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2001-24383 RESO RESOLUTION NO. 2001-24383 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 THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 10- 00/01, TO PROVIDE URBAN DESIGN, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR STREETSCAPE, AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, WITH REGARD TO BISCAYNE POINT; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP RANKED FIRM OF CIVIL WORKS; AND IF UNSUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE SECOND MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, THE CORRADINO GROUP; AND IF UNSUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH THE SECOND MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, AUTHORlZNG THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE THIRD MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, POST BUCKLEY (PBS&J) WHEREAS, Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 10-00/01 was issued to obtain qualifications from professional firms with the capability and experience to provide urban design, landscape architecture, and engineering services for planning, design and construction administration services for streetscape and utility improvements in the following neighborhoods: (1) La Gorce (2) Biscayne Point (3) North Shore; and WHEREAS, an Evaluation Committee (Committee) was appointed to evaluate qualifications from professional and architectural engineering firms; and WHEREAS, the Committee was provided with the results of the reference checks along with City staffs feedback relative to their experience with each firm and then proceeded to shortlist (i.e. firms selected for oral presentations) and screen out (i.e. firms that would not receive further consideration); and WHEREAS, the Committee held presentations, and conducted question and answer sessions with firms responding, and ranked the firms as follows: BISCA YNE POINT: Top ranked firm: Second ranked firm: Third ranked firm: Civil Works The Corradino Group PBS&J; and WHEREAS, the City Manager concurs with the Evaluation Committee's recommendation. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby accepts the recommendation of the City Manager pertaining to the ranking of the proposals received in response to Request For Qualifications (RFQ) No. 10- 00/01, to Provide Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, and Engineering Services for Planning, Design, and Construction Administration Services for Streetscape, and Utility Improvements, with regard to Biscayne Point; authorizing the Administration to enter into negotiations with the top ranked firm of Civil Works; and if unsuccessful in negotiating a contract with the most qualified firm, authorizing the Administration to negotiate a contract with the second most qualified firm, The Corradino Group; and if unsuccessful in negotiating a contract with the second most qualified firm, authorizng the Administration to negotiate a contract with the third most qualified firm, Post Buckley (PBS&J). PASSED and ADOPTED this16th day of May 2001. 1!v/1A Mayor ATTEST: ~4r rCU~ City Clerk F:/Purc/ Alii Annie/Reso/1 OBiscaye APPAOVEDASTO FORM. LANGUAGE . FOR EXECUTION #e ~-l~t ~ Date ~ r r i ,... ,... r- I ,... - - ,... ,... ,... r ,... ,... - ,... i I r r ,... l The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements Project Approach Civil Works has conducted a field investigation for these distinct neighborhood improvement areas. The CWI approach is very direct and straight forward. 1. Proposal Scope & Fee Development and Notice to Proceed Once selected for this project, CWI will meet with the City to review the given scope and confirm: A) Tasks in each area of the neighborhood to be completed. B) The deliverable for each Task. C) The time table for completion of each Task. Once these tasks are confirmed, CWI will provide a written Fee Proposal for the scope developed. This proposal will include written identification of all of these Tasks and the fee for each Task Once the Contract Administrator issues a Notice to Proceed, the CWI Project Manager will coordinate the tearn resources for the various elements of the work tasks; establish and implement the project quality control plan; and maintain regular contact with the Contract Administrator to see that he\she is satisfied with the project's progress. CWl's Project Manager will track the project schedule and work progress to identifY potential problem areas and resolve them in a timely manner. The CWI Project Manager will be responsible for the technical review and approval of project documents before issuance to the City; act as the leader of the Quality Assurance Team and monitor the implementation of the quality assurance program. The CWI Project Manager will also discuss the intended invoice amounts with the Contract Administrator prior to submitting the formal invoices to expedite the payment process. 2. Document Acquisition and Review CWI will collect and review all related documents such as, plans and specifications, as-built construction plans, water and sewer atlases, aerial photographs, past inspection reports and/or studies related to the project. The previous Community Involvement meeting minutes and notes and reports will be reviewed. Existing traffic data for the Biscayne Point Project will be obtained from Miami-Dade County and the Miami Beach Concurrency Management Disvision. Existing survey information will be obtained in the areas for proposed street improvements. The existing utility information and any approved Utility Master Plans will be obtained and reviewed for the area. The Bond and other funding information will be reviewed and the cost estimates will be analyzed for consistency with the proposed improvements. The adjacent improvement information will also be obtained for coordination purposes. 