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CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 09-11-01 PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND BUILD SERVICES FOR A SKATEBOARD PARK AT TOWN CENTER PARK 1.1 INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, the "Consultants' Competitive negotiation Act", the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, (the "City") a municipality located in Miami- Dade County, Florida, requests qualified Proposers ("Proposers") to submit proposals for professional design and build services for a skateboard park at Town Center Park, a 3 acre park located on the west side of Collins Avenue and 172nd Street in the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. The scope of services will also include the professional design and construction of the path from Collins A venue on the north side of Town Center Park and the redesign of the entrance area from the southeastern area of Town Center Park. The contract will be awarded by the City to the Proposer whose proposal best serves the interests of, and represents the best value to, the City in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 62-8 of the City Code. 1.2 BACKGROUND The City of Sunny Isles Beach is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway on the East and West and 193rd Street on the North and Haulover Beach Park on the South. Our City standards stress a high quality of redevelopment with a focus on creating visual corridors to the ocean, with access to the ocean as well as redevelopment of Sunny Isles Boulevard and Collins Avenue with a focus on protecting the environment, providing landscaping and developing aesthetically attractive structures. The City has worked diligently to develop and enhance its Green Space Initiative. Through this initiative, the City has strived to increase park and open space areas throughout the City for the betterment of the community. The need for park improvements is part of this initiative. Towards this end, the City held workshops to obtain input about what kinds of improvements should be provided in park and open space areas. The public reaffirmed the need for a skateboard park. However, there is currently no skateboard park in the City. The design and build of a skateboard park at Town Center Park, a 3 acre park located on the west side of Collins Avenue and 172nd Street, will help the City meets its objective. 1.3 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS The proposed skateboard park shall meet the norms and standards for current skateboard park design principles, including flow, traffic patterns, and where specified, skill levels, age-use levels and multiple use capabilities (i.e., skateboards and inline roller blades). The Town Center skateboard park should be designed with appropriate spacing, flow, radiuses, and angles. The design shall be aesthetically compatible with its surrounding environment. The design shall also provide optimum flow, enabling skateboarders to move 3