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RESOLUTION NO.
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. 2025-399-WG, FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS;
AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH A POOL OF PRE -
QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS FOR SPECIFIC TASKS RELATING TO TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING SERVICES; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CORRADINO
GROUP, INC., AS THE FIRST RANKED PROPOSER; CALTRAN
ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., AS THE SECOND RANKED PROPOSER; AND
BCC ENGINEERING, LLC AND METRIC ENGINEERING INC., AS THE TIED
THIRD RANKED PROPOSERS; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF
THE FOREGOING PROPOSERS UPON CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL
NEGOTIATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
WHEREAS, On July 23, 2025, the Mayor and City Commission authorized the issuance
of RFQ 2025-399-WG (the `RFQ") for traffic engineering consultants for the Transportation and
Mobility Department; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2025, the City received proposals from the following
thirteen (13) firs: BCC Engineering, LLC; Bowman Consulting Group, LTD., Inc.; Caltran
Engineering Group, Inc.; Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.; CHA Consulting, Inc.; Choice
Engineering Consultants, Inc.; HBC Engineering Company; Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.;
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.; Marlin Engineering Inc.; Metric Engineering Inc.; The Corradino
Group, Inc.; and Volkert, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2025, the City Manager appointed an Evaluation
Committee via LTC # 415-2025; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee was comprised of Michael Belush, Planning and
Design Officer, Planning Department; Ghassan Choueiry, Senior Transportation Engineer,
Transportation and Mobility Department; Katherine Taipei, Traffic Engineer, Transportation and
Mobility Department; and Alberto Ventura, Assistant Director, Parking Department; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee convened on October 30, 2025 to consider the
proposals received; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee was provided an overview of the project,
information relative to the City's Cone of Silence Ordinance, the Government Sunshine Law, and
general information on the scope of services and a copy of each proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Committee was instructed to score and rank each proposal pursuant to
the evaluation criteria established in the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation process resulted in the proposers being ranked by the
Evaluation Committee in the following order:
V The Corradino Group, Inc.
2"d Caltran Engineering Group, Inc.
V BCC Engineering, LLC
V Metric Engineering Inc.
5° Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
5' Martin Engineering, Inc.
7d Choice Engineering Consultants, inc.
81° Bowman Consulting Group, LTD., Inc.
VKimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
W HBC Engineering Company
11d CHA Consulting, Inc.
12" Volkert, Inc.
13' Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing all of the submissions and the Evaluation Committee process,
the City Manager concurs with the Evaluation Committee and recommends that the Mayor and
City Commission (i) authorize the Administration to establish a pool of pre -qualified consultants
for specific tasks relating to traffic engineering services pursuant to the RFC, (ii) authorize the
Administration to enter into negotiations with The Corradino Group, Inc., as the first ranked
proposer, Caltran Engineering Group, Inc., as the second ranked proposer, and BCC
Engineering, LLC and Metric Engineering Inc., as the tied third ranked proposers, and (iii)
authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute agreements with each of the foregoing
proposers upon conclusion of successful negotiations by the Administration.
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. 2025-399-WG, for traffic engineering consultants; authorize the
Administration to establish a pool of pre -qualified consultants for speck tasks relating to traffic
engineering services; further, authorize the Administration to enter into negotiations with The
Corradino Group, Inc., as the first ranked proposer; Caltran Engineering Group, Inc., as the
second ranked proposer; and BCC Engineering, LLC and Metric Engineering Inc., as the tied third
ranked proposers; and further, authorize the City Manager 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 DorlMU"P 2025.