3. Field Inspection of Existing Conditions During our preparation for this proposal, CWI conducted a preliminary field inspection. Once selected and the scope is confirmed, CWI will perform another visual inspection of the existing 1.3 Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponee de Leon Blvd., Surte 200, Coral Gables. FL 33134 Ph::105 1189il65 Fax: 3J5.448-5466 - - - r- I i .... .... r - r r - The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements conditions and photograph the items of interest or concern. For the Traffic Analysis, the existing traffic counts would be obtained from various sources as listed above and new traffic counts would be conducted. For the streetscape and roadway improvements, this field inspection process will include photographs of the drainage problems after a storm event. 4. Design Issues Civil Works is familiar with the distinct design requirements of each of the neighborhoods included in this project. The following are some of the unique design challenges posed by each of the neighborhoods. Biscayne Point Because Biscayne Point is a residential island neighborhood with an existing guard gate, which makes the traffic calming needs of this area different than those of the other areas within the project. In particular, traffic intrusion (traffic driving through the area) is discouraged by the guardhouse and the fact that the neighborhood is an island without any additional exits. The neighborhood has long streets with relatively low traffic volumes, therefore, the real traffic calming challenge is neighborhood speed control. This problem can best be addressed through a series of combined traffic calming techniques using neck down points, pavement texture changes, intersections with alI- way stops or traffic circles, and possibly speed humps. Speed humps would provide the most effective control, however, they are not an acceptable traffic calming technique currently approved by Miami-Dade County Public Works. Therefore, Civil Works is prepared to vigorously defend our traffic cahning designs during Miami-Dade County's review of these roadway improvements. Bile.yn. Point Drainage improvements will be closely coordinated with a full topographic survey of the area to determine the drainage problems along with a field survey of the areas after a recent storm event. Drainage improvements will be coordinated with the traffic calming improvements wherever possible to minimize the disruption caused by construction to the overall neighborhood. 1.4 Civil Works, Inc. 31S6 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 200, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Ph: 3a; HllS1S5 Fax: 306 148 54116 r - - - r I - r r ~ r r - The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements Existing Mature Trees Stillwater Drive Providing new pedestrian level lighting is an excellent suggestion to upgrading the lighting levels without affecting the mature trees in the neighborhood. New short decorative light poles can be placed under the tree canopy to provide roadway and pedestrian lighting without affecting the tree canopy. In addition, the decorative light poles are much more attractive that the existing tall utility poles. Should the neighborhood homeowner's association choose to adopt a special assessment for under-grounding ofthe electric, cable and telephone service, Civil Works is fully prepared to coordinate our design of those fucilities with the various utility companies. The obvious challenge in under-grounding these utilities is finding sufficient corridor space within the roadway right-of-way to place each of these utilities. In addition, phasing ofthis construction to minimize the impacts to the residents is a critical element. Civil Works believes that the narrowing of the roadway pavement and providing wider sidewalks and street trees will certainly improve the neighborhood ambiance and soften the harshness ofthe existing roadway. However, the challenge in accomplishing this will be balancing the need for on-street parking with the narrowing of the roadway while providing the wider sidewalks and street trees. Blscayne Beach Stillwater Drive A comprehensive design approach to the Biscayne Beach area will provide traffic calming, improved streetscape, and maximize parking in a single process. Improved street lighting will be coordinated with the proposed landscaping to ensure a long term improvement. Based upon the final landscaping scheme chosen for the area, shorter pedestrian level street lighting may also be the proper choice for this neighborhood. The drainage .improvements will also be coordinated with the streetscape and traffic Cl'lming improvements to ensure that the design does not create additional ponding problems. All drainage 1.5 Civil Works, Inc. 3195PoocedeLecn 1lMl., Suite 200, Coral Gables. FL33134 Ph: 305 1485955 F8lC 3Ol5 1185466 P"'" i i - - - - - r - - r - P"'" , t P"'" - r - 5. The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements improvements will be in accordance with South Florida Water Management District and Miami- Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) requirements. To ensure pennittability of the final drainage design, CWI will meet with both agencies at the beginning of the project to ensure that the drainage improvements will be reviewed as a maintenance! improvement project and not as a new drainage design. If the review agencies insist on considering the drainage improvements as a new system for the overall area, then the project would be required to retain the first one-inch of runoff from the whole roadway area which would significantly affect the cost of the project. Therefore, this interpretation is critical to controlling the overall cost of the drainage improvements for the area. -- The neighborhood roadways will be reviewed to provide traffic calming and maximize on-street parking. Many of the intersections can be reduced in width without affecting the operations of the intersections. In addition, boarder landscaping can be added without affecting the parking needs. "... . Need