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City of North Miami Beach
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MEMORANDUM

 
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TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Ana M. Garcia, City Manager, ICMA-CM
VIA:

Jeffrey Thompson, P.E., Director of Public Utilities

Fernando Rodriguez, Public Works Director

Joel Wasserman, CPPO, Chief Procurement Officer

DATE: Tuesday, March 21, 2017
RE: Resolution R2017-24 Continuing Architectural and Engineering Services Approval Limits (Jeffrey Thompson, P.E., Director of Public Utilities)
BACKGROUND ANALYSIS:

The City of North Miami Beach (“City”) issued Request for Qualifications No. 2013-06 (“RFQ”) for Continuing Architectural and Engineering Services in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, known as the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (“CCNA”), and City Code Section 3-3.9.  The Mayor and City Council in Resolution No. R2014-15 authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements with the recommended nineteen (19) pre-qualified architectural and engineering firms for various specialties, the approved firms and the respective specialties are provided in RFQ 2013-06 Continuing Architectural and Engineering Services Pre-Qualified Firms by Discipline.  

In line with the City’s Strategic Plan mission of providing excellent municipal services and being financially responsible by allowing Departments greater operational efficiencies and quicker ability to provide services in the most time effective manner is seeking authorization for the City Manager to issue Purchase Orders, Work Orders or Agreement in line the State CCNA approval levels for professional service activities in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 per independent study and for construction projects not to exceed $2,000,000.00. 

RECOMMENDATION: The City Manager, Director of NMB Water, Public Works Director and Chief Procurement Officer recommend the Mayor and City Council find it is in the best interest of the City and authorize the City Manager, as needed, to engage the architectural and engineering firms for construction projects in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 per project, and for study, consulting, and professional service activities in an amount not exceed $200,000.00 per project.
FISCAL/BUDGETARY IMPACT:
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 2017-24
Resolution 2014-15
Chart Pre-qualified A&e fIRMS