Rail Transit: Terminals, Rail Authority Offices
. Transportation: Gateways, Toll Plazas
. Marine & Waterfront Structures: Piers, Wharves, Docks, Seawalls
. Medical: Professional offices, Clinics, Hospitals, Administrative and Support
. Pharmaceutical: Research and Production Laboratories, Super-computer Facilities
. Municipal: Town & City Halls, Public Works, Pools, Parks & Recreation
. Military: Housing, Administrative, Operational facilities and planning of all types.
. Fire Rescue & Public Safety: Fire Stations, Police Stations, Training Facilities
. Emergency Operations Centers: Design, Disaster-Preparedness Studies
. Public Utilities: Operations Centers
. Historic Preservation & Restoration
. Engineering Forensics: Failure Analysis, Fire & Storm Damage Assessments
. Single and Multi-family Residential, Luxury Estate Homes
Let Principle Design & Development demonstrate a higher level of service and a better way of thinking
the next time you require structural engineering services.
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SCHEDA ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
INTRODUCTION
SCHEDA ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. {SEA} is a Florida-registered corporation
committed to providing both private and public sector clients with innovative, cost-
effective solutions for a changing environment. Founded in Tampa in 1990, SEA's
highly motivated staff of experienced professionals has provided a variety of
professional environmental consulting services ranging from large public works
projects and watershed management studies to small-scale residential site
development. These services include:
-/ Environmental Permitting & -/ Stormwater Management
Mitigation
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Monitoring -/ Habitat Mapping
-/ Land UselWatershed -/ Wetland & Wildlife Studies
Planning & Management
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Architecture and -/ Habitat Restoration Design
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-/ Comprehensive Ecological & -/ GIS Mapping and Analysis
Cultural Assessments
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SEA is woman-owned and currently certified as a Disadvantaged or Woman-
Owned Business Enterprise (DBE/WBE) with the South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD), Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT),
the Florida Department of Management Services, various counties in Florida
(Hillsborough, Alachua, Dade, Palm Beach, and Broward), Hillsborough County
Aviation Authority, City of Tampa, South Carolina Department of Transportation,
and the State of Georgia.
SEA's professional staff of 24 scientists and technicians is led by a senior
management team with over 120 years of combined career experience, The
SEA Team utilizes both practical consulting expertise and a thorough knowledge
of the regulatory framework necessary to meet the most challenging of client
needs, Key SEA staff members have formerly worked for the U,S, Army Corps
of Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental
Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, and the Southwest Florida Water
Management District (SWFWMD), Our environmental experience complements
many engineering teams working on the planning, design, permitting and
construction of a variety of projects.
SEA's team of professionals also has extensive experience in the field of habitat
mapping, restoration, and design having overseen or designed hundreds of acres
of freshwater and estuarine habitats, We are currently providing habitat
restoration design services for the SWFWMD SWIM Program, the Sarasota Bay
National Estuary Program (SB-NEP), the FDEP, and Hillsborough, Pinellas,
Manatee, Sarasota, Collier, and Charlotte Counties.
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David Plummer & Associates, Inc, (DPA) was incorporated in 1978 for the specific purpose
of providing transportation oriented services to public sector clients throughout South
Florida, Since that time, the firm has experienced a steady, yet controlled, growth. In
1983, we began providing services to the public sector in Lee County, Florida, which led to
the opening, in 1985, of a second office in Fort Myers. In 1987, a third office was opened
in Palm Beach County to serve the Treasure Coast. We have recently opened offices in
Fort Lauderdale to serve our clients in Florida better, Initially, our services emphasized
transportation planning and traffic engineering design, We now offer complete
transportation services from each of our offices, including transportation planning, traffic
engineering, highway design, minor structural engineering, signalization design,
construction engineering inspection, as well as, environmental assessments,
DPA has conducted planning, traffic operations and traffic safety studies for various
government jurisdiction in South Florida. These services include, accident analysis,
accident reduction, signal warrant studies and analysis, capacity analysis, and cost benefit
analysis. Our roadway design efforts range from minor intersection design to signal design
to highway design to major interchange design. Members of our firm have also been
involved in numerous state and local committees concerned with the development of Level
of Service Standards and Concurrency Implementation,
With dozens of Comprehensive Plan Amendments and traffic circulation elements
completed, DPA brings special insight to, as well as, thorough knowledge of, traffic
analysis, planning, concurrency, and' the zoning issues involved in these projects,
Because of the firm's business approach to engineering, its principals are experienced in
the complex relations among financial, technical, and "people" aspects of a successful
project. The balance between engineering and business enables us to work with our
clients from the earliest stages as part of the team of architects, planners, attorneys, and
finance officers helping to shape and direct projects from the earliest planning stages
through the approval process and into implementation.
Our public clients have included the Florida Department of Transportation, Palm Beach
County, Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Collier County, Lee County, St. Lucie
County, Charlotte County and Monroe County, as well as the municipalities of Coral
Gables, Palm Beach Gardens, Delray Beach, Sanibel Island, Miami, Homestead, Fort
Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Fort Myers, Providing services to these clients has enabled
our professionals to establish excellent working relationships with the various local,
regional, and state government agencies.
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Miami South Point Park Improvement Project I Qualifications
INTRODUCTION
ESI has over 25 years experience creating innovative
visitor programs that encourage visitors to explore, learn
and have fun. We would be honored to partner with the
Miami South Point team to help realize your vision for
the park.
ESI's designs make learning fun and interesting. We
discover new and often unexpected ways of connecting
with diverse audiences. For example, at Ellis Island
we designed a multimedia exhibit for visitors of all
backgrounds to learn about their family's immigration
history. ESI is currently developing an eXCiting program
of hands-on exhibits and tools to help visitors explore
the Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest (attached).
ESI's design team can bring the history of the
South Point Park to life through interesting and
dynamic activities,
In addition, our designs create opportunities for
audiences to actively participate in the visitor experience.
