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REQUEST
FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
NO. 10-04-01
PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
NOTICE TO ENGINEERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH is seeking
qualifications for the following:
Request for Qualifications No. 10-04-01
Professional Engineering Services
Notice is hereby given that the City of Sunny Isles Beach is seeking Professional Engineering
Services to provide on-call services on an as-needed basis. Sealed submittals will be received by
the City Clerk until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at City of Sunny Isles Beach,
Government Center located at 18070 Collins Avenue, First Floor Meeting Room, Sunny
Isles Beach, Florida, 33160. Submittals received after this time will not be accepted.
Submittals will be opened publicly at this time.
A mandatory pre-submittal conference will be held in the First Floor Meeting
Room at the Government Center, 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida 33160 at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Only those firms with
representatives in the room at 10:00 a.m. will be allowed to submit a Response on
May 26, 2010.
The envelope containing the sealed submittals must be clearly marked:
“SEALED QUALIFICATIONS”
RFQ # 10-04-01 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
OPENING DATE AND TIME: WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010, 2:00 P.M.
The City is soliciting professional engineering services for civil engineering related work which
may include, but not limited to, the following tasks: Survey; Geotechnical; Structural;
Environmental; Traffic; Landscape Architecture; Construction Management; Construction
Inspection; Construction Testing; Electrical; Hurricane Recovery and Debris Monitoring
Services; General Design Work; Preparation of Complete Construction Contract Plans and
Special Provisions for the Assigned Projects; Public Involvement; Post Design Services (shop
drawing review and responses to Request for Information); and Bid Administration (selection
and letting).
RFQ packages may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, City of Sunny Isles
Beach, 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160, at no cost, and are also
available on line at www.demandstar.com.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all submittals, with or without cause, and to waive
technical errors and informalities, and to accept the submittal which best serves the interest of the
City.
For further information, please contact Rick Conner, City Manager, at 305-792-1701.
Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk
City of Sunny Isles Beach
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NO. 07-07-01
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, Section 287.055, Florida Statutes,
(“CCNA”) the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, (the “City”) a municipality located in Miami-
Dade County, Florida, requests qualified professional general engineering consultants
(“consultants”) to submit letters of interest and statements of qualifications and experience,
including Standard Forms 254 and 255, to act as the City’s consultants in a continuing contract
for services.
The City intends to execute agreements with the consultants to provide on-call services on an as-
needed basis. The consultants will provide these services on a non-exclusive basis. The City
does not guarantee that any or all of the services identified in this Request for Qualifications
(“RFQ”) will be assigned to the consultants during the term of their agreements.
1.2 TIME AND DATE OF SUBMITTAL
Submittals must be received by the City Clerk’s Office at the date and time stated in the Notice
to Consultants at the Sunny Isles Beach Government Center, First Floor Meeting Room, 18070
Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160.
1.3 ELIGIBILITY
In addition to the other requirements stated in this document, to be eligible to respond to this
RFQ, the consultants must have successfully provided within the past five years services similar
to those outlined in Section 1.5 of this RFQ. Each consultant shall meet all legal, technical, and
professional requirements for providing the requested services.
The consultants shall furnish such additional information as the City may reasonably require.
This includes information that indicates financial resources as well as the ability to provide and
maintain the requested services.
1.4 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
While pursuing this RFQ process, the City reserves the right to
• accept any or all responses, and the right, in its sole discretion, to accept the consultants it
considers most favorable to the City’s interests
• reject any and all qualifications and to seek new qualifications when such a procedure is
reasonably in the best interest of the City
• investigate the financial capability, integrity, experience, and quality of performance of
each consultant, including officers, principals, senior management, and supervisors, as
well as staff identified in the response to RFQ
• investigate the consultants’ qualifications or any of its agents, as it deems appropriate
• conduct personal interviews of any or all prospective consultants prior to selection (the
City shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the consultant in connection with such
interviews)
• waive any of the conditions or criteria set forth in this RFQ
1.5 SCOPE OF SERVICES
The City is soliciting professional engineering services for civil engineering related work which
may include, but not limited to, the tasks identified below:
• Survey
• Geotechnical
• Structural
• Environmental
• Traffic
• Landscape architecture
• Construction management
• Construction inspection
• Construction testing
• Electrical
• Hurricane recovery and debris monitoring services
• General design work
• Preparation of complete construction contract plans and special provisions for the
assigned projects
• Public involvement
• Post design services (shop drawing review and responses to Request for Information)
• Bid Administration (selection and letting)
1.6 SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
All submittals by consultants shall contain no more than ten pages. Any consultant wishing to
provide the services described in Section 1.5 must submit one original and four additional
complete copies that include, at a minimum, the following documentation:
1. Name, address and company, including, but not limited to, a business overview, financial
state of the business, annual revenue for past two years, and names and addresses of
persons having financial interest in the firm.
