Resolution 2018-30544 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30544
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
CITY MANAGER, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
NO. 2018-097-KB FOR CITYWIDE GEOTECHNICAL AND LABORATORY
TESTING SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS; AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH RADISE
INTERNATIONAL, LC, AS THE TOP RANKED PROPOSER; PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC., AS THE SECOND RANKED PROPOSER; GFA
INTERNATIONAL, INC., AS THE THIRD RANKED PROPOSER; UNIVERSAL
ENGINEERING SCIENCES, INC, AS THE FOURTH RANKED PROPOSER;
TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC., AS THE FIFTH RANKED PROPOSER;
NUTTING ENGINEERS OF FLORIDA, INC. AND WOOD ENVIRONMENT &
INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, INC, AS THE SIXTH RANKED
PROPOSERS; WINGERTER LABORATORIES, AS THE EIGHTH RANKED
PROPOSER; AND TIERRA SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. AS THE NINTH RANKED
PROPOSERS; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF THE FOREGOING
PROPOSERS UPON CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY
THE ADMINISTRATION.
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2018, the City Commission approved to issue the City
Commission approved to issue the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) NO. 2017-097-KB, for
citywide geotechnical and laboratory testing services on an as-needed basis; and
WHEREAS, Request for Qualifications No. 2018-097-KB (the "RFQ") was released on
April 12, 2018; and
WHEREAS, a voluntary pre-proposal meeting was held on April 25, 2018; and
WHEREAS, on July 30, 2018, the City received a total of nine (9) proposals; and
WHEREAS, on August 23, 2018 and September 10, 2018, an Evaluation Committee
("Committee") appointed by the City Manager, via Letter to Commission (LTC) No. 454-2018,
convened to consider the responsive proposals received; and
WHEREAS, the Committee was provided an overview of the project, information relative
to the City's Cone of Silence Ordinance and the Government Sunshine Law, general information
on the scope of services, and a copy of each proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Committee's ranking was as follows: RADISE International, LC, as the
top ranked proposer; Professional Service Industries, Inc., as the second ranked proposer; GFA
International, Inc., as the third ranked proposer; Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc, as the
fourth ranked proposer; Terracon Consultants, Inc., as the fifth ranked proposer; Nutting
Engineers of Florida, Inc. and Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc, as the sixth
ranked proposers; Wingerter Laboratories, as the eighth ranked proposer; and Tierra South
Florida, Inc. as the ninth ranked proposers; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing all the submissions and the results of the evaluation
process, the City Manager recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve the
resolution authorizing the Administration to enter into negotiations with RADISE International,
LC, as the top ranked proposer; Professional Service Industries, Inc., as the second ranked
proposer; GFA International, Inc., as the third ranked proposer; Universal Engineering Sciences,
Inc, as the fourth ranked proposer; Terracon Consultants, Inc., as the fifth ranked proposer;
Nutting Engineers of Florida, Inc. and Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc, as the
sixth ranked proposers; Wingerter Laboratories, as the eighth ranked proposer; and Tierra
South Florida, Inc. as the ninth ranked proposers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the City Manager, pursuant to Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) No. 2018-097-KB, for Citywide Geotechnical and Laboratory Testing
Services on an As-Needed Basis; authorize the Administration to enter into negotiations with
RADISE International, LC, as the top ranked proposer; Professional Service Industries, Inc., as
the second ranked proposer; GFA International, Inc., as the third ranked proposer; Universal
Engineering Sciences, Inc, as the fourth ranked proposer; Terracon Consultants, Inc., as the
fifth ranked proposer; Nutting Engineers of Florida, Inc. and Wood Environment & Infrastructure
Solutions, Inc, as the sixth ranked proposers; Wingerter Laboratories, as the eighth ranked
proposer; and Tierra South Florida, Inc. as the ninth ranked proposers; and further authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with each of the foregoing proposers upon
conclusion of successful negotiations by the Administration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /7 day of 018.
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: October 17, 2018
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY
MANAGER, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 2018-
097-KB FOR CITYWIDE GEOTECHNICAL AND LABORATORY TESTING
SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION
TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH RADISE INTERNATIONAL, LC, AS THE
TOP RANKED PROPOSER; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC., AS
THE SECOND RANKED PROPOSER; GFA INTERNATIONAL, INC., AS THE
THIRD RANKED PROPOSER; UNIVERSAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES, INC., AS
THE FOURTH RANKED PROPOSER; TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC.,AS THE
FIFTH RANKED PROPOSER; NUTTING ENGINEERS OF FLORIDA, INC. AND
WOOD ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, INC., AS THE SIXTH
RANKED PROPOSERS; WINGERTER LABORATORIES, AS THE EIGHTH
RANKED PROPOSER; AND TIERRA SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. AS THE NINTH
RANKED PROPOSERS; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF THE FOREGOING
PROPOSERS UPON CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY THE
ADMINISTRATION.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The City requires the services of consulting firms to perform citywide geotechnical and soil testing
services for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Public Works Departments. For five (5)
years, the City has contracted with several consulting firms to provide these services.
