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AECOMAECOM 305 444 4691 tel <br />800 Douglas Entrance, North 305 447 3580 fax <br />Tower, 2nd Floor <br />Coral Gables. FL 33134 <br />www.aemm.00m <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />August 12, 2014 <br />Subject: RFQ No. 14- 07.02; Continuing Professional Services for Architectural, Landscape Architectural, <br />Engineering <br />Dear Selection Committee Members, <br />AECOM is committed to providing the City of Sunny Isles Beach the highest level of professional service, quality, and value for <br />this contract for services subject to CCNA. AECOM will dedicate our service to the City by responding quickly and efficiently to <br />your requests. For 12 years, AECOM has been a partner with the City to create a vibrant and successful public realm. Our <br />desire is to continue that relationship through selection as one of your continuing services consultants in the following <br />disciplines: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Engineering. <br />We understand the exceptional qualities required under a continuing services contract. That is, being proactive in helping the <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach meet planning, design and engineering challenges while working closely with City staff and the <br />public to provide innovative and cost effective solutions which will enhance and sustain the city's built, natural, and social <br />environments. <br />AECOM will provide value to the City through our successful history of applying innovative solutions. AECOM has experience <br />in securing supplemental funding from various state and federal agencies. Over the years, AECOM has secured millions of <br />dollars in SRF loans and grants. Selecting AECOM, will provide the City with the following advantages: <br />• Performance. Working with the City over the last 12 years, we have successfully completed Heritage Park and <br />Parking Garage, Tony Roma's, and the Government Center all on time and well within budget. <br />• Local Presence and Team. Located in Miami -Dade County, the AECOM team is easily accessible to the City and <br />possible project sites. The majority of team members reside in the County. <br />• Relevant and Local Experience. We are a cohesive and experienced group, having performed the evaluation, <br />design, permitting, and construction oversight on many similar projects (see Section 02). Being based in Miami and <br />having been involved in numerous major local projects for both the public and private sector, AECOM enjoys an <br />excellent relationship with the regulatory approval agencies that will impact this project. There will be no learning <br />curve for AECOM. <br />• Available and Committed Staff. AECOM's key personnel are committed and dedicated to providing the necessary <br />support to assist the City in successfully accomplishing its goals. Principal in ChargerTeam Project Manager, Agustin <br />Barera, and Project Manager, Nina Gladstone, have successfully delivered projects for the City of Sunny Isles <br />Beach, along with other similar contracts within Florida. <br />We look forward to an opportunity to share our enthusiasm and to further explain our team's qualifications and approach in an <br />interview. If you should have any questions, please feel free to call us at 305.444.4691. <br />Sincerely, <br />Agustin Barera, AIA, Principal in Charge/ <br />Team Project Manager <br />Agustin.Barrera@aecom.com <br />Nina Gladstone, LEED AP, Deputy Project Manager <br />nina.gladstone@aecom.com <br />