Visitors are encouraged to not only interact with the
design, but with each other. By creating a strong bond
with the local community, South Point Park can develop
ongoing relationships with visitors and become a special
and unique place within the community.
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Finally, even the most creative ideas require
organization, collaboration and iteration in order to be
successfully implemented. We understand that your
team will be comprised of a diverse group of
stakeholders. After working with hundreds of client
teams, we are experienced at coordinating and
integrating different voices on a project. Our design
process begins with a Research and Analysis phase
where we address key project issues and establish the
underlying goals and aspirations for the design, By
discussing the most important and challenging
questions upfront, we help build a shared vision for the
project and establish the foundation for a truly
collaborative process.
ESI aspires to partner with your team on this project.
We believe that our experience, creativity and
methodology provide the right combination of skills for
the visitor program at South Point Park. Through an
exciting interpretive program and community outreach,
South Point Park can become a treasured resource for
the local and extended communities,
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Founded in 1977 by Edwin Schlossberg, ESI has built its
reputation on educating, engaging and even inspiring
visitors through innovative, interactive designs.
For more than 25 years, ESI has pushed the bounds of
hands-on and high-tech interactivity to create designs that
encourage visitors to explore, share and learn. Beginning
with the Learning Environment at the Brooklyn Children's
Museum, one of the nations' first participatory educational
environments, our team helped set the standard for
experiential design.
Although we approach each new design challenge from a
fresh perspective, ESI brings a number of established
strengths to the South Point Park project:
> Designing for Diverse Audiences
> A Respect for Communicating History
> Integrating Technology into Designs
Designing for Diverse Audiences
ESI regularly creates designs for diverse audiences:
children, parents, Catholic scholars, nature lovers, sports
fans, school groups, tourists, academics. Because ESl's
designs are rooted in educational theory and a strong
understanding of human interaction, they have
universal appeal.
We believe that successful visitor experiences are built
upon a deep awareness of how people absorb and analyze
information. ESI's main educational goal is to instill a
spirit of exploration that stimulates open-ended inquiry
and discovery among visitors. Drawing on the work
of educational theorists Jean Pi aget , Howard Gardner,
Jerome Bruner and L.S. Vygotsky, we believe that exhibits
should be focused on promoting critical thinking for a
diverse audience.
Each department at ESI includes educators who bring
new and varied perspectives to exhibit programs. They
also ensure that these educational principles are integral
to every stage of our design and development process.
Because our design solutions offer many points-of-entry
into information and activities, they are accessible and
valuable to visitors of varying ages, backgrounds
and abilities.
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To ensure that our designs bring history to life, ESI employs
an historian who will collaborate closely with your team
to understand the rich history of the Point from multiple
perspectives. Because of our emphasis on history, we
ask insightful questions, and take the time to absorb and
interpret historical content. Once we have a thorough
understanding of the history and program goals, our team
will develop exhibit ideas that present historical
information accurately and with sensitivity.
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ESI has extensive experience creating historical exhibits
that are fun and interactive to visitors of all ages and
backgrounds. Our designs allow visitors to learn history by
engaging them in the learning process. In addition, ESI
has experience designing exhibits that integrate artifacts
into the fabric of the visitor experience.
Integrating Technology Into Designs
At ESI, interactivity has never been solely based on
technology or Internet-based design. Our definition is
much broader, encompassing any design that elicits an
intellectual, emotional or physical response. Unlike
many design firms, ESI understands how to create inter-
activity in both virtual and physical environments and
develops design solutions that combine the best of both.
Although we are skilled at integrating technology into
our designs, ESI never uses technology for technology's
sake. We will begin the South Point Park project by
establishing the communications and experiential goals.
For example, we will jointly answer questions such as:
What will visitors see and do at the Point? and How will
they interact with the design and with each other?
Using the visitor experience as the driving force behind
the design, our team will create an experiential
exhibit using a combination of graphic, physical and
interactive elements.
In addition, ESI designs exhibit programs so that they
are modular. Over time, this will allow the Point to
upgrade individual elements of the exhibit without
necessitating upgrades to the entire system or affecting
the program's narrative or flow.
Finally, ESI has full in-house audiovisual, software
production capabilities, so the same team that designs
the media will oversee its development. By integrating
the design and development of interactive elements, we
offer our clients greater efficiency and quality control
throughout the process.
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LAM PARTNERS INC
I.IGHTING
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FIRM DESCRIPTION
Lam Partners Inc provides lighting consulting for architecture and urban
design. We combine the experience and professionalism developed over the
35-year history of our firm with the creativity, flexibility, and
responsiveness demanded by today's projects, Principals Paul Zaferiou and
Robert Osten and our designers offer our clients diverse backgrounds and
complementary expertise, Our multi-disciplinary professional staff is
large enough to serve projects of virtually any size, and gives us the
project management, design, and production resources necessary to serve
project needs efficiently.
We believe that effective lighting design begins with an understanding of
architectural and urban design issues, of our clients' design intentions,
and of the architectural design and construction process itself. Our
principals and design staff have professional degrees and experience in
lighting design, architecture, engineering and industrial design, With
special expertise in daylighting, sun-control, energy conservation, and
dark sky issues Lam Partners is well qualified to develop environmentally
responsible designs.
