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Southern Landscaping Ent. ~fIV#-fA/h Up.i-<).~ ;vlt'i.._j'J \t.:)t;J ) J.JtJu.d ~ INVITATION FOR BIDS TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID # 63-01/02 BID OPENING: OCTOBER 7, 2002 Gus Lopez, CPPO, Procurement Director City of Miami Beach - Procurement Division 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139 F:\PURC\$ALL\Mirtha\BIDS\63-01-02 mowing serv\63-01-02 bid BID NO: No. 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1 CITY CLERK /' CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY ~ ....... Condensed Title: Request for approval to Award a Contract to Southern Landscaping Enterprises Inc., as the Primary vendor to Provide Turf Mowing Services in the amount of $96,840, Pursuant to Bid No. 63-01/02; further request approval to award a contract to Country Bill's Lawn Care Inc. as the Secondary vendor to be used only in the event that the Prima vendor Southern Landsca in Inc. cannot fulfill their contractual obll atlon. Issue: Whether the Contract should be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, received from Southern Landscaping Enterprises Inc., as the Primary Vendor or to award a contract to Country Bill's Lawn Care Inc. as the Secondary vendor to be used only in the event that the Primary vendor (Southem Landscaping Inc. \ cannot fulfill their contractual oblioalion? Item SummarvlRecommendatlon: The purpose of this bid Is to award a contract to a qualified contractor that will give prompt and efficient Turf Mowing Services as specified in the bid documents. this contract will commence the day after date of award by the City Commission of Miami Bead} Florida and will remain in effect for a period of two years, Providing the contractor will agree to maintain the same price, terms and conditions of the current contract. this contract could be extended for an additional two (2) years, on a year.to-year basis, if mutually agreed upon by both parties. Based on the analysis of the bids received, it is recommended that the City award a Contract to Southern Landscaping Enterprises Inc., as the Primary vendor to Provide Turf Mowing Services in the amount of $96,840, Pursuant to Bid No. 63-01/02; further request approval to award a contract to Country Bill's Lawn Care Inc. as the Secondary vendor to be used only in the event that the Primary vendor (Southern Landscaping Inc.) cannot fulfill their contractualobligatlon. APPROVE THE CONTRACT Advisory Board Recommendation: I N/A Financial Information: Source of Amount Account Approved Funds: 1 $96,840 011-0945-000312 IFI~ 2 3. 4 Total City Clerk's OffIce Legislative Tracking: I KEVIN SMITH City Manager AGENDA ITEM C.J C. DATE /4-$-02..... JMG 13 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALl 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 www.cl.mlaml--beach.f1.u8 To: COMMISSION MEMORANDUM Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission Dal:8: 0dDber23,2002 Jorge M, Gonzalez , ~ City Manager d .- 0 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO SOUTHERN LANDSCAPING ENTERPRISES, INC., AS THE PRIMARY VENDOR TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $96,840, PURSUANT TO INVITATION TO BID NO. 63..Q1/02; FURTHER REQUEST APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO COUNTRY BILL'S LAWN CARE INC. AS THE SECONDARY VENDOR TO BE USED ONLY IN THE EVENT THAT THE PRIMARY VENDOR (SOUTHERN LANDSCAPING INC.) CANNOT FULFILL THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. RECOMMENDATION From: Subject: Approve the award. FUNDING: $96,840 l'NAL YSIS Funding is available from Budget Account No, 011.0945.000312, The purpose of this bid is to award a contract to a qualified contractor that will give prompt and efficient Turf Mowing Services as specified in the bid documents. This contract will commence the day after date of award by the City Commission of Miami Beacl\Florida and will remain in effect for a period of two years. Providing the contractor will agree to maintain the same price, terms and conditions of the current contract. this contract could be extended for an additional two (2) years, on a year to year basis, if mutually agreed upon by both parties. In the event that the contract is held over beyond the term herein provided, it shall only be . on . a month to month basis only and shall not constitute an implied renewal of the contract, Said month to month extension shall be upon the same terms of the contract and at the compensation and payment provided herein. The Contractor will provide Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of $25,000 each, and evidence of required insurance within fifteen (15) calendar days after notification of award of the Contract. 14 Commission Memorandum October 23, 2002 Page 2 ANAL VS'S (Cont.): Deficiency Notices and Liquidated Damages If the City of Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Director determines that there are deficiencies in the performance of the contract. the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director will provide a Notice to the Contractor to correct the deficiencies within seven (7) days of notification, If both parties agree that actual damages would require more than seven (7) days to repair, a time frame, in writing, will be determined by the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director for that deficiency. The parties agree that the Contractor shall be liable to the City of Miami Beach for liquidated damages (not a penalty) in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per day, for each day exceeding the above noted time frame per deficiency, that the Contractor fails to correct deficiencies of the Notice. LIVING WAGE REQUIREMENT: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2001-3301. City Service Contracts involving the expenditure of over $100,000 per year and which includes park and public place maintenance is subject to the Living Wage Requirements. The minimum rates are as follows: $8.56/hour with benefits; $9.81/hour without benefits. Mowina Soeclflcatlons A. St. Augustine Grass/Bahia Mow only with a rotary mower a minimum of once per week during the growing season of mid April through the end of October for a total of 36 occurrences per year. B, Non-athletic field Turf shall be mowed at 3 to 31/2" above soil level with a mower designed for use in the specifiC circumstances. Remove clippings from areas if excessive clippings result from the mowing operation. Trlmmlna and Edalna A. Contractor shall trim and properly edge all shrub and flower beds as well as tree. curbs. walks. lighting and all other obstacles in the landscape and remove clippings. Paved areas (hard edges) shall be edged every mowing with respect to the turf type adjacent to the edging, Edging of beds and the tree rings (soft edging) shall be executed not less than everv bther mowing with respect to the turf type adjacent to the edging. 15 Commission Memorandum October 23, 2002 Page 3 ANALYSIS (Cont.l: B, Turf edging at shrub beds, flower beds, ground cover beds, hedges, or around trees (where "edging" rather than "trimming" is directed), shall be edged with a manual or mechanical edger to a neat vertical uniform line. Edge grass at plant bed lines to keep grass from growing toward shrubs, keep the width of sod as it was originally placed. Care shall be taken to avoid damage of ground cover weed barrier. Grass will be trimmed at the same height as adjacent turf is mowed, and to remove all grass leaves from around all obstacles and vertical surfaces in the turf, such as posts, walls,. fences, etc, C, Particular attention will be given to trimming around sprinkler heads and other irrigation system components to assure their proper water delivery function. A mechanical weed cutters are not to be used within twelve (12") inches of tree or palm trunks, Note: Damage to property or existing vegetation by improper trimming or edging shall be repaired or replaced within 48 hours at Contractors expense. All walks and other paved areas littered in the lawn maintenance process shall be vacuumed, swept, or blown off while the mowing, edging, or trimming is in process so that the appearance suffers for the least amount of time. Landscape lighting shall be wiped, blown off or vacuumed as needed to prevent accumulation of clippings and dead insects. D. Landscape areas shall be raked and cleaned of clippings, leaves, sticks, twigs, and all litter during each maintenance day. Materials cleaned from grounds may not be disposed on-site, and must be removed from locations at Contractors expense. A copy for approval of a completed mowing schedule will be provided to the City's representative in a timely manner as requested. bitter Control Contractor Generated Trash: The Contractor shall promptly remove all debris generated by pruning, trimming, weeding, edging, and other work required in the specifications. Debris must be disposed of at an authorized site for commercial use. Neighborhood trash transfer stations or road side piles are not considered authorized sites. The Contractor shall clean driveways and paved areas with suitable equipment immediately after working in them. All cuttings are to be removed on same day as cut. Litter Removal: All Litter is to be removed by the Contractor prior to the performance of any mowing operations at each individual site. 16 Commission Memorandum October 23, 2002 Page 4 ANALYSIS (Cont.l: CONTRACTOR'S PERSONNEL Contractor will employ personnel competent to perform the work specified herein. Contractor's employees will be United States citizens or in possession of appropriate documentation permitting the employees to work in Miami-Dade County. The City reserves the right to request the removal of the Contractor's employees from performing maintenance on the City's grounds where the employee's performance or actions are obviously detrimental to the program. Standards for Contractor's employees include the following: DISASTER RESPONSE The Contractor will maintain, on a twenty-four (24) houron-call basis, by pager, two-way radio, or cellular telephone, a staff sufficient to address emergency contingencies (ie., hurricanes, tomados, floods, etc.) which may arise from time to time. The Contractor will respond with immediate action to emergencies that adversely affect the City of Miami Beach, so that the situation is corrected at the eariiest possible moment. The Contractor will be compensated for use of personnel and equipment based upon the indicated classifications in the bid tabulation. UNIFORMS The Contractor will provide, at Contractor's expense, color coordinated uniforms for all personnel. Such uniforms will meet Owners' public image requirements and be maintained by Contractor so that all personnel are neat, clean, and professional in appearance at all times. Non-uniform clothing will not be permitted, including for new employees, CONDUCT Conduct standards for Contractor's employees should meet or exceed those required for City employees. The following are some guidelines: Drugs and alcohol, or their use, is not permitted on City property nor are personnel allowed on property while under the influence of such substances. Firearms or other weapons are strictly forbidden. Fighting or loud, disruptive behavior is not permitted, All personnel will be subject to applicable City safety and security rules and procedures pertaining to conduct, vehicle use, property access, etc. * * * SAFETY Contractor agrees to perform all work outlined in the Contract in such a manner as to meet all accepted standards for safe practices during the maintenance operation, to safely maintain equipment, machines, and materials, and to remedy hazards consequential or related to the work. The Contractor further agrees to accept the sole responsibility for compliance with all local, County, State or other legal requirements including but not limited to: 17 Commission Memorandum October 23, 2002 Page 5 ANALYSIS (Cont.): (1) full compliance with the terms of applicable O.S,H.A. Safety Orders, (2)requirements of the Florida Deoartment of Transoortation Manual of Traffic Controls and Safe Practices For Street and Hiahwav Construction, Maintenance and Utility Ooerations, at all times so as to protect all persons including Contractor's employees, agents of the City, vendors, and members of the public or other firms from injury or damage to their property, The City, through its Project Manager, reserves the right to issue Immediate restraint or cease and desist order to Contractors when unsafe or harmful acts are observed or reported relative to the performance of the work under the Contract. During normal working hours, Contractor will obtain emergency medical care for any member of the public who is in need thereof, because of illness or injury occurring on the site, including a prompt report thereof to the Project Manager. In performing the scope of work, all safety on or off the job site will be the sole responsibility of the Contractor, The City will not be responsible for safety on or off the job site, The City's on-site observations or inspections will be only for the purpose of verifying that the maintenance Specifications are being implemented proper1y. The City's on-site observations or inspections are not for safety on or off the job site for the Contractor's employees or the public, Traffic Safety Control - The Contractor will, at his cost, observe all safety regulation; including placing and display of safety devices, provisions of police to control traffic, etc, as may be necessary in order to conduct the public through the project area in accordance with F.D.O.T.'s "Manual on Traffic Controls and Safe Practices for Street Hiahwav Construction, Maintenance and Utility Ooerations." CONTRACTOR'S VEHICLES Contractor's vehicles will be in good repair, free from leaking fluids, proper1y registered, of uniform color and will bear the company name on each side in not less than 3-1/2" letters unless otherwise prescribed by law or ordinance. CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT All equipment will be maintained in an efficient and safe operating condition while performing work under the contract, Equipment will have proper safety devices maintained at all times while in use. If equipment does not contain proper safety devices and/or is being operated in an unsafe manner, the City may direct the Contractor to remove such equipment and/or the operator until the deficiency is corrected to the satisfaction of the City. The Contractor will be responsible and.liable for injury to persons caused by the operation of the equipment. 18 Commission Memorandum October 23, 2002 Page 6 ANALYSIS (Cont.): CONTRACTOR'S DAMAGES Any damages to the road, facilities, sewers, utilities, irrigation system, plant material or vegetation caused by the Contractor will be repaired at the expense of the Contractor to the satisfaction of the City. Failure to restore said damages within three (3) working days following notification will result in a deduction from the next invoice of the City's expenses incurred by the City for labor, material or equipment to restore the property to its original condition. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY AND REPAIR OF DAMAGE All portions of landscape structures, facilities, services, utilities, roads, and irrigation systems will be protected against damage or interrupted service at all times by Contractor during the term of the Contract, Any damage to the property as a result of the performance of work by Contractor during the terms of the Contract will be repaired or replaced in kind and in manner approved by the Project Manager. All work of this kind will be made immediately after damage or alteration occurs, unless otherwise directed. RECORDS All documents, books and accounting records will be open for inspection at any reasonable time during the term of the Contract and for three (3) years audit of the books and business conducted by Contractor and observe the operation of the business so that accuracy of the above records can be confirmed. All employment records will be open for inspection and re-inspection by the City, at any reasonable time during the term of the Contract. STORAGE. Contractor are to provide for all storage at off-site locations delivering to site only sufficient equipment and materials to complete daily tasks. Permission may be given by Project Manager for storage of materials or equipment on-site during special projects or conditions. WASTE DISPOSAL Contractor will be responsible for removing and disposing from sites all waste handled in performance of the Contract. The City is not required to supply area or facilities for storage or removal of waste on-site. NON-INTERFERENCE Contractor will not interfere with the public use of sites and will conduct his operation so as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the public or disruption to the peace and quiet of the area within which the services are performed. 19 Commission Memorandum October 23. 2002 Page 7 ANALYSIS (ConU: Invitation of Bid No. 63-01/02 was issued on September 20,2002, with an opening date of October 9, 2002. A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference was held on September 26, 2002, and as a result of questions received, and to clarify the issue that the successful bidder(s) would be required to comply with the Living Wage Ordinance, Addendum #1 was issued on October 4,2002, DemandStar by Onvla issued bid notices to (1405) prospective bidders. This resulted in twenty three (23) vendors requesting bid packages, which resulted in the receipt of five (5) responsive bids. References have been checked by Procurement staff and Dun and Bradstreet reports have been secured, and this Bidder comes highly recommended. Southern Landscaping Enterprises, Inc. has been in business for over twenty (20) years as a Lawn and Tree Service Contractor. Pursuant to the reference checks, and the information provided, it indicates that Southern Landscaping is a responsible contractor that provides quality service in a timely manner. This contractor has indicated in writing to the Procurement Director, that they will in fact, comply with the living Wage Ordinance. BID TABULATION VENDOR DESCRIPTION GRAND TOTAL Southern landscaping SouthlNorth Mowing (Zone. t1 -4) $96,840 Country Bills Lawn Care .. .. .. .. .. $117 ,972 P.R.I.T Inc. d/b/a U.S Lawns .. .. .. .. .. $126,000 Superior Landscaping .. .. .. .. .. $140,580 Everglades Environmental .. .. .. .. .. $149.868 CONCLUSION Based on the analysis of the bids received, it is recommended that the contract be awarded to the lowest and best bidders, Southern Landscaping Enterprises, Inc. as the Primary awardee, and Country Bill's Lawn Care Inc. as the Secondary awardee to be used only in the event that the Primary vendor (Southern Landscaping Inc.) cannot fulfill their Contractual Obligations. JMG:RM:KS:GUmpj Attch: Mowing Schedule Zone 1-4 F:\PURCI$ALL'MIth8\BDS\6S-01.02 mowing 1IIfY\83-01-02 Turf mowing CClIMI mem.doc 20 . Mowlna Schedule Zone 1-4 SOUTH MOWING ZONE: 1 Section: A. Alton Road (Michigan Ave. to 62 St center Median) 29th St. & Alton Rd, side chops! north & south 43rd St. & Alton Rd. side chopsl north & south 47th St. & Alton Rd, small chop 50th St. & Alton Rd. small swale area 51 St. & Alton Rd. bridge approach 2-sides north & south 62 St. & Alton Rd. side chop 21st Street Recreation Center (2100 Washington Ave.) City Hall (1700 Convention Center Dr.) Garden Centerl alone canal bank (2000 Convention Center Dr.) Washington Avenue 16th St. median & 6 St. median Police Station (1100 Washington Ave.) 441 N, Hibiscus Dr. (hurricane evacuation point) 17th St. & West Ave. (Bridge approach) ZONE: 2 Sections: A. Lummus Park (Ocean Dr, from 5th St. to 15th St.) South Pointe Park (Biscayne St. & Washington Ave.) Flamingo Park (11th t015th Streets between Michigan Ave. & Meridian Ave) B. 2850 Flamingo Drive Bridge approachl eastside 27th To 23rd Median Pinetree Drive 26th Street Golfcourse Swale area to 24th Streett some areas under construction Hebrew Academy Swale Area (24th St. & PineTree Dr.) Prairie Ave & 28th St.l circle Beach High (2231 Prairie Ave) 21 Mowing Schedule Zone 1-4 NORTH MOWING (Cont) NORTH MOWING ZONE: 3 Section: A. 41 st Street to 44st Street & Collins 46th Street & Collins Ave Seawall (Boathouse area) 53rd Street & Collins Ave. (Fire station) 53rd Street & Collins Ave (Beachwall) 53rd Street & Collins Ave Seawall (Boathouse area) Carriagehouse (5330 Collins Ave) Fire station (5300 Collins Ave.) 67th Street Triangle (Swale) Abbott Ave, & Indian Creek Triangle (side Swale) Police Substation (69th St. & Indian Creek) Firestation (69th St. & Indian Creek) 7150 Indian Creek (Streetend Seawall) Pine Tree Dr. From 46 St. to the Bridge 49th St. Bus stop Pumping Station on 51st St & center Triangle 51st Terrace & Lake View I Cherokee Dr, by Golf Course 51 st Street & Lake View ( Corner on your left going west) 51 st Street & Alton center Triangle & right comer going west 6001 & Pine Tree Dr. (Dead end by the water) 63rd Street Pine Tree circle on comer 62nd Street Pumping Station ZONE: 4 Section: A: 85th Street Bridge Approach 81st Street & Hawthorne (Old Dump) @ 81St & Crespi Blvd. 1410 Daytonia Rd. (Biscayne Point Swale) 1400 Cleveland Rd (Biscayne Point Swale) 1145 Noremac Ave (Biscayne Point! dead end) Biscayne Point Entrance & Bridge Approach (77th St. & Biscayne Lane) 1630 Bayside lane (Street Ends & canal bank) 80th Street, Street Ends (Tatum water way Dr,) Tatum water way Dr. Triangle 79th Street Tatum water way Dr. & 77th Street Bridge Approach Biscayne Elementary Alleyway (41 St. & Prairie Ave) 73rd & Dickens (Inside Fenced Area) 73rd & Dickens (Large Field) I & 75th St. Pumping station 73rd & Dickens (Bridge Approach) 72nd & Dickens Parking Lot 72nd & Dickens (Seawall) 2135 Biarritz Dr. & Calais (Bridge Approach 2 sides) 22 MowinG Schedule Zone 1-4 NORTH MOWING (Cont.) ZONE: 4 Sections: A: 2316 W. Bay Dr. Streetend (Biarritz Area) 601 Hagan St. & South Shore Dr. (Normandy Pumping Station) South Shore Dr. & Biarritz Dr. Streetend 71st Street Welcome Sign (71St & Normandy Dr.) 71st Street Bridge & Bridge Embankment 71 st Street Biarritz Dr. Triangle & Swale Areas 880 Jones St. South Shore Dr. (dead end) ZONE: 4 Sections: B: 7136 Bonita Dr. (streetend Seawall) 71al. Street Pumping Station (71 St. & Bay Dr.) 6900 Bay Rd. & Brest Esplanade (Y-&- the-U) 7227 Fairway Dr. (Bridge Approach 3 sides) 350 Ray Street & South Shore Dr. (Streetend Seawall) 193 Fairway & North Shore Dr, (Streetends. seawall) 1101 Biarritz Dr, & Rue Versailles (Cul~De Sacs) 7220 Rue Notre Dame & Marseilles Dr. (Streetends) 620 Trouville Esplanade & Normandy Dr, (center parkways) 1690 Trouville Esplanade & Bay Dr. (streetends north & south) 6830 Rue Grandville & Biarritz Dr. (Cui-De Sacs) 1919 Rue Grandville & Bay Dr. (streetend seawall) 1905 Rue Grandville & Calais Dr. (streetend there Is no grass on this street end) 1022 Rue Versailles & Bay Rd. (streetend seawall) 1.-- 23 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 hllp:\\cl.mlami-beach.ll.us PROCUREMENT DIVISION Telephone (305) 673-7490 Facalmlle (305) 673.7851 INVITATION TO BID NO. 63-01/02 OCTOBER 4,2002 ADDENDUM NO.1 TWO YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO YEARS is amended as follows: I, The Bid Opening date is changed from October 7, 2002 to October 9, 2002 at 3:00 P.M. II. CLARIFY: The City's Living Wage Ordinance No. 2001-3301 does apply to this contract. The minimum rates are as follows: $8.56/hour with benefits; $9 .81/hour without benefits. III. CLARIFY: Currently the Turf Mowing Services is provided "in house" by the City. The Estimated Budget for this Project is $120,000. IV. Twenty two (22) Planho1der downloaded the Bid Document thro Demandstar, any additional infonnation may be requested through Demandstar.com, phone 1-800-711- 1712. V. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. ZONE 1 Q. 441 N, Hibiscus, What area(s) at this address will need to be serviced? A. The area on the Westside within the wooden pillars. Q. 50th Street & Alton, Where is the location of the small chop? A. All four (4) of the bridges and the Northwest comer. Page 2 Addendum 1 ITB 63-01/02 WNE2 Q. South Point Park, what are the boundaries and what area(s) will need to be maintained inside the park? A. The field East and West of the restaurant and the field in the rear where the pavilions are located. Q. (Q1) Flamingo Park, are the 12 small chops on the West side of the park, on Michigan Avenue part of the areas to be maintained? (Q2) Also, what area(s) inside Flamingo Park: are part of this Bid? (Q3) In addition, are the sports fields part of this bid? A. (AI) Yes, Flamingo Park, the 12 small chops on the West side of the park, on Michigan Avenue is part of the areas to be maintained. (A2) Everything except the Athletic/Stadium fields. (A3) No Q. Hebrew Academy swale area, is this swale located between the sidewalk & the fence covered with the green material? A. Yes. Q. Beach High, what area(s) need to be maintained at this location? A. The front area of Beach High School is to be maintained at this location. Q. (Q1) 26th Street Golf Course swale, what side of the Golf Course is this area located? (Q2) Also, approximately what is the size of the swale? A. (AI) The Golf Course in this area is located at swale on the front side by the parking lot (A2) The contractor is responsible to obtain the measurements. WNE3 Q. 46th & Collins seawall, boathouse area. What are the boundaries? A. The boundaries starts at 46 Street on the West Side to the boat dock. Q. 53rd & Collins seawall, boathouse area. What are the boundaries? Page 3 Addendum 1 ITB 63-01/02 A. The boundaries starts from the pumping station to 5330 Block. Q, Fire Station 53rd & Collins is listed twice in zone 3, is this duplicate location", ifnot, what area(s) will need to be maintained? A. Mow the front and back of the Fire Station and the swale on the Westside of Collins. Q. What is the location of the pump statim at 62nd as there is no cross street listed? A. The cross Street listing is 6145 La Gorce. ZONE 4 Q. 73rd & Dickens inside fenced area, is this area located on the East or West side of Dickens and what are the boundaries? A. 73 rd and Dickens is located on the West side. The location is inside the fenced area, where the water tanks are located. Q. 72nd & Dickens parking lot, Is this area located on the eat or west side of Dickens and what are the boundaries? A. 72nd & Dickens parking lot is on the West side where the guardrail is located. Q, 6900 Bay Road & Brest Esplanade Y & U, where is this location and boundaries? A. The boundaries are Bay Drive and Brest Esplanade. Q. Biscayne Elementary, is the location listed in the bid wrong? (41 & Prairie). A. Zone 4, Section A, Biscayne Elementary should read as, North Beach Elementary located at 41't & Prairie. Q, 7220 Rue Notre Dame & Marseilles Dr. How many street ends are part of this bid? A. 7220 Rue Notre Dame & Marseilles Drive is one (1) Street end. Page 4 Addendum 1 ITB 63-01/02 Q. 193 Fairway & North Shore Drive, how many street ends are part of this Bid? A. One (1) Street end East by the guardrail. VI. ADD: Drug Free Fonn (Attachment A), Customer Reference Listing (Attachment B). Prospective Bidders are required to acknowledge this addendum to be deemed responsive. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH /?~,....r/ (. /"-- '-.....