for Landscaping, Lighting, llbd Traftic Calming Presentations to the City and the Residents CWI will be available at anytime to make presentations to the City and other interested groups on the status of any of the portions of the project. Our Urban Designer, Mr. Bill Rosenberg will conduct tbe neighborhood meetings and public presentations in coordination with Mr. James Gran, P.E. Our Urban Designer will also provide valuable input to the streetscape and traffic calming concepts which the residents have previously selected for their areas in North Shore. Mr. Rosenberg is very familiar with Miami Beach and is known in the area. 6. Pre-Design Permitting Meetings CWI knows that the only way to reduce delays caused by permitting and review agencies is to take a pro-active role with these agencies and make them a part of the design from the beginning of a project. Therefore, we will coordinate with these agencies early in the design process to ensure that the applicable regulations and any agency concerns are addressed early. This type of pro-active approach can save significant time and construction costs for the City. 7. Plans and Report Preparation Based upon the document review, examination ofthe existing conditions and other information developed during the investigative phase of the project, CWI will prepare the required plans and reports as described in the project scope. Reports will be prepared in a "draft" format for review by the Contract Administrator prior to final submission. 1.6 Civil Works, Inc. 3196 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Sulle 200, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Ph: 3C5 14ll ~ Fax: 3C5 1e 54136 - - - r , I r I I - - ,.... I - - - - -- - r r I The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements Project plans and specifications will be prepared per the project scope. All plans, specifications and cost estimates will be supplied to the City for phased reviews. All review comments received from the City will be addressed and incorporated into the plan package. The final plan package will consist of the plans, specifications, cost estimate, the project files and all computer files as described in the project scope under "deliverables." All contract documents will be checked prior to each phase review submital as part ofCWI's Quality Assurance/Quality Control program. 8. Post-Design Services CWI is available to provide assistance to the City during bidding and construction of the project. These services can include assistance with advertising the project, tracking of contractors who may be bidding the project, analyzing of the bids submitted, recommendation of the award, review of shop drawings and providing construction inspection services. Project Team's Experience Civil Works has extensive relevant experience in Traffic Engineering Studies on Miami Beach. In addition, CWl's Project Manager has extensive experience in the design of traffic calming and streetscape improvements, roadway rehabilitation, drainage improvements, roadway lighting design and shoreline stabilization in Miami-Dade County and surrounding areas. In addition, Civil Works is a General Engineering Consultant for the South Florida Water Management District and Miami-Dade County DERM. Therefore, we are very familiar with the latest permitting requirements for drainage improvements within each of these agencies. Some of our current project experience which relates directly to the Biscayne Point Project includes: . Manor Lane Traffic Calming Improvements for the City of South Miami - This Project included the area between SW 80th Street and SW 72 Street, between SW 67 Avenue and US-I. The residents have over 500 cars during the peak hour driving through their single family residential neighborhood. The project included traffic counts, a traffic analysis report, traffic calming workshops to residents, traffic calming alternatives for 9 different locations, City Commission presentation and design implementation of the selected alternatives. . Ocean Drive Mitigation Study for the City of Miami Beach - This project included working with the City of Miami Beach's Concurrency Management Division to develop a mitigation plan to increase Ocean Drive's capacity while maintaining the unique character of Ocean Drive. Public workshops with the Ocean Drive Merchants Association were included in the scope of work. . 2,800 feet of New 24" Water Main and Master Meter Service for MIA - This project included the design of2800 feet of new 24" water main and master meter connection point to the airport's potable water system. In addition, this project included an aerial canal crossing of the Tamiami Canal and several 6" and 8" water main extensions. . 5 miles of Highway and Lighting Improvement Plans for Okeechobee Road from Krome Avenue to the Homestead Extension of the Florida Turnpike. The project for the FDOT included roadway lighting, traffic signal control design, signing and marking and drainage improvements. 1.7 Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd.. Suite 200. eml Gables, FL 33134 Ph: 3Cf: 148 o;<A< Fax: 3Cf: 118 5466 r r ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~ .... r r ~ .... ~ ~ r .... I The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements . Storm Water Pumping Station and Deep WeD Injection System for the City of Sunny Isles Beach- CWI is currently preparing a drainage study for the design of a storm water pumping station with 10 deep well injection wells for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. This project will eliminate three existing storm water retention ponds with the construction of an underground manifold system and pump station to inject the storm water into deep wells along NE 163rd Street. This project is being designed in conjunction with the proposed City Hall Complex. The Summit of Aventura - Both James Gran, P.E. and Linda Bell, P.E. provided traffic and engineering services for this 