M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM, Town Manager
Date: September 26, 2018
Re: Issuance of an Invitation to Bid (ITB): Townwide Roadway Resurfacing and Sidewalk Improvements
REQUESTTitle
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN INVITATION TO BID (ITB) FOR TOWNWIDE ROADWAY RESURFACING AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Background
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
As a result of the Road Transfer Agreement, adopted by Resolution No. 08-11, between Miami-Dade County (the "County"), the ownership of all the local roadways, was transferred to the Town of Cutler Bay (the "Town"). Throughout the past years, the Town's Public Works Department has performed repairs to numerous potholes, which, have been reported by residents or have been discovered through route patrol by staff. Additionally, the Town's consulting engineers, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., completed a Town-wide Roadway and Sidewalk Assessment Report (Attachment "A"), updated on August 2018. One of the major components of the Assessment Report was the rating of local roadways with the following categories: "Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, and Poor." Based on the Assessment Report, thirteen percent (13%) of Town owned local roads are rated as "Poor".
The Town has developed a comprehensive Invitation to Bid (the "ITB") document which will allow the Town to solicit sealed bids to perform planned roadway and sidewalk improvements. The Town's Assessment Report shall serve as a guide for staff, in order to prioritize the planned improvements to our locally owned and maintained roadway segments.
Section 24-45 of the Town Code requires the Town Manager to obtain authorization from the Town Council in order to advertise solicitations for bids and proposals, prior to advertising the public notice.
Funding for the Townwide Roadway Resu...
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