Our practice is both nationwide and international,
Israel, Spain, France, Germany, Angola, Qatar,
Indonesia, the Philippines, Korea, and China.
with projects in Canada,
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,
Services Offered: Architectural lighting design
Architectural daylighting design
Site, park, and roadway lighting design
Lighting master planning for cities,
campuses,
and
institutions
Exterior
facade
lighting
for
monuments,
historic
buildings, and
new buildings
Scale model
quantitative analysis
and video
3-D computer modeling and rendering and quantitative
daylighting
analysis
with
SunScan
analysis
Typical Client
Types:
Architects
Landscape Architects
Planners
Developers
Building Owners
Institutions
Government Agencies
Project Types:
Civic Facilities Office Buildings
Educational performing Arts Facilities
Historic Buildings/Landmarks Religious Structures
LAM PARTNERS INC
LIGHTING
DES I G N
Health Care
Laboratories
Libraries
Museums/Exhibition
Mixed Use Centers
Retail & Shopping
Science Education
Sports Facilities
Spaces Transportation
Urban Design
Centers
Facilities
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· Kiel Plaza Triangle Park, Sf. Louis. Missouri. USA: Peter Walker & Partners; major fog Isteam lighting
display in the heart of the city.
· Copla, AmerIcan Center for Wine Foods and The Arts, Napa, California. USA: PW&P; 400' long
stepped canal adjacent to main entry walk. ASLA Merif Award 2004
· Courthouse Square, Toronto. OntarIo. Canada: Janet Rosenberg & Associates; overflow pools in a
unique downtown urban park. Canadian Landscape Architecture Honor Award (2000)
· Chlron Life Sciences. California, USA: PW&P and Flad Assocaites; overflow pools and roof deck
courtyard pools,
· Church Street Mall, Burlington, Vermonf: Truex DeGroot; pool with sidewalls with multiple spouts
and end runnel system, Fire truck accessible.
· Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Office of Dan Kiley, Louise Bourgeoise Artist; large
bronze peaked sculpture with water spiraling down terraced facade into zero edged pool.
· Milwaukee Art Museum - Cudahy Garden: Office of Dan Kiley and Santiago Calatrava; 660' long
canal with 2000 jets and large terminal pools with 40' high jets, Wind control interfaced,
· Jamison Square, Portland Oregon, USA: PW&P; 100' wide tidal pool with adjacent stone terraced
water wall source filling & emptying 25000 gallon pool in 7-10 minutes.
· Legoland, Gunzburg, Germany: Forrec Ltd; a large theme park with various water features
including boat rides, lagoons, animated water play areas, water special effects for Lego models,
waterfalls, wave splash dark ride effect and many others.
· MBE LIbrary, Christian ScIence Center, Boston, Massachusetts: Reed Hilderbrand; elegant
Waterwall in courtyard setting.
· 9/11 American Express Memorial. New York, New York: Ken Smith Landscape Architectl SOM;
droplet fountain in memory of those who perished,
· Dundas Square. Toronto, Ontario: Brown & Storey Architects; Animated fully accessible plaza
fountain in the heart of the city.
· Nasher Scuplture Garden. Dallas, Texas: PW&P and Renzo Piano; wafer spout linear wall with pool
and & split reflecting pool with rows of large jets. ASLA Honor Award 2004
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LIST OF SOME CURRENT PROJECTS
· Clinton Presidential Cenfer. LIttle Rock, Arkansas: Hargreaves Associates & Polshek Architects;
major water features include large animated display. Construction stage.
· Clark Art Instltufe, Williamstown. Massachusetts: Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architect and
Tadao Ando Architect; 600'x200 stepped shallow reflecting pool. Schematic Design.
· GM Renaissance Place. Detroit Michigan: Hargreaves Associates; large water feature Iwater play
with multiple jets in the central core of the cities' riverfront. Construction Stage.
· San Diego Watertronf Project. San Diego, Calltornla: Hargreaves Associates. Large 850' long water
feature with continuous water stair and arching jets, Contract Document stage.
· Columbus Riverfront, Columbus, OhIo: Michael Van Valkenburg & Associates and Ann Hamilton,
Artist; Large riverfront project with river edge Waterwall, sculptural bowls, and children's waterplay,
Design Development Stage.
· Chattanooga Riverfront. Chattanooga, Tennessee: Hargreaves Associates; Large waterfront project
with 7 jets shooting to 70' high into the river and a large wafer cascade and a series of dripping
wall niches. Construction Stage.
· Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona: Tod Williams Billie Chien Architects; unique waterwall and
pools; Conceptual Design Stage.
· Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg; Large
exterior Waterwall. Contract Document Stage.
· Novartis, Basel. Switzerland: PW&P; unique water features including entry bubble feature, stream,
pond & pools. Design Development! Conceptual Stage.
· World Trade Center Memorial, New York. New York: Michael Arad, PW&P, Davis Brody Bond: 1600'
long x30' high waterfalls and lower pools to remember those who perished on 9111. Schematic
Design stage.
References upon requesf.
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DAN EUSER WATERARCHITECTURE INC
58 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST RICHMOND HILL ONTARIO CANADA L4C3S2
TEL:905-884-4176 FAX,905.884-4079 E-MAIL:DEW@SYMPATICO,CA
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COMPANY PROFILE
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DEW is a specialized design company that consults internationally on water feature design. Dan Euser,
a registered Landscape Architect in Canada (1982) who has also completed previous studies in
Architecture heads the company, Dan brings 20 years plus experience to this field and has been
responsible for planning constructed water feature projects ranging in size from $10.000 to $4.000.000
and has consulted with a variety of Architects. Landscape Architects. Engineers. Artists. Municipalities.
Theme Park Planners. and Owners. The company works with the Client's design team to develop the
mechanical & electrical systems for the water features. It also provides directions for architectural.
structural. and waterproofing details that affect water performance. During the design stage. issues of
water visibility. performance. splash. wind. noise. safety. costs. utility servicing. and maintenance are
addressed. A testing service required to accurately predict unique water displays is provided as
necessary. Completed designs and designs under construction include reflecting pools. architectural
waterfalls. rain curtains. classical fountains. animated fountains. fog and steam fountains. ice and
winter fountains. children's water play areas. swimming pools. and a variety of others.