~ l. Gus Lopez, CPPO Procurement Director mpJ F:\PURC\SALL\Mirtha\BIDS\63-01-02 mowinglcrv\bid 63-01-02 Addenl.doe Attch: Drug Free fonn (Attachment A) Customer Reference Listing (Attachment B) (ATTACHMENT A) 00530. SUPPLEMENT TO BIDrrENDER FORM DRUG FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD FOR BIDDER TO BE DEEMED RESPONSIBLE. The undersigned Bidder hereby certified that it will provide a drug -free workplace program by: (1) Publishing a statement notifying its employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the offeror's workplace, and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition; (2) Establishing a continuing drug-free awareness program to inform its employees about: (i) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (ii) The Bidder's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (iii) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (iv) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; (3) Giving all employees engaged in performance of the Contract a copy of the statement required by subparagraph (1); (4) Notifying all employees, in writing, ofthe statement required by subparagraph (1), that as a condition of employment on a covered Contract, the employee shall: (i) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (ii) Notify the employer in writing of the employee's conviction under a criminal drug statute for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) calendar days after such conviction; (5) Notifying the City in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice under subdivision (4) (ii) above, from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. The notice shall include the position title of the employee; (6) Within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph (4) of a conviction, taking one of the following actions with respect to an employee who is (ATIACHMENT A) convicted of a drug abuse violation occurring in the workplace: (i) Taking appropriate personnel action against such employee, up to and including termination; or (ii) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a federal, state, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; and (7) Making a good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace program through implementation of subparagraphs(1) through (6). (Bidder Signature) (Print Vendor Name) STATE OF COUNTY OF day of as (name of person whose signature is being notarized) _____________ (title) of The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____________, 20__, by (name of corporation/company) known to me to be the person described herein, or who produced identification, and who did/did not take an oath. as NOTARY PUBLIC: (Signature) (Print Name) My commission expires: (ATTACHMENT B) TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID # 63-01/02 CUSTOMER REFERENCE LISTING Bidder's shall finnish the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of a minimum of eight (8) finns for which the Contractor is currently providing TmfMowing Services (See Section 2.19, Refereces). I) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone Number 2) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone Number 3) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone Number 4) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone Number (ATI'ACHMENT B) TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID # 63-01/02 CUSTOMER REFERENCE LISTING 5) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone N1Ullber 6) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone N1Ullber 7) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone N1Ullber 8) Company Name Address Contact Person/Contract Amount Telephone N1Ullber CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ~ 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA 33139 hllp: IIci .miam i .beach. lI.us PROCUREMENT DIVISION Telephone (3051 673-7490 Facsimile (305) 673.7851 PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID NO. 63-01/02 Sealed bids will be received by the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, until 3:00 p.m. on the 7th day of October, 2002: TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES Scope of Work: The work specified in this bid consists of furnishing all labor, machinery, tools, means of transportation, supplies, equipment, materials, services necessary for the Turf Mowing Service, as identified in the Bid Documents. Minimum Requirements: Prospective Bidder must have a minimum of 4 years continuous service/experience in the State of Florida providing Care and Maintenance of Specialty Turf Grass Types. Contractor shall be fully licensed with all required State and/or Local government licenses, and permits to provide Turf Mowing Services in the City of Miami Beach. Contractor shall provide at least four (4) separate references for landscape maintenance projects completed, with each project having a total cost of fifteen~thousand dollars ($15,000) or higher. --..... Estimated Budget: $120,000. Bid Guarantv: A Bid Guaranty is not required, however the successful Bidder executing the Contract will be required to provide the Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the amount of $25,000 each, and evidence of required insurance within fifteen (15) calendar days after notification of award of the Contract. At time, date, and place above, bids will be publicly opened. The responsibility for submitting a bid/proposal before the stated time and date is solely and strictly the responsibility of the bidder/proposer. The city is not responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence. Any bids or proposals received after time and date specified will be returned to the bidder unopened. The responsibility for submitting a bid/proposal before the stated time and date is solely and strictly the responsibility of the bidder/proposer. The City is not responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence, BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 2 A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 9:30 A.M_on SEPTEMBER 26, 2002_at City of Miami Beach, City Hall, City Managers Small Conference Room, located at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. Attendance at the Prebid Conference is highly encouraged and recommended as a source of information but is not mandatory. The City has contracted with DemandStar by Onvia as our electronic procurement service for automatic notification of bid opportunities and document fulfillment. We encourage you to participate in this bid notification system. To find out how you can receive automatic bid notifications or to obtain a copy oftbis Bid, go to www.demandstar.comor call toll-free 1-800- 711-1712, and request Document #633 Subscribing to DemandStar by Onvia's bid notification system is not a requirement. You will still be able to find bid information and download documents through the City's website (hllP://ci.llliallli-bcach.ll.us. From the City's home page, click on Procurement and follow the instructions. Any questions or clarifications concerning this Bid shall be submitted in writing by mail or facsimile to the Procurement Division, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, or FAX: (305) 673-7851, The Bid title/number shall be referenced on all correspondence. All questions must be received no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the scheduled Bid opening date. All responses to questions/clarifications will be sent to all prospective bidders in the form of an addendum, The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to accept any proposal or bid deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, or waive any informality in any proposal or bid. The City of Miami Beach may reject any and all proposals or bids. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS INVITATION TO BID IS SUBJECT TO THE "CONE OF SILENCE, " IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 99-3164. A COPY OF ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATION(S) REGARDING THIS BID MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS INVITATION TO BID IS SUBJECT TO THE "CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS" ("CODE"), IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS INVITATION TO BID IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DEBARMENT ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09113101 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 3 YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS INVITATION TO BID IS SUBJECT TO THE BID SOLICITATION PROTEST ORDINANCE NO, 2002-3344. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS BID SOLICITATION IS SUBJECT TO THE LOBBYIST FEE DISCLOSURE ORDINANCE NO. 2002.3363. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS BID SOLICITATION IS SUBJECT TO THE LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE NO. 2001.3301. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ,.,.~.c-::. :.--~' / . Gus Lopez, CPPO Procurement Director BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 4 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE. MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA 33139 http'I.\Clmlaml~beach fl.us PROCUREMENT OIVISION Telephone (3051 673-7490 Facsimile (3051 673-7851 BID NO. 63-01/02 I NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS NO BID Ifnot submitting a bid at this time, please detach this sheet from the bid documents, complete the infonnation requested, and return to the address listed above. NO BID SUBMITTED FOR REASON(S) CHECKED AND/OR INDICATED: _Our company does not handle this type of product/service. _ We cannot meet the specifications nor provide an alternate equal product. _ Our company is simply not interested in bidding at this time. _ Due to prior commitments, I was unable to attend pre-proposal meeting. _OTHER. (Please specify) We do _ do not _ want to be retained on your mailing list for future bids for the type or product and/or service. Signature: Title: Company: Note: Failure to respond, either by submitting a bid m: this completed form, may result in your company being removed from the City's bid list. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH S TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 1.0 GENERAL CONDITIONS 1.1 SEALED BIDS: Original copy of Bid Form as well as any other pertinent documents must be returned in order for the bid to be considered for award. All bids are subject to the conditions specified hereon and on the attached Special Conditions, Specifications and Bid Form. The completed bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the Bid Title to the City of Miami Beach Procurement Division, 3rd floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Facsimile bids will not be accepted. 1.2 EXECUTION OF BID: Bid must contain a manual signature of an authorized representative in the space provided on the Bid Form. Failure to properly sign bid shall invalidate same and it shall NOT be considered for award. All bids must be completed in pen and ink or typewritten. No erasures are permitted. If a correction is necessary, draw a single line through the entered figure and enter the corrected figure above it. Corrections must be initialed by the person signing the bid, Any illegible entries, pencil bids or corrections not initialed will not be tabulated. The original bid conditions and specifications CANNOT be changed or altered in any way. Altered bids will not be considered. Clarification of bid submitted shall be in letter form, signed by bidders and attached to the bid. 1.3 NO BID: If not submitting a bid, respond by returning the enclosed bid form questionnaire, and explain the reason. Repeated failure to bid without sufficient justification shall be cause for removal of a supplier's name from the bid mailing list. 1.4 PRICES QUOTED: Deduct trade discounts and quote firm net prices. Give both unit price and extended total, when requested, Prices must be stated in units of quantity specified in the bidding specifications. In case of discrepancy in computing the amount of the bid, the UNIT PRICE quoted will govern. All prices must be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid (unless otherwise stated in special conditions). Discounts for prompt payment. Award, if made, will be in accordance with terms and conditions stated herein. Each item must be bid separately and no attempt is to be made to tie any item or items in with any other item or items. Cash or quantity discounts offered will not be a consideration in determination of award ofbid(s). BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 6 1.5 TAXES: The City of Miami Beach is exempt from all Federal Excise and State taxes. State Sales Tax and Use Certificate Number is 04-00097-09-23. 1.6 MISTAKES: Bidders are expected to examine the specifications, delivery schedules, bid prices and extensions and all instructions pertaining to supplies and services. Failure to do so will be at the bidder's risk. 1.7 CONDITION AND PACKAGING: It is understood and agreed that any item offered or shipped as a result of this bid shall be the latest new and current model offered (most current production model at the time of this bid). All containers shall be suitable for storage or shipment, and all prices shall include standard commercial packaging. 1.8 UNDERWRITERS'LABORATORIES: Unless otherwise stipulated in the bid, all manufactured items and fabricated assemblies shall be U,L. listed or re-examination listing where such has been established by U.L. for the item(s) offered and furnished. 1.9 BIDDER'S CONDITIONS: The City Commission reserves the right to waive irregularities or technicalities in bids or to reject all bids or any part of any bid they deem necessary for the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, FL. 1.10 EQUIVALENTS: Ifbidder offers makes of equipment or brands of supplies other than those specified in the following, he must so indicate on his bid, Specific article(s) of equipment/supplies shall conform in quality, design and construction with all published claims of the manufacturer. Brand Names: Catalog numbers, manufacturers' and brand names, when listed, are informational guides as to a standard of acceptable product quality level only and should not be construed as an endorsement or a product limitation of recognized and legitimate manufacturers. Bidders shall formally substantiate and verifY that product(s) offered conform with or exceed quality as listed in the specifications. Bidder shall indicate on the bid form the manufacturer's name and number if bidding other than the specified brands, and shall indicate ANY deviation from the specifications as listed. Other than specified items offered requires complete descriptive technical literature marked to indicate detail(s) conformance with specifications and MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE BID. NO BIDS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THIS DATA. Lacking any written indication of intent to quote an alternate brand or model number, the bid will be considered as a bid in complete compliance with the specifications as listed on the attached form. 1.11 (NOT USED) BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 7 1.12 (NOT USED) 1.13 NON-CONFORMANCE TO CONTRACT CONDITIONS: Items may be tested for compliance with specifications. Item delivered, not conforming to specifications, may be rejected and returned at vendor's expense. These items and items not delivered as per delivery date in bid and/or purchase order may be purchased on the open market. Any increase in cost may be charged against the bidder. Any violation of these stipulations may also result in: A) Vendor's name being removed from the vendor list. B) All departments being advised not to do business with vendor. 1.14 SAMPLES: Samples of items, when required, must be furnished free of expense and, if not destroyed, will, upon request, be returned at the bidder's expense. Bidders will be responsible for the removal of all samples furnished within (30) days after bid opening. All samples will be disposed of after thirty (30) days. Each individual sample must be labeled with bidder's name. Failure of bidder to either deliver required samples or to clearly identify samples may be reason for rejection of the bid. Unless otherwise indicated, samples should be delivered to the Procurement Division, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139. 1.15 DELIVERY: Unless actual date of delivery is specified (or if specified delivery cannot be met), show number of days (in calendar days) required to make delivery after receipt of purchase order, in space provided. Delivery time may become a basis for making an award. Delivery shall be within the normal working hours of the user, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. 1.16 INTERPRETATIONS: Unless otherwise stated in the bid, any questions concerning conditions and specifications should be submitted in writing to the Procurement Director, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Fax (305) 673-7851. 1.17 (NOT USED) 1.18 (NOT USED) 1.19 BID OPENING: Bids shall be opened and publicly read on the date, time and place specified on the Bid Fonn. All bids received after the date, time, and place shall be returned, unopened. 1.20 INSPECTION, ACCEPTANCE & TITLE: Inspection and acceptance will be at destination unless otherwise provided. Title t%r risk of loss or damage to all items shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder until acceptance by the buyer unless loss or damage result from negligence by the buyer. If the materials or services supplied to the City are found to be defective or not confonn to specifications, the City reserves the right to cancel the order upon written notice to the seller and return product at bidder's expense, BID NO: 63-01/0Z DATE: 09l13/0Z CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 8 1.21 PAYMENT: Payment will be made by the City after the items awarded to a vendor have been received, inspected, and found to comply with award specifications, free of damage or defect and properly invoiced. 1.22 DISPUTES: In case of any doubt or difference of opinion as to the items to be furnished hereunder, the decision of the City shall be final and binding on both parties. 1.23 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: Federal, State, county and city laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any manner affect the items covered herein apply. Lack of knowledge by the bidder will in no way be a cause for relief from responsibility. 1.24 (NOT USED) 1.25 (NOT USED) 1.26 PATENTS & ROYALTIES: The bidder, without exception, shall indemnifY and save hannless the City of Miami Beach, Florida and its employees from liability of any nature or kind, including cost and expenses for, or on account of, any copyrighted, patented, or unpatented invention, process, or article manufactured or used in the perfonnance of the contract, including its use by The City of Miami Beach, Florida. If the bidder uses any design, device or materials covered by letters, patent, or copyright, it is mutually understood and agreed, without exception, that the bid prices shall include all royalties or cost arising from the use of such design, device, or materials in any way involved in the work. 1.27 OSHA: The bidder warrants that the product supplied to the City of Miami Beach, Florida shall confonn in all respects to the standards set forth in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and the failure to comply with this condition will be considered as a breach of contract. Any fines levied because of inadequacies to comply with these requirements shall be borne solely by the bidder responsible for same. 1.28 SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Any and all Special Conditions that may vary from these General Conditions shall have precedence. 1.29 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION: The bidder certifies that he/she is in compliance with the non-discrimination clause contained in Section 202, Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, relative to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 9 1.30 AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Call (305) 673-7490NOICE to request material in accessible fonnat; sign language interpreters (five days in advance when possible), or infonnation on access for persons with disabilities. For more information on ADA compliance please call Heidi Johnson Wright, Public Works Department, at 305.673.7080. 1.31 QUALITY: All materials used for the manufacture or construction of any supplies, materials or equipment covered by this bid shall be new, The items bid must be new, the latest model, of the best quality, and highest grade workmanship. 1.32 (NOT USED) 1.33 LIABILITY, INSURANCE, LICENSES AND PERMITS: Where bidders are required to enter or go onto City of Miami Beach property to deliver materials or perform work or services as a result of a bid award, the successful bidder will assume the full duty, obligation and expense of obtaining all necessary licenses, pennits and insurance and assure all work complies with all applicable Dade County and City of Miami Beach building code requirements and the South Florida Building Code. The bidder shall be liable for any damages or loss to the City occasioned by negligence of the bidder (or agent) or any person the bidder has designated in the completion of the contract as a result of his or her bid. 1,34 BIDIPERFORMANCE BOND: N/A ;\Il Bids shell Be seeempenied BY either an erigiaal Bid Bead eutlHted BY a SlH'ety eempBftY meetiag the EjHalifieatiens fer s\lrety eemp&Bies, er BY eash, meney eRier, eeftif.ied eheek, eashier's eheek, Bid GuEl:l'lWy Fefffi, Ufl:eeR8itienal Letter ef CFedit (FefIB 9911 Q), 1feasW"ef's eheek er Bank 8feft ef &flY natienal sr state Bank (Ufl:ited States), ia the amelfftt ef S sayaBle te City sf Miami Beseh, Flenda, ana eeRElitieRed tlpeR the sueeessful Bidder eueHtiag the CelNfaet &BEl I'Feviding the feE/Hired PerfefIB8:fI.ee BeRd &BEl Paymeat Bead 8:fI.d e'lidenee efFell\liFed inSWll8ee withia teft (10) ealeRdar days after Betif.ieatiea ef av;aM efthe Csffiraet. A PERSONAL CHBCK OR t. COMPANY CHBCK OF t. BIDDBR SHALL NOT BB DEBMBD 1'. VALID BID SBCURITY. Seel:lrity sf the sHeeessful Bidder shall Be ferfeited te the City efMiami Beseh as liE/tHdated damages, aet as a penalty, fer the eest and eKI'ease iatlufFed sheule said Bieder fail te eKeeHte the CeRtfaet, I'revide the reEluifed Perfermanee BenEl, PaymeRt BeRd and Ceftif.ieate(s) eflHsW'8ftee withia teft (lQ) ealendar days after aatif.ieatien efthe awarEl efthe Ceftk:aet, er faihH'9 te eemply '",'-ith &flY ether f9EJuiremeats set forth heFeia. The time fer eKeeutieR ef the Ceftk:aet and I'revisiea ef the PeFfermllBee Bene, Paymeat BeREI &BEl CeFtif.ieate(s-) ef wUf'lIBse may Be eKteREled BY the CiPjs Pi"eeOFefl1eat Direeter fer geed e&tlSe she\"JB. Bid Seeurities sfdle WiStleeessful Bidders will Be Fetumed after awllfEl ef CelNfaet. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 10 1.35 DEFAULT: Failure or refusal of a bidder to execute a contract upon award, or withdrawal of a bid before such award is made, may result in forfeiture of that portion of any bid surety required equal to liquidated damages incurred by the City thereby, or where surety is not required, failure to execute a contract as described above may be grounds for removing the bidder from the bidder's list 1.36 CANCELLATION: In the event any of the provisions of this bid are violated by the contractor, the Procurement Director shall give written notice to the contractor stating the deficiencies and unless deficiencies are corrected within ten (10) days, recommendation will be made to the City Commission for immediate cancellation. The City Commission of Miami Beach, Florida reserves the right to terminate any contract resulting from this invitation at any time and for any reason, upon giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party. 1.37 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS: Invoices, unless otherwise indicated, must show purchase order numbers and shall be submitted in DUPLICATE to the City of Miami Beach, Accounts Payables Department, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. 1.38 (NOT USED) 1.39 (NOT USED) 1.40 NOTE TO VENDORS DELIVERING TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH: Receiving hours are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M, 1.41 SUBSTITUTIONS: The City of Miami Beach, Florida WILL NOT accept substitute shipments of any kind. Bidder(s) is expected to furnish the brand quoted in their bid once awarded. Any substitute shipments will be returned at the bidder's expense. 1.42 FACILITIES: The City Commission reserves the right to inspect the bidder's facilities at any time with prior notice. 1.43 BID TABULATIONS: Bidders desiring a copy of the bid tabulation may request same by enclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope with the bid. 1.44 BID PROTEST PROCEDURES: Bidders that are not selected may protest any recommendation for Contract award in accordance with City of Miami Beach Ordinance No. 2002-3344, which establishes procedures for resulting protested bids and proposed awards. Protest not timely pursuant to the requirements of Ordinance No. 2002-3344 shall be barred. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13102 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 11 1.45 (NOT USED) 1.46 CLARIFICATION AND ADDENDA TO BID SPECIFICATIONS: If any person contemplating submitting a Bid under this Solicitation is in doubt as to the true meaning of the specifications or other Bid documents or any part thereof, the Bidder must submit to the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director at least ten (10) calendar days prior to scheduled Bid opening, a request for clarification. All such requests for clarification must be made in writing and the person submitting the request will be responsible for its timely delivery. Any interpretation of the Bid, if made, will be made only by Addendum duly issued by the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director. The City shall issue an Infonnational Addendum if clarification or minimal changes are required. The City shall issue a Fonnal Addendum if substantial changes which impact the technical submission of Bids is required. A copy of such Addendum shall be sent by mail or facsimile to each Bidder receiving the Solicitation. In the event of conflict with the original Contract Documents, Addendum shall govern all other Contract Documents to the extent specified. Subsequent addendum shall govern over prior addendum only to the extent specified. The Bidder shall be required to acknowledge receipt of the Fonnal Addendum by signing in the space provided on the Bid Proposal Fonn. Failure to acknowledge Addendum shall deem its Bid non-responsive; provided, however, that the City may waive this requirement in its best interest. The City will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretation made verbally or in writing by any other city representative. 1.47 DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCY: 1) Pre-award inspection of the Bidder's facility may be made prior to the award of contract. Bids will only be considered from finns which are regularly engaged in the business of providing the goods and/or services as described in this Bid. Bidders must be able to demonstrate a good record of perfonnance for a reasonable period of time, and have sufficient financial support, equipment and organization to insure that they can satisfactorily execute the services if awarded a contract under the tenns and conditions herein stated. The terms "equipment and organization" as used herein shall be construed to mean a fully equipped and well established company in line with the best business practices in the industry and as determined by the City of Miami Beach. 2) The City may consider any evidence available regarding the financial, technical and other qualifications and abilities of a Bidder, including past performance (experience) with the City in making the award in the best interest of the City. 3) The City may require Bidders to show proof that they have been designated as authorized representatives of a manufacturer or supplier which is the actual source- of supply. In these instances, the City may also require material information from the source of supply regarding the quality, packaging, and characteristics of the products to be supplies to the City through the designated representative. Any conflicts between this material information provided by the source of supply and the information contained in the Bidder's Proposal may render the Bid non-responsive, BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09113/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1:z 4) The City may, during the period that the Contract between the City and the successful Bidder is in force, review the successful Bidder's record of performance to insure that the Bidder is continuing to provide sufficient financial support, equipment and organization as prescribed in this Solicitation. Irrespective of the Bidder's performance on contracts awarded to it by the City, the City may place said contracts on probationary status and implement termination procedures if the City determines that the successful Bidder no longer possesses the financial support, equipment and organization which would have been necessary during the Bid evaluation period in order to comply with this demonstration of competency section. 1.48 DETERMINATION OF AWARD The City Commission shall award the contract to the lowest and best bidder. In determining the lowest and best bidder, in addition to price, there shall be considered the following: a. The ability, capacity and skill of the bidder to perform the Contract. b. Whether the bidder can perform the Contract within the time specified, without delay or interference. c. The character, integrity, reputation, judgement, experience and efficiency of the bidder. d. The quality of performance of previous contracts. e. The previous and existing compliance by the bidder with laws and ordinances relating to the Contract. 1.49 ASSIGNMENT: The contractor shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet or otherwise dispose of this contract, including any or all of its right, title or interest therein, or his or its power to execute such contract to any person, company or corporation without prior written consent of the City of Miami Beach. 1.50 LAWS, PERMITS AND REGULATIONS: The bidder shall obtain and pay for all licenses, permits and inspection fees required for this project; and shall comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations and building code requirements applicable to the work contemplated herein. 1.51 OPTIONAL CONTRACT USAGE: As provided in Section 287.042 (17), Florida Statutes, other State agencies may purchase from the resulting contract, provided the Department of Management Services, Division of Procurement, has certified its use to be cost effective and in the best interest of the State. Contractors have the option of selling these commodities or services certified by the Division to the other State agencies at the agencies option. 1.52 SPOT MARKET PURCHASES: It is the intent of the City to purchase the items specifically listed in this bid from the awarded vendor. However, items that are to be "Spot Market Purchased" may be purchased by other methods, i.e. Federal, State or local contracts. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 13 1.53 ELIMINATION FROM CONSIDERATION: This bid solicitation shall not be awarded to any person or firm which is in arrears to the City upon any debt, taxes or contracts which are defaulted as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the City. 1.54 WAIVER OF INFORMALITIES The City reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in this bid solicitation. 1.55 ESTIMATED QUANTITIES Estimated quantities or estimated dollars, if provided, are for City guidance only. No guarantee is expressed or implied as to quantities or dollars that will be used during the contract period. The City is not obligated to place any order for a given amount subsequent to the award ofthis bid solicitation. Estimates are based upon the City's actual needs and/or usage during a previous contract period. The City for pwposes of determining the low bidder meeting specifications may use said estimates. 1.56 COLLUSION Bids from related parties. Where two (2) or more related parties each submit a bid or proposal for any contract, such bids or proposals shall be presumed to be collusive. The foregoing presumption may be rebutted by presentation of evidence as to the extent of ownership, control and management of such related parties in the preparation and submittal of such bids or proposals. Related parties mean bidders or proposers or the principals thereof which have a direct or indirect ownership interest in another bidder or proposer for the same contract or in which a parent company or the principals thereof of one (I) bidder or proposer have a direct or indirect ownership interest in another bidder or proposer for the same contract. Bids or proposals found to be collusive shall be rejected. Bidders or Proposers who have been found to have engaged in collusion may be considered non-responsible, and may be suspended or debarred, and any contract resulting from collusive bidding may be terminated for default. 1.57 DISPUTES In the event ofa conflict between the documents, the order of priority of the documents shall be as follows: . Any agreement resulting from the award of this Bid (if applicable); then . Addenda released for this Bid, with the latest Addendum taking precedence; then . The Bid; then . Awardee's Bid, 1.58 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION In accordance with the Title IT of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring an accommodation at the RFP opening because of a disability must contact Heidi Johnson Wright at the Public Works Department at (305) 673-7080. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 14 1.59 GRATUITIES Proposers shall not offer any gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value to any official, employee, or agent of the City, for the purpose of influencing consideration of this proposal. 1.60 SIGNED BID CONSIDERED AN OFFER The signed bid shall be considered an offer on the part of the bidder or contractor, which offer shall be deemed accepted upon approval by the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida and in case of default on the part of successful bidder or contractor, after such acceptance, the City may procure the items or services from other sources and hold the bidder or contractor responsible for any excess cost occasioned or incurred thereby. Additionally, the City may take such action. 1.61 BID CLARIFICATION: Any questions or clarifications conceming this Invitation to Bid shall be submitted in writing by mail or facsimile to the Procurement Department, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 FAX: (305) 673-7851. The bid title/number shall be referenced on all correspondence. All questions must be received no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the scheduled bid opening date. All responses to questions/clarifications will be sent to all prospective bidders in the fonn of an addendum. NO QUESTIONS WILL BE RECENED VERBALLY OR AFTER SAID DEADLINE. 1.61 TIE BIDS: Please be advised that in accordance with Florida Statues Section 287.087, regarding identical tie bids, preference will be given to vendors certifying that they have implemented a drug free work place program. A certification form will be required at the time of Bid opemng. 1.63 PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES (pEe): A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for public entity crimes may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, sub- contractor, or consultant under a contract with a public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Sec. 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. 1.64 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS: Determination of responsiveness taken place at the time of bid opening and evaluation. In order to be deemed a responsive bidder, your bid must conform in all material respects to the requirements stated in their Bid. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09113101 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 15 1.65 DELIVERY TIME: Vendors shall specifY on the attached Bid Form, the guaranteed delivery time (in calendar days) for each item. It must be a firm delivery time, no ranges will be accepted, Le.; 12-14 days. 1.66 INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION: (See Check List for applicability to this contract) The contractor shall be responsible for his work and every part thereof, and for all materials, tools, appliances and property of every description, used in connection with this particular project. He shall specifically and distinctly assume, and does so assume, all risks of damage or injury to property or persons used or employed on or in connection with the work and of all damage or injury to any person or property wherever located, resulting from any action or operation under the contract or in connection with the work. It is understood and agreed that at all times the contractor is acting as an independent contractor. The contractor, at all times during the full duration of work under this contract, including extra work in connection with this project shall meet the following requirements: Maintain Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance to meet the statutory requirements of the State of Florida. Maintain Comprehensive General Liability Insurance in amounts prescribed by the City (see checklist for limits) to protect the contractor in the interest of the City against all risks of injury to persons (including death) or damage to property wherever located resulting from any action or operation under the contract or in connection with the work. This policy is to provide coverage for premises/operations, independent contractor, broad form property damage, products/completed operations and contractual liability. Maintain Automobile Liability Insurance including Property Damage covering all owned, non-owned or hired automobiles and equipment used in connection with the work. Maintain any additional coverages required by the Risk Manager as indicated on the Insurance Check List. Name the City of Miami Beach as an additional insured on all liability policies required by this contract. When naming the City of Miami Beach as an additional insured onto your policies, the insurance companies hereby agree and will endorse the policies to state that the City will not be liable for the payment of any premiums or assessments, A copy of the endorsement(s) naming the City of Miami Beach as an additional insured is required and must be submitted to the City's Risk Manager. No change or cancellation in insurance shall be made without thirty (30) days written notice to the City of Miami Beach Risk Manager. All insurance policies shall be issued by companies authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Florida and these companies must have a rating of at least B+:VI or better per Best's Key Rating Guide, latest edition. BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 16 Original signed Certificates of Insurance, evidencing such coverages and endorsements as required herein, shall be filed with and approved by the City of Miami Beach Risk Manager before work is started. The certificate must state Bid Number and Title. Upon expiration of the required insurance, the contractor must submit updated certificates of insurance for as long a period as any work is still in progress. It is understood and agreed that all policies of insurance provided by the contractor are primary coverage to any insurance or self-insurance the City of Miami Beach possesses that may apply to a loss resulting from the work performed in this contract. All policies issued to cover the insurance requirements herein shall provide full coverage from the first dollar of exposure. No deductibles will be allowed in any policies issued on this contract unless specific safeguards have been established to assure an adequate fund for payment of deductibles by the insured and approved by the City's Risk Manager. The liability insurance coverage shall extend to and include the following contractual indemnity and hold harmless agreement: "The contractor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Miami Beach, a municipal corporation, its officers, agents, and employees from all claims for bodily injuries to the public in and up to the amount of $1,000,000.00 for each occurrence and for all damages to the property of others in and up to the amount of $1,000,000.00 for each occurrence per the insurance requirement under the specifications including costs of investigation, all expenses of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and the cost of appeals arising out of any such claims or suits because of any and all acts of omission or commission of any by the contractor, his agents, servants, or employees, or through the mere existence of the project under contract". The foregoing indemnity agreement shall apply to any and all claims and suits other than claims and suits arising out of the sole and exclusive negligence of the City of Miami Beach, its officers, agents, and employees, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The contractor will notify his insurance agent without delay of the existence of the Hold Hannless Agreement contained within this contract, and furnish a copy of the Hold Hannless Agreement to the insurance agent and carrier. The contractor will obtain and maintain contractual liability insurance in adequate limits for the sole purpose of protecting the City of Miami Beach under the Hold Hannless Agreement from any and all claims arising out of this contractual operation. The contractor will secure and maintain policies of subcontractors. All policies shall be made available to the City upon demand. Compliance by the contractor and all subcontractors with the foregoing requirements as to carrying insurance and furnishing copies of the insurance policies shall not relieve the contractor and all subcontractors of their liabilities and obligations under any Section or Provisions of this contract. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13102 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 17 Contractor shall be as fully responsible to the City for the acts and omissions of the subcontractor and of persons employed by them as he is for acts and omissions of persons directly employed by him. Insurance coverage required in these specifications shall be in force throughout the contract term, Should any awardee fail to provide acceptable evidence of current insurance within seven days of receipt of written notice at any time during the contract term, the City shall have the right to consider the contract breached and justifying the termination thereof. If bidder does not meet the insurance requirements of the specifications; alternate insurance coverage, satisfactory to the Risk Manager, may be considered, It is understood and agreed that the inclusion of more than one insured under these policies shall not restrict the coverage provided by these policies for one insured hereunder with respect to a liability claim or suit by another insured hereunder or an employee of such other insured and that with respect to claims against any insured hereunder, other insureds hereunder shall be considered members of the public; but the provisions of this Cross Liability clause shall apply only with respect to liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use, occupancy or repair of such portions of the premises insured hereunder as are not reserved for the exclusive use of occupancy of the insured against whom claim is made or suit is filed. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09113/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 18 INSURANCE CHECK LIST xxx 1. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability per the Statutory limits of the state of Florida. xxx 2. Comprehensive General Liability (occurrence form), limits of liability $ 1.000.000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury property damage to include Premises! Operations; Products, Completed Operations and Contractual Liability. Contractual Liability and Contractual Indemnity (Hold harmless endorsement exactly as written in "insurance requirements" of specifications). XXX 3. Automobile Liability - $1,000,000 each occurrence - ownedlnon-ownedlhired automobiles included. 4. Excess Liability - $ .00 per occurrence to follow the primary coverages. XXX 5. The City must be named as and additional insured on the liability policies; and it must be stated on the certificate. 6. Other Insurance as indicated: .00 .00 ,00 ,00 ,00 .00 _ Builders Risk completed value _ Liquor Liability _ Fire Legal Liability _ Protection and Indemnity _ Employee Dishonesty Bond Other $ $ $ $ $ $ XXX 7. XXX 8. Thirty (30) days written cancellation notice required. Best's guide rating B+:VI or better, latest edition, XXX 9. The certificate must state the bid number and title BIDDER AND INSURANCE AGENT STATEMENT: We understand the Insurance Requirements of these specifications and that evidence of this insurance may be required within five (5) days after bid opening. Bidder Signature of Bidder BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 19 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 2.0 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 2.1 PURPOSE: The purpose of this bid is to establish a contract, by means of sealed bids to a qualified contractor for Turf Mowing Services as specified herein, from a source (s) of supply that will give prompt and efficient service. 2.2 TERM OF CONTRACf: This contract shall commence the day after date of award by the City Commission of Miami Beach Florida and shall remain in effect for a period of two years. Providing the successful bidder will agree to maintain the same price, terms and conditions of the current contract, this contract could be extended for an additional two (2) years, on a year to year basis, if mutually agreed upon by both parties. In the event that the contract is held over beyond the term herein provided it shall only be from a month to month basis only and shall not constitute an implied renewal of the contract. Said month to month extension shall be upon the same terms of the contract and at the compensation and payment provided herein. (Y METHOD OF AWARD: The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to make multiple awards, if deemed to be in the] best interest of the City. The City also reserves the right to award to the lowest and best bidder overall (for Zones lA - 4B) to a Primary and Secondary Contractor. 2.4 CERTIFICATION, INVOICES AND PAYMENT: 2.4.1 Certification Contractors shall complete a "Certification Report Form", designated Exhibit "B", and submit one signed copy with the monthly invoice to the Project Manager. 2.4,2 Invoices: Contractors shall submit two (2) copies of all invoices to the Recreation, Culture & Parks Department, Parks/ Landscape Maintenance Division, 2100 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. 2.4.3 Pavment The City agrees to pay to Contractor for the maintenance services described herein the following compensation during the term of the Contract: BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 20 2.4.3,1 Pavment - "Comolete Service" (a) Contractor supplies all expertise, supervision, labor, equipment, material, transportation, facilities, and support services necessary to complete the entire job as specified in the turf maintenance schedule and as indicated in the specifications. (b) The bid price is stated as "per service" amount. Each complete service cycle must be invoiced separately on a monthly basis for services rendered during said month and City will pay to Contractor each month the "per service" payment amount. (c) The compensation to be paid by City shall be rendered in monthly payments for work performed per bid item, Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days upon receiving invoices, in duplicate, providing that all work performed during the preceding month has been inspected and accepted by the Project Manager and that all applicable certifications and reports have been submitted in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. The Contractor shall look for payment exclusively from the funds of the City for which these services have been provided. (d) If the Project Manager determines that the labor for work resulting from vandalism, acts of God, or third party negligence can be performed by Contractor's present work force, the Project Manager may modify the Landscape Maintenance Schedule and substitute the emergency work for regularly scheduled work, 2.4,3.2 Payments Withheld: If, in the sole judgment of the Project Manager, the level of maintenance is less than that specified herein, at his option, in addition to or in lieu of other remedies provided herein, may withhold payment from the Contractor for work not performed, until services are rendered in accordance with specifications and providing no other arrangements have been made between the Contractor and the Project Manager, Notice of withholding must be in writing to the attention of the Procurement Director. 2.4,3,3 Additional or Decreased Comoensation: A. Additional or decreased compensation may be authorized at the discretion of the Purchasing Director, subject to City budgetary conditions, for Deletion of Sites, Addition of Sites, or Additional Work performed by the Contractor. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09113/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH :n B. Price Adiustment For The Deletion ofSite(s): The City reserves the right to temporary or permanently delete existing sites, and/or services at existing sites. Sites and/or services which are removed shall -be evaluated by both the City and the contractor for the mutual determination of a fair unit cost, to be based upon similar site receiving similar service and/or similar services rendered at a similar site, Should it be necessary for the Project Manager to eliminate any sites, it is understood that the corresponding per service rate charged by the Contractor for maintenance services will also be deleted from subsequent invoices sent to the Department. C. Price Adiustments For The Addition of Sites: The City reserves the right to add new sites to the respective contract(s), and to add services to the existing sites, New sites and/or service to be added shall be evaluated by both the City and the contractor for the mutual termination of a fair unit cost, to be based upon similar site receiving similar service and/or similar services rendered at a similar site, Sites and/or services deleted and later re-added shall be re-added at the original contract unit cost, plus any index adjustment. 2.4.3.3 DeveloDment of and/or ImDrovement to Existin2 Sites The City reserves the right to develop and/or improve existing sites specified herein. Additional services required shall be evaluated by both the City and the contractor for the mutual determination of a fair unit cost, to be based upon similar service rendered at a similar site. 2.5 ADDlTIONSIDELETIONS OF FACILITIES: Although this Solicitation identifies specific facilities to be serviced, it is hereby agreed and understood that any facility may be added/deleted to from this contract at the option of the City. When an addition to the contract is required, successful bidder(s) under this contract shall be invited to submit price quotes for these new facilities. If these quotes are comparable with prices offered for similar services, the award(s) shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder(s) meeting specifications in the best interest of the City and a separate purchase order shall be issued by the City. 2.6 PRICES SHALL BE FIXED AND FIRM FOR TERM OF CONTRACT: If the bidder is awarded a contract under this bid solicitation, the prices quoted by the bidder on the Bid Form shall remain fixed and firm during the term of this contract; provided, however, that the bidder may offer incentive discounts from this fixed price to the City at any time during the contractual term. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 22 2.7 PRE-BID CONFERENCE/SITE INSPECTION: A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 9:30 a.m. on September 26, 2002, at City of Miami Beach, City Hall, City Managers Small Conference Room, located at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. Each bidder shall thoroughly familiarize themselves with all sites, services to be performed therein and conditions thereof and shall determine to hislher own satisfaction the character and extent of labor, equipment and materials needed to satisfy the requirements of the specifications herein; No allowance shall be made by the City of Miami Beach for lack of knowledge by the bidders. 2.8 (NOT USED) 2.9 VENDOR APPLICATION The City has contracted with DemandStar by Onv;a as our electronic procurement service for automatic notification of bid opportunities and document fulfillment. We encourage you to participate in this bid notification system. To find out how you can receive automatic bid notifications or to obtain a copy of this Bid, go to www.demandstar.comorcaU toll- free 1-800-711-1712, and request Document #633. Subscribing to DemandStar by Onvia's bid notification system is not a requirement. You will still be able to find bid information and download documents through the City's website (hllP://ci.llliallli-bcach.n.us. From the City's home page, click on Procurement and follow the instructions. 2.10 CONTACT PERSON: For any additional information regarding the specifications and requirement of this bid, contact Mirtha Perez-Jimenez, Senior Procurement Specialist at lllirthapcrcziilllcIlCZ((/;.ci.llliami- hcm:h./l.us or (305) 673-7490, Facsimiles will be accepted at (305) 673-7851. 2.11 SAMPLES: N/A 2.12 BIDIPERFORMANCE/PAYMENT BONDS: A Bid Guaranty is not required, however the successful Bidder executing the Contract will be required to provide the Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the amount of $25,000 each, and evidence of required insurance within fifteen (15) calendar days after notification of award of the Contract. 2.13 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: As specified in Section 6.4.0 2.14 PERCENTAGE ABOVE VENDOR COST: N/A 2.15 ESTIMATED QUANTITIES: N/A BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 23 2.16 HOURLY RATE: N/A 2.17 GUARANTEE: The successful bidder will be required to guarantee all work performed. The Guarantee shall be described in detail on the attached Bid Form. 2.18 PRODUCT/CATALOG INFORMATION: N/A 2.19 REFERENCES: Each bid must be accompanied by a list of eight (8) references (on the Customer Reference l' Form) which shall include the name of the company, a contact person and the telephone number. Contractor shall provide at least four (4) separate references for landscape ( maintenance projects completed, with each project having a total cost of tifteen- thousand dollars ($15,000) or higher. NO BID WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THIS LIST. 2.20 COMPLETE PROJECT REQUIRED: These specifications describe the various items or classes of work required, enumerating or defining the extent of same necessary, but failure to list any items or classes under scope of the several sections shall not relieve the contractor from furnishing, installing or performing such work where required by any part of these specifications, or necessary to the satisfactory completion of the project(s). Workmanship will be inspected and approved by the Parks & Recreation Director, or designated representative. 2.21 FACILITY LOCATION: N/A 2.22 BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS: In order for bids to be considered, bidders must submit with their bid, evidence that they are qualified to satisfactorily perfonn the specified work. Evidence shall include all information necessary to certify that the bidder: maintains a pennanent place of business; has technical knowledge and practical experience in the type of equipment included in this scope of work; has available the organization and qualified manpower to do the work; has adequate financial status to meet the fmancial obligations incident to the work; has not had just or proper claims pending against him or his work; and has provided TURF MOWING SERVICES. The evidence will consist oflisting of work that has been provided to public and private sector clients, ie. nature of WORK within the last four (4) years. 2.23 LATE BIDS: At time, date, and place above, bids will be publicly opened. Any bids or proposals received after time and date specified will be returned to the bidder unopened. The responsibility for submitting a bid/proposal before the stated time and date is solely and strictly the responsibility of the bidder/proposer. The City is not responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence. 2.24 EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIFICATIONS: Exceptions to the specifications shall be listed on the Bid Form and shall reference the section. Any exceptions to the General or Special Conditions shall be cause for the bid to be considered non-responsive. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 14 2.25 COMPLETE INFORMATION REQUIRED ON BID FORM: All bids must be submitted on the attached Bid Fonn and all blanks filled in. To be considered a valid bid, the ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY of the Bid Fonn pages and all required submittal infonnation must be returned, properly completed, in a sealed envelope as outlined in the first paragraph of General Conditions. 2.26 MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT: N/A 2.27 EQUAL PRODUCT: N/A 2.28 TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT If through any cause within the reasonable control of the successful Bidder, it shall fail to fulfill in a timely manner, or otherwise violate any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations material to the Agreement, the City shall thereupon have the right to tenninate the services then remaining to be perfonned by giving written notice to the successful Bidder of such tennination which shall become effective upon receipt by the successful Bidder of the written tennination notice. In that event, the City shall compensate the successful Bidder in accordance with the Agreement for all services perfonned by the Bidder prior to tennination, net of any costs incurred by the City as a consequence of the default. Notwithstanding the above, the successful Bidder shall not be relieved ofliability to the City for damages sustained by the City by virtue of any breach of the Agreement by the Bidder, and the City may reasonably withhold payments to the successful Bidder for the purposes of set off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the City from the successful Bidder is detennined. 2.29 LIVING WAGE REQUIREMENT: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2001.3301, City SeIVice Contracts involving the expenditure of over $100,000 per year and which includes park and public place maintenance is subject to the Living Wage Requirements. Definitions: "Covered Employee" means anyone employed by the City or any Service Contractor, as further defined in this Division, either full or part time, as an employee with or without benefits or as an independent contractor. "Covered Employer" means the City and any and all Service Contractors, whether contracting directly or indirectly with the City, and subcontractors of a Service Contractor. "Service Contractor" is any individual, business entity, corporation (whether for profit or not for profit), partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or similar business who is conducting business in Miami Beach, or Miami Dade County, and meets the following criteria: BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 15 The Service Contractor is: (a) paid in whole or part from one or more of the City's general fund, capital project finds, special revenue funds, or any other funds either directly or indirectly, whether by competitive bid process, informal bids, requests for proposals, some fonn of solicitation, negotiation, or agreement, or any other decision to enter into a contract; OR (b) engaged in the business of, or part of, a contract to provide, a subcontract to provide, or similarly situated to provide, services, either directly or indirectly for the benefit of the City. However, this does not apply to contracts related primarily to the sale of products or goods. Living Wage Paid: All Service Contractors, as defined herein, entering into a contract with the City of Miami Beach shall pay to all its employees who provide services covered by this Division, a living wage of no less than $8.56 an hour with health benefits, or a living wage of not less than $9.81 an hour without health benefits, as described in this Section. Health Benefits: For a Covered Employer or the City to comply with the living wage provision by choosing to pay the lower wage scale available when a Covered Employer also provides health benefits, such health benefits shall consist of payment of at least $1.25 per hour towards the provision of health care benefits for Covered Employees and their dependents. If the health benefits plan of the Covered Employer or the City requires an initial period of employment for a new employee to be eligible for health benefits (eligibility period) such Covered Employer or City may qualify to pay the $8,56 per hour wage scale during the new employee's initial eligibility period provided the new employee will be paid health benefits upon completion of the eligibility period. Proof of the provision of health benefits must be submitted to the awarding authority to qualify for the wage rate for employees with health benefits. Certification Required Before Payment: Any and all contracts for Covered Services shall be void, and no funds may be released, unless prior to entering any agreement with the City for a Covered Services contract, the employer certifies to the City that it will pay each of its s employees no less than the living wage described in herein, A copy of this certificate must be made available to the public upon request. The certificate, at a minimum, must include the following: ill the name, Address, and phone number of the employer, a local contact person, and the specific project for which the Covered Services contract is sought; g) the amount of the Covered Services contract and the City Department the contract will serve; @l a brief description of the project or service provided; ~ a statement of the wage levels for all employees; and BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 16 @ a commitment to pay all employees a living wage, as defined by herein. Observation of Other Laws. Every Covered Employee shall be paid not less than biweekly, and without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account (except as such payroll deductions as are directed or permitted by law or by a collective bargaining agreement). The Covered Employer shall pay Covered Employees wage rates in accordance with federal and all other applicable laws such as overtime and similar wage laws. (d) Posting. A copy of the living wage rate shall be kept posted by the Covered Employer at the site of the work in a prominent place where it can easily be seen and read by the Covered Employees and shall be supplied to the employee within a reasonable time after a request to do so. Posting requirements will not be required where the Covered Employer prints the following statements on the front of the Covered Employee's first paycheck and every six months thereafter: "You are required by City of Miami Beach law to be paid at least $8.56 dollars an hour. If you are not paid this hourty rate, contact your employer, an attorney, or the City of Miami Beach." All notices will be printed in English, Spanish, and Creole. (e) Collective Bargaining. Nothing in this Division shall be read to require or authorize any Covered Employer to reduce wages set by a collective bargaining agreement or are required under any prevailing wage law, Maintenance of PayroU Records. Each Covered Employer shall maintain payrolls for all Covered Employees and basic records relating thereto and shall preserve them for a period of three (3) years or the term of the Covered Services contract, whichever is greater. The records shall contain: (1) the name and address of each Covered Employee; (2) the job title and classification; (3) the number of hours worked each day; (4) the gross wages earned and deductions made; (5) annual wages paid; (6) a copy of the social security returns and evidence of payment thereof; (7) a record of fringe benefit payments including contributions to approved plans; and (8) any other data or information this Division should require from time to time. Reporting Payroll: Every six (6) months, the Covered Employer shall file with the Procurement Director a complete payroll showing the Covered Employer's payroll records for each Covered Employee working on the contract(s) for Covered Services for one payroll period. Upon request from the City, the Covered Employer shall produce for inspection and copying its payroll records for any or all of its Covered Employees for any period covered by the Covered Service contract. The City may examine payroll records as needed to ensure compliance. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13102 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 27 COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. Service Contractor to Cooperate. The Service Contractor shall pennit City employees, agents, or representatives to observe work being performed at, in or on the project or matter for which the Service Contractor has a contract. The City representatives may examine the books and records of the Service Contractor relating to the employment and payroll to determine if the Service Contractor is in compliance with the provisions of this Division. Complaint Procedures and Sanctions. (1) An employee who believes that this Division applies or applied to him or her and that the Service Contractor, or the City, is or was not complying with the requirements of this Division has a right to file a complaint with the Procurement Director of the City. Complaints by employees of alleged violations may be made at any time and shall be investigated within thirty (30) days by the City. Written and oral statements by an employee shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed without the written consent of the employee to the extent allowed by the Florida Statutes. (2) Any individual or entity may also file a complaint with the Procurement Director of the City on behalf of an employee for investigation by the City, (3) It shall be the responsibility of the City to investigate all allegations of violations of this Division within thirty (30) days. If, at any time, the City, upon investigation detennines that a violation of this Division has occurred, it shall, within ten (10) working days ofa finding of non-compliance, issue a notice of corrective action to the employer specifying all areas of non-compliance and deadlines for resolutions of the identified violations. If a Service Contractor fails to comply with any notice issued, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee may issue an order in writing to the Service Contractor, by certified mail or hand delivery, notifying the Service Contractor to appear at an administrative hearing before the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to be held at a time to be fixed in such order, which date shall be not less than five (5) days after service thereof. (4) The proceedings shall be infonnal, but shall afford the Service Contractor the right to testify in the Service Contractor's own defense, present witnesses, be represented by counsel, submit relevant evidence, cross examine witnesses and object to evidence. (5) The proceedings shall be recorded and minutes kept by the City, Any Service Contractor requiring verbatim minutes for judicial review may arrange for the services ofa court reporter at the expense of the Service Contractor. BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 28 (6) Within ten (10) days of the close of the hearing, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall render a decision in writing determining whether or not the Service Contractor is in compliance, or whether other action should be taken, or whether the matter should be continued, as the case may be, and stating the reasons and findings of fact. (7) The City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall file findings with the City Clerk, and shall send a true and correct copy of his order by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, to the business address as the Service Contractor shall designate in writing. (8) The City Manager's or designee's findings shall constitute the final administrative action of the City for purposes of judicial review under state law. (9) Ifa Service Contractor fails to seek timely appellate review of an order of the City Manager or the City Manager's designee, or to comply timely with such order, the City may pursue the enforcement of sanctions set forth in Section 2- 410 (c). Private Rigbt of Action Against Service Contractor: Any Covered Employee of or former Covered Employee of a Service Contractor may, instead of utilizing the City administrative procedure set forth in this Division, but not in addition to such procedure, bring an action by filing suit against the Covered Employer in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this Division and may be awarded back pay, benefits, attorney's fees, and costs. The applicable statute of limitations for such a claim will be two (2) years as provided in Florida Statutes Section 95.1 1 (4)(c) for an action for payment of wages. The court may also impose sanctions on the Service Contractor, including those persons or entities aiding or abetting the Service Contractor, to include wage restitution to the affected Covered Employee and damages payable to the Covered Employee in the sum of up to $500 for each week each Service Contractor is found to have violated this Division. Sanctions Against Service Contractors: For violations of this Division, the City shall sanction a Service Contractor by requiring the Service Contractor to pay wage restitution at the employer's expense for each affected employee and may access the following: (I) The City may impose damages in the sum of$500 for each week for each employee found to have not been paid in accordance with this Division; and/or (2) The City may suspend or terminate payment under the Covered Services contract or tenninate the contract with the Service Contractor; and/or BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 29 (3) The City may declare the employer ineligible for future service contracts for three (3) years or until all penalties and restitution have been paid in full, whichever is longer. In addition, all employers shall be ineligible under this section where principal officers of the employer were principal officers of an employer who violated this Division. Public Record of Sanctions. All such sanctions recommended or imposed shall be a matter of public record. Sanctions for Aiding and Abetting. The sanctions in Section 2-41 0 (c) shall also apply to any party or parties aiding and abetting in any violation of this Division. Retaliation and Discrimination Barred. A Covered Employer shall not discharge, reduce the compensation, or otherwise discriminate against any Covered Employee for making a complaint to the City, or otherwise asserting his or her rights under this Division, participating in any of its proceedings or using any civil remedies to enforce his or her rights under this Division. Allegations of retaliation or discrimination, if found true in a proceeding under paragraph (b) or by a court of competent jurisdiction under paragraph (c), shall result in an order of restitution and reinstatement of a discharged Covered Employee with back pay to the date of the violation or such other relief as deemed appropriate. Enforcement Powers. If necessary for the enforcement of this Division, the City Commission may issue subpoenas, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, papers, records, and documents relating to payroll records necessary for hearing, investigations, and proceedings. In case of disobedience of the subpoena, the City Attorney may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, papers, records, and documents. Said court, in the case of the refusal to obey such subpoena, after notice to the person subpoenaed, and upon finding that the attendance or testimony of such witnesses of the production of such books, papers, records, and documents, as the case may be, is relevant or necessary for such hearings, investigations, or proceedings, may issue an order requiring the attendance or testimony of such witnesses or the production of such documents and any violation of the court's order may be punishable by the court as contempt thereof. Remedies Herein Non-Exclusive. No remedy set forth in this Division is intended to be exclusive or a prerequisite for asserting a claim for relief to enforce the rights under this Division in a court oflaw. This Division shall not be construed to limit an employee's right to bring a common law cause of action for wrongful termination. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 30 2.30 FINANCIAL STABILITY AND STRENGTH: The bidder must be able to demonstrate a good record ofperfonnance and have sufficient financial resources to ensure that they can satisfactorily provide the goods and/or services required herein. BidderslProposers shall submit financial statements for each of their last two complete fiscal years within ten (10) calendar days, upon written request.. Such statements should include, as a minimum, balance sheets (statements of financial position) and statements of profit and loss (statement of net income). When the bid submittal is from a Joint Venture, each Bidder/Proposer involved in the Joint Venture must submit financial statements as indicated above. Any Bidder/Proposer who, at the time of bid submission, is involved in an ongoing bankruptcy as a debtor, or in a reorganization, liquidation, or dissolution proceeding, or if a trustee or receiver has been appointed over all or a substantial portion of the property of the Bidder/Proposer under federal bankruptcy law or any state insolvency, may be declared non- responsive. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 31 .,. .,. PERFORMANCE BOND Bond No. 100054 (This bond meets and exceeds the requirements of Florida Statutes Section 255.05) STATE OF FLORIDA) ss COUNTY OF ) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we,Sou thern Landsea DingEn ter.l(rises Ine. as Principal, hereinafter called Contractor,~ and" N a v~ Fl t o. r s T n s 11 .r Fl n r p Com p.a Il.}'- .. as Surety, are firmly bound unto the City 0 f Miami Beac , Flonda. as O. bhgee, hereinafter called the City, in the PenaL sum oITwent~ (i ve Thousand>' Dollars ($ 25-, 000 . 00 l, for thc payment of which sum well and tnlly to be ma ,we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severalLy, firmly by these presents. WIfEREAS, Contractor, on the 28 t h day of 0 eta b e r , 200..Jentered into a certain contract with the City, hereto attached, for BID NO. 63-01/02, Entitled: TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES, which Contract is made a part hereof by reference thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that, if the Contractor shall well and truly perform and fulfill all the undertakings, covenants, tenns, conditions and agreements of said Contract, and all duly'authorized modifications of said Contract that may hereafter be made, notice of which modifications to the Surety being hereby waived, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full fOIce and effect. WHENEVER the Principal shall be and is declared by the City to be in default under the Contract, or whenever the Contract has been tenninated by default of the Contmctor, the City having perfonned the City's obligations thereunder, the Surety shall: L Complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions, or at the City's sole option. 2. Obtain a Bid or Bids for submission to the City for completing the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions, and upon determination by the City and the Surety of the lowest responsible Bidder, arrange for a ContraCt between such Bidder and the City, and make available as Work progresses (even though there should be a default or a succession of defaults under the Contract or Contracts of completion arranged under this paragraph) sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the balance of the Contract price; but not exceeding, including other costs and damages for which the Surety may be liable hereunder, the amount set forth in the first paragraph hereof. The term "balance of the ContraCt price" as used in this paragraph, shall mean the total amount payable by the City to the Contractor undcr the Contract and any amendments thereto, less the amount properly paid by the City to the contractor. _.~."^'1:")tn'" CITY OF :\1IAMI BEACH "l7. BID NO: 63~1/02 No right of action shall accrue on this Bond to or for the use of any person or corporation other than the City named herein or the successors or assignees thereof. The Surety shall and does hereby agree to indemnify the City and hold it harmless of: from and against any and all liability, loss, cost, damage or expense, including reasonable attorneys fees, engineering and architectural fees or other professional services which the City may incur or which may accrue or be imposed. upon it by reason of any negligence,. default, act and/or omission on the part of the Contractor, any Subcontractor and Contractor's or Subcontractors agents, servants andlor employees, in, about or on account ofthe Construction of the work and performance of said Contract by the Contractor. This Bond shall remain in full force and effect for such period or periods of time after the date of acceptance of the project by the City as are provided for in the Contract Documents, and the Contractor hereby guarantees to repair or replace for the said periods all work performed and materials and equipment furnished, which were not performed or furnished according to the tenns of the Contract Documents, If no specific periods of warranty are stated in the Contract Documents for any particular item of work, material or equipment, the Contractor hereby guarantees the same for a minimum period of one (1) year from the date of final acceptance by the City of the entire project. Any suit on this bond must be instituted within such period or periods as may be provided by law. BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13102 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 33 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above bounded parties have caused this Bond to be executed by their appropriate officials of the R r h day of . TAn 1I Fl r y . 20 ..D 1 . WIT!'iESS: PRINCIPAL: (If sole Proprietor or partnership) (Finn Name) BY Title: (Sole Proprietor or Partner) PRINCIPAL (If Corporation) '~outhern Landscaping_Enterprises Inc. (CoI1lorate Name) ,- BY ~ L~_ (president) Attest:~C:C -......2:..~ . Secretary) (CORPORATE SEAL) SURETY: opy of Agent's curreat License as issued by State of Florida Insurance By: Commissioner (Power of Attorney mllSt be attached) BID NO: 63~l/OZ DATE: 09/13102 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 34 CERTIFICATES AS TO CORPORATE PRINCIPAL I, r;, ~^i.. Ad<~tl '0. , certify that I am the SecretarY of the Corporation named as Principal in the foregoing bond; that S-av,/of rn ~ fA.. I who signed the said bond on behalf (~ - of the Principal, was then J. 1\~('l>'iIf1'" ' of said Corporation; that I know his signature, and his signature hereto is genuine; and that said bond was duly signed, sealed, and attested for and in behalf of said Corporation by authority of its governing body, qp~~- ~ COre:te STATE OF FLORIDA) u COUNTY OF ) I' I B~""" 'lr' . N~ Public. duly ___i,oiooed, qualified and acting, penonaUy ...,.....t (y loll.1 n. ti ~tf(,.o to me w~l known, who being by me first duly sworn upon oath, says that he is the Attorney-in-Fact, for thcJtx.'1'~"" ~>>, '''';101'' !"'4olI"IIlit\~ and that he has been authorized by {;{ I (j4;';P1I- ( to execute the foregoing bond on behalf of the Contractor named therein in favor of the City of Miami Beach. Florida. Subscribed and sworn before me this 1 day of -e!IJIJ ,20.!.J.... A.D, ~.~~ (Attach Power of Attorney) o ft,tl\.(;'f'o State of Florida-at-Large OEft~e ~ flol\d~ ~~~es::'IC~\O~r. ommission Expires: lAY ~nellC'/' \11 . ~\IIIII~II.~ , BID NO: 63~IIOZ DATE: 09/1310Z CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 35 LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND Bond No. 100054 (SECTION 255.05, FLA. STAT.) I BY THIS BOND, We, S~u thern Land sc a pi n 8. ~..n-=r pri ses "- r..&c?rincipal, and Navigators Insurance Company ~. , \ . cl\li corporation, as Surety, are bound to the City of Miami Beach, Flonda, as obligee, herein called City, in the sum of S 25 ,000 . 0_0 _ for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, jointly and severaIIy. THE CONDITION OF THIS BOND is that if Principal: Promptly makes payments to all claimants, as dermed in Section 255.05 (1), Fla. Stat" supplying Principal with labor, materials, or supplies, used directly or indirectly by Principal in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract; and Pays City all losses, damages, expenses, costs, and attorneys fees, including appellate proceedings, that the City sustains in enforcement of this bond, Performs the guarantee of all labor and materials furnished under the: contraCt for the: time specified in the contract, then this bond is void, otherwise it remains in full force. Any changes in or under the contract documents and compliance or noncompliance with any formalities cOIUlected with the contract or the changes does not affect Surety's obligation under this bond, The provisions of Section 255,05, Fla. Stat., are specificaUy adopted by reference and made a part hereof for the purposes specified therein. Oc to ber 28 2.002 . .' al' mad art fthi The contract dated _ 'oetween the City and Pnnclp IS e a P 0 s Bond by reference. . Claimants are advised that Section 255,05, Fla. Stat., contains notice and time limitation provisions which must bc strictly complied with. _____ _1""". ,c"2 "11ft., CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NA VIvA TORS INSURANCE ~OM;P ~NY LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing by virtue of the laws of the State of New York ("Company" or "Corporation"), does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint, John Sachanda its true and lawful Attomey(s).in.fact to make, execute, attest, seal and deliver for and on its behalf, as surety, and as its act and deed, where required, any and all bonds. undertakings, recognizances and written obligations in the nature thereof, the penal sum of no one of which is in any event to exceed $ 500,000.00. Such bonds and undertakings, when duly executed by the aforesaid Attomey(s).in-fact shall be binding upon the said Company as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings were signed by the President and Secretary of the Company and sealed with its corporate seal. This power of Attorney is granted and is signed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on the 7th day of June, 2002: RESOLVED, that the President, or any Vice President of the Company or any person designated by anyone of them is hereby authorized to execute Powers of Attorney qualifying the attorney named in the given Power of Attorney to execute on behalf of the Company, bonds, undertakings and all contracts of suretyship, and that any Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company be, and that each or any of them hereby is authorized to attest the execution of any such Power of Attorney, and to attach thereto the Seal of the Company, and it was FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of such officers and the Seal of the Company may be affixed to any such Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signatures or facsimile seal shall be thereafter valid and binding upon the Company with respect to any bond, undertaking or contract of suretyship to which it is attached. Bonds executed under this Power of Attorney may be executed under facsimile signature and seal pursuant to the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on June 7,2002. RESOLVED, that the signature of the President of this Company, and the seal of this Company may be affixed or printed on any and all bonds, undertakings, recognizances, or other written obligations thereof, on any revocation of any Power of Attorney, or on any certificate relating thereto, by facsimile, and any Power of Attorney, any revocation of any Power of Attorney, bonds, undertakings, recognizances, certificate or other written obligation, bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the NA VIGA TORS INSURANCE COMPANY has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, and these presents to be signed by its duly authorized officers this 26" day of June, 2002. /.......:-~..;~".''''r,1' /' - .".' '/ ;Of ~fE~~) "'. "... t. ~ oJ' /"- '....;',.,,~ BY: JSEN~ ~, ~ !J- W~ SECRETARY Attest: STATE OF NEW YORK On this 26" day of June, 2002, before me personally came Stanley A. Galanski, to me known, who, being duly sworn, did depose and say: that he is President of the Company described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said Company; that the seal affixed to the aforesaid instrument is such corporate seal and was affixed thereto by order and authority of the Board of Directors of said Company; and that he executed the said instrument by like order and authority: ANGELA CONENNA Notary Public, State of New York No. 01C06029961 Qualified in Kings County Commission Expires August 30, 200 ~ ~~ NOTARY PUBUC STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ss. I, Bradley D. Wiley, Secretary of the NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New York, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Power of Attorney issued by said Company, and that I have compared same with the original and that it is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of the original and that the said Power of Attorney is still in full force and effect and has not been revoked. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Company, at the City of New York, this 8th day of January, 2003. l~~~~iij(::, ~~~~,~_~:i;!~': "" .'; - - '/., ....."/',,~- ~ & CJ~ SECRETARY \..._/ . ~ . '. 'I ~, . , ., ..... ..- ./ / ...-/ " ""-. '[ / .....,' '. ;.J, .' ,!"- . .., ~: , . " AGREEMENT mIS AGREEMENT made this 28th day of October 2001 . A.D. between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Florida municipal corporation, hereinafter called the City, which term shall include its successors and assigns, party of the one part, and Southern Landscaoing 10350 N.W. 55th Street Sunrise. Florida 33151 hereinafter called the Contractor, which term shall include its heirs, successors and assigns, party of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said Contractor for the consideration and compensation herein agreed to be paid and the said City in consideration of the construction of improvements to be done by said Contractor and designated "TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES" by said City, do hereby mutually agree as follows: 1. This Agreement shall extend to and be obligatory upon said City, its successors and assigns, and upon said Contractor and its heirs, successors and assigns, Neither this Agreement nor any part thereof nor any part of the Work herein contemplated, shall be assigned or sublet, nor shall any .sums of money provided to be paid to said Contractor be assigned by said Contractor to anyone without the consent of the City Commission of said City evidenced by its resolution. 2. The foregoing pages of this booklet, including the Notice to Contractors, the Proposal, and the Contract Documents and such alterations as may be made in said Plans and Specifications as therein provided for, are hereby referred to and made a part of this Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth therein, except when in direct conflict with this written Contract, are as much a part hereof as if copied herein. If conflicts exist between them and this written instrument, only that part of the matter in direct conflict herewith shall not be construed to be a part hereof, 3, The Contractor shall commence work in accordance with the Mowing Schedule within seven (7) days of the Notice to Proceed and shall construct and complete in a good and workmanlike manner the materials herein referred to, strictly in accord herewith the following: 3.1 The Contractor shall provide Turf Mowing in accordance with Section 5.0 "Grounds, Maintenance Functions and Task" and Section 6.0, "Performance Control and Inspection", of the Contract Documents. 3.2 Damages - City and Contractor recognize that the City will suffer direct financial loss if Work is not completed within the Contract times specified in paragraph 3.1 above. They also recognize the delays, expense and difficulties involved in proving in a legal or arbitration proceeding the actual loss suffered by Owner if BID NO. 63-0 1/02 PAGE 1 of 4 DATE: 10/28/02 the Work is not completed on time, and therefore time is of the essence. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof Contractor agrees to forfeit and pay Owner as liquidated damages for delay (but not as a penalty) the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each calendar day that expires after the Contract Time specified in Section 6.4.0 "Deficiency Notices and Liquidated Damages" until the Work is substantially complete. These amounts represent a reasonable estimate of Owner's expenses for extended delays and for inspection, engineering services and administrative costs associated with such delay. 4. In such construction said Contractor shall furnish all implements, machinery, equipment, transportation, tools, materials, supplies labor, and other things necessary to the execution and completion of the Work, nothing being required of the City except that it may, at its expense, supervise such construction and enter upon and inspect the same at all reasonable times. 5. If any dispute arises between the City and said Contractor with reference to the meaning or requirements of any part of this Contract and they cannot agree, the more stringent requirements shall govern as detennined by the City. 6. If the Contractor shall complete the construction herein contemplated in a good and workmanlike manner within the time herein specified and in accord herewith. the said City shall pay to the Contractor the contract sum in accordance with the Conditions of the Contract. The City, by allowing Contractor to continue with said construction after the time for its completion hereinbefore stated shall not deprive City of the right to exercise any option in this Agreement contained nor shall it operate to alter any other tenn of this Agreement. 7, The Contractor shall file with the Procurement Director of said City of Miami Beach a Performance and Labor and Material Payment ~ond, each in the amount of $25,000, in the form as set forth herein or as otherwise approved by the City of Miami Beach City Attorney and shall be executed by said Contractor and Surety Agent authorized to do business in the State of Florida. 8. The Contractor shall file Insurance Certificates, as required, and they must be signed by a Registered Insurance Agent licensed in the State of Florida and approved by the City of Miami Beach Risk Manager. 9. All documents shall be executed satisfactorily to said City and until Bonds and Insurance Certificates have been filed and approved, this Contract Agreement shall not be effective. BID NO. 63-01102 DATE: 10/28/02 PAGE2of4 10, Owner shall pay Contractor for perfonnance of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents in current funds at the lump sum or unit prices presented in the Bid Proposal, attached to this Agreement. The parties expressly agree that the Contract Price is a stipulated sum except with regard to the items in the Bid which are subject to unit prices. Contract Price: $96.840 11. The Contract Documents which comprise the entire Agreement between City and Contractor are attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. The Contract Documents may only be amended, modified or supplemented as provided in the General Conditions. BID NO. 63-01/02 DATE: 10/28/02 PAGE3of4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. ~~p~ City Clerk MIAMI BEACH M CONTRACTOR MUST EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT AS INDICATED BELOW. USE CORPORATION OR NONCORPORATION FORMAT, AS APPLICABLE. [If incorporated sign below,] CONTRACTOR ~~~ By: 50 ,..A.l.e .. '^ L::A ,^.A=c..~"1 "'"~ I:: ~-\-. -::r...." c .. (Name of Corporatl n) ~- L ~,P (Signature) ~-\e-.Je",,-l.. a.c.,\ ~ (:>(<:.s,\ dE''''''--\ . (Print Name and Title) c..b day of No u. ,200'"2.. ATTEST: (Corporate Seal) [If not incorporated sign below.] CONTRACTOR WITNESSES: By: (Name of Firm) (Signature ) (Print Name and Title) _ day of ,20_. CITY REQUIRES FIVE (5) FULLY-EXECUTED CONTRACTS, FOR DISTRIBUTION. _~.1 . APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION BID NO. 63-01102 DATE: 10/28/02 PAGE4of4 1- I ?-{fl om~ Date " .. ACORD CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE I, DATE 1M 1/15/03 PRODUCER THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION COVER ALL INSURANCE ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR 5800 W. ATLANTIC BLVD, ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. MARGATE, FL 33063 INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE INSURED SOUTHERN LANDSCAPING ENTERPRISES INC INSURER A: BURLINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY 10350 N.W. 55TH STREET INSURER B: HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY SUNRISE, FL 33351 INSURER C: INSURER D: I IN''''RER F: COVERAGES THEPOLICIESOFINSURANCEUSTEDBELOWHAVEBEENISSUEDTOTHEINSUREDNAMEDABOVEFORTHEPOLICYPERIODINDICATED.NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BYTHE POUCIES DESCRIBED HEREIN ISSUBJECTTOALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES. AGGREGATE LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. I~t: TYPE OF INSURANCE POUCY NUMBER P,\lH~Y EFFECTIVE POUCY EXPIRATION UMlTS gNERAL LIABIUTY EACH OCCURRENCE $1 000.000 A X COMMERCIAL GENERAL UABIUTY B0167Q514617 R.1 12/11/02 12/11/03 FIRE DAMAGE 'Anv 0"" 'Ire' $100.000 I CLAIMS MADE [!] OCCUR MED EXP (Anv one ....0., $5 000 - PERSONAL & ADV INJURY $1 000.000 - GENERAL AGGREGATE $1000000 ~'L AGG~n UMIT APMS PER PRODUCTS'COMP~PAGG $1 000.00 POLICY ~~* LOC ~TOMOBlLE LIABIUTY COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT $ ANY AUTO (EI occident) - ~ - ALL OWNED AUTOS BODILY INJURY $ SCHEDULED AUTOS (Per pOTIon) - ii/V/) \ - HIRED AUTOS BODILY INJURY $ NONoOWNED AUTOS (Per accldlnt) - - PROPERTY DAMAGE $ (Per accident) ~~GE LIABIUTY AUTO ONLY, EA ACCIDENT $ ANY AUTO OTHER THAN EA ACC $ AUTO ONLY: AGG $ EXCESS UABlUTY EACH OCCURRENCE $ ::J'OCCUR D CLAIMS MADE AGGREGATE $ $ ==i DEDUCTIBLE $ RETENTION $ $ WORKERS COMPENSATION AND X I ~~~~~T.!t~ I 10,l,t!' B EMPLOYERS' UABILITY 38WBGGA4231 03109102 03/09/03 E.L. EACH ACCIDENT $100000 E.L. DISEASE, EA EMPLOYE $100 000 E.L. DISEASE, POUCY UMIT $500 000 OTHER DESCRIPTION OF OPERATlONSlLOCATlONSNEHlCLESlEXCLUSIONS ADDED BY ENDORSEMENT/SPECIAL PROVISIONS LANDSCAPING CERTIFICATE HOLDER ADDED AS ADDITIONAL INSURED: CERTIFICATE HOLDER I y T ADDITIONAL INSURED; INSURER LETTER: CANCELLATION . CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SHOULD /lilY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE DATE THEREOF, THE ISSUING INSURER WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL ...1L- DAYS WRITTEN MIAMI BEACH, FL. 33939 NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE LEFT, BUT FAILURE TO DO SO SHALL IMPOSE NO OBUGATlON OR UABlUTY OF ANY KIND UPON THE INSURER, ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES. AUTHOR~ REP~TATI'C' ,""- , ~- ~.,..,- il ACORD CORPORATION 1988 ACORD 25-8 (7/97) @ t CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE SUCH INSURANCE AS RESPECTS THE INTEREST OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER WILL NOT BE CANCELED OR OTHERWISE -TERMINATED WITHOUT GIVING 10 DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED BELOW, BUT IN NO , THIS CERTIFICATE BE VALID MORE THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE WRITTEN, THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE E~ C ANGE THE COVERAGE PROVIDED BY ANY POLICY DESCRIBED BELOW. T is ffIIMI t: 0 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY of Bloomington, IUinois, or INSUUNC'. 181 STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY of Bloomlngton,lIIinois has coverage in force for the following Named Insured as shown below : Named Insured Southern landscaping Enterprises inc Address of Named Insured 10350 NW 55 St Sunrise FI33351 POLICY NUMBER EFFECTIVE DATE OF POLICY DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE LIABILITY COVERAGE LIMITS OF LIABILITY a. Bodily Injury Each Person a. Bodily Injury Each Accident b. Property Damage c. BodHy Injury & Property Damage Single Limit Each Accident PHYSICAL DAMAGE COVERAGES a. Com ehensive b. Collision EMPLOYER'S NON-OWNERSHIP COVERAGE HIRED CAR COVER 132 97~7-59-001 AUG-14-02 to FEB-14-l13 1996 TOYOTA 1100 $1,000,000.00 I8IYES DYES DYES DYES DNO DNO DNO DNO AGENT Title 01/15103 Date 6557 Agent's Code Number Signature of Authorized Representative Name and Address of Agent I I Name and Address of Certificate Holder I I CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, Fl 33939 L ~ ~ L Check if a pennanent Certificate of Insurance for liability coverage is needed: D Check if the Certificate Holder should be added as an Additional Insured: D Remarks: 158--4430.2 Rev. 9-84 Printed In U.S.A. TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 3.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 3.1 SCOPE OF WORK 3.1.1 The work specified in this section consists of furnishing all labor, machinery, tools, means of transportation, supplies, equipment, materials, services and incidentals necessary to provide complete landscape maintenance services as specified herein. 3.1.2 The work shall include but not be limited to, litter retrieval and waste disposal, mowing, edging, and trirnming of various varieties of turf. Bid prices shall include all labor, equipment and materials needed to perfonn those duties set forth in this section. 3.1.3 The work shall include Traffic Control as described herein, 3.1.4 The locations of the work referenced in the above document are located throughout the City of Miami Beach, they include the following areas (SEE SOUTH/NORTH MOWING SCHEDULE, PAGES 60 -63) 3.2 QUALIFICATIONS: (BIDDER SHALL SUBMIT SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE WITH THEIR BID THAT THEY MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS) Parties deemed to be qualified to service this contract shall be judged on their past perfonnance and present ability to provide all labor, materials, and equipment to successfully fulfill the provisions of this Bid. 3.2.1 Company Qualification 3,2.2 Company shall have been in continuous service and incorporated in the State of Florida for a minimum of four (4) years. 3.2.3 Company must have a proven history in the care and maintenance of specialty turf grass types. 3.2.4 Company must be fully licensed with all required State and/or Local government licenses, and pennits (irrigation, pest control, horticultural services, etc.). 3,2.5 Company must have a person with a minimum of five years of field experience that is employed on a full time basis, who will act as the Project Supervisor. 3.2,6 (Not Used) QIj) Company must be a drug and alcohol free workplace. - 3.2.8 Provide a minimum of one (1) full time Project Supervisor as specified in Para.3.3.I, to manage all facets of the turf management for the contractor, 3.2.9 Managers must have excellent communication skills and be capable of directing all regular maintenance and additional landscape services and coordinating these with BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 39 the designated City of Miami Beach staff. 3.2.10 Managers shall constantly use their experience and training to prevent, detect and control adverse conditions by physically inspecting the landscape and properly guiding the maintenance program. 3.2.11 Technical Services A. To provide an adequate number of personnel specifically trained, experienced and licensed in the following area: turf maintenance. B. (Not Used) C. (Not Used) 3.3 CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES 3.3.1 Proiect Suoervisor The Contractor shall maintain a Project Supervisor at the facilities at all times during the hours of operation, and such supervisor shall be able to be communicated with by pager, two way radio or cellular telephone. The Project Supervisor shall have a minimum of five years field supervisory experience and be able to manage all facets of the landscape management for the Contractor, The Supervisor must have excellent communication skills and be capable of directing all regular maintenance and additional landscape services and coordinate this work with the designated City staff. The Supervisor shall constantly use their experience and training to prevent, detect and control adverse conditions by physically inspecting the landscape and properly guiding the maintenance program. 3,3.2 Oualifications The Contractor must submit the qualifications of the Project Supervisor at the time of the Bid submittal to include resume, description of experience with references and contact numbers. 3.4 CONTRACTOR'S PERSONNEL Contractor shall employ personnel competent to perform the work specified herein. Contractor's employees shall be United States citizens or in possession of appropriate documentation permitting the employees to work in Dade County. The City reserves the right to request the removal of the Contractor's employees from performing maintenance on the City's grounds where the employees performance or actions are obviously detrimental to the program. Standards for Contractor's employees include the following: 3.5 DISASTER RESPONSE The Contractor shall maintain, on a twenty-four (24) hour on-call basis, by pager, two way radio, or cellular telephone, a staff sufficient to address emergency contingencies (ie., hurricanes, tornados, floods, etc.) which may arise from time to time. The Contractor will respond with immediate action to emergencies that adversely affect the City of Miami Beach, so that the situation is corrected at the earliest possible moment. The Contractor shall be compensated for use of personnel and equipment based upon the indicated classifications in the bid tabulation. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 40 3.6 UNIFORMS The Contractor will provide, at Contractor's expense, color coordinated uniforms for all personnel. Such uniforms shall meet Owners' public image requirements and be maintained by Contractor so that all personnel are neat, clean and professional in appearance at all times. Non-uniform clothing will not be permitted, including for new employees. 3.7 CONDUCT Conduct standards for Contractor's employees should meet or exceed those required for City employees. The following are some guidelines: * Drugs and alcohol, or their use, is not permitted on City property nor are personnel allowed on property while under the influence of such substances. Firearms or other weapons are strictly forbidden, Fighting or loud, disruptive behavior is not permitted. * * All personnel will be subject to applicable City safety and security rules and procedures pertaining to conduct, vehicle use, property access, etc. 3.8 SAFETY 3.8,1 Contractor agrees to perform all work outlined in the Contract in such a manner as to meet all accepted standards for safe practices during the maintenance operation, to safely maintain equipment, machines, and materials, and to remedy hazards consequential or related to the work. The Contractor further agrees to accept the sole responsibility for compliance with all local, County, State or other legal requirements including but not limited to: (I) full compliance with the terms of applicable O.S.H.A. Safety Orders, (2) requirements of the Florida Deoartment of Transportation Manual of Traffic Controls and Safe Practices For Street and Highwav Construction. Maintenance and Utility Operations, at all times so as to protect all persons including Contractor's employees, agents of the City, vendors, and members of the public or other firms from injury or damage to their property. 3.8.2 The City, through its Project Manager, reserves the right to issue immediate restraint or cease and desist order to Contractors when unsafe or harmful acts are observed or reported relative to the performance of the work under the Contract. 3.8.3 During normal working hours, Contractor shall obtain emergency medical care for any member of the public who is in need thereof, because of illness or injury occurring on the site, including a prompt report thereof to the Project Manager. 3.8.4 In performing the scope of work, all safety on or off the job site shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor. The City shall not be responsible for safety on or off the job site. The City's on-site observations or inspections shall be only for the purpose of verifying that the maintenance Specifications are being implemented properly. The City's on-site observations or inspections are not for safety on or off the job site for the Contractor's employees or the public. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 41 3.8.5 Traffic Safety Control- The Contractor shall at his cost, observe all safety regulation; including placing and display of safety devices, provisions of police to control traffic, etc, as may be necessary in order to conduct the public through the project area in accordance with F.D.O.T,'s "Manual on Traffic Controls and Safe Practices for Street Highway Construction, Maintenance and Utility Operations." 3.9 CONTRACTOR'S VEHICLES Contractor's vehicles shall be in good repair, free from leaking fluids, properly registered, of unifonn color and shall bear the company name on each side in not less than 3-1/2" letters unless otherwise prescribed by law or ordinance. 3.10 CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT All equipment shall be maintained in an efficient and safe operating condition while perfonning work under the contract. Equipment shall have proper safety devices maintained at all times while in use. If equipment does not contain proper safety devices and/or is being operated in an unsafe manner, the City may direct the Contractor to remove such equipment and/or the operator until the deficiency is corrected to the satisfaction of the City. The Contractor shall be responsible and liable for injury to persons caused by the operation of the equipment. 3.11 CONTRACTOR'S DAMAGES Any damages to the road, facilities, sewers, utilities, irrigation system, plant material or vegetation caused by the Contractor shall be repaired at the expense of the Contractor to the satisfaction of the City. Failure to restore said damages within three (3) working days following notification shall result in a deduction from the next invoice of the City's expenses incurred by the City for labor, material or equipment to restore the property to its original condition. 3.12 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor shall act under the Contract as an independent Contractor vis-a-vis City of Miami Beach and will not be an agent or employee of the City. Contractor shall not represent or otherwise hold out itself or any of its subcontractors, directors, officers, partners, employees, or agents to be an agent or employee of the City. 3.13 PERMITS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATES Contractors shall obtain, at their expense, valid pennits, licenses and certificates (City, County, State, Federal) as required for work under the Contract. 3.13.1 Contractors shall give all notices and pay fees and taxes required by law in perfonnance of the Contract. 3.13.2 Comoliance with Miami Beach Parks. Recreation & Culture Deoartment and the State of Florida Deoartment ofTransoortation Rules and RelZUlations: Contractors shall comply and abide by all rules and regulations of the above-referenced departments as they may be applicable to perfonnance of the Contract. BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 41 3.13.3 Advertising and Sims: Contractors shall not advertise or place signs on the site, facilities or equipment of the City of Miami Beach. 3.14 SUBCONTRACTORS Nothing contained in the specifications shall be construed as creating any contractual relationship between any subcontractor and the City. Contractors shall be as fully responsible to the City for the acts and omission of the subcontractors as for the acts and omissions ofperson(s) directly employed. 3.15 PROTECTION OF PROPERTY AND REPAIR OF DAMAGE 3.15.1 All portions of landscape structures, facilities, services, utilities, roads, and irrigation systems shall be protected against damage or interrupted service at all times by Contractor during the term of the Contract. Any damage to the property as a result of the performance of work by Contractor during the terms of the Contract shall be repaired or replaced in kind and in manner approved by the Project Manager. All work of this kind shall be made immediately after damage or alteration occurs, unless otherwise directed. 3.15.2 (Not Used) 3.15.3 (Not Used) 3,15.4 Contractor shall notify the City Project Manager within twenty-four (24) hours after discovery of any damage caused by accident, vandalism, thefts, acts of God, or undetermined causes. 3.16 RECORDS All documents, books and accounting records shall be open for inspection at any reasonable time during the term of the Contract and for three (3) years audit of the books and business conducted by Contractor and observe the operation of the business so that accuracy of the above records can be confirmed. All employment records shall be open for inspection and re-inspection by the City, at any reasonable time during the term of the Contract. 3.17 TRANSPORTATION Contractors are to supply all transportation of employees, supplies and equipment. 3.18 STORAGE Contractors are to provide for all storage at off-site locations delivering to site only sufficient equipment and materials to complete daily tasks. Permission may be given by Project Manager for storage of materials or equipment on-site during special projects or conditions. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 43 3.19 WASTE DISPOSAL Contractors are responsible for removing and disposing from sites all waste handled in performance of the Contract. The City is not required to supply area or facilities for storage or removal of waste on-site. 3.20 NON-INTERFERENCE Contractor shall not interfere with the public use of sites and shall conduct his operation so as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the public or disruption to the peace and quiet of the area within which the services are performed. END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 44 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63~01l02 4.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 PURPOSE These specifications designate the manner in which basic maintenance tasks will be performed in order to achieve the overall Quality Objective, which is to maintain the landscaping on the listed sites in a healthy, growing, safe, clean, and attractive condition throughout the year. 4.2 STANDARDS AND REFERENCES The Contractor's Representative shall be well versed in Florida maintenance operations and procedures. All employees shall be competent and skilled in their particular job in order to insure that they properly perform the work assigned. The following organizations provide standards and publications, which may be used as a guide for conducting grounds maintenance and services, under the Contract: A, Florida Cooperative Extension Services, 18710 SW 288 th Street, Homestead, Florida, 33030. B, Florida Turf-Grass Association, Inc., 302 Graham Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32803- 6399. C. National Recreation and Park Association, 1601 N. Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22209. D. Florida Recreation and Park Association, 1406 Hays Street, Suite 1, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301. E, Florida Department of Transportation. "Manual on Traffic Controls and Safe Practices for Street & Highway Construction, Maintenance and Utility Operations. " 4.3 MATERIALS (Not Used) 4.3.1 Replacement (Not Used) 4,3.2 Size, Quality and Grade of Replacement (Not Used) 4.3,3 Water (Not Used) 4.3,4 Soil (Not Used) 4,3.5 Fertilizer (Not Used) 4.3.6 Pesticides - (Not Used) 4,3,7 Miscellaneous Materials (Not Used) BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 45 4.4 EQUIPMENT Equipment supplied by Contractor shall be designed for or suited to the grounds maintenance task in which it is to be used. Equipment will not be used in areas or to perform tasks where damage will result to the landscapes or sites. Contractor shall maintain supplied equipment in a good appearance and all equipment shall be maintained in a safe, operational and clean condition. Upon specific request by the City, the Contractor will supply a current list of supplied equipment used by the Contractor, including item, model, manufacturer, year manufactured, and serial numbers. The Project Manager or his designee shall have the right to reject the use of any specific piece of supplied equipment on the site, by notification to Contractor. END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 46 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 5.0 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS AND TASKS 5.1.0 Turf Care Maintain turf areas in a healthy, growing green and trim condition by perfonning the following operation: 5.1.1 Site Preparation The Contractor shall prior to mowing retrieve materials and dispose waste to include, and not be limited to, papers, glass, bottles, cans, fallen tree limbs and/or fronds, and all other deleterious materials found on the sites listed herein. Should the Contractor knowledge of, the existence of hazardous wastes upon lands covered by the provisions of this agreement, Contractor shall not remove same from the premises but shall have a duty to immediately notify the City in writing. 5.1.2 Mowing General D. E. F. G. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 A. Mowing shall be perfonned in a workmanlike manner that insures a smooth surface appearance without scalping or leaving any "missed" uncut grass. Rotary mowers will be used on St. Augustine grass. All mowers are to be adjustable and adjusted to the proper cutting height and level for the kind of grass and current condition of the turf. Mower blade height adjustment is to be measured from a level floor surface to the parallel and level plane of the mower blade. All mower blades are to be sharp enough to cut, rather than to tear grass blades, All litter and debris is to be removed from turf before mowing to avoid shredding that will damage turf appearance, or items that may be propelled by mower blades. Mowing will be done carefully so as not to "bark" trees or shrubs, or to introduce weeds into ground cover beds, or to damage sprinkler heads, curbs, or other facilities. B. C. Grass clippings or debris caused by mowing or trimming will be removed from the Turf or from adjacent walks, drives, gutters and curbs or surfaces on the same day as mowed or trimmed. Mowing will not be done when weather or other conditions will result in damaged turf. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 47 5.1.3 Mowing Specifics A. St. Augustine Grass/Bahia Mow only with a rotary mower a minimum of once per week during the growing season of mid April through the end of October for a total of36 occurrences per year. B. Non-athletic field Turf shall be mowed at 3 to 3 1/2" above soil level with a mower designed for use in the specific circumstances. Remove clippings from areas if excessive clippings result from the mowing operation. 5.14 Trimming and Edging A. Contractor shall trim and properly edge all shrub and flower beds as well as tree, curbs, walks, lighting and all other obstacles in the landscape and remove clippings. Paved areas (hard edges) shall be edged every mowing with respect to the turf type adjacent to the edging. Edging of beds and the tree rings (soft edging) shall be executed not less than every other mowing with respect to the turf type adjacent to the edging. B. Turf edging at shrub beds, flower beds, ground cover beds, hedges, or around trees (where "edging" rather than "trimming" is directed), shall be edged with a manual or mechanical edger to a neat vertical uniform line. are not to be used for vertical edging. Edge grass at plant bed lines to keep grass from growing toward shrubs, keep the width of sod as it was originally placed. Care shall be taken to avoid damage of ground cover weed barrier. Grass will be trimmed at the same height as adjacent turf is mowed, and to remove all grass leaves from around all obstacles and vertical surfaces in the turf, such as posts, walls, fences, etc. C. Particular attention will be given to trimming around sprinkler heads and other irrigation system components to assure their proper water delivery function. A mechanical weed cutters are not to be used within twelve (12") inches of tree or palm trunks. Note: Damage to property or existing vegetation by improper trimming or edging shall be repaired or replaced within 48 hours at Contractors expense. All walks and other paved areas littered in the lawn maintenance process shall be vacuumed, swept, or blown off while the mowing, edging, or trimming is in process so that the appearance suffers for the least amount of time. Landscape lighting shall be wiped, blown off or vacuumed as needed to prevent accumulation of clippings and dead insects. BID NO: 63-01/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DATE: 09/13/02 48 D. Landscape areas shall be raked and cleaned of clippings, leaves, sticks, twigs, and all litter during each maintenance day. Materials cleaned from grounds may not be disposed on-site, and must be removed from locations at Contractors expense. A copy for approval of a completed mowing schedule will be provided to the City's representative in a timely manner as requested. 5.2.0 Pruning Shrubs and Ground Cover Plants Bed Area Maintenance (Not Used) 5.3.0 Trees and Palm Pruning (Not Used) 5.4.0 Staking and Guying - and Tree Set-Up (Not Used) 5.5.0 Exotic Specie/Attachment removal (Not Used) 5.60 Weed Control (Not Used) 5.7.0 Litter Control 5.7.1 Contractor Generated Trash: The Contractor shall promptly remove all debris generated by his pruning, trimming, weeding, edging, and other work required in the specifications. Debris must be disposed of at an authorized site for commercial use. Neighborhood trash transfer stations or road side piles are not considered authorized sites. The Contractor shall clean driveways and paved areas with suitable equipment immediately after working in them. All cuttings are to be removed on same day as cut. 5.7.2 Litter Removal: All Litter is to be removed by the Contractor prior the performance of any mowing operations at each individual site. 5.8.0 Fertilization (Not Used) 5.9.0 General Use of Chemicals (Not Used) 5.10.0 Disease and Pest Control (Not Used) 5.11.0 Application of Herbicides (Not Used) 5.12.0 Verticutting, Aeration and Topdressing (Not used) 5.13.0 Turf Renovation (Not Used) 5.14.0 Irrigation System Maintenance and Watering (Not Used) 5.14.0 Watering (Not Used) 5.15.0 Irrigation System (Not Used) BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 49 5.16.0 Mulching Beds (Not Used) 5.17.0 Sand Removal I Policing: Cleaning of debris within the confines of the contract sitess by blowing, sweeping, or vacuuming or other means must be performed as required to keep paved, bricked or concrete surfaces clean and neat after each mowing cycle. 5.18,0 Skinned Areas (Not Used) 5,18,1 Daily on Non-Game Days: ( Not Used) 5.18,2 Daily on Game Days: (Not Used) 5.19.0 Frequency of Services Frequencies for the sites and services described herein are based upon normal circumstances. Individual, several and/or all services to a site or sites may be added at an agreed upon price, or deleted due to natural disaster, excessive rain, disease, drought, fire, vandalism, accident, insufficient funds and/or any other reason at the sole discretion of the PM. END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SO TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01/02 6.0 PERFORMANCE CONTROL AND INSPECTIONS 6.1.0 Maintenance Quality The quality objective of all services and materials provided by Contractors in accordance with conditions and specifications herein, is to maintain and service various listed sites, and to keep them in a healthy, growing, clean and attractive condition throughout the year. 6,2.0 Maintenance Standards, Frequencies, Work Method All work shall be performed in accordance with the highest professional maintenance standards and horticultural techniques. Frequencies set for certain repetitive maintenance functions and tasks in specifications may be increased, if necessary to achieve the Quality Objective. Standard and frequencies may be modified from time to time by the City of Miami Beach Assistant Director of Parks as necessary to assure proper maintenance to achieve the Quality Objective. All work shall be done in a thorough and workmanlike manner under competent Contractor supervision to the satisfaction of the City of Miami Beach Assistant Director ofParks/Project Manager. The Contractor shall have the exclusive duty, right, and privilege to perform Grounds Maintenance and Services, as specified herein. 6.3.0 Inspections The Contractor's Representative shall perform maintenance inspections daily during daylight hours of all sites assigned for the day. Inspections by City of Miami Beach Parks Personnel shall provide continuing inspection of the sites to insure adequacy of maintenance and that methods of performing the work are in compliance with these specifications, Discrepancies and deficiencies in the work shall be brought to the attention of the Contractor's Representatives in writing, directly by the City of Miami Beach Project Manager, and shall be corrected by the Contractor immediately. 6.3.1 The City of Miami Beach Project Manager and the Contractors Representatives shall meet on-the sites once a month, or more frequently at the discretion of the Project Manager, for a walk-through inspection. The meeting shall be at the convenience of the City of Miami Beach. All on-going maintenance functions shall be completed prior to this meeting. Even if no meeting occurs all maintenance as detailed is to be performed, BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 51 6.4,0 Deficiency Notices and Liquidated Damages If the City of Miami Beach Purchasing Agent determines that there are deficiencies in the performance of the contract, the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director will provide a Notice to the Contractor to correct the deficiencies within seven (7) days of notification. Ifboth parties agree that actual damages would require more than seven (7) days to repair, a time frame, in writing, will be determined by the City of Miami Beach Procurement Director for that deficiency. The parties agree that the Contractor shall be liable to the City of Miami Beach for liquidated damages (not a penalty) in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per day, for each day exceeding the above noted time frame per deficiency, that the Contractor fails to correct deficiencies of the Notice. 6.5,0 City of Miami Beach Right to Correct Deficiencies Additionally, and notwithstanding the above provision, the City has the right to move on site with City forces or private Contractors to correct deficiencies seven (7) days after notification in writing, by the City of Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Department Director, or his designee. If, in the sole discretion or judgment of the Purchasing Agent, the Contractor and/or his employee(s) are not properly performing the services required under the Contract, then the Contractor and/or all employees may be temporarily replaced by City personnel and payment to be made by the City may be suspended while the matter is being investigated. Total costs incurred by completion of the work by the City will be deducted and forfeited from the payments to the Contractor from the City. This section shall not be construed as a penalty, but as an adjustment of payment to Contractor for only the work actually performed, and the recovering of City costs from the failure of the Contractor to complete or comply with the provision of the Contract. 6.6.0 Quality Control- Performance Reports The Contractor shall submit to the City Project Manager a report of his performance for the preceding month, under terms of the Contract. These reports shall be postmarked no later than the fifth (5th) day of each month following the month in which services were performed. Failure to do so shall result in delay of payment until this requirement is fulfilled. Forms for performance reporting shall be provided by the City END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 51 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 7.1.0 SCHEDULING 7.1.1 Contractors shall accomplish normal landscape maintenance required under the Contract during daylight hours. The City Project Manager may permit night scheduling on an individual function or task basis. 7.1.2 Contractor shall schedule and conduct the work at times and in a manner which shall not interfere with normal pedestrian traffic on adjacent sidewalks or vehicular traffic on adjacent streets, and shall not cause annoyance to residents near the site or users of the site. During periods of peak rush hour traffic, the Contractor will not block or impede arterial or collector streets and will conform to roadway work procedures as required by State, County or Local regulations. 7.1.3 All work shall be scheduled and completed in a continuous manner, that is, other than a holiday or non-work day in order to maintain the site in a uniform manner. 7.1.4 Contractor shall not work or perform any operations during inclement weather which may destroy or damage landscaped areas. 7.1.5 Contractor shall recognize that during the course of the Contract, other activities and operations may be conducted by City work forces and other Contractors within the project location. These activities may include but not be limited to landscape refurbishment, irrigation system modification or repair, construction and storm related operations. The Contractor may be required to modify or curtail certain operations without decreased compensation and shall promptly comply with any request by the Project Manager. In the event a Site or part of a Site becomes unavailable for servicing by the Contractor, the Project Manager may temporarily delete the Site or part of the Site and compensation to the Contractor will be decreased. 7.1,6 Contractor shall, during the hours and days of operation, respond to all emergencies within two (2) hours. 7.1. 7 Contractor shall have completed all Landscape Maintenance functions prior to the scheduled maintenance inspection. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 53 7.1.8 Landscape Maintenance Schedules Contractor shall provide work schedules for each site which shall be submitted to the Project Manager within ten (10) days after the effective date of the Contract. Said work schedules shall be set on an annual calendar identifying the task and frequency of work. The schedule shall delineate the time frames for the landscape maintenance functions or tasks by day of the week, morning and afternoon. Thereafter, any changes in scheduling shall be submitted in writing to the Project Manager within five (5) working days prior to scheduled time for the work. The Contractor shall submit revised schedules when actual performance differs substantially from planned performance. Revisions shall be submitted to the Project Manager within five (5) working days prior to scheduled time for the work. END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09113/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 54 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 8.1.0 ADDITIONAL WORK The Project Manager may, at his discretion authorize the Contractor to perform additional work, including, but not limited to, mowing, trimming, weeding, edging, litter pickup, repairs and replacements when the need for such work arises out of extraordinary incidents such as vandalism, acts of God, and third party negligence, or for any additional basic landscape maintenance needed. Any work not provided for elsewhere in the Contract and authorized by the Project Manager and performed by the Contractor shall be considered as additional work and shall be paid as specified on the Bid Proposal. Prior to performing any additional work, the contractor shall prepare and submit a written description of the work with a cost estimate which conforms to the unit pricing found in the Bid Proposal to the Project Manager. No work shall commence without the written authorization from the Project Manager. Not withstanding the above authorization, when a condition exists wherein there is imminent danger of injury to the public or damage to property, the Project Manager may verbally authorize the work to be performed upon receiving a verbal estimate from the Contractor. However, within 24 hours after receiving a verbal authorization, the Contractor shall submit a written estimate to the Project Manager for the required approval. END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 55 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 9.1.0 BID SUBMITTAL In addition to the documentation and information requested herein, the Bidders shall submit the following information with their bid: 9.1.1 Company Profile A profile describing the organization represented by the bidder must be furnished with the bid submittal. This will include: * Company history and present organization; * Name of Principal or Owner(s); * Name of Affiliates, Subsidiaries, etc.; * Years of company experience under present ownership; . The local office address and phone number from which account would be administered; · History of local office, including opening date; * Normal hours of operation of local office; * Name of person in charge oflocal office; . Number of maintenance personnel in the south Florida area normally available to emergency calls; * List of all services company is capable of providing. 9.1.2 Personnel 1. Provide an organizational chart of entire structure that is proposed to service account; 2. Provide resumes of key management personnel; 3. List job descriptions for all positions in the organization described in #1 above; 4. Include description of proposed uniforms; 5. Provide your overall employee policy and training program; 6. Provide outline of safety program. 9.1.3 Turf Maintenance 1. Describe proposed mowing schedule and procedures; 9.1.4, Skinned Area Maintenance (Not Used) 9.1.5 Tree and Palm Maintenance Program (Not Used) 9.1.6 Shrub and Ground Cover Maintenance Program (Not Used) 9.1.7 Irrigation Maintenance Program (Not Used) 9.1.8 Equipment Specifications. BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH S6 9.1.9 List all tools, equipment (including manufacturer) and quantities of each type that be proposed to perform maintenance. 9.2.0 Bidders Supplement I. Copies of all applicable licenses, permits, etc, required perform the services; 2. List of clients with specialty turf types the bidder currently has, along with contact information; 3. Miscellaneous Information - this section of the proposal should include any additional information about the services or bidder that is not addressed elsewhere in the proposal. 9.2.1 Schedule of Values (attached pages) END OF SECTION BID NO: 63-01/02 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 57 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 SOUTH MOWING ZONE: 1 Section: A. Alton Road (Michigan Ave. to 62 St center Median) 29th St. & Alton Rd, side chops! north & south 43rd St. & Alton Rd. side chops! north & south 47th St. & Alton Rd. small chop 50th St. & Alton Rd. small swale area 51 St. & Alton Rd. bridge approach 2-sides north & south 62 St. & Alton Rd. side chop 21st Street Recreation Center (2100 Washington Ave.) City Hall (I 700 Convention Center Dr.) Garden Center/ alone canal bank (2000 Convention Center Dr.) Washington Avenue 16th St. median & 6 St. median Police Station (I 100 Washington Ave,) 441 N. Hibiscus Dr. (hurricane evacuation point) 17th St. & West Ave. (Bridge approach) ZONE: 2 Sections: A. Lummus Park (Ocean Dr. from 5th St. to 15th St.) South Point Park (Biscayne St. & Washington Ave.) Flamingo Park (11th to15th Streets between Michigan Ave. & Meridian Ave) B. 2850 Flamingo Drive Bridge approach! eastside 27th To 23rd Median Pinetree Drive 26th Street Golfcourse Swale area to 24th Street! some areas under constJUction Hebrew Academy Swale Area (24th St. & PineTree Dr.) Prairie Ave & 28th St./ circle Beach High (2231 Prairie Ave) BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 58 NORTH MOWING ZONES: 3 Section: A. 41st Street to 44st Street & Collins 46th Street & Collins Ave Seawall (Boathouse area) 53rd Street & Collins Ave. (Firestation) 53rd Street & Collins Ave (Beachwall) 53rd Street & Collins Ave Seawall (Boathouse area) Carriagehouse (5330 Collins Ave) Firestation (5300 Collins Ave.) 67th Street Triangle (Swale) Abbott Ave. & Indian Creek Triangle (side Swale) Police Substation (69th St. & Indian Creek) Firestation (69th S1. & Indian Creek) 7150 Indian Creek (Streetend Seawall) Pine Tree Dr. From 46 S1. to the Bridge 00 49th S1. Bus stop Pumping Station on 51st St & center Triangle 51 st Terrace & Lake View / Cherokee Dr. by Golf Course 51 st Street & Lake View ( Comer on your left going west) 51 st Street & Alton center Triangle & right comer going west 6001& Pine Tree Dr. (Dead end by the water) 63rd Street Pine Tree circle on comer 62nd Street Pumping Station ZONES: 4 Section: A: 85th Street Bridge Approach 81st Street & Hawthorne (Old Dump) @ 81St & Crespi Blvd, 1410 DaytoniaRd. (Biscayne Point Swale) 1400 Cleveland Rd (Biscayne Point Swale) 1145 Noremac Ave (Biscayne Point! dead end) Biscayne Point Entrance & Bridge Approach (77th St. & Biscayne Lane) 1630 Baysidelane (Street Ends & canal bank) 80th Street, Street Ends (Tatum water way Dr.) BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 59 NORTH MOWING WNES: 4 Section: A: Tatum water way Dr. Triangle 79th Street Tatum water way Dr. & 77th Street Bridge Approach Biscayne Elementary Alleyway (41 St. & Prairie Ave) 73rd & Dickens (Inside Fenced Area) 73rd & Dickens (Large Field) / & 75th St. Pumping station 73rd & Dickens (Bridge Approach) 72nd & Dickens Parking Lot 72nd & Dickens (Seawall) 2135 Biarritz Dr, & Calais (Bridge Approach 2 sides) 2316 W. Bay Dr, Streetend (Biarritz Area) 601 Hagan St. & Southshore Dr. (Normandy Pumping Station) South Shore Dr, & Biarritz Dr. Streetend 71st Street Welcome Sign (71St & Normandy Dr.) 71st Street Bridge & Bridge Embankment 71st Street Biarritz Dr. Triangle & Swale Areas 880 Jones St. South Shore Dr. (dead end) Sections: B: 7136 Bonita Dr. (streetend Seawall) 71st. Street Pumping Station (71 St. & Bay Dr.) 6900 Bay Rd. & Brest Esplanade (Y -&- the-V) 7227 Fairway Dr. (Bridge Approach 3sides) 350 Ray Street & Southshore Dr. (Streetend Seawall) 193 Fairway & Northhshore Dr. (Streetends, seawall) 1101 Biarritz Dr. & Rue Versailles (Cui-De Sacs) 7220 Rue Notre Dame & Marseilles Dr. (Streetends) 620 Trouville Esplanade & Normandy Dr. (center parkways) 1690 Trouville Esplanade & Bay Dr. (streetends north & south) 6830 Rue Grandville & Biarritz Dr. (Cui-De Sacs) 1919 Rue Grandville & Bay Dr. (streetend seawall) 1905 Rue Grandville & Calais Dr. (streetend there is no grass on this street end) 1022 Rue Versailles & Bay Rd. (streetend seawall) BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13/02 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 60 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 Bid Proposal Page 1 of 4 BID FORM We propose to furnish all labor, tools, equipment, transportation, pennits, licenses, services and incidentals necessary in order to provide Turf Mowing for the City of Miami Beach, in accordance with Bid Specifications, as follows: Zone # Project Description Total Per Year (12 months) lA South Mowing $ 2A South Mowing $ 2B South Mowing $ 0 3A North Mowing $ \4 a .60 4A North Mowing $ \ .Oc 4B North Mowing $ \ o ~ 0.00 BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEAClI 61 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01/02 Bid Proposal Page 2 of 4 BID FORM SCHEDULE OF VALUES Zone # Project Description Unit Price TOTALlYEAR lA Turf Mowing $ 2."'\~So x: ~ $ q. Sl \O.t"Y1 lA Trimming & Edging $2.'\2'so x:~ $ ~ 'i2 \0 . 00 . lA Litter Control $ Go 00 x:~ $ '-,\Go.oo 2A Turf Mowing $ ,,"'"\?s:oX:3.G. $ ~,5{ \ CL C1C) 2A Trimming & Edging $'2..,?..so x:~ $ C\..g \0.00 2A Litter Control $ Go.oo x: 3G $ '2.. \ (;.0.00 2B Turf Mowing $ 90. 00 x:~ $~,L.'-l.o. 00 2B Trimming & Edging $"'\Cl 00 x:~ $ <.. ') 1....d1. 00 2B Litter Control $ '2.n 00 x~ $ '\ '-0.00 3A Turf Mowing $ \''\C:;SOX~ $ G,"'2.,.\5!.. 00 3A Trimming & Edging $ ",s S'ox~ $ b.3:.\ K. c.o 3A Litter Control $ 39. co x~ $ \ I \.i 0 U _ nO 4A Turf Mowing $ 2'2. ", 00 x 3G... $ 'X,\ao.ClO 4A Trimming & Edging $ LL';:;:.CClX~ $ 'X, \ co. 00 4A Litter Control $ SO. E'O x~ $ \ goo. CJ 0 . 4B Turf Mowing $ ""'\~.'OX~ $ <.;, s \ 'X. . (') CJ 4B Trimming & Edging $ \ ".5oox.3b. $ G I 7'l,. \ SL CJO 4B Litter Control $ 3,,<=\.00 x~ $ \,404.00 BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 61 TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 Bid Proposal Page 3 of 4 BID FORM Labor Rates ( for Work other than specified herein, at the direction of the City) I J Item # Job Classification Hourly Rate 5 Hourly rate per Contractor Regular time: S ,-,S:.OO Representative ~..."\ <;;;0 Overtime: S 6 Hourly rate per Regular time: S \ n 00 Laborer/Groundskeeper \ C;; .00 Overtime: S 7 Hourly rate per Regular time: S \S,OO SupervlsorlForeman S Overtime: ~1.SO BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 63 TO PROVIDE TURFMOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 Bid Proposal Page 4 of 4 ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: NO. DATED SIGNATURE OF PERSON SIGNING BID IO/I.tla2. ~ J.. ~1P ADDENDUM NO. PAYMENT TERMS: NET 30. If other, specify here ANY LETTERS, ATTACHMENTS, OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE BID MUST BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE. NAME/TITLE(Print): s-\e.-.Je....... L. Peo.....\ J g...~c:.:\A(".w_\ ADDRESS: \ 03,. SO ,,-,. '-..l S <; \\.... -:;-\. . CITY/STATE: c..::.:{, .,...'\~<::, V L. ZIP: '"':::,.,, \ TELEPHONE NO: ( q S' 4 \ ~ "-' 'iZ " G '8 \ 3. FACSIMILE NO: (q "4\ '\ ~.~ - 2so ~ SIGNED: ~ J.. ~ f (I certify that I am authorized to execute this proposal and commit the bidding firm) BID NO: 63-01101 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DATE: 09113/02 64 I I I I I ~ I i . I I i . t ~ Ii ~ r I i ~ I . (ATTACHMENT A) 00530. I I I I I THIS FORM MU T BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWNtD FOR BIDDER TO BE CEEMED RESP NSlBLE. The unde...igned Bidder h eby certlfted that it will provide a drug-free woritp18c8 program by: (1) Publishing a sta t notifying Its employees ~ the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispenlln . poI.e.alon, or uee of a controlled subet8nce Is prohibited in the offeror's workplace al'ld specifying the actioi'll that will be taken against employees tor violations of such ibltion; (2) Establishing a continul Sl dNg-free awareness program to Infonn ItI!J employees.bOut: (I) The dangers of d 9 abuSe in the worxplace; (II) of maintaining a dru~free workplace; (iii) Any av.Hable d'" oounaeling, rehabilit8tion. and employee assistance programs; and may be impolled upon employe.s for drug ebuse vioIatlonl rkplaoe; CI\I) The penalties oc:c:urring in the (3) Giving aU employees e gageclln performance ofthe Contract a copy of the statement required by liubp81'8g ph (1)j (4) Notifying 811 employee . in writing, of the statement required by SUbparagraph (1 ). that as a oondltlon of empl yfnent on a covered Contract. the employee shall: (i) of the statement; and (Ii) Notify the emplo r in writing of the employee's conviction under a criminal drug statute for a viol on occurring In the workplace no later than five (5) calendsr da)'s after such nviction; (5) Notifying the City In ting within ten (10) calendar (laya .ft.r receiving notice under subdivision (4) {ii} 81 e, from ..n employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. The otiee shall include the position title of the employee; (6) Within thirty ($0) caIe ar days after recei\ling notice under subparagraph (4) of .. convictiOn, taking of the following actions with respect to an employee who is QCT-04-2002 17:18 CMS HU1AN R!::SOURCES 305 673 7529 P.05/08 (AITACHMENT A) convicted of 8 drug abuse violation occurring in the workplace: (i) Taking appropria e personnel action against such employee, up to and including termination; or (II) Requiring such e ployee to participate satisfactorily in Ii drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation ogram approved for such purposes by a federal. state, or local health, lawenfor ment, or other appropriate agency; and (7) Making a good faith effort to maintain a drug~free workplace program through implementation of su aragraphs(1) through (6). STATE OF COUNTY OF . FOr'\....-l,J)4- w~ ~f} (Bidder Sign~ S-{evr'h. 1.. ~orl (Print Vendor Name) The fpregoing instrume t waJi acknowledged before me this I day of (!) c..>{...O ~ . 200 . by ..l'1 e.~ (j).1 l.v-t as .// · / , (name of person whosi'signatur~ is being notarized) [Lp)jfrl(.. _ (title) of .s;.,vrftr.6-/.0"1~..J<;Ct~/.J/~fr I!'n'-r::Fi->(.; (name of corporatlon/c'omp im') ~ l. 'J.r known to me to be the pe on described herein, or who produced F- J tA..... .j) ~ I as '--- identification, and who did id not take an oath. NOTARY PUBLIC: (Signature) \ ~~J&}}Is.... L -- (Print Name) A? f\J 1?0 ~ r ROSAIJE LYNN BORUP MY COMMISSION. DIl13n16 EXPIRES: 0cIlIbeI14, 2006 IlondodTl1lu NolIIy Pldo_ My commission expires: DC::, TO PROVIDE TURF MOWING SERVICES BID #63-01102 BID CHECK LIST To ensure that your bid is submitted in conformance with the Contract Documents, please verify that the following items have been completed and submitted as reauired. X Original and one copy 01' bid (including all submittal inrormation) General Conditions Section 1,1 Specl3l Conditions Section 2.31 X Execution or Bid General Conditions Section 1.2 Equivalents/Equal Produc:l General Condition Seclion 1.10 Special Condilions Section 2,32 X Insurance and Indemnilication (including Insurance Checklist) General Condilion Section 1.66 Samples General Condition Section 1.14 Special Condilions Section 2,12 X Bid/Perrormance Bond General Condition Section 1.34 Special Conditions Section 2.12 X Warranty Special Conditions Section 2.17 Product/Catalog Inl'ormation Special Conditions Section 2.24 X Rel'erences Special Conditions Section 2.19 X Bidder Qualifications Special Conditions Section 2.22 X Exceptions to Specifications Special Conditions Section 2.24 X Supplemental I nrormation Technical Specifications SectIon 4.9 X Original and one COP)' 01' bid (including all submittal inrormation) General Conditions Section 1,1 Special Conditions SectIon 2.31 BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 65 CONTRACTOR'S OUESTIONNAlRE NOTE: Information supplied in response to this questionnaire is subject to verification. Inaccurate or incomplete answers may be grounds for disqualification from award of this bid. Submitted to The Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida: By <"''''''--l-\l..e".", Lc.~~_c\c:;.c..,,-,-~,-V'\.-. t:.......-\o I"",c. ' -~ Principal Office \ C:Y3,. S Q N. ~ ' s<;;: \~ 'S.-\. ~l..Jn~\<".