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98-22770 RESO RESOLUTION NO. 98-22770 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY FOR THE MAC ARTHUR CAUSEWAY AND JULIA TUTTLE CAUSEWAY, RESPECTIVELY, TO INCORPORATE A STATEMENT OF VENDOR (CONTRACTOR) RIGHTS, AS REQUIRED BY FDOT, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO RECOVER COSTS FROM THIRD PARTIES, (ON BEHALF AND IN THE NAME OF THE FDOT), THAT DAMAGE THE LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION OR SIGNS. WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has landscaped the State Road AlA (Mac Arthur Causeway), from the east end of Watson Island, to the west end of the East Channel Bridge and the Julia Tuttle Causeway; and WHEREAS, the City and FDOT entered into Memorandum of Agreements in 1994, for the City to maintain the landscaping on the Mac Arthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways, respectively; and WHEREAS, the FDOT has agreed to compensate the City $37,500 per quarter, for a total of $150,000 per year, for the cost of the City maintaining said landscaping at each site, pursuant to the existing Agreements; and WHEREAS, the FDOT has deemed it necessary to amend the Agreements to incorporate provisions and conditions mandatory under Section 215,422(5), Florida Statutes, to include a statement of vendor (Contractor) rights as required by the State Comptroller of the FDOT; and WHEREAS, the City has also requested Amendments to Section 12 of the Agreements, to authorize the City to recover costs from third parties, on behalf and in the name of the FDOT, that damage the landscaping or signs, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and the City Commission hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the attached Amendments to the current Memorandums of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the maintenance of the landscaping for State Road AlA (Mac Arthur Causeway) and the Julia Tuttle Causeway, respectively, to incorporate a statement of vendor (Contractor) rights, as required by FDOT, and further authorizing the City to recover costs from third parties, on behalf and in the name of the FDOT, that damage the landscaping, irrigation or signs, PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 17th di r - - - OR June , 1998, ATTEST: _~~ pa,t~ CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION F,\RCPA\$ALL\KEVIN\FDOTAMEN,RES I " r;~(. // -1/./ (li/I/(/ !i t!liy AI. ey , /' / '/ / . Date ~ITY OF MIAMI BEACH ITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 ttp:\\ci, m iam i-beach, fl, us TO: FROM: SUBJECT: COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 3Co CJ -'18 Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Members of the City Commission DATE: June 17, 1998 Sergio Rodriguez City Manager " A RESOLUTI N OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) l\tlAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY FOR THE MAC ARTHUR CAUSEWAY AND JULIA TUTTLE CAUSEWAY, RESPECTIVELY, TO INCORPORATE A STATEMENT OF VENDOR (CONTRACTOR) RIGHTS, AS REQUIRED BY FDOT, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO RECOVER COSTS FROM THIRD PARTIES (ON BEHALF AND IN THE NAME OF FDOT) THAT DAMAGE THE LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION OR SIGNS. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution, BACKGROUND: In 1994, the City Commission approved Memorandums of Agreement with FDOT to provide for maintenance oflandscaping along the Julia Tuttle Causeway, specifically from the east end of the westernmost bridge to Alton Road, and the MacArthur Causeway from the east end of Watson Island to 5th Street, and respectively, In accordance with these agreements, FDOT pays to the City $150,000 annually for landscape maintenance for each of the areas, The current agreement for the MacArthur Causeway expires on June 30, 1998, The current agreement for the Julia Tuttle Causeway expires on August 3 I, 1998, As a condition of payment for the remaining balance due on the current agreements, FDOT has required that the City amend the existing agreements to include provisions and conditions mandatory under Section 215.422 (5), Florida Statues, to include a statement of the vendor (Contractor) rights, as stipulated by the State Comptroller of the FDOT, Additionally, the City also requested that a section be added and inserted after Section 12, which authorizes the City to recover costs from third parties that damage the landscaping, irrigation system or signs, on behalf and in the name of FDOT. AGENDA ITEM c''lCD <'-'-\1-9 e DATE These Amendments will permit the City to initiate actions necessary to recuperate the cost of repairing damages to property such as the "Welcome to Miami Beach" sign on the MacArthur Causeway that was destroyed due to a vehicular accident. These amendments must be executed prior to the expiration of the current agreements. ANAL YSIS: In order to take advantage of continued FDOT funding and control of the maintenance in these areas, the City must authorize these amendments for the duration of the agreements, Additionally, authorization to recover costs from third parties will permit the replacement of damaged material or signage in these major thoroughfares that serve as gateways to our community at no cost to the City, CONCLUSION It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution authorizing the amendments to the agreements with FDOT in order to provide for continued maintenance of the landscaping on the MacArthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways, Ix IOMJeb ~' ' I!f;lGENDA IIUN I 798\CONSEN1IFDOT AMENMEM CONTRACT WPI NO. STATE JOB COUNTY NO. :B-A986 :6640413 NO.:87906-9128 :Dade STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT NO. 1 b THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 21 day of ~N~ , /11~, by and between the STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, and agency of the State of Florida, hereinafter called the DEPARTMENT, and the City of Miami Beach of 1700 Convention Center Drive. Miami Beach. Florida 33139 a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter called the CITY. WIT N ESE T H : WHEREAS, the DEPARTMENT and the CITY heretofore on the 10th day of June 1997, entered into an AGREEMENT whereby the DEPARTMENT retained the CITY to provide Landscape Maintenance Services on SR 112/1-195. (Julia Tutle Causeway) ; and WHEREAS, the DEPARTMENT has determined it necessary to amend the AGREEMENT to incorporate provisions and conditions mandatory under Section 215.422 (5). Florida Statutes. and to provide the CITY the authority to recover the costs of replacing plant materials and apvurtenances damaged by third parties, NOW, THEREFORE, this AGREEMENT witnesseth the following amendments are made; The following section shall be added and inserted after section II., page 4: 12. Section 215.422 (5), Florida Statutes, requires the DEPARTMENT to include a statement of vendor (Contractor) rights, Contractors are hereby advised of the following: Contractors providing goods and services to an agency should be aware of the following time frames. Upon receipt an agency has five working days to inspect and approve the goods and services, unless the bid specifications, purchase order or contract specifies otherwise. An agency has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Banking and Finance. The 20 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected and approved, by the Department of Transportation. 