M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: March 16, 2016
Re: Issuance of a Purchase Order to R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. for the
Cutler Bay Middle School Sidewalk Connectivity Project
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 60,448.00 TO R.J. BEHAR & COMPANY, INC. FOR THE CUTLER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDEWALK CONNECTIVITY PROJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Town Council adopted Resolution No. 14-63, authorizing the Town Manager to negotiate and execute a Professional Services Agreement between the Town and R.J. Behar & Company, Inc., for RFQ No. 14-05 Professional Engineering Services. Town Staff is seeking professional services to assist the Public Works Department in the design and preparation of construction contract documents for sidewalk connectivity of perimeter streets to increase pedestrian capacity and improve pedestrian safety at Cutler Bay Middle School (19400 Gulfstream Road).
Town Staff has negotiated the proposed design engineering services with R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. which includes; Sidewalk design and connectivity, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps with truncated domes at all intersections along sidewalk paths, curbs and gutters (as necessary), benches and trash receptacles (as necessary), future locations of remote outdoor fitness equipment, signing and pavement markings, tree relocations and planting (as directed by the Town). The total negotiated cost for these services is $60,448.00 (Attachment “A”).
The project limits include the following local streets: SW 191 Street (west side), SW 99 Avenue (south side), SW 193 Street (east side) and SW 98 Avenue (south side) and a portion of SW 194 Terrace adjacent to Cutler Ridge Middle School; including ADA and pedestrian improvements at intersections (Attachment “B”). The Project will be funded by the Town’s Roadway Impact Fees, as per Town Ordinance No. 09-51.
RECOMMENDATION
Town Staff recommends that the attached Resolution be adopted, authorizing the Town Manager to issue a purchase order in the amount not to exceed $ 60,448.00, authorizing use of Roadway Impact Fees as per Ordinance No. 09-51, based on the same terms and conditions as stated in the Professional Services Agreement.