~. t'L . How many years has your organization been in business as a General Contractor under your present business name?Z-S ~...... Does your organization have current occupational licenses entitling it to do the work contemplated in this Contract? ~ c;. State of Florida occupational license - state type and number: Dade County certificate of competency - state type and number: \~ {,"c)-.,.,Jc:o..Y"~\ G,.~ "'\ ... Lo..<...1 "'..\;\ t'e: See.>, , ~ ~~l..400C41SqgJ City of Miami Beach occupational license - state type and number: C. \~u"'Y"'\c..<.> (""c........\e....ca('S(lo......\~<A1 \:\\ ~ Include copies of above licenses and certificates with proposal. How many years experience in similar work has your organization had? (A) As a General Contractor (B) As a Sub-Contractor (_ c::::: '^ .~. (C) What contracts has your organizatt~ completed? Contract Amt Class of Work When Completed Name/Address ofOwoer ~~~~ k~~. ;,~~~ c,,~:~~~*~~cY"<.\~\We~>\o".~L~~ . . f. Lu......, ' ~ ,Y ~>, .... ~c..: \"' ~;~,. '. ("o\,nCOlt.....\ .~~"'\'3.~~\I~ . ~ _J ~\, ~V<.\e"d"- ", .. Have you ever had a contract terminated (as prime contractor or sub-contractor, under existing company name or another company name) due to failure to comply with contractual specifications? N 0 If so, where and why? Has any officer or partner of your organization ever failed to complete a construction contract handled in his own name? NA BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 66 If so, state name of individual, name of owner, and reason thereof In what other lines of business are you financially interested or engaged? \1(""';::<.. ~.-v; <. ~ Lc.:>.......<:\ <;..<: ~"\;\ ",=-' , :) Give references as to experience, ability, and financial standing C~ .....oe<=:..... \\r" J ~ \on L<::.I........"'- 4- c.... ;...~,\p~ G\. \ S N ......-', ---.JG.~ -:-tcJ.",^~'''c c, 't=L. u^\c..... \-'\c..'^~c::'..<> ~....",\<. -==...... 0'\ .... ~ ., -.<, FL. What equipment do you own that is available for the proposed work and where located? G=~:~t:~~C~:f.~'~~"~" ~VJ~~~~".~{ ~=~~~~~ \YC , , ...' I _. " ,"", '" \....J . <.. \ lc.~J. ~\ ,;. 0(. ",--\,Uc.r"",,,"c=.. c.,,,,.\~.o:.. I \:>'-' -~ \..-... '-~ ~,)( . What Bank or Banks have you arranged to do business with during the course of the Contract should itbeawardedtoyou? U'i'"\\O...... P\Cll.",-\e..c:;. C'-"c:;.~,\::. -C~'''\Y'''~~':'I FL. Please list the names and addresses of the subcontractors to be used for the portions of the work listed below. C\.) c, _ e I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above answers are true and correct. ~ L r:~ (SEAL) (SEAL) BID NO: 63-01102 DATE: 09/13101 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 67 SOUTHERN LANDSCAPING ENT. INC. 10350N.W. 55TH ST. SUNRISE, FL.3335I PflONE(954)748-6813 F~(954)748-2504 REFERENCES ARVIDA WESTON HILLS Manager: Ron Capitena Arvida 2900 Glades Circle Weston, Fl. 33327 Phone: (754)264-1528 nrn FALLS OF INVERRARY Manager:VmmeB~to Clo Campbell Property Mgmt. 4373 Rock Island Rd. Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Phone: (954)675-4042 PRIME MANAGEMENT Manager: Idaly Diez 6300 Park of Commerce Blvd. Boca Raton, Fl. 33487 Phone: (561)719-0043 MUVICO Manager: flelen Thomas 3101 Federal flwy. Suite 600 Ft. 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I 2, I [5 I, ui I ~, I &l I W I z " 3 I ~ I ci; I ffi I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I u I ~ ' ~. I di Sol --' ![l' F' . w u ;::: o - DMSION 3. LOBBYISTS Sec. 2-481. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Advisory personnel means the members of those city boards and agencies whose sole or primary responsibility is to recommend legislation or give advice to the City commissioners. Autonomous personnel includes but is not limited to the members of the housing authority, personnel board, pension boards, and such other autonomous or semi-autonomous authorities, boards and agencies as are entrusted with the day-to-day policy setting, operation and management of certain defined functions or areas of responsibility. Commissioners means the mayor and members of the City commission. Departmental personnel means the City manager, all assistant City managers, all department heads, the City attorney, chief deputy City attorney and all assistant City attorneys; however, all departmental personnel when acting in connection with administrative hearings shall not be included for purposes of this division. Lobbyist means all persons employed or retained, whether paid or not, by a principal who seeks to encourage the passage, defeat or modification of any ordinance, resolution, action or decision of any commissioner; any action, decision, recommendation of any City board or committee; or any action, decision or recommendation of any personnel defined in any manner in this section, during the time period of the entire decision-making process on such action, decision or recommendation that foreseeably will be heard or reviewed by the City commission, or a City board or committee. The term specifically includes the principal as well as any agent, attorney, officer or employee of a principal, regardless of whether such lobbying activities fall within the normal scope of employment of such agent, attorney, officer or employee. Quasi-judicial personnel means the members of the planning board, the board of adjustment and such other boards and agencies of the City that perform such quasi-judicial functions. The nuisance abatement board, special master hearings and administrative hearings shall not be included for purposes of this division. (Ord. No. 92-2777, ~ 1,2,3-4-92; Ord. No. 92-2785, ~ 1,2,6-17-92) Cross reference(s)--Definitions generally, ~ 1-2. Sec. 2-482. Registration. (a) All lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying activities, register with the City clerk. Every person required to register shall register on forms prepared by the clerk, pay a registration fee as specified in appendix A and state under oath: BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09113/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 68 (1) His name; (2) His business address; (3) The name and business address of each person or entity which has employed the registrant to lobby; (4) The commissioner or personnel sought to be lobbied; and (5) The specific issue on which he has been employed to lobby. (b) Any change to any information originally filed, or any additional City commissioner or personnel who are also sought to be lobbied shall require that the lobbyist file an amendment to the registration forms, although no additional fee shall be required for such amendment. The lobbyist has a continuing duty to supply information and amend the forms filed throughout the period for which the lobbying occurs. (c) If the lobbyist represents a corporation, partnership or trust, the chief officer, partner or beneficiary shall also be identified. Without limiting the foregoing, the lobbyist shall also identity all persons holding, directly or indirectly, a five percent or more ownership interest in such corporation, partnership, or trust. (d) Separate registration shall be required for each principal represented on each specific issue. Such issue shall be described with as much detail as is practical, including but not limited to a specific description where applicable of a pending request for a proposal, invitation to bid, or public hearing number. The City clerk shall reject any registration statement not providing a description of the specific issue on which such lobbyist has been employed to lobby. ( e) Each person who withdraws as a lobbyist for a particular client shall file an appropriate notice of withdrawal. (f) In addition to the registration fee required in subsection (a) of this section, registration of all lobbyists shall be required prior to October I of every even-numbered year; and the fee for biennial registration shall be as specified in appendix A. (g) In addition to the matters addressed above, every registrant shall be required to state the extent of any business, financial, familial or professional relationship, or other relationship giving rise to an appearance of an impropriety, with any current City commissioner or personnel who is sought to be lobbied as identified on the lobbyist registration form filed. (h) The registration fees required by subsections (a) and (f) of this section shall be deposited by the clerk into a separate account and shall be expended only to cover the costs incurred in administering the provisions of this division. There shall be no fee required for filing a notice of withdrawal, and the City manager shall waive the registration fee upon a finding of financial hardship, based upon a sworn statement of the applicant. Any person who only appears as a representative of a nonprofit corporation or entity (such as a charitable organization, a neighborhood or homeowner association, a local chamber of commerce or a trade association or trade union), without special compensation or reimbursement for the appearance, whether direct, indirect or contingent, to express support of or opposition to any item, shall not be required to register with the clerk as required by this section. Copies of registration forms shall be furnished to each commissioner or other personnel named on the forms. (Ord. No. 92-2777, ~ 3,3-4-92; Ord. No. 92-2785, ~ 3,6-17-92) BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 69 Sec. 2-483. Exceptions to registration. (a) Any public officer, employee or appointee or any: person or entity in contractual privity with the City who only appears in his official capacity shall not be required to register as a lobbyist. (b) Any person who only appears in his individual capacity at a public hearing before the city commission, planning board, board of adjustment, or other board or committee and has no other communication with the personnel defined in section 2-481, for the purpose of self-representation without compensation or reimbursement, whether direct, indirect or contingent, to express support of or opposition to any item, shall not be required to register as a lobbyist, including but not limited to those who are members of homeowner or neighborhood associations. All speakers shall, however, sign up on forms available at the public hearing. Additionally, any person requested to appear before any city personnel, board or commission, or any person compelled to answer for or appealing a code violation, a nuisance abatement board hearing, a special master hearing or an administrative hearing shall not be required to register, nor shall any agent, attorney, officer or employee of such person. (Ord. No. 92-2777, ~ 4,5,3-4-92; Ord. No. 92-2785, ~~ 4,5,6-17-92) Sec. 2-484. Sign-in logs. In addition to the registration requirements addressed above, all city departments, including the offices of the mayor and city commission, the offices of the city manager, and the offices of the city attorney, shall maintain signed sign-in logs for all noncity employees or personnel for registration when they meet with any personnel as defined in section 2-481. (Ord. No. 92-2785, ~ 6, 6-17-92) Sec. 2-485. List of expenditures. (a) On October I of each year, lobbyists shall submit to the city clerk a signed statement under oath listing all lobbying expenditures in the city for the preceding calendar year. A statement shall be filed even if there have been no expenditures during the reporting period. (b) The city clerk shall publish logs on a quarterly and annual basis reflecting the lobbyist registrations filed. All logs required by this section shall be prepared in a manner substantially similar to the logs prepared for the state legislature pursuant to F.S. ~ 11.0045. (c) All members of the city commission and all city personnel shall be diligent to ascertain whether persons required to register pursuant to this section have complied with the requirements of this division. Commissioners or city personnel may not knowingly pennit themselves to be lobbied by a person who is not registered pursuant to this section to lobby the commissioner or the relevant committee, board or city personnel. (d) The city attorney shall investigate any persons engaged in lobbying activities who are reported to be in violation of this division. The city attorney shall report the results of the investigation to the city commission. Any alleged violator shall also receive the results of any investigation and shall have the opportunity to rebut the findings, if necessary, and submit any written material in defense to the city commission. The city commission may reprimand, censure, suspend or prohibit such person from lobbying before the commission or any committee, board or personnel of the city. (Ord. No. 92-2777, ~ 6, 3-4-92; Ord. No. 92-2785, ~ 7,6-17-92) BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 70 DIVISION 4. PROCUREMENT Sec. 2-486. Cone of silence. (a) Contracts for the provision of goods, services, and construction projects other than audit contracts. (1) Definition. "Cone of silence II is hereby defined to mean a prohibition on: (a) any communication regarding a particular request for proposal ("RFP"), request for qualifications ("RFQ"), request for letters of interest ("RFLI"), or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and the city's administrative staff including, but not limited to, the city manager and his or her staff; (b) any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid between the mayor, city commissioners, or their respective staffs, and any member of the city's administrative staff including, but not limited to, the city manager and his or her staff; (c) any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and any member of a city evaluation and/or selection committee; and (d) any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI or bid between the mayor, city commissioners or their respective staffs and any member of a city evaluation and/or selection committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the cone of silence shall not apply to competitive processes for the award of CDBG, HOME, SHIP and Surtax Funds administered by the city office of community development, and communications with the city attorney and his or her staff (2) Procedure. a. A cone of silence shall be imposed upon each RFP, RFQ, RFLI, and bid after the advertisement of said RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid. At the time of imposition of the cone of silence, the city manager or his or her designee shall provide for public notice of the cone of silence. The city manager shall include in any public solicitation for goods and services a statement disclosing the requirements of this division. b. The cone of silence shall tenninate (i) at the time the city manager makes his or her written recommendation as to selection of a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid to the city commission, and said RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid is awarded; provided, however, that following the manager making his or her written recommendation, the cone of silence shall be lifted as relates to communications between the mayor and members of the commission and the city manager; providing further if the city commission refers the manager's recommendation back to the city manager or staff for further review, the cone of silence shall continue until such time as the manager makes a subsequent written recommendation, and the particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid is awarded or (ii) in the event of contracts for less than $25,000.00 when the city manager executes the contract. (3) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (a) oral communications at pre- bid conferences; (b) oral presentations before evaluation committees; (c) contract discussions during any duly noticed public meeting; (d) public presentations made to the city commissioners during any duly noticed public meeting; (e) contract negotiations with city staff following the award ofan RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid by the city commission; or (f) communications in writing at any time with any city employee, official or member of the city commission, unless specifically prohibited by the applicable RFP, RFQ, RFLL or bid documents; or (g) city commission meeting agenda reviewtings BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 71 between the city manager and the mayor and individual city commissioners where such matters are scheduled for consideration at the next commission meeting. The bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, lobbyist, or consultant shall file a copy of any written communications with the city clerk. The city clerk shall make copies available to any person upon request. (b) Audit contracts. (1) "Cone of silence" is hereby defined to mean a prohibition on: (a) any communications regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and the mayor, city commissioners or their respective staffs, and any member of the city's administrative staff including, but not limited to the city manager and his or her staff, (b) any oral communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid between the mayor, city commissioners or their respective staffs and any member of the city's administrative staff including, but not limited to, the city manager and his or her staff; and (c) any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and any member of a city evaluation and/or selection committee; and (d) any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between the mayor, city commissioners or their respective staffs and any member of a city evaluation and/or selection committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the cone of silence shall not apply to communications with the city attorney and his or her staff. (2) Except as provided in subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4) hereof, a cone of silence shall be imposed upon each RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid for audit services after the advertisement of said RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid. At the time of the imposition of the cone of silence, the city manager or his or her designee shall provide for the public notice of the cone of silence. The cone of silence shall terminate (a) at the time the city manager makes his or her written recommendation as to selection of a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid to the city commission, and said RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid is awarded; provided, however, that following the manager making his or her written recommendation, the cone of silence shall be lifted as relates to communications between the mayor and members of the commission and the city manager; providing further if the city commission refers the manager's recommendation back to the city manager or staff for further review, the cone of silence shall continue until such time as the manager makes a subsequent written recommendation, and the particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid is awarded or (b) in the event of contracts for less than $25,000.00 when the city manager executes the contract. (3) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, lobbyist, or consultant (a) from making public presentations at duly noticed pre-bid conferences or before duly noticed evaluation committee meetings; (b) from engaging in contract discussions during any duly noticed public meeting; (c) from engaging in contract negotiations with city staff following the award of an RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid for audit by the city commission; or (d) from communicating in writing with any city employee or official for purposes of seeking clarification or additional information from the city or responding to the city's request for clarification or additional information, subject to the provisions of the applicable RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or bid documents. The bidder or proposer etc. shall file a copy of any written communication with the city clerk. The city clerk shall make copies available to the general public upon request. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH n (4) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any lobbyist, bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, consultant, or other person or entity from publicly addressing the city commissioners during any duly noticed public meeting regarding action on any audit contract. The city manager shall include in any public solicitation for auditing services a statement disclosing the requirements of this division. (c) Violations/penaIties and procedures. A violation of this section by a particular bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, lobbyist, or consultant shall subject said bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, lobbyist, or consultant to the same procedures set forth in Division 5, entitled "Debarment of Contractors from City Work" shall render any RFP award, RFQ award, RFLI award, or bid award to said bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant void; and said bidder, proposer, vendor, service provider, lobbyist, or consultant shall not be considered for any RFP, RFQ, RFLI or bid for a contract for the provision of goods or services for a period of one year. Any person who violates a provision of this division shall be prohibited from serving on a city evaluation and/or selection committee. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, violation of any provision of this division by a city employee shall subject said employee to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Additionally, any person who has personal knowledge of a violation of this division shall report such violation to the city attorney's office or state attorney's office and/or may file a complaint with the county ethics commission. (Ord. No. 99-3164, ~ 1, 1-6-99; Ord. No. 2001-3295, ~ 1,3-14-01) BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 73 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH REQUIRING THAT CONTRACTORS ADOPT A CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WHEREAS, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce ("GMCC") adopted a Model Code of Business Ethics (the "Model Code''); and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is a member of the GMCC; and WHEREAS, the Model Code, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is a statement of principles to help guide decisions and EK:tions based on respect for the importance of ethical business standards in the community; and WHEREAS, the GMCC encourages its members to adopt the principles and practices outlined in the Model Code; and WHEREAS, the Commission believes that each entity which docs business with the City of Miami Beach should be required, as a condition of doing business with the County to adopt a Code of Business Ethics. NOWt THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAVOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACHt FLORIDA: Section I. Each person or entity that seeks to do business with the City sbali adopt a Code of Business Ethics ("Code'') and submit that Code to the City Manager or his or her designee prior to execution of any contract between the contractor and the City. The Code of Business shall, at a minimum, require the contractor to comply with all applicable governmental rules and regulations including, among others, the conflict of interest, lobbying and ethics provisions of the City Code. Section 2. The Commission urges the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce to require that all of its members adopt the Model Code of Business Ethics. Section 3. adoption. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 74 PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of April 2000 ATIEST: HJ/J ~YOR _~~ ftit(~-- CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FCRMa LANGUAC?,': a FOR EXEClJnOr't - 1-e/lJ BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 75 GREATER MIAMI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MODEL CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The Greater Miami Chamber 01 CommerCe rGMCC'1 seeks to create and sustain an ethical business climate for its membels and the community by adopting a Code of Business Ethics, The GMCC encourages its members to incorpolate the principles and practices outlined here in their individual codes of ethics which will guide their relationships wilh customers, clients and suppliers. This Model Code can and should be prominentfy displayed at all business locations and may be Incorporated into malketing malerials, The GMCC believes that its members should use lhis Code as a model for the development 0' their olganizations' business codes of ethics. This Model Code is II slalemenl of principles 10 help guide decisIons llnd llelions besed on respect lor Ihe imponance 01 elhlelll business slanderds in Ihe community, The GMCC beheves Ihe adoplion 01 a meamngful code at elhics is Ihe responsibility 01 every business end ploles510nal orgllnilOlion, ComDliance with Government Rules & Reeulations We will properly maintain all records and post allliconses and certificates in prominent places easily seen by our employees and customers; In doaling with government agencies and employees, we will conduct business in accordance with all applicable lules and regulations and in the open; We will report contract irregularities and other impropor or unlawful business practices to the Ethics Commission, tho Office of Inspector General or appropriate law enforcement authorities, Recruitment. Selection & Comoensation of Vendors and SUDoliers We will avoid conflicts of intelest and disclose such connicts when identified; Gifts which compromise the integrity or a business transaction are unacceplable; we will not kick back any portion 01 a contract payment to employees of the other contracting party or accept such a kickback, . Business Accountinq All our financial transactions will be properly and fairly recorded in appropriate books or account, and there will be no .orr the books" transactions or secret accounts, Promotion and Sales of Products and Services Our products will comply with a;1 applicable safety and quality standards; We will promote and advertise our business and Its products or services in a manner which is net mIsleading and does notlalsely disparage our competitors; Ooine Business with the Government BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 76 We will conduct business with government agencies and employees in a manner which avoids even the appearance of impropriety. Efforts to curry political favoritism are unacceptable; Our bids will be competilive, appropriate to the bid documents and arrived at independently; Any challenges to contrac~s awarded will have a substantive basis and not be pursued merely because we are the unsuccessful bidder; . We will, to the best of our ability, perform govemment contracts awarded at the price and under the terms provided for in the contract. We will not submil innated invoices for goods provided or services performed under such conlracts, and claims will be made only for wOlk actually performed. We will abide by all conlracting and subcontracting regulations. . We will not, directly or indirectly, offer to give a bribe or otherwise channel kickbacks from contracts awarded, to government officials, theil family members or business associales, We will not seek or expect preferential treatment on bids based on our participation in political campaigns. PUblic,L1f. and Political CamDaians We encourage all employees to participate in community lire. public service and the political process; We encourage all employees to lecruit, support and elect ethical and qualified pUblic officials and engage them in dialogue and debate about business and community issues; Our contributions 10 political parties, committees or individuals will only be made in accordance with applicable law and will comply with all requirements for public disclosure. All contributions made on behalf of the business must be reported 10 senior company management; . We will not contlibute to the campaigns. 