LIST OF SOME COMPLETED PROJECTS
The following are some projects fhat Dan Euser was responsible for and has completed:
· Village of Yorkville Park, Toronto: Martha Schwartz Ken Smith David Meyer LA; rain curtain/ icicle
wall & fog garden (1996 ASLA president's award)
· Universal Studios, Orlando Florida: Forrec Ltd. Theme Park Planners Phase 1: entrance fountain and
many others
· Jerusalem City Hall, Jerusalem, Israel: A.J, Diamond Donald Schmidt Architects; 500' aqueduct
and archimedes screw. and fountains
· First Bank Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Architects; interior lobby
pools with exquisitely carved stone fountain displays
· Warner Theatre, Washlngfon, DC: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects; Atrium bowls and creek
· Corning Riverfront Park, Corning, New York: Office of Dan Kiley Landscape Architect; Accessible
40' high jet in a plaza setting
· Principal Life, Des Moines, Iowa: Peter Walker William Johnson & Partners; Fog fountain, ASLA Honor
award,
· University Commons, University of Cinclnnafi. Ohio, USA: Hargreaves Associates; a large accessible
campus fountain including multiple jet spray patterns & fog.
· Campus Green, University of CincinnatI. Ohio: Hargreaves & Associates; Large water stair displays
in a campus setting.
· Metro Center, Toronfo, Ontario, Canada: Moorhead Associates; Exterior pools flush with pavement
and art sculpture with unique water display
· Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Board of Governors. Exhibition Place; renovation of
large Princess Margaret and Peace Fountains.
· Cloud Garden (Bay Adelaide Park), Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Baird Sampson Architects; 50' high
waterfall and adjoining creek with summer and winter operation.
. The Ontario Pavllllon, World Expo 92, Barcelona, Spain
Government of Ontario Tourism; Various water features exhibiting of unique water design &
behaviour. and to exemplify Ontario as a place which reflects it's name. "land of shining waters"
. Delra Infernatlonal Theme Park, Cairo, Egypt
Forrec: An amusement park with various water features using fog. waterfalls, streams. ponds.
animated fountains.
· Nortel Carling Campus, Nepean, Ontario: HOK; 400' long decorative pond / storm water detention
area with zero edge drive through.
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ASSOCIATES
GAVIN McMILLAN PRINCIPAL/PROJECT MANAGER
Gavin McMillan has 16 years experience working on international
and technically complex landscape architecture and urban design
project. Gavin joined the Cambridge office from our branch
office in Sydney, Australia where he served as the on-site project
manager for the 2000 Olympics project. Gavin's role in the Sydney
Olympics included design office manager, project and construction
management and regular interface with multiple consultants, client
groups and the public. Gavin is currently the Project Manager for the
Louisville Waterfront Park Phases II and III, and the Chattanooga
Waterfront Park.
EDUCATION
QLD University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, Master of
Landscape Architecture 1988
QLD Institute of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, Bachelor of
Applied Science 1983
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hargreaves Associates, San Francisco, CA and Cambridge, MA
New Ground Environmental Design
Belt Collins Australia, Sydney, Australia
Belt Collins International, Australia/ Singapore
Land plan Studio Pty. Ltd., Brisbane, Australia
P. Clarke and Associates, Brisbane, Australia
AWARDS
CMAA Award for Innovation in Masonry
P. Behan Memorial Prize for Landscape Design
SGAP Prize for Landscape Design
PUBLICATIONS
"An Australian Landscape for the Sydney Olympiad," Lansdcape
Australia 1995
"Home Grown Garden," House and Garden 1995
"Paving and Landscapes," Australian Concrete Construction
1994
"Landscape 2000," BOMA magazine 1993
LECTURES
"Imagining Riverfronts," Davenport, Iowa 2003
"Interior Plants," Facilities Manager's Conference 1996
"The Role of Plant Guidelines for Homebush Bay," Olympic
Coordination Committee Seminar 1995
"Designing for the Australian Landscape," AIH Seminar 1994
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
21St Centery Chattanooga Waterfront
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Louisville Waterfront Park Phase 2 and 3
Louisville, Kentucky
General Motors Warren Technical Center Master Plan
Detroit, Michigan
Sydney Olympics 2000
Sydney, Australia
Darling Park and Harbor
Sydney, Australia
Gold Coast Commercial Centre
Hong Kong
Gold Coast Yacht Club and Marina
Hong Kong
World Exposition
Brisbane, Australia
ATTACHMENT "B"
RMPK GROUP
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LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
South Pointe Park Improvements
October 4, 2004
Mr. Gus Lopez. Procurement Director
City of Miami Beach
City Hall
Procurement DiVision - Third Floor
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Re: Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 39-03/04 Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering and
Construction Administration Services to Complete the Planning, Construction Design and Construction
of the South Pointe Park Improvement Project
Dear Mr. Lopez:
The RMPK Group Team (comprised of The RMPK Group, ConsulTech Engineering. Mallie Ruddick Landscape,
Michael Singer. and Glavovlc StudIOs) is pleased to submit this proposal for the improvements to the South Pointe
Park in Miami Beach, We have visited the site as well as neighboring facilities Including the historic District of South
Beach and areas planned for future downtown development including Sound Space. We have also toured existing city
parks and trails m order to get a sense of the City's existing facilities and to identify potential connectors to the South
Pomte Park. Armed with this insight we have prepared a proposal that specifically addresses your project needs. In
addllion, we have assembled a team that has extensive experience in the planning and deSign of waterfront parks,
incorporation of public art. and can respond quickly and expertly to your needs
The combined strength of a nationally recognized park planning firm, a nationally recognized landscape architecture
firm, a locally known and respected engineering firm. a local architectural firm and local art talents provide the right
combination for creating a successful project that will mirror the culture and diversity of Miami Beach.