1 Contract No. B-A986 Amendmen t No. 1 If a payment is not available within 40 days, a separ'ate interest penalty at the rate established pursuant ~o Section 55.03 (1) Florida Statutes will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, to the Contractor. Interest penalties of less than one dollar will not be enforced unless the Contractor requests payment. Invoices which have to be returned to a Contractor because of Contractor preparation errors will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the Department of Transportation. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Banking and Finance. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for Contractors who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payments(s) from a state agency. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (904) 488-2924 or by calling the State Comptroller's Hotline, 1-800-848-3792. The following section shall be added and inserted after section 12., page 4: 13. The DEPARTMENT herein authorizes the CITY to recover on the DEPARTMENTS~ behalf and in the DEPARTMENT's name, for any and all costs against third parties who damage or cause to be damaged the landscape and structures maintained by the CITY pursuant to this AGREEMENT. Such landscape shall include but is not limited to: palm trees, plants, shrubbery, flowers and sign structures. 2 Contract No. B-A986 Amendment No. 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed, the day and year first above written. 'MIAMI BEACH v{~ ~ L-t1~ i:ee-Mayor - STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION y--- BY: esignee ~ , , . ...../ ATTEST qf1~G'~i~)(~~~rTEST~~ ~7'1.c::v (SEAL) BY: City At rney ATTEST:~~ PM.~ Robert Parcher, City Clerk BY( ~t 0/J :J APPROVED AS TO FORM & lANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION 111) ld)lvlJ City Attorney C:,I~/i ( Date 3 CONTRACT WPI NO. STATE JOB COUNTY NO. : B- 9558 :6640414 NO.:87906-9402 :Dade STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT NO. 2 -t;.tr THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 'zCf day of 0U",G ,-.J,~e, by and between the STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, and agency of the State of Florida, hereinafter called the DEPARTMENT, and the City of Miami Beach of 1700 Convention Center Drive. Miami Beach. Florida 33139 a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter called the CITY. WIT N ESE T H : WHEREAS, the DEPARTMENT and the CITY heretofore on the 27th day of March 1995, entered into an AGREEMENT whereby the DEPARTMENT retained the CITY to provide Landsca~e Maintenance Services on SR AlA. (MacArthur Causeway) ; and WHEREAS, the DEPARTMENT has determined it necessary to amend the AGREEMENT to incor~orate ~rovisions and conditions mandatory under Section 215.422 (5). Florida Statutes. and to ~rovide the CITY the authority to recover the costs of re~lacing ~lant materials and ap~urtenances damaged by third ~arties. NOW, THEREFORE, this AGREEMENT witnesseth the following amendments are made; The following section shall be added and inserted after section 11., page 4: 12. Section 215.422 (5)/ Florida Statutes, requires the DEPARTMENT to include a statement of vendor (Contractor) rights. Contractors are hereby advised of the following: Contractors providing goods and services to an agency should be aware of the following time frames. Upon receipt an agency has five working days to inspect and approve the goods and services, unless the bid specifications, purchase order or contract specifies otherwise. An agency has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Banking and Finance. The 20 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected and approved, by the Department of Transportation, 1 Contract No. B-9558 Amendmen t No. 2 If a payment is not available within 40 days, a separate interest penalty at the rate established pursuant .to Section 5S. 03 (l) Florida Statutes will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, to the Contractor. Interest penalties of less than one dollar will not be enforced unless the Contractor requests payment. Invoices which have to be returned to a Contractor because of Contractor preparation errors will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the Department of Transportation. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Banking and Finance. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for Contractors who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payments(s) from a state agency, The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (904) 488-2924 or by calling the State Comptroller's Hotline, 1-800-848-3792. The foll.owing section shall be added and inserted after section 12., page 4: 13. The DEPARTMENT, herein authorizes the CITY to recover on the DEPARTMENTS~ behalf and in the DEPARTMENT's name, for any and all costs against third parties who damage or cause to be damaged the landscape and structures maintained by the CITY pursuant to this AGREEMENT. Such landscape shall include but is not limited to: palm trees, plants, shrubbery, flowers and sign structures. 2 Contract No. B-9558 Amendment No. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed, the day and year first above written. BY STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY: Designee J . ~ (. i.~ ._/..-~ ~~"~i'~'tf..,,:~.! " " .... .' {)":.':"", ~~ . . . I ...<'1/' . ATTEST~,g.,~ ATTEST '.7 Jl< '1 CL\J) f--() 11!;r:~~ Secretary or No ary (SEAL) Execu ive Secretary' (SEAL) ATTEST: APPROVED A TO LEGAL FORM: BY: City APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION /W trfLfi!/i( City AttOrnev b / /!J. Date . ptKJ 3