40-acre development project. Mr. Gran provided the traffic and engineering analysis and reports for the US-I, NW 190 Street, Miami Gardens Drive and Country Club Drive intersection analysis and design of the recommended traffic improvements. Ms. Bell prepared and is the Engineer of Record for the site planning and civil engineering design of 3000 feet of 12-inch and 16-inch water and gravity sewer lines, site drainage including drainage wells and provided environmental permitting assistance for the 35-slip and 65-slip marinas. . James Gran, P.E. will be the Project Manager for this Project. Mr. Gran is Vice President ofCWI and has more than 22 years of transportation systems, traffic analysis, highway design, storm water, street lighting, utility design and construction experience in South Florida. Mr. Gran has past experience as an employee of the Florida Department of Transportation (providing environmental permitting in the early 1980's), the City of Coral Gables (providing street closings in the late 1980's), and a local signal and street lighting contractor (constructing decorative neighborhood street lighting in the early 1990's.) Linda M. Bell, P.E., President ofCWI, has more than 20 years of engineering experience. Ms. Bell's experience includes roadway and sidewalk design and rehabilitation, drainage, water and sewer systems design and marina and seawall rehabilitation in Miami-Dade, Broward and Momoe Counties. As the Prime Consultant, CWI will be responsible for overall project management, administration and all transportation, roadway, water and sewer design services. The CWI Team will include the three Subconsultants listed above: . Rosenberg Design Group (RDG) has been providing local communities with outstanding urban planning and landscape architectural design for years. RDG has served several South Florida municipalities and counties such as Miami Beach, Coral Gables, City of Miami, City of Hollywood, Broward and Miami-Dade County, the Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Department of Transportation, and the South Florida Water Management District. Mr. Bill Rosenberg, ASLA (RDG) has extensive experience in all phases of urban design and landscape architecture relating to roadways that ranged in scale from urban roadways to interstate highways and the Florida Turnpike. His project experience has included planting and irrigation design for medians and swales, design of parking, sidewalks, and street furnishings for urban streets, bikeway planning and environmental mitigation planning. Mr. Rosenberg has prepared sidewalk layout, planting, and irrigation plans for the Fifth Street Beautification Project in the City of Miami Beach, the Ponce de Leon Boulevard Improvements in the City of Coral Gables and the Sunset Drive Improvements in the City of South Miami. He has worked with residents to improve the 1.8 Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd.. Suite 200. Coral Gables. FL 33134 Ph: 3J5 448 5065 Fax::'(5.448.54S6 r r- I i r - ,.... r r r r r r r t r r r r L r t r The City of Miami Beach Discayoe Point Neighborhood Improvements quality of life in their neighborhoods. . Schwebke Shiskio & Associates, Inc. (SSI) has p vided surveying services in the South Florida area since 1947. They have grown from a smallS ployee surveying firm to full service surveying and civil engineering firm with more than 55 empl yees. Mr. Al TeUo, PSM has extensive experience in professional land surveying and right-of-way surveying for Miami Beach and the Florida Depart ent of Transportation. 21110AP2.WPD 1.9 Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd.. Suite 200, coral Gables, FL 33134 Ph: 33514!l9966 Fax: 300-448-0466 r- I - , r - - - r I -- -- r- -- r r I I - r - r r l The City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements QUALITY ASSURANCE / QUALITY CONTROL Quality Assurance Obiectives All members of the Civil Works Team take pride in the quality of the engineering and other related services our firms provide. The quality of our products and services are paramount to us. We, therefore, place substantial emphasis upon our own internal quality assurance program. The objective of our quality assurance program is to ensure that the project team provides professional services in accordance with the City's requirements. This plan outlines the methods and procedures for obtaining the desired quality of documents and services for each project assignment. Quality Assurance Pro2ram Our quality assurance program will remain in effect on an ongoing basis throughout the contract. All work products submitted to the City will be clearly marked as having been comprehensively reviewed and approved by our Quality Assurance Committee. The following quality control activities will be in effect throughout the duration of this contract: QA Instructions - Members ofthe project team will be instructed on requirements for review and checking procedures for all documents produced. QA/QC Meetings - Periodic internal meetings will be held to review ongoing activities and reinforce assurance of the quality of each product. Each participant of a component document will coordinate with the others to insure their work interfuces properly. QC Reviews - All sub-consultant work will be reviewed to verilY their completeness as it relates to fulfillment of the assigned work and to insure compatibility with the final product requirements. Special QA/QC Files - Files will be set up for all pertinent project related data and correspondence. A special file will be set up to retain documentation of the project team's quality assurance efforts. All documents verifying assurance of the products' quality will be marked, routed to all affected parties and filed in the project Quality Assurance file. Once the submittals have been reviewed by the City and comments have been received, the CWI Project Manager will ensure the prompt incorporation of these comments into the work products. All subsequent reviews will include a copy of the previous submission showing that each comment has, in fact, been fully addressed. 