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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Nonnan S, Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J, Thaler, Vi" Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commir.rioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commir.rioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, CommirJioner <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />A, John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Allorney <br />Jane A, Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />VIA: <br /> <br />John Szerlag, City Manager <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Jorge Vera, Assistant City Manager <br />Doug Haag, Assistant City Manager <br />Rick Conner, Director of Public Works <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />April 17, 2008 <br /> <br />REGARDING: <br /> <br />Approval of an Agreement with O'Leary Richards Design to Design the <br />Landscaping for the Lehman Causeway and Sunny Isles Boulevard <br />Intersections Under a Miami-Dade County Landscaping Committee <br />Grant, Design Costs Not to Exceed $125,000, which Includes <br />Contingencies <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve an agreement with O'Leary Richards Design <br />Associates in an amount not to exceed $125,000 (including a contingency) to design the landscaping <br />improvements near the William Lehman Causeway south on Collins, and the Sunny Isles Boulevard <br />intersection with Collins. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In April, 2007 the City Commission approved the selection of the landscape architect firm and <br />subsequent design of O'Leary Richards Design Associates for the Collins Avenue landscaping <br />project. The purpose of this preliminary design phase was to obtain a grant from FDOT or Miami- <br />Dade County. After presentations to both the City Commission and the Miami-Dade County <br />Landscaping Committee, the City was notified in January, 2008 of a $200,000 grant award. <br /> <br />The plan approved by the Landscaping Committee was prepared by the firm of O'Leary Richards <br />Design Associates who was also instrumental in helping the City obtain the grant due to their <br />longstanding relationship and successful track record within the County. The next step in this <br />project is to prepare 'bid ready' specifications and we are recommending O'Leary Richards Design <br />Associates because it is a logical extension of their previous work on behalf of the City. <br /> <br /> <br />Finance Department <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Commission !\Ieeting Date: <br /> <br />lOI <br />4-\~'-O~ <br /> <br />Funding available: <br /> <br />Agenda Item No,: <br /> <br />Cover !\Iemo O'Leary Collins ^ ve Streetscapc <br />