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. r 0A h`._ City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947 -0606 City Hall (305) 949 -3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Chief Fred Maas, Acting City Manager DATE: 7/19/2012 RE: Approving Construction Management Consultant Agreement - Gateway Park RECOMMENDATION: The Resolution is presented for your consideration. REASONS: The City is currently in need of a construction manager for Gateway Park located or Sunny Isles Boulevard. This need is urgent based on the fact that the City has executed 0 contract to construct Gateway Park. The City had initially sought to retain a firm tc conduct the construction management services via a request for qualifications. However. the price submitted by one of the firms was extremely high. Through further research, the City was able to find a candidate with the requisite experience to work for the City as a paid consultant to manage the Gateway Park anc Parking Garage Project. Specifically, I am recommending that the City Commissior approve a consultant agreement with Hari Cruz - Bustillo, who has agreed to serve exclusively as the Construction Manager for the City for the Gateway Park Project. Regarding Mr. Bustillo's experience, he is currently serving as a member of the construction management team with Hazen and Sawyer, which has served as construction manager on over $5 Billion Dollars worth of construction projects. Mr. Bustillo i� currently working on a $200 Million Dollars construction project for Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department. Based on his resume, he is responsible for reviewing the work of the contractor for Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department. Mr. Bustillo has also worked in the private sector in management construction projects. In addition to his construction related experience, Mr. Bustillo has keen knowledge of the Agenda Item No. IOS \nDate 7 /19/2012 231