Kimley-Horn submittal for RFQ 16-06-02 LA Services

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Page A LPPL36016.16-O Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architect Services.indd kimley-horn.com 2151 Le Jeune Road, Suite 202, Coral Gables, FL 33134 (786) 725-5700 July 15, 2016 Attn: City Clerk Sunny Isles Beach Government Center 18070 Collins Avenue City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Re: Landscape Architect Services, RFQ No. 16-06-02 Dear Ms. Hines: Kimley-Horn welcomes this opportunity to partner with you to provide Landscape Architecture services. We will draw upon the expertise of our staff to enhance the vibrant, diverse community that makes the City of Sunny Isles Beach an engaging city for its residents, businesses, and visitors. Solid Project Experience Combined with Local Knowledge — Balancing Function and Aesthetics. With offices in Coral Gables and Miami, we are proud of our long history of service to the communities in Miami Dade County through miscellaneous landscape architectural services contracts such as this one. Our staff is made up of individuals who live and work in the area. We have focused our efforts on serving municipalities, such as yours, on projects ranging from small landscaped medians to large regional community parks. Our commitment to understanding our clients’ needs and providing well-designed, economical, and ecologically-sound solutions has made us the landscape architecture consultant of choice for dozens of municipalities in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Broward counties. Furthermore, while employed by a previous firm, I acquired direct knowledge and experience working with the City of Sunny Isles Beach on the landscape architectural design of projects including Heritage Park and Parking Garage, Pelican Community Park and Community Center, and Collins Avenue Beautification. In addition, Kimley- Horn is currently working with the City as a sub consultant to Perkins + Will on the design of the new City of Sunny Isles Beach Municipal Facility at 18080 Collins Avenue. Expertise and Strong Commitment to Teamwork — Meeting Your Goals and Expectations. Our tight- knit team has a longstanding close working relationship. We can produce fast results, and our collaborative approach will ensure that City staff is an integral part of the team. We have most recently been designated in 2015-2016 as a State of Florida and Miami-Dade County approved Professional Services Firm and our 2017 renewals will soon be underway. With more than 25 years of local municipal landscape architecture experience, I am ready to manage your projects and assignments under this contract out of our Coral Gables office. We will strive to deliver not only technical excellence, but timely service and practical, money-saving solutions and will serve as an attentive, readily-available team who will collaborate with you to define specific needs and implement sound design solutions. In addition, the Kimley-Horn team is committed to the participation of M/ WBE consultants. By teaming with M. G. Vera & Associates and Lisa H. Hammer, we are committed to meet this your M/WBE goals while providing additional expertise to the City on a regular basis. From concept to completion, the Kimley-Horn team is ready to provide a full range of services for landscape architectural projects including plans review, landscape and hardscape design, tree disposition documents, cost estimating, and construction management. Our approach to serving you will include a strategy to prioritize and fast track projects in order to meet your requirements. Each project approach will be developed with a sound competitive budget based on our recommendation of the preferred alternative after analyzing different options, complemented with a realistic schedule. Our team is equipped to handle the anticipated contract requirements and is well versed with the City’s standards and specifications.