2. A list of all project (including government projects) completed or in process for the past
five years, and a corresponding list of client references with contact names and telephone
numbers.
3. Proof of authorization to transact business in Florida from the Florida Secretary of State,
from the prime as well as supporting firms.
4. Appropriate current Federal 254 and 255 forms showing the firm data and supporting the
firm’s ability to perform each category of work described. (Note: These forms will not
be counted as part of the ten page maximum).
5. The name, title, qualifications, experience, and all contact information of the proposed
contact person.
6. A listing of the proposed personnel to be assigned to the City’s various potential projects,
including their qualifications and experience.
7. Sworn statement pursuant to Section 287.133(3)(A), Florida Statutes, on Public Entity
Crime, a copy of which is attached hereto.
8. Non-collusive Affidavit, a copy of which is attached hereto.
1.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Questions regarding this RFQ must be directed to:
Rick Conner
City Manager
Tel: (305) 792-1701
Email: rconner@sibfl.net
• Responses to this RFQ must be delivered by the date and time specified in the Notice to
Engineers, and addressed to:
Jane A. Hines, CMC
City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office
Sunny Isles Beach Government Center
18070 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
• The City is under no obligation to return the submittals.
• The City will not be liable for any cost incurred in the preparation of the response to
RFQ.
• The submittal shall be prima facie evidence that the consultant has full knowledge of the
scope, nature, quantity and quality of work to be performed; the detailed requirements of
the specifications; and the conditions under which the work is to be performed.
• The consultants shall furnish the City with such additional information as the City may
reasonable require.
• Under no circumstance should any prospective consultant, or anyone acting on their
behalf, seek to influence or to gain the support of any member of the City Commission or
the City Staff favorable to the interest of the prospective consultant. Likewise, contact
with the City Commission or City Staff against the interest of other prospective
consultants is prohibited. Any such activities may result in the exclusion of the
prospective consultant from consideration by the City.
SWORN STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 287.133(3)(a)
FLORIDA STATUTES, ON PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES
THIS FORM MUST BE SIGNED AND SWORN TO IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY
PUBLIC OR OTHER OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS.
1. This sworn statement is submitted to ____________________________________________________________
by _______________________________________________________________________________________
for _______________________________________________________________________________________
whose business address is ____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
and (if applicable) its Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) is _______________________________
(IF the entity had no FEIN, include the Social Security Number of the individual signing this sworn statement:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. 1 understand that a “public entity crime” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(l)(g), Florida
Statutes, means a violation of any state or federal law by a person with respect to and directly
related to the transaction of business with any public entity or with an agency or political
subdivision of any other state or of the United States, including, but not limited to, any bid or
contract for goods or services to be provided to any public entity or an agency or political
subdivision of any other state or of the United States and involving antitrust, fraud, theft,
bribery, collusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material misrepresentation.
3. 1 understand that “convicted” or “conviction” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(l)(b), Florida
Statutes means a finding of guilt or a conviction of a public entity crime, with or without an
adjudication of guilt, in any federal or state trial court of record relating to charges brought by
indictment or information after July 1, 1989, as a result of a jury verdict, nonjury trial, or
entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contenders.