Because of the park's Incredible location, this is an opportunity to design a truly spectacular facilities that will
compliment the other cultural and recreation amenities in Miami Beach and provide a spiritual forum for the
community, We will integrate the saliant needs of the city; Artistic expression. Interactive waterfront promenade,
Interpretive and historical components, Water features. and connectivity to community's and planned centers,
The prinCipal-in-charge and Project Manager of the South Pointe Park Improvements projects will be Russell Moore.
Russell is the founding partner of the company and has over 25 years experience overseeing the administration of large
parK projects Russell IS a firm believer in getting the project completed on time and on budget We encourage you to
check hiS references to validate his level of commitment and dedication to his clients,
ThiS project IS tailored to our background and expertise, and emphasizes the combined strength of our team personnel.
We are very eXCIted about the opportUnity to work with the City of Miami Beach, Thank you for your consideration of our
proposa I
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The RMPK Group
1016 Clemons Street
Suite 406
Jupiter, FL 33417
ph 561.145.2401 Russell Moore, PreSident
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1016 Clemons Street
Suite 406
Jupiter, FL 33417
ph 561.745.2401
Ix 561.746.3380
1519 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
ph 941.954.1718
Ix 941.954,0231
1000 S Atlantic Avenue
Cocoa Beach, FL32931
ph 321784.5010
Ix 321784.5098
FIRM OVERVIEW
The RMPK Group I Parks Design I PRIME CONSULTANT
The RMPK Group IS a multidisciplinary conSUlting firm devoted to the practice of community and regional planning, land
development planning, parks planning, urban design. and landscape architecture, Our focus is on the user, and we
Incorporate their needs mto the planning and design process. Early in each project we establish goals. objectives and
cntical planning parameters In order to produce an exceptional and timely solution for our clients.
SpeCializing in parks planning and design we were established in 1981. In the past 21 years we have been involved
In over 25 downtown waterfront parks, 6 regional parks, 35 passive parks. and 37 active parks throughout the United
States.
Our services encompass the following practices:
PARKS & RECREATION
Involvement with the Florida Everglades Park project along with other National Park Service projects has given us
valuable Insight into enVIronmental concerns such as preservation and conservation. Our firm is experienced in all
scales of park and recreational planning including a 20,OOO-acre watershed management study in Manatee County, FL,
design of natural interpretive facilities and trails including the Florida Heritage Trail (Florida Keys) and the Quick Point
Nature Center (Longboat Key), and the restoration of old and historic parks, Our experience in system-wide parks,
recreation, and open space master planning has given us opportunities to develop park and recreation systems from
a holistic approach for communities such as: Mount Dora, Daytona Beach. Bonita Springs, and Key Largo. We have
won National awards from the American Society of Landscape Architecture for our comprehensive approaches to parks
master planning and interactive park deSign. For Miami Beach we will create a place that serves the public in a artistic
and cultural sense, We will utilize the beautiful location coupled with premier artistic talents of our team and an
exceptional design to not only create a place for people to gather, but also to create a innovative waterfront park that
will be cherished by all those who visit it from around the world.
ENVIRONMENTAL & CULTURAL PLANNING
We combine expertise 10 cultural and environmental resources and are able to use this knowledge to balance the
strength of both to create a sense of place in this environmentally sensitive land. We will integrate the South Pointe
Park into a greater entity, encompassing existing parks. trails. historic sites, visitor centers, museums, and art centers
that Will enhance each other through the use of urban design and pedestrian connections. Throughout thiS process we
will encourage and engage community Interaction, because we realize that armed with their insight we can develop a
strong program, In addition we can ensure realistic recommendations and an efficient, maintenance friendly facility, by
developmg solutIOns With those who Implement them,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Our landscape architecture division is proud of the numerous awards they have won for excellence in design and will
use this experience to truly create a world-renowned facility for the residents and visitors of Miami Beach. Our design
and use of public art will be consistent with Miami-Beach's reputation of being an "international center for innovation
and design", Our commitment to provide outstanding quality management and award winning designs will recreate the
South Pointe Park that you. as our client will be proud of. Our service-oriented attitude has resulted in clients retuming
to us with future projects, Our design work includes parks, resorts. streetscapes, campus design, and residential,
commercial. and urban amenities,
URBAN DESIGN
The cornerstone of RMPK Urban DeSign IS antiCipating and affecting change In the environment. The reputation of our
firm rests on creating responSible solutions for urban challenges. Our success stems from our commitment to sound
planning prinCiples, and the creation of architectural forms that evoke the character of the site and the community,
Our corporate office IS located in Sarasota, Florida with branch offices in Jupiter and Cocoa Beach. Florida, Our firm
IS organrzed uncler the corporate laws of the State of Florida and enJoys memberships with the American Institute
of Planners. FlOrida Redevelopment Association and Amencan Society of Landscape Architecture with licenses in
landscape architecture,
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7149 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia. PA 19119
ph 215.247.1290
Ix 216.247.7077
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FIRM PROFILE
Margie Ruddick I Landscape Architect
Our approach to environmental design moves beyond the tradition that distinguishes ecology from form, to integrate
environmental systems with rigorous design. We consider the natural systems of a site as the starting point for design;
our process involves working within social, architectural. historical. cultural and economic frameworks as well, We build
teams that bring together the highest quality of design - architecture. landscape architecture, industrial design, fine arts
_ with the highest levels of environmental engineering and science.
While many of our projects have been at the forefront of sustainable design, our goal is to participate in the creation of
memorable, compelling places that resonate with the people who live With them. We look at all of the ecologies that come
together to make a particular landscape feel like no other place,
We see the role of water as central to our process, We worked with environmental artist Betsy Damon to create the Living
Water Park, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, a riverfront park that demonstrates how water can be cleansed through biological
means, The park's aeration features, fountains and constructed wetlands make visible the science of remediation, while
also providing a sanctuary in this bustling city of nine million people. The Living Water Park has become a destination
and a green safety valve for the city's residents and visitors.
