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RESOLUTION RATIFYING VARIOUS ACTIONS BY COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE RELATED TO MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT’S CONSENT DECREE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ACCELERATION ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-8.2.12 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA SPECIFICALLY THE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF TWO (2) CONTRACTS FOR NON-EXCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF SMALL DIAMETER WATER AND WASTEWATER PIPELINES FOR THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT’S WASTEWATER AND WATER COLLECTION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO NOVA CONSULTING, INC. AND 300 ENGINEERING GROUP, P.A., EACH IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,300,000.00; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXERCISE THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN
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WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board (1) ratifies the actions of the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee, as authorized by Section 2-8.2.12 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, specifically the award and execution of two (2) contracts for Non-Exclusive Professional Services Agreements for Engineering Design and Related Services for the Design of Small Diameter Water and Wastewater Pipelines for the Water and Sewer Department’s Wastewater and Water Collection, Transmission and Distribution System to Nova Consulting, Inc. and 300 Engineering Group, P.A., each in the amount of $3,300,000.00, all as set forth in the accompanying memorandum; and (2) authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee to exercise the provisions contained in such contracts, as set forth in the accompanying memorandum. The solicitation documents and resulting contracts are kept on file with and are available upon request from the Intergovernmental Affairs Division of the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department.
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Date:
To: Honorable Chairman Esteban Bovo, Jr.
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
From: Carlos A. Gimenez
Mayor
Subject: Resolution Ratifying Actions Related to Miami-Dade Water and Sewer
Department’s Consent Decree and Capital Improvement Programs Acceleration
Ordinance pursuant to Section 2-8.2.12 of the Miami-Dade County Code
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) ratify the actions of the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee, as authorized under Section 2-8.2.12 of the Miami-Dade County Code related to Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department’s Consent Decree and Capital Improvement Programs Acceleration Ordinance (WASD Acceleration Ordinance) for the funded projects identified below and in Exhibit A, as attached.
Multi-Year Capital Plan Project
Item 1 – Recommendation to Award: Non-Exclusive Professional Services Agreement for Engineering Design and Related Services for the Design of Small Diameter Water and Wastewater Pipelines for the Water and Sewer Department’s Wastewater and Water Collection, Transmission and Distribution System, Project No. E15-WASD-03A, Agreement No. 17NCI002. This item requests ratification of a contract in the total amount of $3,300,000, with a total contract term of six years and one two-year option-to-renew to Nova Consulting, Inc.
Item 2 – Recommendation to Award: Non-Exclusive Professional Services Agreement for Engineering Design and Related Services for the Design of Small Diameter Water and Wastewater Pipelines for the Water and Sewer Department’s Wastewater and Water Collection, Transmission and Distribution System, Project No. E15-WASD-03A, Agreement No. 173EGPA001. This item requests ratification of a contract in the total amount of $3,300,000, with a total contract term of six years and one two-year option-to-renew to 300 Engineering Group, PA.
Both ratification items, Items 1 and 2, are partner items to a contract award recommendation for six (6) non-exclusive professional services agreements (PSAs) for a project entitled: “Engineering Design and Related Services for the Design of Small Diameter Water and Wastewater Pipelines for the Water and Sewer Department’s Wastewater and Water Collection, Transmission and Distribution System, Project No. E15-WASD-03A.” There are a total of eight identical PSAs being issued under Project No. E15-WASD-03A. Two of the PSAs that were already awarded are now being recommended for ratification to the Board through this agenda item, and six (6) of the PSAs are being recommended for award to the Board as a separate agenda item.
Scope
The commission district of the project locations is noted in Exhibit A. The projects awarded through WASD’s Acceleration Ordinance have a countywide impact.
Fiscal Impact/Funding Source
The fiscal impact and funding source for these projects are detailed in Exhibit A and the other accompanying attachments.
Track Record/Monitoring
WASD’s Deputy Director, Hardeep Anand, will oversee the implementation of these projects.
Background
On September 3, 2014, the Board approved Ordinance No. 14-77 authorizing the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee to award contracts for funded capital projects and related goods and services, and to accelerate the approval of WASD’s (1) Consent Decree projects and (2) projects identified in WASD Multi-Year Capital Plan’s Capital Improvements Program without the need for prior Board approval but subject to ratification by the Board.
Exhibit A includes the details of the competitively bid award for which ratification is being requested. Exhibit A contains the information bulleted below for the contract award:
* Item Number
* Department Name
* Type of Solicitation
* Contract Type
* Contract No. / Project No.
* Project Name
* Firm Awarded
* Commission District
* Contract Amount
* Funding Source(s)
* Operations and Maintenance Costs
* Estimated Start Date/Estimated End Date
* Contract Measures: SBE Goods & Services; SBE-A/E; SBE-Construction; and CWP Program
* Brief Project Description
Attached as Exhibit B are the recommendations to award the contracts referenced for Item Nos. 1 and 2 in this memorandum. The contracts listed are executed by the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee in accordance with WASD’s Acceleration Ordinance, a copy is available upon request.