4. I understand that an “affiliate” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(l)(a), Florida Statutes, means:
a. A predecessor or successor of a person convicted of a public entity crime; or
b. An entity under the control of any natural person who is active in the management of the
entity and who has been convicted of a public entity come. The term “affiliate” includes
those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and
agents who are active in the management of an affiliate. The ownership by one person of
shares constituting a controlling interest in another person, or a pooling of equipment or
income among persons when not for fair market value under an arm's length agreement,
shall be a prima facie case that one person controls another person. A person who
knowingly enters into a joint venture with a person who has been convicted of a public
entity crime in Florida during the preceding 36 months shall be considered an affiliate.
5. I understand that a “person” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(l)(e), Florida Statutes, means
any natural person or entity organized under the laws of any state or of the United States
with the legal power to enter into a binding contract and which bids or applies to bid on
contracts for the provision of goods or services let by a public entity, or which otherwise
transacts or applies to transact business with a public entity. The term “person” includes
those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and
agents who are active in management of any entity.
6. Based on information and belief, the statement which I have marked below is true in a
relation to the entity submitting this sworn statement. (Please indicate which one (1) of the
following three (3) statements is applicable.)
____ (1) Neither the entity submitting this sworn statement, nor any of its officers, directors,
executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the
management of the entity, or any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of
a public entity crime within the past 36 months.
_____(2) The entity submitting this sworn statement, or one or more of its officers, directors,
executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the
management of the entity, or any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of
a public entity crime within the past 36 months.
_____(3) The entity submitting this sworn statement, or one or more of its officers, directors,
executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the
management of the entity, or agents who are active in management of the entity, or any affiliate
of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime within the past 36
months. However, there has been a subsequent proceeding before a Hearing Officers of the
State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings and the Final Order by the Hearing
Officer determined that it was not in the public interest to place the entity submitting this sworn
statement on the convicted vendor list. (Attached is a copy of the final order.)
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM TO THE CONTRACTING
OFFICER FOR THE PUBLIC ENTITY IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 (ONE) ABOVE IS
FOR THE PUBLIC ENTITY ONLY AND, THAT THIS FORM IS VALID THROUGH
DECEMBER 31 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH IT IS FILED AND FOR THE
PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO , WHICHEVER PERIOD IS LONGER. I
ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM REQUIRED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ENTITY
PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT IN EXCESS OF THE THRESHOLD
AMOUNT PROVIDED IN SECTION 287.017, FLORIDA STATUTES FOR THE
CATEGORY TWO OF ANY CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
FORM.
_________________________ _________________________________________
SIGNATURE OF AFFIANT (Printed or Typed Legal Name of Affiant)
State of ___________County of ____________
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ________ day of ________________________, 2010 by
_____________________________________________________________________________.
___________________________________________________ Notary Seal:
Notary’s Name Printed, Stamped or Typed
Personally Known: _________ or Produced Identification _____
Identification Produced _________________________________
NON-COLLUSIVE AFFIDAVIT
State of ___________)
County of ___________)
__________________________________________________ being first duly sworn, deposes
and says that:
(1) He/she is the (Owner, Partner, Officer, Representative or Agent) of the Bidder that has
submitted the attached Bid;
(2) He/she is fully informed respecting the preparation and contents of the attached Bid and
of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid;
(3) Such Bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham Bid;
(4) Neither the said bidder nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, representatives,
employees or parties in interest, including this affiant, have in any way colluded, conspired,
connived or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any other Bidder, firm, or person to submit a
collusive or sham Bid in connection with the Work for which the attached Bid has been
submitted; or to refrain from bidding in connection with such Work; or have in any manner,
directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion, or communication, or conference with
any Bidder, firm, or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or of any other Bidder, or
to fix any overhead, profit, or cost elements of the Bid price or the Bid price of any other Bidder,
or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement any advantage
against the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, or any person interested in the proposed Work;
(5) The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and are not tainted by
any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement on the part of the Bidder or any
other of its agents, representatives, owners, employees or parties in interest, including this
Affiant.
____________________________ ____________________________________
SIGNATURE OF AFFIANT (Printed or Typed Legal Name of Affiant)
State of ___________County of ____________
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ________ day of ________________________, 2010 by
___________________________________________________.
___________________________________________________ Notary Seal:
Notary’s Name Printed, Stamped or Typed
Personally Known: _________ or Produced Identification _____
Identification Produced _________________________________