Our projects along New York City's waterfront have brought together the particulars of this nvenne habitat with the
needs of the City'S residents. With Judith Heintz Landscape Architect. we proposed, in the North Neighborhood Open
Space project at Battery Park City, a radical treatment of vacant blocks in the city that respected their unique ecologies,
allowing people to experience the birds, butterflies and other wildlife that these left-alone green spaces attract; at the
Recreation Park at Battery Park City we used hardy beachside plants to nestle athletic fields and an overlook beneath
the financial distnct towers, We learned on this project the many ways in which reuse and recycling can both inform a
project and make it sustainable, The park and recreation fields used many recycled materials: conduit became a bench;
unused concrete members from the landfill construction became seating walls; demolished concrete sidewalk became
a retaining wall.
Recent projects. including the master plan for the 2.500 acre Shillim, an ecologically oriented resort in India's Western
Ghats, have focused on adhering to the highest standards in ecologically sensitive, socially responsible and managerially
expert practices, These practices emphasize preserving and enhancing existing wildlife habitats. restoration of forests,
establishing ecologically sensitive practices for the use of water. plantations. and building, and establishing organic
farming on the site, The sustainable economics of the project take a central role. guiding all of the decisions of siting,
design, technology, and program. The programming and design of the project are geared to help the people who live there
and in the surrounding villages to adapt to and benefit from the new resort culture that is developing around them.
Our current work at Queens Plaza in New York City, with Marpillero Pollack Architects-urban designers. Langan
Engineering and Landscape Architects, and Battle McCarthy Environmental Engineers, has developed a new language for
Integrating the exigenCies of the site's tangled Infrastructure, its extremes of climate. nOise. and traffic, into a landscape
that is both of the place, clearly belonging in the quirky industrial Long Island City environment. but also more welcoming,
easier to navigate. and more emblematic of Queens as a whole, On all of our projects as of 2003, we work in close
alliance with Battle McCarthy to provide a complete, multidiSCiplinary approach that integrates landscape, environmental
systems, and building systems. to ensure that the place that we leave after our work is done is healthier than we found
it. and sustainable in the long term, Our process as team builders and facilitators ensures that each diSCIpline is well
Integrated Into a seamless process that is creative, economical. and grounded in the goals of the clients and communities
with whom we work,
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Margie Ruddick I Landscape Architect
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724 ME 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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ph 954.524.5728
Ix 954.524.5729
FIRM PROFILE
Glavovic Studios ! Architecture
Glavovic Studio Inc, IS an emerging lead architectural and urban design firm. We are currently working on a range
of projects from large-scale urban design projects on the Hudson River in New York, to non-profit cultural projects in
South Florida
Glavovic Studio Inc. primarily associates with large architectural firms, providing creative conceptual design strategies
for Master Planning and buildings. We provide the client with a high level of energy and commitment to creative
solutions whilst working steadfastly to meet the essential budget and program constraints.
Our collaboration with large firms enables these firms to conceptualize the project issues outside of their traditional
process and places a higher value on the design than usually is possible.
This collaborative work to date includes the Broward County Artspark in the City of Hollywood with Scharf and
Associates and Zeidler Grinnel; Young at Art with Spillis Candela DMJM; the North Fork New River Project with Broward
Urban River Trails and the Conceptual Design of the Hudson River with the Minetta Brook Foundation among others.
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833 N Norlhlake Dnve
Hollywood, FL 33019
on 954438.4300
www.cte.cc
FIRM PROFILE
ConsulTech I Engineering
A consortium of professional firms serving
Florida for more than twenty years...
Established in 1982. Consu~ Tech (formerly Consul-Tech Engineering) is a twenty-year-old consortium of pr0fes-
sional firms providing a wide variety of consulting services throughout the State of Florida. With beginnings
as a local-market engineering firm. Consu~Tech has rapidly expanded in the last two decades. With offices through-
out Florida, Consu~Tech has more than 180 employees serving a variety of markets in both the public and private
sectors. The synergy between the sister companies enhances projects with a seamless delivery of multi-disciplined
services while providing a depth of experience and resources not always available in a single source firm.
Consul-Tech
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Claims Analysis, Review, Mitigation
Schedule Analysis & Management
Cost Document Control
Field Inspection & Observation
Constructability Reviews &
Recommendations
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Design Survey
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Roadway Design
Drainage
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Expert Witness
Our success is the result of leadership that has created a corporate culture where there is no substitute for
excellence. We recognize that each client has unique needs and project goals. They choose CTE because they
desire experts that have a grasp on the big picture -
they deserve someone they can trust and who will
prevent problems. minimize risks and eliminate sur-
prises.
Consul-Tech is a minority-owned business enterprise
(MBE) with billings over $18 million. Our growth has
resulted from a No Nonsense' No Excuses approach
and a commitment to two principals vital to success --
progressive thinking and the willingness to take calcu-
lated risks. Strategies we trust will sustain CTE just as
successfully in today's challenging business climate.
"To establish stable and lasting partnerships with our clients. To adhere to strict ethical and moral
standard" To maintain a professional reputation for quality. excellence and integrity. To provide a
stahle and enjoyable work environment ofmu/Ual respect, challenge and financial security. ..
_ Consul-Tech Mission
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POBox 682
Wilmington. VT 05363
ph 802.464.2781
Ix 802.464.2670
FIRM PROFILE
Michael Singer I Artist
Thank you for the opportunity to submit team Qualifications for this unique, outstanding project. I am a resident of
Delray Beach and share my time there with my current studio in Vermont. I have a speCial sensibility regarding the
South Florida enVIronment. Aside from having a residence, I spent several years in the Everglades National Park
(1976 on an NEA grant and 1983 sponsored by the Ringling Museum for the exhibition "Five Artists In the Florida
Landscape"). I would cherish the opportunity to work with the challenges and opportunities presented by the South
POlnte Park project.