0' persons who are convicted felons or those who do not sign Ihe Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance, We will not knowingly disseminale lalse campaIgn informalion or support those who do, Corporale Officer Company Name Date BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 77 ORDINANCE NO 2000-3234 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI, ENTITLED "PROCUREMENT", BY CREATING DIVISION S, ENTITLED "DEBARMENT", SECTIONS 2-397 THROUGH 2-406 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS FROM CITY WORK; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; CODIFICATION; REPEALER; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. Miami Beach City Code, Chapter 2, entitled "Administration", Article VI, entitled "Procurement", is hereby amended by adding the following Division 5, entitled - "Debarment of Contractors from City Work" reading as follows: Division 5. Debarment of contractors from City work. Section 2-397.Purpose of debarment. (a) The City shall solicit offers from, award contracts to, and consent to subcontractors with responsible contractors only: To effectuate this police, the debarment of contractors from City work may be undertaken. (b) The serious nature of debarment requires that this sanction be imposed only when it is in the public interest for the City's protection. and not for purposes of punishment. Debarment shall be imposed in accordance with the procedures contained in this ordinance. Section 2-398.Definitions. (a) Affiliates. Business concerns. organizations, lobbyists or other individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly. (I) either one controls or has the power to control the other, or (ii) a third part controls or has the power to control both. Indicia of control include, but are not limited to. a fiduciary relation which results from the manifestation of consent by one individual to another that the other shall act on his behalf and subject to his control, and consent by the other so to act; interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members; shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or a business entity organized by a debarred entity, individual, or affiliate following debarment of a contractor that has the same or similar management, ownership, or principal employees as the contractor that was debarred or suspended. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 78 (b) Civil judgment means a judgment or finding of a civil offense by any court of competent jurisdiction. (c) Contractor means any individual or other legal entity that: (I) Directly or indirectly (e.g. through an affiliate). submits offers for is awarded" or reasonably may be expected to submit offers or be awarded a City contract, including, but not limited to vendors, suppliers, providers, Bidders, Proposers, consultants, and/or design professionals, or (2) Conducts business or reasonable man be expected to conduct business. with the City as an agent" representative or subcontractor of another contractor. (d) Conviction means a judgement or conviction of a criminal offense. be it a felony or misdemeanor, by any court of competent jurisdiction. whether entered upon a verdict or a plea. and includes a conviction entered upon a plea of nolo contendere. (e) Debannent means action taken by the Debannent Committee to exclude a contractor (and. in limited instances specified in this ordinance. a Bidder or Proposer from City contracting and City approved subcontracting for a reasonable, specified period as provided in subsection (j) below: a contractor so excluded is debarred. (f) Debannent Committee means a group of seven (7) individual members, each appointed by the Mayor and individual City Commissioners, to evaluate and. if warranted. to impose debannent, (g) Preponderance Greater weight of the evidence means proof by information that, compared with that opposing it , leads to the conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not. (h) Indictment means indictment for a criminal offense. An information or other filing by competent authority charging a criminal offense shall be given the same effect as an indictment. (1) Legal proceeding means any civil judicial proceeding to which the City is a party or any criminal proceeding. The term includes appeals from such proceedings, (j) List of debarred contractors means a list compiled, maintained and distributed by the City's Procurement Office. containing the names of contractors debarred under the procedures of this ordinance. Section 2-399.List of debarred contractors. (a) The City's Procurement Office. is the agency charged with the implementation of this ordinance shall: BID NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 79 (1) Compile and maintain a current. consolidated list (List) of all contractors debarred by City departments, Such List shall be public record and shall be available for public inspection and dissemination; (2) Periodically revise and distribute the List and issue supplements, if necessary, to all departments. to the Office of the City Manager and to the Mayor and City Commissioners: and (3) Included in the List shall be the name and telephone number of the City official responsible for its maintenance and distribution. (b) The List shall indicate: (1) The names and addresses of all contractors debarred. in alphabetical order; (2) The name of the department that recommends initiation of the debarment action; (3) The cause for the debarment action, as is further described herein. or other statutory or regulatory authority; (4) The effect of the debarment action; (5) The termination date for each listing; (6) The contractor's certificate of competence or license number, when applicable; (7) The person through whom the contractor is qualified, when applicable; (8) The name and telephone number of the point of contact in the department recommending the debarment action. (c) The City's Procurement Office shall: (1) In accordance with internal retention procedures maintain records relating to each debarment; (2) Establish procedures to provide for the effective use of the List, including internal distribution thereof to ensure that departments do not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with contractors on the List; and (3) Respond to inquiries concerning listed, contractors and coordinate such responses with the department that recommended the action, Section 2-400.Effect of debarment. (a) Debarred contractors are excluded from receiving contracts, and departments shall not solicit offers from award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors unless the City Manager determines that an emergency exists justifYing such action. and obtains approval from the Mayor and City Commission, which approval shall be given by 517ths vote of the City Commission at a regularly scheduled City Commission meeting. Debarred contractors are also excluded from conducting business with the City as agents, representatives, subcontractors or partners of other contractors. (b) Debarred contractors are excluded from acting as individual sureties. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 80 Section 2-401.Continuation of current contracts. (a) Commencing on the effective date of this ordinance. all proposed City contracts. as well as Request for Proposals (RFP). Request for Qualifications (RFO). Requests for Letters of Interest (RFLI). or bids issued be the City. shall incorporate this ordinance and specify that debarment may constitute grounds for termination of the contract as well as disqualification from consideration on any RFP, RFO. RFLI. or bid. (b) The debarment shall take effect in accordance with the notice provided by the City Manager pursuant to subsection 2-405(h) below. except that if a City department has contracts or subcontracts in existence at the time the contractor was debarred, the debarment period may commence upon the conclusion of the contract. subject to approval ofsame be 5/7ths vote of the Mayor and City Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting. (c) City departments may not renew or otherwise extend the duration of current contract or consent to subcontracts with debarred contractors, unless the City Manager detennines that an emergency exists justifying the renewal or extension or for an approved extension due to delay or time extension for reasons beyond the contractor's control and such action is approved by 5/7ths vote of the Mayor and City Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting. (d) No further work shall be awarded to a debarred contractor in connection with a continuing contract where the work is divided into separate discrete groups and the City's refusal or denial of further work under the contract will not result in a breach of such contract. Section 2-402.Restrictions on subcontracting. (a) When a debarred contractor is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to City approval, the department shall not consent to subcontracts with such contractors unless the City Manager determines that an emergency exists justifying such consent and the Mayor and City Commission approves such decision by 5/7ths vote at a regularly scheduled meeting. (b) The City shall not be responsible for any increases in project costs or other expenses incurred by a contractor as a result of rejection of proposed subcontractors pursuant to subsection 2- 402(a) above, provided the subcontractor was debarred prior to bid opening or opening of proposals, where the contract was awarded be the City pursuant to an RFP, RFO, RFLI, or bid. Section 2-403.Debarment. (a) The Debarment Committee may, in the public interest debar a contractor for any of the causes listed in this ordinance using the procedures outlined below. The existence ofa cause for debarment however, does not necessarily require that the contractor be debarred; the seriousness of the contractor's acts or omissions and any mitigating factors should be considered in making any debarment decision. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 81 (b) Debarment constitutes debarment of all officers, directors, shareholders owning or controlling twenty-five (25) percent of the stock, partners, divisions or other organizational elements of the debarred contractor, unless the debarred decision is limited by its tenns to specific divisions, organizational elements or commodities. The Debarment Committee's decision includes any existing affiliates of the contractor if they are (I) specifically named and (ii) given written notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to respond. Future affiliates of the contractor are subject to the Debarment Committee's decision. (c) A contractor's debarment shall be effective throughout City Government. Section 2-404. Causes for debarment. (a) The Debarment Committee shall debar a contractor for a conviction or civil judgment, (1) For commission of a fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining attempting to obtain, performing, or making a claim upon a public contract or subcontract or a contract or subcontract funded in whole or in part with public funds; (2) For violation of federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; (3) For commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; (4) Which makes the City the prevailing party in a legal proceeding and a court determines that the lawsuit between the contractor and the City was frivolous or filed in bad faith. (b) The Committee may debar a contractor, (and, limited instances set forth hereinbelow a Bidder or Proposer) based upon a preponderance the greater weight of the evidence, for; (1) Violation of the terms of a City contract or subcontract or a contract or subcontract funded in whole or in part by City funds such as failure to perform in accordance with the terms of one (1) or more contracts as certified by the City department administering the contract; or the failure to perform or unsatisfactorily perform in accordance with the terms of one (1) or more contracts, as certified by an independent registered architect engineer or general contractor; (2) Violation of a City ordinance or administrative order which lists debarment as a potential penalty; (3) Any other cause which affects the responsibility of a City contractor or subcontractor in performing City work. Section 2-40S.Debarment procedures. (a) Requests for the debarment of contractors may be initiated by a City Department or by a citizen-at large and shall be made in writing to the Office of the City Manager. Upon receipt of a request for debarment, the City Manager shall transmit the request to the Mayor and City Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting. The Mayor and City Commission shall transmit the request to a person or persons who shall be charged by the City Commission with the duty of promptly investigating and preparing a written report(s) concerning the BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 81 proposed debarment, including the cause and grounds for debarment as set forth in this ordinance. (b) Upon completion of the aforestated written report, the City Manager shall forward said report to the Debarment Committee. The City's Procurement Office shall act as staff to the Debarment Committee and, with the assistance of the City department person or persons which prepared the report present evidence and argument to the Debarment Committee (c) Notice of proposal to debar. Within ten working days of the Debarment Committee having received the request for debarment and written report, the City's Procurement Office, on behalf of the Debarment Committee shall issue a notice of proposed debarment advising the contractor and any specifically named affiliates, by certified mail. return receipt requested, or personal service containing the following information: (1) That debarment is being considered: (2) The reasons and causes for the proposed debarment in terms sufficient to put the contractor and any named affiliates on notice of the conduct or transaction(s) upon which it is based; (3) That a hearing shall be conducted before the Debarment Committee on a date and time not less than thirty (30) days after service of the notice. The notice shall also advise the contractor that it may be represented by an attorney, may present documentary evidence and verbal testimony, and may cross-examine evidence and testimony presented against it. (4) The notice shall also describe the effect of the issuance of the notice of proposed debarment, and of the potential effect of an actual debarment. (d) No later than seven (7) working days, prior to the scheduled hearing date, the contractor must furnish the City's Procurement Office a list of the defenses the contractor intends to present at the hearing. If the contractor fails to submit the list, in writing, at least seven (7) working days prior to the hearing or fails to seek an extension of time within which to do so, the contractor shall have waived the opportunity to be heard at the hearing. The Debarment Committee has the right to grant or deny an extension oftime, and for good cause, may set aside the waiver to be heard at the hearing, and its decision may only be reviewed upon an abuse of discretion standard. (e) Hearsay evidence shall be admissible at the hearing but shall not form the sole basis for initiating a debarment procedure nor the sole basis of any determination of debarment. The hearing shall be transcribed, taped or otherwise recorded by use of a court reporter, at the election Committee and at the expense of the City. Copies of the hearing tape or transcript shall be furnished at the expense and request of the requesting party. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 83 (f) Debarment Committee's decision. In actions based upon a conviction or judgment, or in which there is no genuine dispute over material facts, the Debarment Committee shall make a decision on the basis of all the undisputed material information in the administrative record, including any undisputed, material submissions made by the contractor. Where actions are based on disputed evidence, the Debarment Committee shall decide what weight to attach to evidence of record, judge the credibility of witnesses, and base its decision on the prepondenance greater weight of the evidence standard. The Debannent Committee shall be the sole trier of fact. The Committee's decision shall be made within ten (10) working days after conclusion of the hearing, unless the Debarment Committee extends this period for good cause. (g) The Committee's decision shall be in writing and shall include the Committee's factual findings, the principal causes of debarment as enumerated in this ordinance, identification of the contractor and all named affiliate: affected by the decision, and the specific tenn, including duration, of the debarment imposed. (h) Notice of Debannent Committee's decision. (I) If the Debarment Committee decides to impose debarment, the City Manager shall give the contractor and any named affiliates involved written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or hand delivery, within ten (10) working days of the decision, specifying the reasons for debarment and including a copy of the Committee's written decision; stating the period of debarment, including effective dates; and advising that the debarment is effective throughout the City departments. (2) If debannent is not imposed,the City Manager shall notify the contractor and any named affiliates involved ,by certified mail. return receipt requested. or personal service, within ten (10) working days of the decision. (i) All decisions of the Debarment Committee shall be final and shall be effective on the date the notice is signed by the City Manager. Decisions of the Debarment Committee are subject to review by the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court. A debarred contractor may seek a stay of the debannent decision in accordance with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Section 2-406. Period of debarment. (a) The period of debarment imposed shall be within the sole discretion of the Debannent Committee. Debarment shall be for a period commensurate with the seriousness of the cause(s), and where applicable, within the guidelines set forth below, but in no event shall exceed five (5) years. (b) The following guidelines in the period of debarment shall apply except where mitigating or aggravating circumstances justify deviation; BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 84 Lu (1) For commission ofan offense as described in subsection 2404(a)(I): five (5) years. (2) For commission ofan offense as described in subsection 2404(a)(2): five (5) years. (3) For commission of an offense as described in subsection 2404(a)(3): five (5) years. (4) For commission of an offense as described in subsection 2404(a)(54): two (2) to five (5) years. (5) For commission ofan offense as described in subsections 2404(b)(1) or (2): two (2) to five (5) years. (c) The Debarment Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the period of debarment, upon the contractor's written request for reasons such as: (1) Newly discovered material evidence; (2) Reversal of the conviction or civil judgment upon which the debarment was based; (3) Bona fide change in ownership or management; (4) Elimination of other causes for which the debarment was imposed; or (5) Other reasons the Debarment Committee deems appropriate. (d) The debarment debarred contractor's written request shall contain the reasons for requesting a reduction in the debarment period, The City's Procurement Office, with the assistance of the affected department shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of such request to submit written response thereto. The decision of the Debarment Committee regarding a request made under this subsection is final and non-appealable. SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. SECTION 3. CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission ofthe City of Miami Beach, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article," or other appropriate word. SECTION 4. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 3rd day ofMarch,2000. PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of Februarv, 2000. BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 85 ..... ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING BIDS (BIDS), REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP'S), REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ'S), REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST (RFLI'S), AND PURCHASE ORDERS BASED ON WRITTEN OR ORAL QUOTATIONS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF mE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION"; BY AMENDING ARTICLE VI THEREOF ENTITLED "PROCUREMENT'; BY CREATING SECTION 2-371 ENTITLED "AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE PROTESTED BIDS AND PROPOSED AWARDS"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, from time to time the City procures goods and services through Invitation for Bids, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Letters of Interest, and purchase orders based on written or oral quotations, in accordance with the public bidding procedures set forth in Florida law and the Code of the City of Miami Beach (the "City Code"); and WHEREAS, such process may lead to protested bids and proposed awards; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Mayor and City Commission that procedural and technical issues related to Invitations for Bids, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Letters of Interest, and purchase orders based on written or oral quotations, be decided by the City Manager and the City Attorney, and that their detenninations with respect to said procedural and technical issues shall be deemed final; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City and all respondents to Invitations for Bids, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Letters of Interest, and purchase orders based on written or oral quotations, to have a clear and unequivocal procedure for resolving such protests in a timely and expeditious manner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows: Section 1. There is hereby added to Article VI of Chapter 2 of the City Code a new Section 2-371, which shall read as follows: Section 2-371. Authority to Resolve Protested Bids and Proposed Awards. (a) Right to Protest. Any actual bidder, qualified proposer, or interested parties BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 86 " (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "bidder") who has a substantial interest in, and is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or proposed award of, a request for proposals ("RFP"), request for qualifications ("RFQ"), request for letters of interest ("RFLI') or invitation for bid for goods and/or services ("hereinafter, collectively referred to as the bid") may protest to the City Manager or his or her designee. Protests arising from the decisions and votes of any evaluation or selection committee shall be limited to protests based upon alleged deviation(s) from established purchasing procedures set forth in this Code, any written guidelines of the Procurement Department, and the specifications, requirements and/or terms set forth in any bid. (1) Any protest concerning the bid specifications, requirements, and/or tenns must be made within three (3) business days (for the purposes of this ordinance, "business day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a national holiday), from the time the facts become known and, in any case, at least two (2) business days prior to the opening of the. Such protest must be made in writing to the City Manager or his or her designee, and such protest shall state the particular grounds on which it is based and shall include all pertinent documents and evidence. No bid protest shall be accepted unless it complies with the requirements of this section. Failure to timely protest bid specifications, requirements and/or terms is a waiver of the ability to protest the specifications, requirements and/or tenns. (2) Any protest after the bid opening, including challenges to actions of any evaluation or selection committee as provided in subsection (a) above, shall be submitted in writing to the City Manager, or his or her designee. The City will allow such bid protest to be submitted anytime until two (2) business days following the release of the City Manager's written recommendation to the City Commission, as same is set forth and released in the City Commission agenda packet, for award of the bid in question. Such protest shall state the particular grounds on which it is based and shall include all pertinent grounds on which it is based, and shall include all pertinent documents and evidence. No bid protest shall be accepted unless it complies with the requirements of this section. All actual bidders shall be notified in writing (which may be transmitted by electronic communication, such as facsimile transmission and/or e-mail), following the release of the City Manager's written recommendation to the City Commission, (b )Any bidder who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or proposed award of a purchase order based on an oral or written quotation may protest to the City Manager or his or her designee anytime during the procurement process, up to BID NO: 63-01/01 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 87 \ '" the time of the award of the purchase order, but not after such time. Such protest shall be made in writing and state the particular grounds on which it is based and shall include all pertinent documents and evidence. No bid protest shall be accepted unless it complies with the requirements ofthis section. (c) The City may request reasonable reimbursement for expenses incurred in processing any protest hereunder, which expenses shall include, but not be limited to, staff time, legal fees and expenses (including expert witness fees), reproduction of documents and other out-of-pocket expenses. (d)Authority to Resolve Protests. The City Manager or his or her designee shall have the authority to settle and resolve a protest concerning the solicitation or award of a bid. (e) Responsiveness. Prior to any decision being rendered under this Ordinance with respect to a bid protest, the City Manager and the City Attorney, or their respective designees, shall certifY whether the submission of the bidder to the bid in question is responsive. The parties to the protest shall be bound by the detennination of the City Manager and the City Attorney with regard to the issue of responsiveness. The E!et",,,.a~Bati9R efthe City Manager ME! the City l\ttemey with regSftl te all preeeE!uF&l ME! teelmiealmattsfS shall he BBal. (f) Decision and Appeal Procedures. If the bid protest is not resolved by mutual agreement, the City Manager and the City Attorney, or their respective designees, shall promptly issue a decision in writing. The decision shall specifically state the reasons for the action taken and inform the protestor of his or her right to challenge the decision. Any person aggrieved by any action or decision of the City Manager, the City Attorney, or their respective designees, with regard to any decision rendered under this section may appeal said decision by filing an original action in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, in accordance with the applicable court rules. Any action not brought in good faith shall be subject to sanctions including damages suffered by the City and attorney's fees incurred by the City in defense of such wrongful action. (g) Distribution. A copy of each decision by the City Manager and the City Attorney shall be mailed or otherwise furnished immediately to the protestor. (h) Stay of Procurements During Protests. In the event of a timely protest under this section, the City shall not proceed further with the solicitation or with the award pursuant to such bid unless a written determination is made by the City Manager, that the award pursuant to such bid must be made without delay in order to protect a substantial interest of the City. Bm NO: 63-01101 DATE: 09/13/01 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 88 i (i) The institution and filing of a protest under this Code is an administrative remedy that shall be employed prior to the institution and filing of any civil action against the City concerning the subject matter of the protest. (j) Protests not timely made under this section shall be barred. Any basis or ground for a protest not set forth in the letter of protest required under this section shall be deemed waived. (k)At the time the City Manager's written recommendation for award of a bid is presented at a meeting of the Mayor and City Commission, the City Attorney, or his or her designee, shall present a report to inform the Mayor and City Commission of any legal issues relative to any bid protest filed in connection with the bid in question. (I) The detennination of the Citv Manager and the City Attornev with regard to all procedural and technical matters shall be final. Section 2. All ordinances, resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 3. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, The sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word. Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after its adoption on the 19th day of January. 2002. PASSED on First Reading this 19th day ofDecernber ,200 I. PASSED and ADOPTED on Second Reading this 9th day of January. 2002. 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