STEVEN MEINER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
DEC 2 ? 2025
RAFAEL GRANADO, CITY CLERK .�.E APPROVED AS TO
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: December 17, 2025
TITLE: 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 (RFO) NO. 2025-
399-WG, FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS; AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH A POOL OF PRE -QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS
FOR SPECIFIC TASKS RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES;
FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CORRADINO GROUP, INC., AS THE FIRST RANKED
PROPOSER; CALTRAN ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., AS THE SECOND
RANKED PROPOSER; AND BCC ENGINEERING, LLC, AND METRIC
ENGINEERING, INC., AS THE TIED THIRD RANKED PROPOSERS; AND
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF THE FOREGOING PROPOSERS UPON
CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
RECOMMENDATION
The City Administration ("Administration") recommends that the Mayor and City Commission
("City Commission") adopt the Resolution. The solicitation is currently under the cone of silence.
The Transportation and Mobility Department manages a number of projects and services for
which traffic engineering consulting services are required, including but not limited to: analysis of
proposed methodologies and site plans for traffic impact studies associated with private
development projects, trip generation studies, simulations, queueing and circulation studies,
transportation plans, as well as any other required services within the traffic engineering
discipline.
As a result, the City has outsourced the required engineering services to qualified firms through
a continuing contract established in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. On March
4, 2021, the City, pursuant to Request for Qualifications No. 2019-109-ND, entered into continuing
contracts with The Corradino Group, Inc., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and HNTB
Corporation, pre -qualifying these traffic engineering consulting firths for future work as needed.
Pre -qualifying firms before the work is identified streamlines the process of engaging a firm once
the need arises. In anticipation of the current contract's expiration on March 5, 2026, the City,
through this RFQ, seeks to create a pool of qualified firms that can expeditiously provide the City
with traffic engineering consulting services when the need arises.
The RFQ was issued pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes for the acquisition of
professional traffic engineering services, which allows continuing contracts to pools of firms for
future work providing that the assigned projects are for design services for projects with a
construction cost less than $7.5 million or studies less than $500,000, or as amended. The firm(s)
are selected in accordance with the referenced statute, which requires the City to determine the
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best firm for the work and negotiate a consultant service order based on pre -negotiated rates.
The described process used by the City is typical of how most cities across the state engage
engineering services in accordance with statutory requirements.
ANALYSIS
On July 23, 2025, the City Commission approved the issuance of Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) 2025-399-WG for traffic engineering consultant services. On July 24, 2025, the RFQ was
issued. A voluntary pre -proposal conference was held on August 4, 2025 to provide information
to proposers submitting a response. Two (2) addenda were issued, and 77 prospective bidders
accessed the advertised solicitation. RFQ responses were due and received on September 10,
2025. The City received a total of 13 proposals from the following fines:
BCC Engineering, LLC
Bowman Consulting Group, LTD., Inc.
Caltran Engineering Group, Inc.
Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
CHA Consulting, Inc.
Choice Engineering Consultants, Inc.
HBC Engineering Company
Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Marlin Engineering Inc.
Metric Engineering, Inc.
The Corradino Group, Inc.
Volkert, Inc.
On September 29, 2025, the City Manager appointed the Evaluation Committee ("Committee")
via LTC #415-2025. The Committee convened on October 30, 2025 to consider proposals
received. The Committee was comprised of Michael Belush, Planning and Design Officer,
Planning Department; Ghassan Choueiry, Senior Transportation Engineer, Transportation and
Mobility Department; Katherine Teipel, Traffic Engineer, Transportation and Mobility Department;
and Alberto Ventura, Assistant Director, Parking Department.
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 and a copy of each proposal. 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 below (see
Attachment A):
1 sr: The Corradino Group, Inc.
2" a: Caltran Engineering Group, Inc.
3r°: BCC Engineering, LLC
3' : Metric Engineering, Inc.
5v: Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
5°: Marlin Engineering, Inc.
7' : Choice Engineering Consultants, inc.
81h: Bowman Consulting Group, LTD., Inc.
91h: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
10' : HBC Engineering Company
110: CHA Consulting, Inc.
12": Volkert, Inc.
13' : Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
The Corradino Group. Inc. (Comadino)
The Corradino Group, Inc. is a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, specializing in
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Planning and Project Development, Design, Construction Engineering, and Inspection for
transportation infrastructure projects. For over 50 years it has provided Program Management,
Civil and Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Transportation Modeling, Project
Development and Environment (PDBE), Urban and Land Use Planning, Transportation Planning,
Aviation, Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI), and Public Engagement and Community
Outreach services to agencies throughout Miami -Dade County and beyond.
Corradino is one of the incumbents providing these services to the City, and the City has been
satisfied with its work, offering positive feedback. Corradino has also provided similar services to
the Town of Cutler Bay, City of Cooper City, and the Town of Palm Beach. The Town of Cutler
Bay and the Town of Palm Beach responded to our reference survey, providing positive feedback.
Caltran Engineering Group. Inc. (Caltran)
As a South Florida- and Miami -based firm with over a decade4ong record of delivering innovative,
responsive, and community -focused traffic engineering services in and around Miami Beach, they
are uniquely positioned to support the City in advancing its transportation goals.
Caltran has provided various planning and transportation engineering services for the City of
Miami Beach, Miami -Dade County, FDOT Districts, and other Florida municipalities, tackling
complex urban mobility challenges with measurable results. Some of their references include the
City of Miramar, Miami Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Doral. The Miami
Downtown Development Authority, the Miami -Dade Department of Transportation, and Collier
County references provided positive feedback.
BCC Engineering. LLC (BCC)
Founded in 1994, BCC provides planning, design, and construction management services across
civil, structural, and transportation disciplines. With 15 regional offices and a strong local
presence, their team offers a balance of technical expertise, innovative methodologies, and local
knowledge to address Miami Beach's evolving mobility needs. Their experience includes projects
involving multimodal transportation planning, traffic calming, intelligent transportation systems,
and corridor capacity analysis, aligning directly with the City's needs.
BCC has decades of experience delivering comprehensive traffic engineering and transportation
solutions throughout South Florida and years of first-hand experience working alongside the City
of Miami Beach through various Continued Engineering Services Contracts. Some of
their references include the City of Deltona, City of Lauderhill, and the City of Miami. The City of
Deltona responded to our reference survey, providing positive feedback.
Metric Engineering. Inc. (Metric)
With corporate headquarters in Miami -Dade County for the past 49 years, Metric is a leading local
provider of transportation and traffic engineering services. Metric is a technology focused
transportation consulting firm specializing in transportation planning and design offering
transportation engineering, planning, environmental services, ITS/TSM&O, civil engineering
design and CEI services.
In addition to the City of Miami Beach, some of their other local references include the Florida
Department of Transportation and the City of Pembroke Pines. The City of Pembroke Pines
responded to our reference survey providing positive feedback.
The City currently has three (3) firms under the existing contract. Based on the projected volume
of work required and the results of the rankings, staff recommends awarding the top four (4) firms
pursuant to this current solicitation. Work is to be equitably rotated amongst the awarded firms in
accordance with Administrative Order PO.03.03.
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Fees will be established through the negotiation process. Average annual expenditure for these
services totals approximately $159,789.80. The cost of the related services are subject to funds
availability approved through the City's budgeting process.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfi.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-noticesl
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Budget Code:
106-9615-000312-30403-529-00-00-00-
Amount:
$100,000 Annually
CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated herein, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the
Resolution authorizing the Administration to establish a pool of pre -qualified consultants for
specific tasks relating to traffic engineering services; authorizing the Administration to enter into
negotiations with The Conadino Group, Inc., as the first ranked proposer; Caltran Engineering
Group, Inc., as the second ranked proposer, and BCC Engineering, LLC, and Metric Engineering,
Inc., as the tied third ranked proposers; and further authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk
to execute agreements with each of the foregoing proposers upon conclusion of successful
negotiations by the Administration.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Project?
No
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
Procurement
Sponsorfs)
Co-sponsorfsl
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Condensed Title
Award RFQ 2025-399-WG, Traffic Engineering Consultants. PR
Previous Action (For City Clerk Use Onlyl
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