Most of my public art projects are collaborative, team works. These projects have interaction on all levels with
architects, engineers. landscape architects, graphic designers, Interpretive planners. historians, scientists. exhibitions
designers, and contractorlbuilders. Many of the projects result in specific works of art that effect the place, like the
Denver International Airport Concourse C project. Or the memorial garden in Stuttgart, Germany "Ritual Series/A Place
to Remember Those Who Survived. Or a pavilion at the New England Science Center - EcoTarium that places visitors
overlooking a pond and woodland. My work has also been central to the definition of site-specific sculpture with
projects in delicate natural environments like the Everglades National Park, a Harriman State Park beaver bog, or the
woodlands of Wellesley College.
My work also Involves my participation as the leader of planning and design teams, as well as participating as a
member of those teams. This work has often involved large Infrastructure projects dealing with solid waste transfer/
recycling facilities. wastewater treatment facilities, floodwalls, and urban planning for parks and environmental
restoration/reclamation.
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING AND ENTERPRISE, Phoeniz, Al
Working for the Department of Public Works in PhoeniX and the Phoenix Arts Commission, artist Linnea Glatt and I,
leading a team of architects and engineers. transformed a normally "out of sight. out of mind" place into a public
amenity that has been credited with influencing the way infrastructure projects are designed today. The project was
completed in 1993. Linnea and I continue to work on the surrounding site. We completed a master plan (with our
colleagues urban planner Fritz Steiner and landscape architect Laurel McSherry) for a one square mile area adjacent
to the ReCYCling Center, a "Center for EnVIronmental Learning and Enterprise". One area identified in this master plan
is "Circle of Water In the Desert", In short. it is a place for the public to understand the relationships between surface
water, rain water, pond water. fiver water. canal water and effluent; a place to understand the treatment of wastewater
through blo/systems. and Innovative treatment technologies; and also serve as the major interpretive center for the
second phase of the Phoenix Rio Salado Project. Upon acceptance of this master plan in 2001. Phoenix hired me to
produce Design GUidelines for future development at the site.
FLOODWALL RIVERWALK PARK, Grand RapIds. MI
For the Grand Rapids, Michigan Floodwall Riverwalk Park I worked with civil engineer Varoujan Hagopian at Sasaki
Associates on the design and construction of a f100dwall as a public park and river walkway and restoration of riverine
ecology. In New Haven, Connecticut I lead an urban planning team Including environmental engineers. historian,
anthropologiSt. that redefined a one-mile section of the water front, Long Wharf, into a pUblic park where people
could understand the complex history of human intervention at this site. The current plan includes the restoration of
wetlands, habitat creation. and interpretive programs that help the public understand "restoration intervention" in
helping to Improve overall environmental Quality. One of the master plan public art projects will be a "Tidal Seaside
Garden" as a place to understand habitat and plant life within constructed tidal pools (see slides).
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CHICAGO PARK, Chicago, IL
Working closely with historian Dr. Richard Rabinowitz of American History Workshop and the Chicago Park District,
I designed a new park on an important historic site that is currently an urban brownfield. The park integrates the
interpretive programs and meanings of this place as part of the landscape, pathways, gathering places and sculptural
elements at the site. The park interprets the history and impacts of canals on the city, as well as reclaims wildlife
habitat and restores a wetland ecosystem.
TROJA ISLAND BASIN, Prague
With support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Trust for Mutual Understanding I lead a multidisciplinary team
with the environmental group River Watch Network on the master plan for Troja Island Basin in Prague. The master
plan addresses ways of converting a water treatment facility into a community amenity and a designation for land use
in the vicinity.
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NARRATIVE of QUALIFICATIONS
The RMPK Group TEAM
There are a several aspects of The RMPK Group TEAM that makes for a truly unique opportunity for the City of Miami
Beach.
Mallie Ruddick and Michael Singer's life work creatively explores and reveals the relationship of the environment
to a particular place With the unique and beautiful setting of the South Pointe Park we will draw out and emphasize
these relationships. Miami Beach is not a traditionally "environmentally-oriented" place, yet it has the potential to
develop this unique coexistance. The RMPK Group and Margr Glavovlc Nothard's work looks to Integrate urban
redevelopment with a highly designed and inventive redefinition of urban and architectural space.
ThiS team will provide a re-conceptualization of the site, to be inclusive of an art environment. the entire experience
should be conSidered art. This will be achieved through an environmental agenda of integrated art and design that
also recalls the unique history, culture and landscape of the place. The design needs to look to the future of its larger
role In the city of Miami Beach and the extreme juxtapositions of urban and natural. This project can be the unique
catalyst for future sustainable systems and strong form. None of this needs to neglect the representation of the
artistic spirit as intrinsic to the sustenance of the urban environment and the cultural representation already found in
the Art Deco district with icons such as Gehry, Isozaki and others.
Alternatively, thiS laudable legacy needs to add another powerful adjacency, the Integration and Ultimately elevation of
the natural environment and the urban fabric. We are uniquely Qualified to do this.
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TEAM STRUCTURE
The RMPK Group Team
PRIME CONSULTANT:
The RMPK Group
Jupiter, Florida
ph: 561745.2401
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Waterfront Parks Planning and Design
Pedestrian Connectivity to the historic district of South Beach
Urban Design as it relates to integrating the surroundings to South Pointe Park
Environmentally sensitive issues
Construction Drawings, Construction Administration, Project Management
PROJECT MANAGER:
Russell Moore, Owner
Over 25 years experience is all facets of parks planning, design, and management including all
of RMPK"s 25 waterfront park master plans.
