Summary of Specifications:
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov PROCUREMENT DIVISION Tel: 305-673-7000 ext. 6558, Fax: 786-394-4002
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 38-11/12 - REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES ON AN “AS-NEEDED BASIS”, TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
The City’s Capital Improvement Projects Office (CIP) is in the process of implementing a capital improvement program with active projects representing approximately $700 million in total value. The majority of this value is related to Right-of-Way (ROW) Improvement projects.
The ROW portion of the program has been subdivided into several neighborhood projects located throughout the City that are in various stages of design, bid, award, construction and post construction. Some of these ROW projects include City Center BP 9B, Palm & Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands, Bayshore BP A – Central, Bayshore BP B – Lower North Bay Road, Bayshore BP C – Lake Pancoast, Bayshore BP 8D - Sunset Islands 3 & 4, Bayshore BP 8E - Sunset Islands 1 & 2 and La Gorce BP 5.
It is the intent of the Administration to use the RFQ process to select one (1) firm to provide construction management services, on an as-needed-basis, in support of specific ROW capital improvement projects. The construction projects that may be assigned to the Construction Manager (CM) will be mostly Task Order Contracts (TOC) from the City’s CIP and other City departments.
Sealed qualifications will be received until 3:00 p.m. on April 16, 2012, at the following address: City of Miami Beach Procurement Division - Third Floor 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Any response received after 3:00 p.m. on April 16, 2012, will be returned to the consultant unopened. The responsibility for submitting qualifications before the stated time and date is solely the responsibility of the consultant. The City will not be responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence.
A pre-qualification submission meeting is scheduled for April 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the following address:
City of Miami Beach Mayor’s Conference Room 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139
Attendance (in person or via telephone) to this Pre-Qualifications submission meeting is encouraged and recommended as a source of information but is not mandatory.
Proposers who are interested in participating via telephone please send an e-mail to mestevez@miamibeachfl.gov expressing your intent to participate via telephone at least one business day in advance of the meeting and must follow these steps:
(1) Dial the TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-877-953-3061 (Toll-free North America) (2) Enter the MEETING NUMBER: 8982915# (note that the number is followed by the pound (#) key).
The City of Miami Beach utilizes BidNet for automatic notification of bid opportunities and document fulfillment. This system allows vendors to register online and receive notification of new bids, amendments and awards. Vendors with Internet access should review the registration options at the following website: www.govbids.com/scripts/southflorida/public/home1.asp. If you do not have Internet access, please call the BidNet support group at 800-677-1997 extension # 214.
The City of Miami Beach provides bid information online at http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/procurement.
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT ANY PROPOSAL DEEMED TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, OR WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY IN ANY PROPOSAL. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH MAY ALSO REJECT ANY AND ALL PROPOSALS.
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS, WHICH MAY BE FOUND ON THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WEBSITE: http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/procurement/scroll.aspx?id=23510.
• CONE OF SILENCE – ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3378 • CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS – RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. • DEBARMENT PROCEEDINGS – ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. • PROTEST PROCEDURES – ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344. • LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE OF FEES – ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3363. • CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY VENDORS – ORDINANCE NO. 2003-3389.
• LOCAL PREFERENCE FOR MIAMI BEACH-BASED VENDORS – ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3747. • PREFERENCE FOR FLORIDA SMALL BUSINESSES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS AND TO STATE CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES – ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3748.
Sincerely, Gus Lopez, CPPO Procurement Director
