2007 0621 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting June 21,2007 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10E. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Marlin Engineering, Inc. in the Amount of $84,27239, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A", to providc Post Dcsign Services During Construction of thc Snnny Isles Beach Bonlevard/SR826 Project; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms ofthe Agreement; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and Assistant City Manager/Services Vera reported and noted that when the design contract was done, these services were omitted. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Iglesias explained that this is for the management of the plans, they have to be on board to make design modifications to ensure that the construction is not delayed. Commissioner Goodman said that they were not notified of the fact that money has to be paid out for services above what the original contract was. City Manager Szerlag said that is a good point and noW that we have our own in-house Engineer that is licensed in the State of Florida, in the future we will be able to discern whether we want to have the general engineering firm that develops the specs do construction management services and special design services or have someone else do that, and we will advise upfront on that point. He said as to the bid, this is not an extra cost because in the original bid these services were not included, noW they are included. Commissioner Iglesias said once the design is complete, FDOT's typical practice is that you have money set aside, usually 10%, for post design services, because you will always have problems like utility verification, busted pipes, abandoned utilities, etc. City Manager Szerlag said that this project did come in under the City's estimate and the low bidder was $1 Million Dollars less than the second low bidder. He said the benefit of a Construction Manager is on what you don't see, you don't see a lot of change orders, you don't see faulty materials, you don't see construction delays. Commissioner Iglesias said that we had ca\culated over $4 Million Dollars at the beginning, it carne under $3 Million Dollars and FDOT is giving us the $3 Million Dollars. Commissioner Iglesias moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve thc resolution. Resolution No. 2007-1110 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 1 OF. A Resolution ofthe City Commission of the City of S uuny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Professional Engineering Services Agreement witb Marlin Engineering, Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $749,554.66, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A", for Profcssional Design Services oflbe Nortb Bay Road Pedestrian and Emcrgency Vebidc Bridge, and the Town Center Park Observation Deck and Boardwalk; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of the Agreement; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and Assistant City Manager/Services Vera reported. Public Speakers: Cassey Gabor 9