SUBCONSULTANTS:
Mallie Ruddick Landscape
Philadelphia, PA
ph: 215.247.7290
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
landscape Architecture relating to Waterfront Park Design
Integrating Environmental Systems with Rigorous Design
Environmental Art
Framing South Pointe Park into the Urban Fabric of Miami Beach
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Margie Ruddick, Owner
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Fort Lauderdale. FL 33304
ph; 954.524.5728
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Innovative Architectural Design
Conceptual Design Strategies for Master Planning and Building
Assimilating Design Elements to create a Sense of Place
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Margi Glavovic Northard, Owner
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ConsulT ech
Hollywood, FL 33019
ph: 954.438.4300
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Civil Engineering
Construction Management
Surveying and Mapping
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Wilma Hernandez, Vice-President
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Michael Singer
Wilmington, VT 05363
ph: 802.464.2781
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Publlic Art as a Collaboration
Understanding Relationships of a Park and its surrounding environments
Indoor and Outdoor Sculpture
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Michael Singer, Owner
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RUSSELL MOORE
Project Manager I Principal
Mr. Russell Moore is the founding Partner and Shareholder for The RMPK Group and has been responsible for the design
and planning of all large-scale urban and regional planning projects. During his professional practice, Russell has
established a reputation for his uncompromising dedication to establishing a clear planning and design process-based
upon sound inventory and analysis, the selection of an appropriate final design, and state-of-the-art implementation
techniques. Mr. Moore is widely recognized as an outstanding designer and has been responsible for many of the firm's
national and state award-winning projects. Following is a partial listing of his project experience
EDUCATION
· Master of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
· Bachelor of Environmental Design University of Colorado, Boulder
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REGISTRATION
· Registered Landscape Architect State of Florida, License No 0001441
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
· American Society of Landscape Architects
· American Planning Association
· Committee for Urban Design Guidelines, Denver, Colorado
· Chapter Task Force, Review of Denver Parks and Recreation Master Plan
· Sarasota County Natural Resources and Parks Advisory Board
· Florida Parks & Recreation Association
· Board Member, Florida Redevelopment Association
· American Planning Association
· Urban Land Instructor
· Florida Parks Association
· National Main Street
· Governor's Regional Greenways Council
. Flonda Trust for Historic Preservation
AWARDS
· National Award of Merit, American Society of Landscape Archltects- Projects: Boulder ReservOir Master Plan
Estes Park Urban Design Historic Pueblo Downtown RevItalization Plan
. Denver Urban Design Award- Project: Civic Center Master Plan
. Boulder Bikeway Competition~ Merit Award Project: Boulder Urban Bikeways Plan
. FRA Merit Award, Project: Dade City Redevelopment Plan
. FRA Honor Award - Project: Cape Coral Streets cape
. FRA Honor Award Project: Cocoa Waterfront Park
PUBLICATIONS
Broward County Cultural Heritage Plan
. Key Largo Eco-louflsm Plan Corridor Redevelopment GUidelines
. Estes Park Riverfront Master Plan
· E vans Ranch Siting Study
. Green River Open Space Plan
. Adam's Rib EnVIronmental Assessment
. Colorado Department of Highways EroSion Control Manual
· Stream Relocation and Fish Habitat Reconstruction Plan
. Boulder Reservoir Master Plan
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SELECTED PROJECTS PARKS-OPEN SPACE MASTER PLANS
WATERFRONT PARKS . Sarasota Parks and Connectivity Master Plan
. Haines City Waterfront Park . Mount Dora Parks /Open Space Maser Plan
. Kissimmee Waterfront Park . Key Largo Parks/Open Space Master Plan
. Lake Eva Waterfront Park . New Port Richey Parks/Open Space Master Plan
. Sarasota Bayfront Park . Daytona Beach Parks/Open Space Master Plan
. Cocoa Downtown Waterfront Park . Lafayette Parks/Open Space Master Plan
. Thornton Parks/Open Space Master Plan
PARKS . Westminster Parks/Open Space Master Plan 4
. Pithlatchascotee River Greenway . Green River Parks/Open Space Master Plan
. New Port Richey Swim Center
. New Port Richey Community Center URBAN DESIGN
. Wilson Water Park . Port SV Lucie Riverwalk
. Boynton Beach Community Center . State Road 7 Corridor Plan
. Veterans Park . Coconut Creek Parkway Corridor Plan
. James E. Grey Preserve . Rockledge Town Center Plan
. Davie Linear Park . Tarpon Springs Urban Design Plan
. Rock Island Greenway Master Plan . Margate Urban Design Guidelines
. Quick Point Park . Ormond Beach Corridor Plan
. Spring Lake Park . Sumter Road Streetscape
. Englewood Beach Park . Daniels Parkway Streetscape
. Flagler Ave Beachfront Promenade . Titusville Waterfront
. Sarasota Bayfront Master Plan . Sarasota Bayfront Park
. Greenacres Park . Sarasota Streetscape
. Sylvan Park . Greenacres Streetscape
. Colonial Oaks Park . Cape Coral Streetscape
. Woodmere Park Design . Live Oak Streetscape
. Carter Road Park Design . Cocoa Waterfront Park
. Bay Street Park . Lake Wales Streetscape
. Stuart Park . Port St Joe Waterfront Plan
. Green Bridge Park . Ft Walton Beach City-wide Plan
. Broad Street Park . Dade City Redevelopment Plan
. Vineyards Park . Stuart Redevelopment Plan
. Carmalita Park . Merritt Park Place Streetscape
. Sims Park . Ormond Beach Streetscape
. Moore Haven Park . State Road 520 Streetscape
. Boulder Reservoir Master Plan . Ft Walton Beach Urban Design Plan
. Polk County Regional Park Master Plan . Osprey/Hillview Streetscape
. Glllespt Neighborhood Park . Estes Park Streetscape
. COlllrTlUnlty College Park . Pueblo Streetscape
. Klf1gdom Park . Loveland Streetscape
. Estes Park Riverfront Park . Durango Slreetscape
. lower Boulder Creek Master Plan . Breckenridge Riverfront
. Castaway Island Park
. Ur1lVerslty of Florida Sports Complex
. UI1IV of Florida Soccer Center
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