R9T-Status Of Franchise Utilities Undergrounding - Sunset Islands 3 And 4ISSION MEMORANDUM
Mayor Philip Levine and Members the City rssron
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September 2,2015
SUBJECT: STATUS OF FRANCHISE UTILITIES UNDERGROUNDING.SUNSETISLANDS3&4
On February 8, 2012 the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No. 2012-27842 for the
creation of an Special Assessment for Undergrounding of Utilities and allowing Sunset lslands 3 & 4
HOA to conduct elections for the special assessment.
On September 10, 2014, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2014-28749,
pursuant to Request for Proposals No. 2014-051-SR, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute
an agreement with Ric-Man lnternational, lnc., for design/build services for Neighborhood No. 8:
Sunset lslands 3 & 4 Right-of-Way lnfrastructure lmprovements. The scope of services consists of
Right-of-way improvements, as well as the installation of conduits for the future undergrounding of
franchise utilities.
The City of Miami Beach and FP&L are in the process of finalizing the Undergrounding agreements for
the acquisition of material to be installed by the Design-Builder and for the future undergrounding of the
FP&L System. The contractor is ready to begin the installation of the water main and the franchise utility
conduits required for the system undergrounding.
ln orderto advance the undergrounding, the FP&L materialis required to be installed concurrentlywith
the water main. The City is currently working with FP&L to enable the fast track acquisition of the
required materials prior to presenting the Undergrounding Agreements for approval to Commission.
Administration is seeking direction on how to procure the required FP&L. One option will be to
purchase the material directly from the FP&L supplier. Another option is issuing a letter of
understanding or similar instrument with FP&L to supply the material ahead of executing the
undergrounding agreements. This action will avoid the added cost to the project for installing the FP&L
conduit at a later date.
JM/#/S
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