21110AP2WPD \.10 Civil Works, Inc. 3195PoocedeLeonBM:I,Suite200, CoralGables,FL33134 Ph:305-448-5955 Fax:~ City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements 1) Team's Experience For this City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Project, the Civil Works Team will consist of the following firms. The company profiles are included for reference. Civil Works, Inc. (CWI) Streetscape Design, Sidewalk Repair & Enhancements, Traffic . Calming, Drainage Design, Street Lighting Upgrades, Coordinating the Placing of Utilities Underground, On-Street Parking Maximization and Public Meetings and Presentations Civil Works has provided Transportation Engineering and Civil Engineering Services as the major types of services since our Incorporation in 1996. Our Principals, Linda Bell, P.E., President and James Gran, P.E., Vice President, have provided transportation design and construction services in South Florida for more than 20 years since the 1980's. Our CWI Corporate Profile is in~luded in this section and describes our company and the types of services that we offer. The projects undertaken during the past 5 years are described in our Form 254 which is also included in this section. There have been no legal claims against the errors and/or omissions, or any breach of professional ethics by Civil Works, Inc. Rosenberg Design Group (RDG) Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Irrigation Design, Sidewalk Improvement Design Rosenberg Design Group has provided Landscape Architecture since 1985. Bill Rosenberg, ASLA has provided landscape architectural services for transportation projects for more than 35 years. RDG also has no legal claims against the firm. A list of projects is included in this section. - Schwebke Shiskin & Associates, Inc. (SSA) Topographic Surveying, Right-of-way Surveying Schwebke Shiskin & Associates, Inc. has provided surveying services in the South Florida area since 1947. They have grown from a small 5-employee surveying firm to full service surveying and civil engineering firm with more than 55 employees. A list of their projects is included in this section. - - - 2.1 21lIOEX2. WPD Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd.. Suite 200. Coral Gables, FL 33134 Ph: 305-448-5955 Fax: 305-448-5466 CWI AWB8DBEfim Civil Works, Inc. Miami - Ft. Lauderdale - Orlando 305-448-5955 954-344-6568 407-339-0040 www.civilworks.comcwi@civilworks.com CORPORATE PROFILE INTRODUCTION Civil Works, Inc. (CWI) is a woman-owned consulting engineering firm with headquarters in Miami, Florida with branch offices in Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. Civil Works specializes in l\Iisisting clients in the development of Florida's growing transportation, infrastructure, storm water control, commercial, residential and recreational needs. The firm is licensed by the Florida State Board of Professional Engineers. Company experience includes projects for public sector clients such as the Florida Department of Transportation, Miami-Dade, Broward, and West Palm Beach Counties and their municipalities. Private sector clients projects have included traffic studies and developments plans for hotels, shopping centers, commercial and residential complexes. Civil Works has received the Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) certifications from Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Orange Counties and DBE from the FDOT. CORPORATE OFFICE: The Civil Works corporate office is located in downtown Coral Gables. The Corporate address is: 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd, # 200 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 448-5955 Fax: (305) 448-5466 Branch Offices: Ft. Lauderdale Area: 10239 West Sample Road Coral Springs, FL 33065 (954) 344-6568 Orlando Area: 201 E. Pine St., #350 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 339-0040 DISCIPLINES: Civil Works currently offers a wide range of services in the civil, traffic and environmental areas. In addition, we have received the following technical certifications: From Miami-Dade County: 3.0 Flighwa)'s 4.0 Aviation 5.0 Port & Waterways 6.0 Water & Sewer 10.0 Environmental 16.0 General Civil 17.0 Engineering Construction Management 19.0 Value Analysis and Life-Cycle Costing From FDOT: 3.1 Minor Highway 3.2 Major Highway 3.3 Complex Highway 6.1 Traffic Engineering Studies 6.2 Traffic Signal Timing 7.1 Signing, Pav' t Marking & Charmelization 7.2 Lighting 7.3 Signalization 10.1 Construction Engineering Inspection The following is a summary of some of these services. Please contact Linda M. Bell, P.E. for more information on specific projects. 2.2 Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suile 200, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Ph: 305-448-5955 Fax: 305-448-5466 Civil Works, Inc. CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES includes the study, design and permitting of commercial and residential paving, grading, and drainage plans, water distribution and transmission systems, sanitary sewer systems, force main systems, sanitary and drainage pump stations, drainage plans, storm sewer rehabilitation, existing parking lot rehabilitation, canals, lakes and other water retention/detention storm water management systems and land development subdivision planning, design and permit processing. HIGHW AYS/TRANSPORTATION SERVICES includes minor and major roadway design, roadway drainage analysis and designs, roadway rehabilitation design, signing and pavement marking plans, traffic control plans, roadway lighting and signalization plans, FDOT 3R roadway projects, FDOT driveway applications, related traffic studies and application processing and bike path improvements. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES include Traffic Studies, Traffic Planning, Traffic Mitigation Plans, Signal Warrant Studies and Traffic Signal Designs. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES includes the study design and permitting of environmentally sensitive lands, wetland preservation and impact mitigation, dredge and fill areas for development, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for construction activities, water quality analysis, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Department of Protection (DEP) permits and processing. AIRPORT SERVICES include airside and landside paving, grading, drainage, utility relocation, water distribution, sewer collection, pump stations and parking analysis. SEAPORT SERVICES include paving, grading, drainage, dredge and fill projects with environmental applications, lighting, water, sewer, parking studies, navigational application procedures and processing. ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES: Civil Works maintains a project-based accounting system in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation. These records are subjected to annual examination by an independent accounting firm. SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT The firm maintains in-house computer systems with plotting capabilities. All CADD systems consist of high-end Pentium processing units with high resolution monitors. Software packages include Microstation and AutoCAD with Softdesk engineering design. A high speed modern is used for communications and data transmissions during project design and development. Electronic transfers are also sent via our e-mail on the Internet with our Civil Works web site: www.civilworks.com. MINORITY CERTIFICATIONS: Miami-Dade County WBE/DBE Broward County WBE. City of Miami and Orlando WBE South Florida Water Management District WBE. Palm Beach County WBE. Florida Dept. of Transportation DBE. Orange County WBE. City of Orlando WBE. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN - CWI has received approval of our Affirmative Action Plan from the Miami-Dade County Department of Business Development. STATE OF FLORIDA - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION. Civil Works, Ine's State License Number is EB - 7528. \corppro.wpd 2.3 Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd.. Suite 200. Coral Gables. FL 33134 Ph: 305-448-5955 Fax: 305-448-5466 ROSENBERG DESIGN GROUP FIRM mSTORY Rosenberg Design Group was formed in 1985 to provide land planning and landscape architectural services. Prior to that, Bill Rosenberg was president of Henderson-Rosenberg- Scully for thirteen years, also providing the same services. Ken Gardner has been with RDG since 1993 after working with a large design-build firm in Washington, DC. We have been serving private clients throughout South Florida, the mid-Atlantic states, and South America, including several of the leading large residential and commercial developers, designing projects ranging in size up to new towns of 35,000 population as well as shopping centers and office and industrial complexes. In the public sector, we have served several South Florida municipalities and counties such as Miami Beach, Coral Gables, City of Miami, City of Hollywood, Dade and Broward County, the Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Department of Transportation and the South Florida Water Management District. Public projects have included landscape designs for transit stations, major highways and local streets in both commercial and residential areas, bicycle and pedestrian path systems up to 200 miles in length, parks and recreation areas ranging from a few to up to 600 acres in size, school campuses, the Miami International Airport Landscape Master Plan, parking garages, malls, and office complexes. Bill Rosenberg, the firm's President, as past Chief of Planning for Dade County Parks, was responsible for preparing the Dade County Open Space Master Plan, and has a keen awareness of public agencies' budgeting and maintenance considerations. Ken Gardner, as the firm's Director of Planning and Design, brings to the finn knowledge of land planning, landscape design, plant material, and construction practices along the East coast as ,veil as South Florida. Rosenberg has been a guest speaker at the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and American Resort and Residential Development Association (ARRDA) national conferences. In addition, Rosenberg and Gardner taught and lectured at Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami Dade Community College, the University of Miami and Florida International University. In addition to their speaking and lecturing duties, Rosenberg and Gardner had several by-lined articles in major industry publications and newspapers. Rosenberg served on the Miami Beach Design Review Board, City of Miami Park Advisory Board and Legislative Committee of the Builders Association of South Florida and is currently a member ofthe Dade County's Shoreline Development Review Board and the Metropolitan Dade County Transportation Aesthetic Review Committee (T ARC). Gardner is a member of many committees of the Builders Association of South Florida and an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. RDG has won many prestigious awards for their projects, and continually seek innovative new design ideas and technical applications to meet our Clients' needs on-time and in budget. 