In order to consider a replacement contract, the City is seeking proposals from qualified firm(s) to
perform citywide geotechnical and soil testing services. Geotechnical, soil testing and/or lab testing
services are required for proper pre-planning of construction projects for the City. Many of the City's
CIP and Public Works projects will require, during one time or another, a geotechnical, soils or lab
testing report to validate either the City's Engineer's or any Architect's or Engineer of Records
recommendations as to any site, building or any other project's unknown characteristics. Through
the issuance of this RFQ the City will be able to adequately plan and incorporate geotechnical and
soil testing services as part of the pre-construction preparatory work, which is a phase of every City
construction project. In addition, the Geotechnical firm(s) would provide personnel that are qualified,
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trained and thoroughly familiar with the City's rules, policies, and procedures in inspection, sampling
testing, and reporting various areas and stages of construction. The ability to have a list of
Geotechnical firms to be contacted on an as needed basis would enable the City to utilize these
services when the need arises.
RFQ PROCESS
On April 11, 2018, the City Commission approved to issue the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) NO.
2018-097-KB, for citywide geotechnical and laboratory testing services on an as-needed basis. On
April 12, 2018, the RFQ was issued. The Procurement Department issued solicitation notices to 683
firms utiliang www.publicpurchase.com. 62 prospective proposers accessed the advertised
solicitation. A voluntary pre-proposal conference to provide information to the proposers submitting a
response was held on April 25, 2018. RFQ responses were due and received on July 30, 2018. The
City received proposals from the following nine(9)firms:
• GFA International, Inc.
• Nutting Engineers of Florida, Inc.
• Professional Service Industries, Inc.
• RADISE International, LC
• Terracon Consultants, Inc.
• Tierra South Florida, Inc.
• Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc
• Wingerter Laboratories
• Wood Environment& Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
On August 14, 2018 the City Manager appointed the Evaluation Committee via LTC #454-2018. The
Evaluation Committee convened on August 23, 2018 and September 10, 2018 to consider proposals
received. The second meeting was held since one firm inadvertently failed receive the notification of
the evaluation committee. The committee was comprised of Pilar Caurin, Capital Projects
Coordinator, Capital Improvement Projects Office, City of Mian Beach; Eugene Egerrba, Engineer,
Public Works, City of Mian Beach; Pedro Fuentes, Engineer, Public Works, City of Miami Beach;
Jose Perez, Capital Project Coordinator, Capital Improvement Projects Office, City of Miami Beach;
Jorge Rodriguez, Capital Project Coordinator, Capital Improvement Projects Office, City of Mian
Beach
The Committee was provided an overview of the project, information relative to the City's Cone of
Silence Ordinance and the Government Sunshine Law. The Committee was also provided with
general information on the scope of services, a copy of each proposal, and a presentation by each
proposing firm. The Committee was instructed to score and rank each proposal pursuant to the
evaluation criteria established in the RFQ. The evaluation process resulted in the ranking of
proposers as indicated in Attachment A, in the following order:
1. RADISE International, LC
2. Professional Service Industries, Inc.
3. GFA International, Inc.
4. Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc
5. Terracon Consultants, Inc.
6. Nutting Engineers of Florida, Inc.
7. Wood Environment& Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
8. Wingerter Laboratories
9. Tierra South Florida, Inc.
Due to the number of responses, a summary of each top-ranked firm or the firm's proposal is
available upon request.
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CONCLUSION
I have reviewed the submittals and the results of the evaluation process. I have also considered the
needs of the City that include a wide variety of geotechnical services, especially in consideration of
potential GO bond projects. All of the nine (9) proposals received are from very well qualified firms.
Each one of these firms has its own unique experiences from which the City may benefit depending
on the project being considered. This especially important since the purpose of the RFQ is
to proactively establish contracts for future services that are not yet identified. For this reason, I
believe it is important to have a wide range of service providers that the City can quickly access to
address any project or emergency needs that may arise. For this reason, I believe it is the City's best
interest to establish contracts with all the firms so that future needs for services can be quickly
addressed.
Therefore, I recommend that the Mayor and City Commission approve the Resolution authorizing the
Administration to enter into negotiations with RADISE International, LC, as the top ranked proposer;
Professional Service Industries, Inc., as the second ranked proposer; GFA International, Inc., as the
third ranked proposer; Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc, as the fourth ranked proposer; Terracon
Consultants, Inc., as the fifth ranked proposer; Nutting Engineers of Florida, Inc. and Wood
Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc, as the sixth ranked proposers; Wingerter Laboratories,
as the eighth ranked proposer; and Tierra South Florida, Inc. as the ninth ranked proposers; and
further authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with each of the foregoing
proposers upon conclusion of successful negotiations by the Administration.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The cost of the related services, determined upon successful negotiations, are subject to funds
availability approved through the City's budgeting process. Grant funding will not be utilized for this
project.
Legislative Tracking
Capital Improvement Projects/Public Works/Procurement
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
o Attachment A: Scoring and Ranking
o Resolution
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