HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-086-1681 - P.O. to Atrium Personnel Inc. 1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: J une 2 7 , 2012 Item Type: (Enter X in box) Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: (Enter X in box) Yes No Ordinance Reading:(Enter X in box) 1 st Reading 2 nd Reading X Public Hearing:(Enter X in box) Yes No Yes No X X Funding Source: Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) Advertising Requirement:(Enter X in box) Yes No X Contract/P.O. Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #:08 ‐D ‐001F – Temporary Employment Services for Southeast Florida Governmental Cooperative Group X Strategic Plan Related (Enter X in box) Yes No Strategic Plan Priority Area: Enhance Organizational Bus. & Economic Dev Public Safety Quality of Education Qual. of Life & City Image Communcation Strategic Plan Obj./Strategy: (list the specific objective/strategy this item will address) X Sponsor Name Danny O. Crew, City Manager Department:Community Development & Public Works Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS TO ATRIUM PERSONNEL, INC. D/B/A TRANSHIRE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY ‐FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($65,000.00) FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES FOR PHASE IB OF THE VISTA VERDE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROADWAY IMP ROVEMENTS PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff Summary: Background In 2007, the Department of Community Development began the Livable Neighborhoods Initiative project. This project consists of comprehensive infrastructure improvements in three (3) residential neighborhoods deemed by our Public Works Department to be among the worst in the city. The 3 neighborhoods consist of: ITEM K-6) CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION P.O. to Atrium Personnel Inc.
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 1. Garden Circle 2. Kings Gardens I & II 3. Vista Verde/Miramar Gardens On May 6, 2010, with the successful completion of the Kings Gardens I & II neighborhood improvements, City Staff held a community meeting with the residents of the Garden Circle, Kings Gardens III and Vista Verde/Miramar Gardens neighborhoods. At this meeting Staff provided a recap of all of the City’s efforts up to this point, including the various community meetings, the preliminary engineering work, the numerous mailers containing project information, and most recently the pictures of a completed portion of the project area; all done to encourage those neighborhoods that had not yet conveyed ownership of the right ‐of ‐ways to the City to do so. As a result of this meeting, the Board of Directors of the Vista Verde Townhouse Homeowners Association, Inc. held a Special Meeting on October 18, 2010, where a resolution was passed to convey to the City of Miami Gardens the right ‐of ‐ways to the neighborhood’s paved streets and cul ‐de ‐sacs in the Vista Verde Townhouse Sections A, B and C. The Council accepted the road conveyance on January 12, 2011. On January 12, 2011, the City Council approved and authorized Craven and Thompson Associates, Inc. (CTA) to prepare the necessary construction documents for the construction of drainage infrastructure, and roadway improvements to be constructed in two phases. Current Situation Phase 1A of this project is currently under construction, and is expected to be completed by June 2012. The City issued a purchase order to Atrium Personnel, Inc. dba TransHire, in the amount of $35,000 for a temporary Project Manager to oversee the construction inspections for Vista Verde Phase 1A. The construction of Phase 1B will start in June 2012. City Staff wishes to to continue using a temporary Project Manager for this next phase. A change order , increasing the previously issued P.O. by an amount not to exceed $30,000 is required. The attached resolution seeks City Council approval to increase the current purchase order with Atrium Personnel, Inc. dba TransHire by the amount of $30,000 with the total P.O. not to exceed $65,000 for the construction inspection services for Phase IB of the Vista Verde drainage infrastructure and roadway improvements. Proposed Action: That the City Council approve the attached resolution . Attachment: