A RESOLUTION OF MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER TO WAIVE, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST, AND AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACTOR SERVICE ORDER WITH CAMINO REAL GROUP, INC., D.B.A. ALPHA WRECKING GROUP, FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 6979 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33141, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $476,685.00, WHICH INCLUDES A 10% CONTINGENCY.

It is the recommendation of the Administration that the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, accepting the written recommendation of the City Manager and waiving, by 5/7th vote, the formal competitive bidding requirement, finding such waiver to be in the City’s best interest, and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contractor service order with Camino Real Group, Inc., D.B.A. Alpha Wrecking Group, for the demolition of  6979 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141 in an amount not to exceed $476,685.00, which includes a 10% contingency.

On June 6, the City Commission approved to issue the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 2017-183-KB, for Citywide Demolition Services on an as-needed basis.  RFQ responses were due and received on August 30, 2018. The City received proposals from seven (7) firms. On October 18, 2018 the City Manager appointed the Evaluation Committee via LTC # 563-2018, and they convened on November 6, 2018 to consider the proposals received.

On June 6, 2018 the City Commission adopted resolution No. 2018-30620 authorizing the Administration to enter into negotiations with all proposers: The BG Group LLC, Cross Environmental Services, Inc., Chin Diesel, Inc. , Camino Real Group Inc. Dba Alpha Wrecking, Paragon Construction Unlimited, Miami Wrecking, as the sixth ranked proposer, Thunder Demolition; and further authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with each of the foregoing proposers upon conclusion of successful negotiations by the Administration.

The awarded contractors were placed in a pre-qualified pool for as-needed services so the City could issue request for quotes when the need arises. A service order will be issued to the responsive, responsible contractor offering the lowest quote for a specific project. 

On April 1, 2019 the Building Department reached out to the seven (7) contractors in the pool to request a quote for the demolition of a property located at 6979 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141, that is pending demolition pursuant to an order of the Unsafe Structures Board.   The following two (2) quotes were received in response to the request for quotes issued pursuant to the contract:

1. Camino Real Group, Inc., D.B.A. Alpha Wrecking Group                 $433,350.00
2. Thunder Demolition, Inc.                                                                    $595,000.00

However, according to Florida State Statute Section 255.20, demolition projects with an estimated value greater than $300,000 may not be awarded pursuant to any contract resulting from this RFQ.  Therefore, this item seeks approval to waive, by 5/7th vote, the formal competitive bidding requirement, finding such waiver to be in the city’s best interest, and authorize the City Manager to execute a contractor service order with Camino Real Group, Inc., D.B.A. Alpha Wrecking Group the responsive, responsible contractor offering the lowest quote, for the demolition of 6979 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141 in an amount not to exceed $476,685.00, which includes a 10% contingency.

The property located at 6979 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141 formally known as the Normandy Plaza Hotel with owners listed as Vilarino property Group Inc., has been abandoned since 2013. In 2007 the property received first notification of its 40-year recertification requirement. For several years the owners sought request for extensions through the Special Masters which were approved. Ultimately there has no compliance and no action has been taken to comply with the 40-year recertification and the building is boarded up. The case was taken to the Miami -Dade County Unsafe Structures Board for hearing on June 20, 2018. On June 27, 2018 the board decision was transmitted requiring that a 40-year Recertification Report be submitted within ninety (90) days from the June 20^th, 2018 hearing date. This requirement was not satisfied, and therefore the City of Miami Beach Building Department is proceeding with the County’s orders of demolition. Notice of board decision is attached. Attached please also find an LTC that provided the Commission more additional details.

On July 23, 2019 our Building Official, Ana Salgueiro was contacted by an architect and structural engineer that were hired by the owners of the property to prepare drawings for permit that would take care of deficiencies in the project. On behalf of the owner, they requested that the demolition order be stopped and allow them to make all the necessary repairs to remove all violations and put the building back in operation. A meeting with stakeholders is being coordinated.