2.4 dJ.wdrkE-dhi4in 1r- -'T 5- cftuaci.a.l:E!.. iln.c. mSTORY Schwebke-Shiskin & Associates, Inc. is a multi-faceted company offering complete services in Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Testing, Land Planning, Storm Water Management and Environmental Engineering. Founded in 1947 by Harry C. Schwebke, the firm has grown from 5 employees in one office to 55 employees situated in two offices, which are located in Perrine and Mirarnar Florida. Seventeen members of our staff are licensed professionals. Originally specializing in Land Surveying only, the firm now provides a complete spectrum of services to private developers, individual land owners, and governmental agencies alike. Among our present private developer clients are such organizations as Arvida, 1MB Partners, The Courtelis Company, Autobuilders of South Florida, Hobe Sound Company, The Graham Companies, Janis Enterprises, Lennar, Inc., Roland International, Westbrooke Communities, Inc., W.B. Homes, Inc., The University of Miami, Sunbeam Properties, The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Coscan, Easton-Babcock and International Place Associates II, Limited and Governmental entities to which we provide professional services include the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Dade County Public Works Department, Dade County Department of Environment Resource Management, City of Miami, Dade County Board of Public Instruction, and Jackson Memorial Hospital. We are proud to have played an important and ongoing role in such projects as Florida's Turnpike, Cocoplum, Countrywalk, The Falls Fashion Center, Miami Lakes, Sunrise Golf Village, Pembroke Lakes, The California Club, and a multitude of other projects in over 40 years of practice. Our firm has been able to respond to the new and complex demands imposed by Florida's Growth Management Regulations. Traffic Impact Studies, Storm Water Management Studies and Wet Land Mitigation, are just a few areas in which Schwebke- Shiskin & Associates, Inc. has expanded in order to meet today's growth management regulations. Please give a few moments to review this brochure as it was designed with you in mind. We believe you will see why we are proud of our company, its people and its accomplishments. Schwebke-Shiskin & Associates, Inc. presently h~ an active affirmative action program to ensure equal opportunity employment. - - 2.5 City of Miami Beach Biscayne Point Neighborhood Improvements 2) Project Manager's Experience: Mr. James Gran, P.E. is Vice President of Civil Works, Inc. He has more than 22 years of civil engineering experience in the planning, design, traffic studies and construction inspection of projects throughout Florida. James Gran will be the Project Manager on this Contract. As a Project Manager, Mr. Gran has developed project proposals, presentations, conducted contract negotiations and developed and maintained project schedules. Planning and traffic projects included origin and destination studies, P.D.&E. studies, corridor studies, signal warrant analyses, traffic impact studies for commercial developments, roadway master planning, local traffic impact studies, concurrency studies, street closure studies, Development of Regional Impact statements (DR!' s) and FDOT connection permits. Mr. Gran supervised engineering and technical staff, conducted Value Engineering studies and performed quality control reviews of project plans and reports. He is experienced with computer programs such as SOAP, TRANSIT, PASSER, Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling System (FSUTMS) and many other traffic engineering programs. Construction Observation has also been included as a provided service in many of the transportation projects that Jim Gran designed. James Gran has also constructed roadways, bridges, highway lighting and traffic signals while employed as a superintendent and foreman oflocal construction companies. He has a unique perspective on design proj ects and traffic studies because of his past 22 years of employment with the Florida Department of Transportation, the City of Coral Gables, private consultants, local contractors and now as Vice President of CW!. Mr. Gran's Traffic and Civil Engineering detailed resume is included for reference. -- -- -- -- 2.6 21 1 IOEX2. WPD Civil Works, Inc. 3195 Ponce de Leon Blvd.. Suite 200. Coral Gables. FL 33134 Ph: 305-448-5955 Fax: 305-448-5466 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE. MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA 33139 http:\\ci.miami-beach.fl.us COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 3/~-{) I TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Members ofthe City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez '\ .../ City Manager 0 tJ.f (j DATE: May 16,2001 FROM: SUBJECT: 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 THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 10- 00/01, TO PROVIDE URBAN DESIGN, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR STREETSCAPE, AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, WITH REGARD TO BISCA YNE POINT NEIGHBORHOOD; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP RANKED FIRM OF CIVIL WORKS; AND IF UNSUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE SECOND MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, THE CORRADINO GROUP; AND IF UNSUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH THE SECOND MOST QUALIFIED FIRM, AUTHORlZNG THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE THIRD MOST QUALIFIED FIRM,POST BUCKLEY(PBS&J). ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution. Date: R7D 5"'-(6-0 I Agenda: Commission Memorandum RFQ 10-00101 May 16, 2001 Page 2 ANALYSIS: Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 10-00/01 was issued to obtain qualifications of professional firms with the capability and experience to provide professional planning, urban design, landscape architecture and engineering services for design, construction documents, bidding, and construction administration of streetscape and utility improvements in the following neighborhoods: (1) LA GORCE (2) NORTH SHORE (3) BISCA YNE POINT The purpose of these neighborhood streetscape projects is to provide for the restoration and enhancement of each neighborhood's streets, consistent with identified needs. Each of the proposed projects will include streetscape work with restoration and enhancement of the neighborhood's street lighting, potable water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage infrastructure as