M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager, ICMA-CM, CFM
Date: December 12, 2018
Re: Issuance of a Purchase Order to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for Franjo Park Restorations and Upgrades
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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 TO STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. FOR FRANJO PARK CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On September 17, 2014, the Town Council adopted Resolution No. 14-63, authorizing the Town Manager to negotiate and execute a Non-Exclusive Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") between the Town and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. ("Consultant"), in response to the Consultant's response to Request for Qualifications No. 14-05 Professional Engineering Services. On January 2, 2015, the Town Manager executed the Agreement between the Town and Consultant.
The Town of Cutler Bay (the "Town") owns and maintains Franjo Park, located north of Old Cutler Road on Franjo Road, which is approximately five (5) acres in size. On September 6, 2017, the Town Manager issued a Declaration of State of Emergency due to Hurricane Irma, which was sent to the Town Clerk's Office for posting and local media outlets. Hurricane Irma created widespread disaster debris throughout the Town, causing the closure of Franjo Park; it has not reopened since (Attachment "A"). Additionally, as a result of the closure, Franjo Park experienced acts of vandalism within the community room and concession stand building.
Several weeks after Hurricane Irma, Town staff immediately began the process of meeting with both Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inspectors and the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT) claims adjusters in order to secure the maximum amount of funds needed to rebuild/upgrade Franjo Par...
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