Miller Legg Response to RFQ No 22-06-01 Continuing Services for Landscape Architectural Services CCNA

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Page 17Request for Qualifications # 22-06-01 Continuing Services for Landscape Architectural Services CCNA 3. Minimum Qualification Requirements b. Government Contracts City of Miami Beach 20th Street & Sunset Drive Pocket Park Miami Beach, FL Miami Beach needed a small park for the community to use while a nearby park was being redesigned. Ultimately it would serve the adjacent community and provide a public art component. Some challenges that arose: • The City never provided playground equipment. • The City added an artist and coordination with the artist to our task. • The concepts were accepted and then requested for additional revisions beyond the scope. • Water table was an issue because the City never provided the contractor with the geotechnical report. • Footers for support post were poured in the wrong locations. • Initially the design was to provide sheet flow to existing drainage structures. Per City review we had to retain water on site for 100 year flood capacity. To meet the goals of the project, we provided the play components of the park as the art pieces. We had to redesign the park to fit within the confines of the erroneously poured support pole footers. The addition of berms to retain water on site were created and the play area raised above anticipated water retention levels. Some creative thinking of having the playground/play equipment be the art pieces was quite inventive. Adjusting the design for the misplaced footer design, and redesigning the site to hold 100 year flood water levels, were logical solutions. The final product was a great park that the City was proud of. They saw our creativity and ability to adapt to a changing scope. They got the best of our work at a minimal cost. The City recently provided us with a new project, showing that they trust in our ability to adapt and deliver a quality product in a timely manner. In the end we were able to recoup a small portion of time we put into the project but some cost savings were provided through the “art pieces” play equipment, instead of using traditional play equipment. Start / Finish Date: 04/18 - 02/20