needed. The specific project description for the Biscayne Point neighborhood is as follows: BISCA YNE POINT: Biscayne Point Project Description: The Biscayne Point project area is a totally residential island, separated from the main barrier island of Miami Beach by Tatum Waterway and Indian Creek. It contains a large multi-family apartment district known as Biscayne Beach (located between Tatum Waterway and Hawthorne Avenue), as well as two distinctly different single-family residential neighborhoods-Biscayne Point and Stillwater Drive. Each of the three neighborhoods within the project area has different needs and requires a different urban design and engineering solution. The project consists of providing streetscape improvements within an allocated budget, following a priority list submitted by area residents. In Biscayne Beach, the community priorities are streetscape on 79th Street, traffic calming, repair of broken sidewalks, brighter street lighting, as well as maximizing onstreet parking while improving overall landscaping and drainage. In Biscayne Point, the priorities are traffic calming, pedestrian-level street lights, landscaping improvements and drainage improvements. Residents in the Biscayne Point Homeowners Association are considering a special assessment district for underground electric, cable and telephone service, which, if approved, will be included in the scope of this project. The priority for Stillwater Drive is to narrow the pavement and provide wider sidewalks and street trees. Commission Memorandum RFQ 10-00/01 - Biscayne Point May 16, 2001 Page 3 The total G.O. Bond allocation for aboveground streetscape improvements in this project area is $4,150,000. There are no water or sanitary sewer line upgrades included in this project. Stormwater improvements may be required for this neighborhood, and funding will be provided, if available, from the citywide stormwater allocation. The City of Miami Beach intends to issue this work on a task order basis for any part of the improvements within each neighborhood. The selected team may be requested to incorporate existing designs and or construction documents into the overall design. EVALUATION COMMITTEE: The following individuals were appointed to serve on the Biscayne Point Evaluation Committee ("the Committee"): Michael Alvarez.. . Public Works Assistant Director Jorge Lopez... Miami Beach Resident Joyce Meyers...Principal Planner Walter Reddick.. . Capital Projects Coordinator Mike Rotbart.. . Miami Beach Resident The Committee convened and was provided with guidance from City staff relative to the Cone of Silence, the Government in the Sunshine Law, the Evaluation Criteria, and an overview of the scope of services for each neighborhood. The full Committee scheduled a subsequent meeting to discuss the Evaluation Criteria in greater detail. The Committee convened and discussed the Evaluation Criteria in detail. After much deliberation the Committee established their own weighted factor, but agreed to abide by the Evaluation criteria established in the RFQ. CRITERIA 1. The ability of professional personnel; 2. Past performance; 3. Willingness to meet time and budget requirements; 4. Location; 5. Recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms; and 6. The volume of work previously awarded to each firm by the City, with the object of effecting and equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms, provided such distribution does not violate the principle of selection of the most highly qualified firms. Commission Memorandum RFQ 10-00101 - Biscayne Point May 16, 2001 Page 4 The Committee also decided that for its next meeting that City staff should prepare a report relative to the firms' experience on City projects, and the results of reference checks by an independent third party firm. The Committee convened and was provided with the results of the reference checks along with staff's feedback relative to their experience with each firm. The Committee then proceeded to shortlist all firms and requested oral presentations from the following: Shortlisted Screened Out: Bermello, Ajamil & Pamters Civil Works The Corradino Group PBS&J William, Hatfield & Stoner Camey- Neuhaus RMPK Schimpler, Mirson, American During deliberations, each Committee member discussed the strengths and weaknesses of each firm, and then individually ranked each firm. Each member listed hislher preference as to the top-ranked firm, with the following results: MEMBERS B&A Civil Works Corradino Williams Hatfeild PBS&J Michael Alvarez 45(3) 44(4) 69(1) 47(2) 31(5) Jorge Lopez 60(2) 62(1) 50(4) 60(2) 57(3) Joyce Meyers 65(2) 61(4) 69(1) 60(5) 63(3) Walter Reddick 33(4) 51(1) 48(2) 34(3) 32(5) Mike Rotbart 66(2) 41(5) 50(4) 55(3) 70(1) The Committee decided that the tie between Civil Works and The Corradino Group would be decided by which firm had the most first place votes after all members were asked to state their first-ranked firm. BISCA YNE POINT: Top ranked firm: Second ranked firm: Third ranked firm: Civil Works The Corradino Group PBS&J Commission Memorandum RFQ 10-00/01-Biscayne Point May 16, 1001 Page 5 On March 28, 2001, 2001, all firms that submitted their qualification packages were advised of the aforementioned results. Attached are copies of Civil Works proposed project team, and a list of similar projects, which was used by the Committee in its decision. In conclusion, the Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached resolution, authorizing the City Manager to begin negotiations with the top ranked firm of Civil Works; and if unsuccessful in negotiating a contract with the most qualified firm, authorizing the Administration to negotiate a contract with the second most qualified firm, The Corradino Group; and if unsuccessful in negotiating a contract with the second most qualified firm, authorizng the Administration to negotiate a contract with the third most qualified firm, Post Buckley(PBS&J). JM~S~L-~ Attachment 1